Anybody ever seen GoodYear illuminated tires?

[Toner283]

On 5/2/2022 at 10:49 AM, JollySipper said:

Sam Barris was the one with the eye for design..... This is his '50 Buick.

It doesn't get much better as far as kustoms go!

Agree 100% that Sam had a far better eye for style and flow. Sam's 50 Buick is definitely a beautiful custom but my choice of a Barris car would be the Blue Danube 52 Buick. One of the best looking customs IMO. I have loved that car since I was a kid.

Edited May 5, 2022 by Toner283
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[slusher]

show cars are done to the builders taste and likes that’s why they have a love hate relationship with many. They both have there place in history…

[Brudda]

On 5/1/2022 at 12:11 AM, Brian Austin said:

I'd say the Golden Sahara is no worse than the wild customs of the '70s, including show rods.  It was of its era.  It was a show car.  Those are supposed to be wild.  ?

I don't see anything wrong with glowing tires.  I'd like to see them in person.

 

The Golden Sahara has a fascinating history, with its various revisions over the years.  It had many innovating features.

That said, I think I prefer Golden Sahara I, which seems a little cleaner and less fussy.  Apparently Liberace wanted to buy it.  ?

 

This video includes a brief history of the illuminated tires. 

 

I agree. At least he tried something different. Sometimes it catches on and sometimes it does not. What I may dislike , someone may love it. Trying to explain this to my wife,  like forever, just because you do not like it, does not mean someone else will. Had a 1980 pinto. White with a blue interior, a post office car. Had a lot of miles on it. My wife said , no one wants that thing, sold in 1 hour. You never know.  

[Oldcarfan27]

On 4/30/2022 at 6:35 AM, Ace-Garageguy said:

Looks fine to me.

[Rodent]

When I was (barely) 16, I got a gas station summer job that lasted 3 years on and off. The station owner was married to Sam's widow Joyce. A very sweet, classy lady and I got to meet her children with Sam (Johnny and Pam). At the time, I was naive enough to not know that there was another "Barris" other than George, so my boss had to explain it to me..... 

I replaced a headlamp in Don Tognotti's Lamborghini Espada during that employment as well.

[stitchdup]

Didn't the golden sahara have a lot of very hi tec stuff for the era it was built? I'm sure i read somewhere about it having stuff we take for granted in our modern cars. It doesn't excuse what it looks like but i was under the impression thats what made it famous rather than the style

[Ace-Garageguy]

9 hours ago, stitchdup said:

Didn't the golden sahara have a lot of very hi tec stuff for the era it was built? 

Yup. It had a trunk full of gizmology. There's plenty of info online.    https://silodrome.com/golden-sahara-ii/

Edited May 7, 2022 by Ace-Garageguy

[Oldcarfan27]

3 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Yup. It had a trunk full of gizmology. There's plenty of info online.    https://silodrome.com/golden-sahara-ii/

Check out that great trim job inside the trunk. I've seen better attention to detail from a third grader. And this is supposed to be a show car?

That's 15k well spent, I'd say!

[Toner283]

On 5/7/2022 at 4:35 PM, Oldcarfan27 said:

Check out that great trim job inside the trunk. I've seen better attention to detail from a third grader. And this is supposed to be a show car?

That's 15k well spent, I'd say!

I don't have any love for the golden sahara but the bad trim might be due to age. That pic is when it was displayed in its "as found" state. After having sat covered and tarped for umpteen years in Mr. Streets garage. The yellowed, scratched and cracked bubble glass, the duct tape (?) residue on the paintwork and that golden paint was originally pearl white and has not really aged well.

[Oldcarfan27]

10 hours ago, Toner283 said:

I don't have any love for the golden sahara but the bad trim might be due to age. That pic is when it was displayed in its "as found" state. After having sat covered and tarped for umpteen years in Mr. Streets garage. The yellowed, scratched and cracked bubble glass, the duct tape (?) residue on the paintwork and that golden paint was originally pearl white and has not really aged well.

I'm talking about loose fitting galvanized panels attached with sheetmetal screws and no provisions for weatherseal around the opening. Must be great on all that technology when water gets in there.

I know, it's just a showcar and not a well thought out one at that.

[keyser]

They’re back

[Oldcarfan27]

9 hours ago, keyser said:

They’re back

Those'll only be available on EV cars. No place to plug them in on ICE cars. ?

[Toner283]

On 5/31/2022 at 1:41 PM, Oldcarfan27 said:

I'm talking about loose fitting galvanized panels attached with sheetmetal screws and no provisions for weatherseal around the opening. Must be great on all that technology when water gets in there.

I know, it's just a showcar and not a well thought out one at that.

To my eyes, those look like upholstered filler panels that the silver material is sagging and pulling away from the mounting screws. Don't know for sure. I remember from the pictures posted at the time that the interior was in pretty rough shape. Partially due to age but also due to the materials used at the time. You are right about the weather seal though. Good thing it doesn't rain much in California.

[Ace-Garageguy]

On 6/1/2022 at 1:54 AM, Oldcarfan27 said:

Those'll only be available on EV cars. No place to plug them in on ICE cars. ?

Didn't ya hear? They're going to beam the energy to run 'em from great big inductive chargers, like your phone and toothbrush already use, hidden inside the wheel wells.

Of course you'll have to have the optional 400-amp alternator, but hey...making a fashion statement's worth whatever it takes to get noticed, right? 

The original plan was to beam energy to the tires using microwaves, but early trials produced a few medium-rare dogs, cats, and one guy who forgot to disable the system before changing a flat.  

Edited June 3, 2022 by Ace-Garageguy

[Ace-Garageguy]

12 hours ago, Toner283 said:

...Good thing it doesn't rain much in California.

Barris wasn't ever a form-follows-function-first kinda guy.

Anybody remember the V8-powered Munster's Coach had 10 fake carbs and ram-induction pipes?

[keyser]

And 4 pipes per side. I’ve been messing with one to detail it up, the lump of a sbf has to go. Revell Buttera sbf better, small, but stuck on intake options. Hali quick change out back from 41 woody. Another stalled project. ??‍♂️

[Oldcarfan27]

1 hour ago, keyser said:

And 4 pipes per side. I’ve been messing with one to detail it up, the lump of a sbf has to go. Revell Buttera sbf better, small, but stuck on intake options. Hali quick change out back from 41 woody. Another stalled project. ??‍♂️

Hard to find good buildup shots of the original Munster Mobile. Best guesses would probably work fine here.

[Oldcarfan27]

BTW, is the frame really that small and narrow on the real one?

[keyser]

Doubtful. I’m being lazy and just fixing visible stuff. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

2 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

Hard to find good buildup shots of the original Munster Mobile.

 

2 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

BTW, is the frame really that small and narrow on the real one?

[Oldcarfan27]

Thanks Ace.

That looks bigger! It goes all the way out to the body shell. Not the miniature rails in the kit.

I want to do a better frame, but you found pics I couldn't - and I tried. 

[ybsluos]

On 4/30/2022 at 9:38 AM, Ace-Garageguy said:

But they had some redeeming aesthetic value...

I read that this photo was taken in Akron which makes sense.  Anyhow that’s my useless trivia input! -Mark