F1 driver James Hunt tasting victory.

Glen Campbell and Bobby Gentry on Vine in front of Nick's Burgers. Capitol Records would be just North of them which probably explains why they are standing there. Glen recorded endless recording sessions at the Tower. He was also an in demand studio musician and a member of The Wrecking Crew.

Auto mechanic, a short clip by artist Lourenço Abreu.

c.1970: Alex Tremulis checking out the cockpit of the Thunderbowl Comet (aka Golden Eagle), a faux land speed record car made for the 1936 movie "Speed" starring James Stewart. Tremulis and his brother-in-law (and Gyronaut crew member), Pete Politis, went to check out the car in Acton, Ca where it resided as a tourist attraction. Powered by a front wheel drive Cord L-29 drivetrain, the car is currently being restored to its former celluloid glory...

Oblivious to everything else surrounding him,
two-time Formula 1 World Driving Champion, Jackie Stewart focuses on getting the pole for the 1972 United States Grand Prix, in the revised ELF Team Tyrrell-Ford 005.

Stewart pushed himself extraordinarily hard in 1972, competing in Formula 1 as well as the European Touring Car Championship. The exhausting schedule lead to an enforced month’s layoff with gastritis.

COPYRIGHT:Richard Kelley Photography

Car wash 1950s style!

I was walking around in a Big Bazzar store shopping, when I saw a Cashier talking to a boy couldn't have been more than 5 or 6 years old..

The Cashier said, 'I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll. Then the little boy turned to the cashier and asked: are you sure I don't have enough money?''

The cashier counted his cash once again and replied: ''You know that you don't have enough money to buy the doll, my dear.'' The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand.

Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to. 'It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much . I wanted to Gift her for her BIRTHDAY.

I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there.' His eyes were so sad while saying this. 'My Sister has gone to be with God.. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister...''

My heart nearly stopped. The little boy looked up at me and said: 'I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall.' Then he showed me a very nice photo of him where he was laughing. He then told me 'I want mommy to take my picture with her so my sister won't forget me.' 'I love my mommy and I wish she doesn't have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister.' Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly..

I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. 'Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll?''

'OK' he said, 'I hope I do have enough.' I added some of my money to his with out him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money.

The little boy said: 'Thank you God for giving me enough money!'

Then he looked at me and added, 'I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that mommy could give It to my sister. He heard me!'' 'I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose. My mommy loves white roses.'

I finished my shopping in a totally different state from when I started. I couldn't get the little boy out of my mind.

Then I remembered a local news paper article two days ago, which mentioned a drunk man in a truck, who hit a car occupied by a young woman and a little girl. The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state. The family had to decide whether to pull the plug on the life-sustaining machine, because the young woman would not be able to recover from the coma. Was this the family of the little boy?

Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the news paper that the young woman had passed away.. I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses and I went to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was exposed for people to see and make last wishes before her burial.

She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest. I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had been changed for ever...

The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister is still, to this day, hard to imagine. And in a fraction of a second, a drunk driver had taken all this away from him.

Please DO NOT DRINK & DRIVE.

Now you have 2 choices:

1) Forward this message, or

2) Ignore it as if it never touched your heart.

For those who prefer to think that God is not watching over us.... go ahead and delete this. For the rest of us..... pass this on.

The value of a man or woman resides in what he or she gives, not in what they are capable of receiving.

George Clooney and Austin Healey Sprite. Who's the gal?

One of a series of famous images from LeMans with Steve in Gulf racing suit.

Heart warming story of Donald Trabold, of Skaneateles, NY. Don has been at Trabold Auto Carriage, on and off, for 63 years. Trabold makes a living doing body work and general repair, a lifestyle that is threatened by the fact that he is struggling with Parkinson's disease. Trabold's greatest fear is not that he will no longer be able to do car repair, but that the disease will separate him from his true passion which is antique car restoration.

Blues rocker Janis Joplin played with Big Brother and the Holding Co to totally redefine sixties music. Here she is in her decked out Porsched 356 cabrio. Where is that car today, I wanna know!

Conway Twitty and his Bronco.

The car is a Crosley, but I won't reveal the famous passenger!

Girl gets sucked into car. Do you boys have anything better to do? It is pretty funny.

Ann Margaret rides a Triumph chopper.

Scene from Mad Men with Cadillac. Vintage Howard Johnson's restaurant in background.