Ancient Matters | Jaon La Coste had a need for speed.

* Oct 7th, 1929 — Jaon La Coste, prominent woman auto racer pictured above, was held by police in Chicago, Illinois for attempted robbery in a Chicago hotel, with chloroform and a toy pistol. When first arrested she refused to reveal her identity. — Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS * *

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Need for Speed | Bonneville Salt Flats Vintage Lithographs

* * Original caption, ca. 1951, Utah, USA — On the Measured 13 Mile Straight-a-way Course, Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. Roland R. Free, Making a New American Motor-Cycle Record. Roland R. Free, of Los Angeles, Calif., riding a British-Vincent Motor-Cycle in a prone position to cut down wind resistance approximately 2 miles, on Sept. 11, [...]

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Dress Whites | Vintage Wimbledon Fashion

A A “New Yorkers love it when you spill your guts out there.  Spill your guts at Wimbledon and they make you stop and clean it up.” –Jimmy Connors A ~*~ A A A

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Mad Max Bubeck & his Chout | Hell on Hybrid Wheels

* “Mad Max” Bubeck made a name for himself dominating the enduro scene from the 1930s to the 1970s.  Bubeck was also a speed racer & builder who in June of 1948 rode his Indian “Chout” (an Indian Chief 80 c.i. engine jammed into the smaller & lighter Scout frame) to a record speed of [...]

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No Rebellion Here | Vintage Triumph Ads

    “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”   –Thomas Paine   ~*~                

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Live Fast, Ride Free | Roland “Rollie” Free’s 1948 World Speed Record

* Rollie Free made made history aboard a 1948 Vincent HRD V-Twin motorcycle, often referred to as the “Bathing Suit Bike” due to the scant attire of its rider, Roland “Rollie” Free.  John Edgar hired Free to make the attempt at the Bonneville Salt Flats on Sept. 13, 1948. Free initially removed the bike seat and [...]

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Sports Illustrated Vintage 1966 | Steve McQueen Reviews the Hottest New GT’s

* “I still get goose pimples.” * –Steve McQueen ~*~ * * * * * *

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Raccoon-tuer | The Coonskin Coat

“Bring the coon-skin home and hang it on the wall” –LBJ ~*~ * November 24th, 1925 — Red Grange (wearing raccoon coat seated with reserves on the Chicago Bears during their game against Green Bay) at the Cubs Park Chicago after his signing up with the Bears a day after the closing of his collegiate [...]

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Vintage Golfer | Bobby Jones

No one has ever looked as good on the golf course as the legendary Bobby Jones. ~*~ The highest degree of excellence typically carries with it a high price. Even a casual glance at Jones’ achievements in golf might give the impression that he must have done little else with his time. Actually, quite the [...]

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