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|09-01-2013, 18:35
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The song's been in my head for the last day, which means it's achieved 'earworm' status. I like it.
Video isn't my cup of tea, but I like that Bowie is still doing weird experimental art stuff with videos rather than making a video that looks like everyone else's.
I agree with your comments about the video. It's not my cup of tea either but it's always nice to see an artist doing what they want and not following the crowd, so respect to the man.
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|09-01-2013, 19:04
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I didn't find it depressing, more relaxing and from his point of view I suspect more reflective.
|09-01-2013, 20:47
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Bowie and Sting are the only 2 older stars who have aged well, they are timeless.
Bowie's new song, unfortunately, sounds like something Phil Collins would have come up with 20 years ago. It's even got the same dirgey over-production and keyboard sounds Collins would have given us. I thought Bowie said he had put his "Phil Collins years" behind him. He's still got an immediately recognisable and idiosyncratic voice though.
|09-01-2013, 20:51
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I read an article today, I believe it was in the Guardian, that the rest of the album will be more rock. I don't care for the first single too much, but hopefully the rest of the album will be different to the single and more sonically interesting.
|09-01-2013, 23:06
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I really like the new song and he still sounds good to me, i tend to like voices as singers get older though even though they might not be as strong [debbie harry, ronnie dio]
not so keen on the video, or the album cover art really but they're both unusual which is good.
my favourite david bowie album [of the ones that i've heard] is outside anyway, probably not a popular choice with many people?
|09-01-2013, 23:44
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Nice piece by Jonathan Ross:
Bowie's comeback places him back at the centre of the whole shebang
Jonathan Ross, self-declared big Bowie fan, relishes the return of the old-school showbiz supremo
I am about as big a fan of David Bowie as you will find on the planet. Back when I hosted my Saturday morning show on Radio 2 (for nearly 11 years), I ensured we played a track from the Great One every single week every single week bar one, when Andy, the chap I worked with, forgot to play it.
It was the closest we ever came to falling out. A few months later we tried to remedy this shameful blot on our record by playing every track from Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars in order, (without really drawing attention to it) throughout one programme.
Things have been pretty quiet on the Bowie front for a long time now. After he last toured with his album Reality in 2003, he walked away from performing and recording. He had suffered a few health setbacks but also seemed, quite rightly, to be enjoying life on his own terms, as a husband and father to a young child. It seemed to most of us that he had done with being a rock star.
I chatted about this with another legendary music genius one night (a professionally miserable Mancunian of about the same age you can guess). He thought it might be Bowie had figured he would never feel quite as relevant as he used to, never feel like he was at the centre of the cultural hurricane, so had maybe decided to cut his losses and ride off enigmatically into the sunset.
Certainly, when he made it clear he would not be appearing at the V&A retrospective highlighting his style and influence in fashion, and then declined to appear at the Olympic opening ceremony last year, I had slowly tried to accept and make peace with the idea that he had really called it a day.
I tried to take solace in the fact that he appeared to have managed to escape more or less intact from showbusiness. In short, I expected to see or hear nothing new from him, unless we were to meet socially. Until Tuesday morning of course.
I hadn't had the best of nights. The norovirus struck the Ross household, and me, my wife and my poor daughter already worried about waking up to face the first of her mock GCSEs had all come down with it. None of us had managed much sleep. Indeed, I had spent most of the night firing murky liquids from my body. So I was not quite certain I wasn't held in some ghastly fever dream when I noticed two emails had arrived on my phone. One was from Julian, who runs the Outside Group, Bowie's management company the other from Duncan Jones, the great man's son, with whom I'd been in touch on and off over the last few years regarding not his genius father but his own remarkable talent, having co-written and directed two of the best and most sophisticated science fiction thrillers of recent years, Moon and Source Code.
My first panic-filled thought was that the worse had happened I felt even sicker than when I had been hunched kneeling in front of the toilet bowl an hour before and almost didn't open the mails.
Duncan's began so cheerily "Hi Gang " that I felt immediately calmed. David Bowie had recorded a new album. He had a new single, produced by one of his greatest collaborators, Tony Visconti, available for download right now. After visiting iTunes I went to share on Twitter and of course found it had already spread, there, on Facebook and had even made the news the news!
I suspect the long hiatus and the surprise of the new single were deliberate, that's the genius of David B. In an age when we can follow our musical heroes' every thought or whim on any number of social networks, when we can see a picture of Rihanna's breakfast and check out what Lady Gaga thinks of Die Antwoord in 140 characters, to maintain complete radio silence for 10 years immediately puts you ahead of and above the pack, as well as creating a hunger, a desire, a need for information that we can barely tolerate.
So to burst back with a single, a video, the promise of an album, all on the morning of your 66th birthday that's old school showbiz. That's something Colonel Tom Parker would have been proud of. That puts you right back at the centre of the whole shebang.
It's too soon for me to tell whether I'll love the song as much as the others. One of the miracles of the creative process is that I don't think anyone knows for a while, regardless of whether they are the creator or the audience. These things have to stay with you a bit before you can work them out. But I like the sound of it. It reminds me a little of Everyone Says "Hi" from 2002's Heathen.
His voice sounds slightly less majestic, slightly older, perhaps inevitably. But that gives it a quality that suits the song magnificently. As does the video, which is at once both remarkably simple and somehow very touching. The projected footage of late 70s Berlin is strange, it feels arbitrary, like random shots taken by a tourist. But that very feeling of being inconsequential and marginal oddly lends it the weight of greater importance it feels personal. It feels real. And I suspect it's taking place in Bowie's New York art studio, with sculptures and paintings and mini-installations that he's been working on in between school runs and wandering the streets of Manhattan like a less flamboyant but no less loved Quentin Crisp.
So we have the album to look forward to, but no news yet as to whether he will consider live appearances or even interviews. Obviously, I laid down my marker right away. So perhaps I will once again have the pleasure of saying "Ladies and gentlemen, Mr David Bowie". Or perhaps I won't. Either way. I'm so very pleased he's back.
|10-01-2013, 11:05
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Yet to see the video, but the new song is growing on me after a few more listens. Cant wait for the new album from Bowie.
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Tantric Sting??? Do me a favour. He's a complete embarrassment and hasn't done anything decent since he was in the Police.
Fair enough, Sting today looks like Fisherman's Friend, and his musak is horrible. But, if an when he wants to have a shave and get back to work, I have no doubt that he could produce some good stuff.
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The album cover is both anarchic and disappointing. Did Banksy do it?
|10-01-2013, 12:26
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I didn't find it depressing, more relaxing and from his point of view I suspect more reflective.
|10-01-2013, 15:14
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Yes, it is very reflective. Sounds like his goodbye to me.
|10-01-2013, 17:26
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No, if he had it would've been good. This is just crap. It annoys me that an album 10 years in the making could not have had a really good sleeve.
The earworm lyrical hook of David Bowie's "Heroes" is "We can be heroes just for one day ...."
So what better than a post-modern effort of defacing that cover with a bold white square and calling the album "The Next Day".
Hence, the intentional pun aside, it is passing on the message further conveyed in the lead single that we are no longer heroes, but are mortal human beings well aware of our frailties.
Plus I like the contrast of the old analogue cover being replaced by a simplistic binary digital image, very much a nod to the fact this is his first release since most people have access to the internet, and download and listen to music digitally, rather than purchase a physical copy.
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^ I like the sleeve art too. Obviously there's more to it than the market box-ticking so much commercial art does these days.
A comment on just how regurgited music has become?
A mocking play on the old addage that genius steals?
And the blanked out 'Heroes' hints at darker themes within.
We could discuss this all day
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Not so. 'Fields of Gold' , 'If You Love Someone Set Them Free' , 'Fragile' , 'Fortress Around Your Heart' , 'Russians' and 'Englishman In New York' are all really good songs, IMHO.
Fair enough, Sting today looks like Fisherman's Friend, and his musak is horrible. But, if an when he wants to have a shave and get back to work, I have no doubt that he could produce some good stuff.
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I knew the riff at the end reminded me of something.
It's this:
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence.
Very fitting.
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I knew the riff at the end reminded me of something.
It's this:
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence.
Very fitting.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto - David Bowie 2 of the best musician at that time in one film.
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Beautiful film.
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Bowie's facebook page has updated with some more info on the video - the woman is the directors wife not Bjork
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I just found this on Youtube from 1964
17 year old David Jones (Bowie) was interviewed on BBC Tonight programme by Cliff Michelmore as the founder of The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-haired Men. I think he actually calls him Davey?
What a sweet little thing he was
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The Main Question is will it be Number One? Cos one minute they are saying its not eligible the next it is and it's done so well online, I reckon if they allow it it will, if they don't it will be at some point!
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The Main Question is will it be Number One? Cos one minute they are saying its not eligible the next it is and it's done so well online, I reckon if they allow it it will, if they don't it will be at some point!
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The single is really growing on me.
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An alternative version of the video (for those that don't like puppets!!)
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The Main Question is will it be Number One? Cos one minute they are saying its not eligible the next it is and it's done so well online, I reckon if they allow it it will, if they don't it will be at some point!
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DS...that piece you did gave me wood. jesus. thats exactly how i would have wanted things as a kid. tough as nails and if anyone picked on me he would eat them. i didnt quite have that much of an imagination when it came to that idea..i simply wanted a lion like aslan.
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Sammy! That was pure luck on my part. After the nuclear explosion of the hardcore battle, I'm left pcking up one of my ripped off arms from the mud like in the beginning of Saving Private Ryan. My ears, I can't hear, they ring as I stand in the middle of ground zero. That was an exellent battle man, no matter what your illustration is top notch work. As I said, you brought the powers of the behemoth to slam me through concrete! Glad to have battled with you.
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congrats prostate, u deserve it... good luck with the next round! amazing work everyone.
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thanks pablo man. kinda surprised actually. great job for everyone!
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Crazy. Everyone in this round did awesome, I'm terrified of the next.
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- A Vitaphone Production
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- Originally Released on April 14, 1934.
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LWML - The Lutheran Women's Missionary League at Trinity meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month (from September to May) at 1:30 for Bible study led by Pastor Klein along with their business meeting. Along with these regular meetings the LWML puts on a Christmas tea for the women of the congregation and a summer tea for residents of our senior living complexes in Northfield.
Senior Lunch - All seniors 55 years old and older are invited to a monthly potluck the 3rd Wednesday of the month at noon. The group does not meet in the summer months.
Softball Team - Trinity has two softball teams that play each Sunday evening throughout the summer. Watch the church calendar for times and dates or contact John Pfeiffer (or the church office) about joining the team.
Men's Ministry - All men are welcome to be part of this group. Currently the group puts on two events each year. They organize and put on a Valentine's Banquet in February and then a Christmas tea honoring our seniors in December. Contact John Frederick or the church office for more information on this ministry.
Quilting Group - For those interested in quilting, a group of ladies meets on Tuesday at 2pm various times of the year to work on quilts to give to the Community Action Center in Northfield. Call the church office to find out more about when this group meets.
Trinity 1st Service - A group of members goes once a month to Trinity 1st Lutheran Church in Minneapolis to serve lunch to the kids at the school. It's a great way to connect with one of the mission of Trinity and see the need in our back yard. If you would like to participate sometime, contact DCE Jackie Ohmann.
Wednesday Meal Schedule
Dinner starts at 6:00pm. All meals are served with coffee, milk, water, juice, and dessert.
1/14 - speghetti, corn, garlic bread
1/21 - tacos, rice, beans
1/28 - hot dogs, fries, beans
2/4 - pizza bake, garlic bread
2/11 - enchiladas, salad
2/18 - Ash Wednesday Potluck!
Various groups will provide meals during Lent.
During the college school year, Trinity offers rides to worship services on Sunday mornings. The church van stops at Buntrock Hall at St. Olaf at 8:40am and at Willis Hall at Carelton at 8:50pm. The van will then take students back after worship service or education hour. The van will also pick up students for other services/events as requested. For more information or to make sure you will get picked up, call the church office.


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69 years ago today one of rock's greatest and most influential guitarists was born, Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple and Rainbow fame. He is arguably the first "shredder" in rock n' roll, melding nasty blues licks with classical melodicisms and unparalleled technique, delivered with a devil-may-care attitude. As important as his lead guitar playing was his ability to generate thick, memorable guitar licks that would serve as the framework for a rich catalog of hard rock and heavy metal classics. The riff is at the center of what we think of as hard rock and heavy metal music and Blackmore's only rival is Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi when it comes to crafting those single noted repeating figures that get lodged in your skull and sound amazing when cranked through a mountain of Marshall stacks. Since these days Blackmore has eschewed Stratocasters and hard rock for mandolins and playing Renaissance fairs with his combo Blackmore's Night, the time is right to count down his 10 greatest guitar riffs and before you start bitching about us not including "Highway Star" or "Child In Time," keep in mind we're talking about riffs, not songs, though most of these would be on the list of his greatest songs as well.
10. "Perfect Strangers" (1984)
The title track to one of hard rock's greatest comeback albums showed Deep Purple still had plenty to teach the '80s metal generation about riff re-generation.
9. "Long Live Rock N' Roll"
This barnstorming anthem is the leadoff track to Rainbow's 1978 album of the same name is one of the more straight forward licks in the Blackmore riff cannon.


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A 1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS comes home
The now-restored 1969 Camaro RS/SS, back in the Kern family. Photos courtesy Jason Kern.
Editor's note: this story comes to us from Hemmings reader Jason Kern.
In 1969, as my dad, Mike Kern, was finishing up his tour in Vietnam, he ordered a 1969 RS/SS Camaro from the local dealership in his hometown of Olney, Illinois. He ordered the car the way he wanted it, with the 300-hp 350 V-8, a four-speed manual transmission, no power steering, no spoilers, a color matched Endura front bumper and a Positraction rear end with 3.55 gears. The car was waiting for him when he got home.
My dad's Camaro, circa 1970.
He went to work for AMF in Olney, Illinois, and there he met my mom. They dated, and were married in 1971, and the Camaro was their only car. I was born in 1974, and was brought home from the hospital in the Camaro. It remained our family car until 1976, when rising gas prices forced its sale. It was sold to a friend of my dad's, who kept it for a couple of years before selling it himself. That's where we lost track of it.
My mom and dad with the car in the early 1970s.
Fast forward to 2012 when the friend of my dad's who bought the Camaro came to work at my company. One day, he brought in an envelope with all of the original documents relating to the car, including the letters written by my dad to the dealership spec'ing out the car while he was in Vietnam. Of course, included in the info was the VIN.
My mom and me with the car, prior to its 1976 sale.
Armed with this info, I started the search for the car, not with the intention of buying it, but just to find out what happened to it. I tracked it to Keokuk, Iowa. I called the DMV and told the lady my story. She agreed to send the owner a letter with my information and permission to contact me if he desired.
Picking the car up in 2012. My dad, David Dye (who sold us the car), and Kelly Grogan (David's girlfriend). They became great friends, and we keep in touch with them regularly.
A few days later, the Camaro's owner called me and I told him the story. He knew I was for real as the Protect-O-Plate was still in the glovebox with my dad's name on it. After a long talk, he mentioned that while he intended to keep the car, he might be interested in selling it back to the original family if we wanted it. After some discussion with my dad, we decided to purchase the car, and a deal was struck. We drove five hours to Keokuk and loaded the Camaro on a trailer to bring it home.
Teardown begins.
The car had aged reasonably well. It was all original, with the exception of the radio and a rear spoiler. It had 78,000 miles and ran, but not well. The body was pretty good, with some rust in the rockers, quarters and trunk floor. The interior was very good and, again, all original. It even wore its original rally wheels.
My son, Michael Kern, helping with the Camaro's restoration.
Our plans are to restore it to the way it looked when purchased. It will not be a trailer queen, but it will be a car for our family to enjoy riding in for years to come.
Reinstalling the car's original 350, rebuilt by Weber Racing Engines in Olney, Illinois.
We've spent the last year doing things that are at our skill level. We've had the engine rebuilt pretty much stock, but with a roller cam and headers. We've scraped and painted the underside, welded in a new trunk floor, installed a new gas tank and fuel lines, replaced the body mounts, and numerous other things I can't remember.
Painting the car at Expert Collision Center in Newton, Ilinois. My dad says that it's better than when it was new.
After spending the winter at the body shop, it is now back with a fresh coat of Le Mans Blue paint and the correct white hockey stripe. It looks exactly like it did in '69, right down to the 14-inch rally wheels. We are in the process of putting the interior back in, and she'll be ready to go!
Our home town of Olney, Illinois, has a population of about 9,000 people, and as you can see, a lot of local area businesses have helped us get it back into shape. We've made a lot of friends in the process and have a had a lot of fun as well.
My hit-and-miss experiences with parts cars
Photos by author.
Parts car availability seems to be shuffling toward the realm of dinosaurs, VCR repairmen, desktop computers and hula-hoops, thanks mostly to the fact that with collector car prices being what they are, every candidate is now viewed as restorable. Some parts cars may be good enough to save; others, however, may require the replacement of 97 percent of their sheet metal to be reborn.
So what better time than now to talk about parts cars? Even if we can no longer find one, let's look back to the days when rusty quarters plus a blown engine instantly translated into, "parts car."
I've had a couple worth talking about, and as you can surmise by the title, I have had mixed results. There are parts cars that you buy to help you build another car, and there are parts cars that become parts cars due to the unfortunate discovery that they were in much worse condition than you first thought, or there is a paperwork issue.
Three guesses as to how I got my first parts car. Back in the mid-1980s, I bought a '66 GTO to restore. The owner was moving and had to sell. He was asking $1,800, I offered $900 and he took it. I was 19 years old and very happy. After leaving a $100 deposit, I came back a few days later with the balance of the cash and a flatbed. We exchanged money and the title. I matched the VIN on the title to the car and it was fine. I checked the name, but it wasn't the same as the guy I was buying it from. He casually explained that he had purchased the car about four years before and never titled it in his name, so the name on the title was of the previous owner. Red flag—promptly ignored.
I took the GTO and title anyway and headed home. The next day I went to complete my part of title and confirmed that I was in fact an idiot. The previous, previous owner mistakenly signed the title under buyer and not seller. I went to motor vehicle anyway and surprise, the title was rejected. According to N.J. DMV all I could do was find the owner and have him apply for a new title, get it and then sign it over to me.
Remember, this was way before the Internet, so finding people wasn't nearly as easy. Regardless, I actually found him. He worked as a bartender at a restaurant about six miles from my house. I bought the car about an hour from my house in the opposite direction, so it was fate right? Everything was going to work out. When I went to see him, I explained the situation and told him that I would of course pay for everything, and he agreed to follow the DMV procedure.
I never saw or spoke to him again after that. He was never working each time I went to the restaurant, nor did he respond to my phone messages. After chasing a ghost for a few months, I finally decided to part out the car. Don't cringe, it wasn't a horrible loss of a great GTO (see photos). It was a $900 GTO with Le Mans grilles, the wrong engine and trans and enough rust that it probably should have been a parts car in the first place. The whole thing left a bad taste in my mouth, but I still made pretty good money on it once I sold off the parts, which helped finance buying the '67 GTO I still own.
The second parts car was a 1980 Firebird Formula that I bought in the early 1990s for $250 (if memory serves), simply because I wanted the 15×7 aluminum Snowflake wheels to put on my 1977 T/A daily driver. A kid who was about two years behind me in high school had this car. I had seen it around town and spoke with him a couple of times because I had the Trans Am. It was a 301 car, black over silver with red trim and interior. I later heard that the engine had blown and the car was for sale. I paid the money and he even offered up free delivery. He called AAA and told them that his Formula's engine blew up and he had to have the car taken to where it was going to get fixed, which turned out to be my driveway.
I lived in an apartment in the center of town at the time, and the driveway was behind the building and was surrounded on three sides by walls. It was really for parking only. I wasn't supposed to be working on car stuff there or in the basement for that matter. (So of course, I had already swapped a 455 engine into the Hurst/Olds and swapped a four-speed into the T/A in that driveway.)
Nobody complained, so hey, why don't I part out a car too? It took a while, the car got stripped down to basically a bare shell, and I made some money. The landlord complained, so I had it dragged away, and then I moved sometime later. I couldn't fit the 2.56:1 limited-slip rear into the truck when I left, so I'd be willing to bet that 22 years later it's still sitting where I left it in the basement of my building. Nevertheless, it all worked out, and the parts from this pretty wasted Formula contributed to many other peoples' projects, including my T/A.
You've now heard the stories of my parts cars, let's hear yours. Did buying a parts car get you the parts you wanted and help finance your project when you sold off the rest? Even if it didn't have a happy ending, it's probably still an interesting story that any car guy or girl can relate to, so please share it.
What's that smell?
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Over the last 29 years, it's happened more times than I can count. The second I spray degreaser, carburetor cleaner, primer, paint or anything else that has any real or perceived odor, my wife Linda is at the garage door saying, "What's that chemical smell?" I swear it's gotten to the point where she arrives before I pop off the cap, like she already read my mind and knows my intentions.
To her credit, when she makes the comment, I assure her I have proper ventilation and that it will dissipate soon and she is satisfied. These meetings were more infrequent when we lived in a house with no garage and I was doing everything outside, well away from the front door. But now the garage is part of the house (don't mistake this for complaining, as working in an attached garage after nearly 20 years of working outside on the ground is a dream come true), so those fragrant fumes from the aerosol cans reach the wife's nose in record time. As a result, I have to be even more careful than before.
After years of not grasping the fact that they bothered her so much and me so little, I finally came to the realization that it's because I like all of those smells. No, not because I want to get high or end up unconscious under my car or even because they actually smell good. Rather, I like them because they are literally the perfume of progress. If I'm spraying carb or brake cleaner, chances are the part being sprayed will be clean afterward. If I'm spraying paint, it means a part that was probably chipped and/or rusty a few days before will soon look new again, and at least one piece of a vintage car I own will be restored.
These odors are not random chemical emissions, they are the aromas of accomplishment. Even the smell of gasoline makes me think, "Hey, something is finally ready to run." I will admit, however, that I have never liked the stench of aged differential gear oil.
While we are on the subject, how about the smell of musty old car magazines? I love it. It instantly says two things to me—great reading is on the way and they are probably really cheap! Then there is the wondrous whiff you can get from 1960s-70s GM interiors after the car has sat a while. When I was 17 and looking for cars I nicknamed it "GM funk," as everything in my price range had it—the carefully crafted concoction of Pontiac Morrokide, wet carpet and mildew. But when I opened that door and that scent smacked me in the nose, I knew I was looking at a car that was cool and one I could afford.
To anyone else, these smells are pungent and to be avoided. To car guys (or maybe just me), however, they trigger optimism. I'm hoping I'm not the only one who feels this way. If you've ever wondered why the aromas wafting from your garage always bothered your neighbors way more than you, tell us your thoughts.
Don't let the euphoria of getting the job done cloud your judgment when it comes to safety, however. Just because it smells good to you is no excuse to not have proper ventilation per the product's instructions, or to not to wear the safety gear it requires. Just because it smells good to you does not mean your family should breathe those fumes, and it doesn't even mean you should, either. But I'm sure most of us already know this.
Did you ever buy a vintage car part without even knowing what car it came from?
Photography by the author.
If you answered "yes" to this question, then you've got it bad, my friend. And as you may have guessed, I wouldn't have asked had I not done it myself—more times than I care to admit.
Some vintage parts are so imaginatively designed that I like to have them just for display, which is good because they don't have to work. Even if they are primarily used as paperweights on my desk (remember when we actually used paper?) or are placed on a shelf, I still get to look at them on a daily basis and appreciate their craftsmanship. I call them UFOCPs: Unidentified Fascinating Old Car Parts.
My favorites include factory gauges. As some of you know from reading my past articles in HMN I have an affinity for vacuum/economy gauges, regardless of the year or model in which they were factory installed. Tachs and clocks are also fun to have and stare at, but the former have grown especially expensive.
In the past, I collected factory Hurst His/Hers shifters from GTOs, 4-4-2s and Hurst Olds when I could find them cheap. I even have one from a late 1970s application that I have yet to Identify. Unfortunately, the collector prices asked for these shifters nowadays has halted further exploration for them as well.
I do, however, still find some gauges, clocks and compasses from time to time. They all have two things in common, they are interesting enough to be display items, and they are cheap. I may be sick but I'm not stupid. My family, home and project-car bills require enough financial attention as it is, so I can't justify paying top dollar for parts to simply ogle, so I don't.
To that end, my latest find came just this past weekend at a "fleatique" about 40 minutes from home, which was primarily for random antiques, vintage household items and stuff that was just plain old and musty. My kids and I walked in and this clock was literally the first item that I locked eyes on in a room that held about 50 vendors and thousands of items. That's never happened before. I've never found a UFOCP that quickly at a sale.
This clock appears to have been removed from the dash of a vintage vehicle and was marked $6—I got it for $5. How could any car guy, regardless of era or marque preference pass up a $5 dash clock from a 1930-40-something vehicle? I certainly couldn't. I photographed it for this blog in as-purchased condition—I still have to clean it up a bit.
Admittedly, 1960s and 1970s cars are more in my wheelhouse, so I don't know what year or make vehicle this clock came from. It's stamped "Geo. W. Borg Corp. Chicago USA" on the back. If any of you recognize it and know of its original application, please respond to this blog. Even if I don't find out, however, it's okay, as I won't like it any more or any less based on its pedigree.
Referring back to the question that initiated this blog, please share your stories of low-buck UFOCPs you've purchased over the years simply because you thought that they were intriguing.
Estimate Expectations
Photos by the author.
(Editor's Note: The following piece originally appeared in the July 2009 issue of Hemmings Motor News. It's still good advice, which is why we're running it here.)
When it comes to having an old car or truck restored by a professional shop, always expect the unexpected. This isn't negative criticism aimed at restoration shops; I say it only because it's virtually impossible for the restorer to know ahead of time the condition of every single part on the vehicle. This is why you can't expect a shop to give you a set price on restoration work. A generous price-quote range is one thing, but a firm set price is just not practical.
Keep in mind that restorers don't possess X-ray vision like Superman that will allow them to see the condition of the metal beneath all those layers of paint. They can't see any previous expert body repairs unless that paint is removed. They can't see the rust on the floor pan unless the carpeting is lifted up. They can't see the condition of the crankshaft bearings unless the engine is disassembled. They can't see how much rust is on the underside of the roof unless the headliner is taken off.
There are literally hundreds of unforeseen circumstances that lie waiting to be uncovered, which is why you can't expect a shop owner to give you a set estimate on work that he doesn't know he may have to do. After all, if your employer told you that working overtime was mandatory but that you wouldn't get paid, would you want to work all those extra hours? Of course not, so neither should a restorer be expected to labor on a car an extra 40 hours without getting paid, just because he didn't know that the inner rocker panels were completely rusted through. No one can judge the amount of rust and body repair that might be required without disassembling the entire vehicle and inspecting every square inch of it. This is why those restorers who do operate with pre-set estimates will still include a clause in their contracts that states an additional charge will be incurred if extra work is required.
To better understand how the restoration process works, just forget for a moment that you are dealing with old cars, and compare it instead to those businesses that also rely solely on a skilled workforce to manufacture a finely finished product, such as a furniture maker, custom dress manufacturer, piano builder or even a restorer of century-old Victorian houses. Their common thread is that all these businesses rely on extensive use of hand labor, and that each part they make, carve, stitch, paint or assemble is done differently from the next. By understanding the construction process that a shop proprietor has to deal with, you will be better able to comprehend why he has to charge for each of those tasks accordingly.
To obtain the best quality restoration work, always deal with shops that specialize in your particular car make and/or model. No restorer should be expected to know everything there is to know about many different types of cars and their parts, nor can they successfully solve all the inherent problems that are characteristic to each individual make of car. Keep in mind that if they've never worked on your type of vehicle before, your car or truck may be the experimental vehicle they are looking to learn on.
Dealing with non-specialists will result in higher restoration costs because those restorers will take longer to do certain jobs, due to their unfamiliarity with that particular car. When you are being billed for every hour that your car is being worked on, every minute counts.
Specialized restorers who have extensive experience with a particular model car or truck already know exactly how many hours of labor it will take them to disassemble that vehicle, restore its frame and rebuild the engine and suspension. This will allow them to charge a flat rate for each of those jobs, because the work really doesn't vary much from car to car, no matter if it's a 1965 Mustang coupe or a 1966 Mustang 2+2. However, when dealing with the body and all the hidden problems that lie beneath the paint, if extra repair work is necessary, expect to be charged at the hourly rate.
Remember, because no two cars are alike or are in the same condition when their restorations begin, it would be unjust for you to compare your estimate with that of another vehicle. Each restoration is unique, thus a program must be outlined that is tailored to the specific requirements of your car and the quality of work you desire.
In our garage: Fixing decades of automotive wiring hacks
The author's modified 1971 Volvo 1800E. All photos by the author.
My 1971 Volvo 1800E has been through two restorations, neither of which addressed the car's original wiring harness. It's no surprise that 43 years of multiple owners splicing, moving, and hacking these old wires have taken their toll on the electrical reliability of the car.
Amateur repairs and additions by previous owners, and me, have created a perfect mess. Most sections of the harness are plagued by piggybacked splices and poorly crimped vinyl insulated connectors. Many circuits are teed into whatever nearby wire was available, regardless of amperage demands. Lone runs of individual wires are held in place by twisty ties, with no hint to what their function may be. In addition my car has an aftermarket car stereo, a complex aftermarket engine management system with its own ad hoc fuse block, an intercooler pump, electric fans, a high volume electric fuel pump, and a wideband 02 sensor controller and gauge. These electrical additions all contribute to an embarrassing nest of wires. Despite the hacks and disorganization the electrical system actually worked, for a while.
It's ugly in there. Note the 12V lead wire casually draped across the steering column shaft. That wire nut looks like a good fix!
A few years ago the car began a slow descent into random electrical problems. I've experienced symptoms like sudden total loss of power, smoke under the dash, loss of turn signals, intermittent parking lights, loss of wipers, dead ignition. This car is a driver and is used primarily for Sunday drives and light competition events. There's nothing more frustrating than showing up for a track day and getting sidelined with reliability problems.
Stereo, 02 sensor, and EMS wiring. Yes, this photo is embarrassing. Yes, I have a fire extinguisher in the car.
Over the years I've sorted these issues out one by one and solved them as localized problems, sometimes on the side of the road, in the paddock, or in a grocery store parking lot. I found 2 degrading butt connections in the primary charging wire that were barely holding on. I spot-repaired old iffy grounds holding on to their terminal connections by a strand or two of copper. Wire caps had fallen off of long abandoned live wires which were brushing up against metal under the dash, causing all kinds of havoc. In addition to the amateur hacks on the harness the stock fuse box is a glaring weak point due to age and corrosion, randomly dropping fuses from its loose and oxidized sockets, sometimes with just a slam of the door.
Original Lucas fuse panel, it's seen better days.
These issues collectively caused me to park the car in the garage and drive it far less often. I just don't trust it. The 1800E, my once-beloved science project, just sits. This is a fixable problem.
My electrical system is both a logical and physical mess. Not only do I need to refresh sections of the existing harness and fuseblock, I also need to consider accommodations for the multiple additional circuits mentioned above. Whatever path I choose I want to take a systematic approach that will last as long as the car. There are a couple of routes I can take here:
1. Stock Refresh
There are complete stock replacement harnesses available for the 1800 models that start at $575 and appear to be well made. These harnesses do not include the original fuel injection section of the harness so that actually works well for my needs. There are also services for refurbishing and improving the fuse block in this car so that's another interesting option. Going this route I reckon that I can do this job for $1,000-ish when all is said and done.
Pros: Stock appearance and the car will still conform to the original wiring schematics. Easy to hook up existing switch gear.
Cons: High Cost. Will still need to plan additional circuits and likely maintain a separate fuse block.
2. Hybrid approach
Replace the stock 'ceramic bullet fuses held in by tension' fuse block with a modern blade-type fuse block. Adapt this to the existing harness. Repair the existing harness in sections, particularly critical cables in the engine bay.
Pros: Cheap Cheap. Cons: Rehabbing poorly treated for 43 year old wiring may be a false economy. Mating a modern fuse block with the stock harness may also introduce logical problems in the wiring system that add unnecessary complexity.
3. Start from scratch
Remove stock wiring harness. Build a new wiring harness from scratch using a universal kit from vendor.
Pros: Slightly less expensive (in theory). Will end up with modern fuse block and new wire stock. Might be the most fun.
Cons: This will be the most work. The process will be complicated and also represents a severe departure from the professionally designed stock electrical system that came with the car.
Interesting decision. I never plan on selling this car. It's meant to be a reliable driver that is occasionally taken to the track. After very little consideration I decide to go with option #3, start from scratch, and make an experience of it. I do this knowing that at some point I'll wish I had chosen option #1. This is what makes our hobby so fun.
A team of Swedish engineers and craftsmen figured all this stuff out on drafting boards decades ago. How exactly will my contributions be an improvement? I would never dream of doing something like this to my bone-stock Volvo 142S survivor which only receives OEM parts (and always starts and runs perfectly). I gloss over these sober observations and set out in earnest to make my life more difficult.
Next Steps:
I've purchased a 12 circuit universal fuse block and harness from Painless Wiring. I also picked up one of their headlight relay kits. There are a lot of options out there but I had worked with a similar Painless harness while building a Superformance Cobra kit with my late stepfather n the 1990's and I remember it being a straightforward and well-made kit.
Demolition work on the harness has started and I am now wrapping my head around how complex this project will actually be. It's turning out to be Not So Simple, but it's also turning out to be a lot of fun.
In future posts I'll outline the tools and materials I purchased for this project and give a review of the installation process.
Jaguar announces restoration service and support for its classic cars
A Jaguar Heritage Racing D-Type awaits its next event. Photos courtesy Jaguar Land Rover.
Own a vintage Mercedes-Benz, and repair or restoration can be booked through the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center. Similar classic vehicle services are provided by luxury brands Porsche, Ferrari, BMW and Aston Martin, and on August 1, Jaguar adds itself to the list of manufacturers catering to owners of other-than-new vehicles.
The announcement came buried in a press release discussing Jaguar Land Rover's newly formed Special Operations Group, which is best broken into two segments for clarity. For those interested in new (or future) vehicles, the Special Operations Group will create both limited production and entirely bespoke models for clients and will operate out of a dedicated Technical Center to be constructed near Jaguar's current headquarters. For customers with vintage Jaguars, the Heritage Vehicle Workshop will be based out of Browns Lane in Coventry, the site of Jaguar's headquarters from 1951 through 2005. Though much of the Browns Lane facility (including the former assembly line buildings and the Jaguar Heritage Museum) has since been razed, the location is still described by Jaguar as "its spiritual home."
Lightweight Jaguar E-Type under construction.
The first project to come from Jaguar's Heritage Vehicle Workshop will be the six continuation Lightweight E-Types, announced in May and set to be unveiled later this year. In addition to vehicle recreations and continuations, the Heritage Vehicle Workshop will also provide service, restorations and parts to owners of vintage Jaguars, and will be tasked with parts sourcing and re-creation as well. The venture officially begins on August 1, though it's a safe bet that work is already underway on the Lightweight E-Types to be assembled around the remaining six chassis numbers.
Just as the Special Operations Group will concentrate on new production models for both the Jaguar and Land Rover brands, heritage services will be available for Jaguar and Land Rover owners alike. Yet to be determined is whether the Browns Lane Heritage Vehicle Workshop will service both brands, or if Land Rover will construct a facility of its own for historic vehicle servicing and restoration. From a corporate perspective, demand for Jaguar parts and restoration is almost certainly greater than demand for Land Rover restoration, and hence a more profitable venture to begin with.
UPDATE (4.August 2014): Jaguar has announced that it will debut the first of the continuation lightweight E-Types later this month at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
Big Willie Robinson's "Duke and Duchess" Daytona rides again
The Duke and Duchess Daytona, now fully restored. Photos courtesy Corey Owens.
When auto restorer and Mopar specialist Corey Owens acquired the 1969 Dodge Daytona once owned by legendary street racer Big Willie Robinson, the car was a sun-bleached, rust-eaten shell of its former self. Now, roughly $30,000 in parts and 1,900 man-hours later, Robinson's Duke and Duchess Daytona has been restored to its former glory, a fitting tribute to the larger-than-life character that founded the International Brotherhood of Street Racers and once piloted the Daytona to quarter-mile glory.
Robinson was a well-known figure in the Southern California drag racing scene, and his time spent with the Special Forces in Vietnam gave him leadership qualities that would help preserve the peace during the racially-charged days of the late 1960s. Using racing as an avenue to vent frustration made sense to Robinson, and his efforts to take racing off the street and onto the track led to the creation of Brotherhood Raceway Park on Terminal Island in Long Beach, California. Robinson was a Mopar guy, and the car most closely associated with him was a red 1969 Dodge Daytona; his wife Tomiko, also a drag racer, ran a green 1969 Dodge Daytona.
Drag racing is notoriously hard on equipment, and one too many dips in the acid tank eventually weakened the body of Robinson's red Daytona. Tomiko's green Daytona was totaled in a racing accident, so at one point in his career, Robinson turned to a third Daytona car for his trips through the quarter mile. Said to have come from his brother, who could no longer afford the car, this Daytona had started life painted R4 Charger Red, but Robinson had it sprayed in a cream color before lettering it up as the Duke and Duchess Daytona, a nod to the respect he had for his wife. Its doors carried the lettering of Street Racers Inc., National and International Brotherhood, an organization that Robinson saw as transcending cultural barriers.
That's where the story gets a bit hazy. When Mopar collector Gary French purchased the car from Robinson, it was Big Willie himself who said the car had never been raced, but subsequent inspection revealed otherwise. Not only were the rear wheel wells radiused to allow the fitment of oversize drag slicks, but the floor pan above the pinion snubber had been punched upward and later reinforced with a 3/8-inch steel plate, proof positive of hard dragstrip launches. Some said that the Duke and Duchess car had been used as a tow vehicle, but there was no evidence of a hitch having ever been mounted to the car.
French eventually sold the car to entrepreneur and clothing designer Donwan Harrell, who intended to restore the car to its in-period, as-raced condition. Needing money to launch a new clothing line, Harrell sold the car to Owens, who posted it for sale on his website with an asking price of $250,000, a reflection of the car's historical significance, if not its worn condition. When he received no offers (though in fairness, his marketing attempts weren't all that serious), Owens was faced with the difficult decision of whether to preserve the car or restore it to as-raced condition. A teardown of the Daytona made the decision for him; preserving the car still meant replacing the sheetmetal surrounding the rear window, along with the dangerously thin fiberglass hood. The thin fiberglass rear deck lid would also need to be recreated, and as the project evolved, Owens realized that a restoration would be the best way to save the car for posterity.
Nine months later, in May 2014, the car was completed in time for its public debut at Midwest Mopars in the Park, held at the Dakota County Fairgrounds in Farmington, Minnesota. The color mismatch in the engine bay was deliberate because that's how Robinson had the car painted to save money. As a competition car, it only had to look good from a distance, and money spent painting the inner fenders and firewall was money that wasn't spent on making the car go faster. Aside from that period-correct detail, the rest of the car was as obsessively correct as Owens could make it, down to the gray primer and cosmoline used on the car's undercarriage. The seats and steering wheel were original to the car, though Owens preserved the skinny steering wheel and later-model seats installed in the car when he took possession. Even the car's 440-cu.in. Magnum V-8 and TorqueFlite transmission were original to the car, through Owens admits to dropping in a mild camshaft to boost performance during the engine's rebuild. He gave thought to leaving the car with an open exhaust, but doing so would have made the car essentially undriveable on the street, and Owens said he doesn't see the car as a trailer queen.
Critics will point out that the car is neither as delivered nor as raced, and Owens readily admits the car was restored as a "day two" race car. Restoring it to "as delivered," or "day one" form would erase much of the car's historical significance, while returning it to "as raced" form is virtually impossible. Only Big Willie Robinson knew what engine and transmission were in the car, and although Owens has had correspondence with a man who claims to own the car's original Keith Black Hemi V-8, there's virtually no way to prove the engine was the one installed in the car.
Owens plans to show the car at upcoming Mopar events, including The Mopar Nationals at National Trail Raceway in Columbus, Ohio, and the 45th Aero Warrior Reunion at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. He'd like to make it to the Carlisle Chrysler Nationals as well, but Owens admits that's a lot of shows to attend and a lot of miles to travel. When asked if the car was again for sale, Owens was realistic; he'd rather not part with it, but 1,900 man hours and $30,000 worth of parts is a lot for a relatively small shop to absorb. While he's not actively pursuing the car's sale, if the right offer came along, the businessman in Owens would likely overrule the collector in Owens.
One likely buyer is Donwan Harrell, the car's former owner, who's already reached out to Owens in regards to repurchasing the car. An avid car guy with an affinity for Mopars, Harrell would certainly honor the car and the memory of the man that built it, perhaps easing the pain of a sale in Owens's mind.
Restored Von Dutch-inhabited GM transit bus to make public debut
The restored Von Dutch bus. Photos courtesy of Steve Kafka.
It was perhaps the most sought-after derelict bus in Southern California, a 1953 GM TGH-3102 sinking to the ground and shot through with bullet holes. The bus wasn't particularly rare in and of itself, nor did it run a particularly noteworthy route; rather, they came to see the man who made the run-down bus his home and workshop: Kenneth Howard, the eccentric artist and pinstriper better known as Von Dutch. Now, more than 20 years after his death, his bus will make its post-restoration debut at the upcoming Goodguys Southwest Nationals in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Added ventilation, courtesy of Von Dutch.
As the story goes, Von Dutch took the former Long Beach city bus in payment for a pinstriping job, then moved his antiquated and unsafe machinery – lathe, drill press, industrial compressor and associated hardware – into the bus, but like most tales surrounding the artist, it's only partially true. During the restoration process, Kafka said he found markings on the bus that showed it once belonged to Douglas Aircraft, which used it to shuttle employees from one building to another on the aircraft manufacturer's vast site in Escondido, California. No municipality would have purchased a well-used bus for its own transit purposes, Kafka said, which calls into question whether the rest of the story is true or not. In fact, according to Kafka, paperwork proves that the bus was indeed delivered to Douglas Aircraft.
Whatever its origins, the 27-foot-long, 31-seat bus used a gasoline engine rather than a two-cycle diesel that many such "Old-Look" buses used since their introduction as Yellow Coach buses in 1940. While a 270-cu.in. GMC straight-six likely powered the bus from the factory, a 292-cu.in. straight-six currently resides in its engine compartment.
As Howard renovated it, the bus included a shop, a bathroom (complete with a "flying eyeball" porthole window), a hot plate and refrigerator that served as the kitchen, and a rear bunk and table that served as living quarters. In it, the artist turned out everything from motorcycle parts and belt buckles to custom knives and even firearms. Von Dutch's passion for firearms didn't coexist well with his passion for drinking, and the six bullet holes in the front of the bus are said to be period-correct ventilation, installed in a drunken stupor by Howard himself.
Years of hard living and a general distrust for doctors proved to be a fatal combination, and Von Dutch died of a stomach abscess in 1992. For years the bus sat abandoned in a field in Santa Paula, sinking to its frame in the California dirt, before being pulled out and sold (in rough condition) at auction for a mere $46,000. Shortly afterward, Kafka, who had worked with Von Dutch at the Rat Fink reunion, bought the bus for nearly $200,000, intending to return the bus to its once former glory.
Outside, the bus was pockmarked with both rust and bullet holes, the result of its time spent outdoors, away from civilization. Inside, it was filled with machinery and tools that may have been period correct, but had no ties whatsoever to Von Dutch or his work. Initially, Kafka anticipated that the restoration would take six months, but each time he removed another panel removed, complications arose. Parts, such as the original bathroom door, liberated before the bus crossed the auction block, were missing and had to be recreated with the guidance of those that knew Von Dutch and the bus well (though the door has now been reunited with the bus, which frees the recreated bathroom door to be used for a marquee). Dick Odette, a long-time friend of the artist, was instrumental in providing advice, as well as helping to recreate parts.
Restoration update from November 2010.
The project seemed to build momentum as it progressed, and a virtual army of artisans and craftspeople contributed time and effort over the years. Howard's daughters, Lisa and Lorna, pitched in, as did his ex-wife Sheila Harlan, and the bus will even contain clothes that Howard wore during his working years. The effect that Kafka is going for, he said, is that Von Dutch just stepped out for a smoke and will be back at any time.
Restoration (nearly) complete, February 2013.
Now that the work is done, Kafka said he hopes to take the bus on tour, and possibly even sell it to a museum. If that ever happens, Kafka said the bus has already been appraised at between $4 million and $6 million. Previous Von Dutch-related items have also commanded a premium when come up for sale: Take, for instance, his personal pinstriping box, which sold for $310,500 at an RM auction in 2006.
The Goodguys 16th Annual Southwest Nationals will take place at WestWorld of Scottsdale, Arizona, from November 15-17. For more information, visit Good-Guys.com.
California Automobile Museum plans new home
The initial proposed design, as seen from the northeast. Images courtesy California Automobile Museum.
Located in Sacramento, California, the California Automobile Museum occupies a patch of largely vacant industrial land on the banks of the Sacramento River. Its current building, leased from the city, dates back several decades, lacks air conditioning and leaks from both its roof and windows in heavy rains. That may not be the case much longer, as a generous benefactor has agreed to buy the land from the city and build a new facility for the museum.
As is often the case, however, there is a catch. First, the city of Sacramento must agree to sell the land that the museum currently resides on to the benefactors, Paul and Renee Snider, owners of a successful automotive dealership empire, who wish to combine the CAM with their envisioned natural history museum. Next, a design for the new facility must be approved by the city's Planning and Design Commission, which has already rejected the initial design proposed by the museum. Finally, once these conditions are met, the museum itself must kick off a capital campaign to raise the funding necessary to temporarily house its current exhibits, build the new facility (at a projected cost of $15-17 million) and move the collection to its new home.
Part of the planned museum redesign includes a 6,000-square-foot restoration shop, which will be used to recondition vehicles in the museum's collection as well as those donated by museum patrons with the understanding that they'll be sold to raise funding for the museum. The museum operates on a somewhat unique model, with an active sales arm that funds the acquisition of new vehicles for its collection. According to Karen McClaflin, the museum's executive director, when a car is donated, the patron is told up front whether or not the car will become part of the museum's permanent collection, temporarily displayed in an appropriate exhibit before being sold or simply sold to raise funding for the museum's collection. Per McClaflin, all revenue raised via sales of donated automobiles goes into a fund reserved for purchasing new items for the collection.
The proposed building's southeast perspective.
The proposed restoration shop will give the museum greater ability to refurbish donated cars and ultimately sell them for more money. It will also restore something that Sacramento is largely missing these days: an automotive shop class, aimed at high school students. As McClaflin explained, only two high schools in the Sacramento area still offer shop classes, and even vocational colleges (such as WyoTech) have closed facilities in California's capital city. Once the new facility is opened, plans include after-school programs (in conjunction with partner UTI) to teach students the art of automotive restoration, in a glass gallery that permits visitors to witness the ongoing process.
The museum's current facility measures 72,000 square feet, but the proposed building will expand that to approximately 100,000 square feet. Plans call for the adjacent natural history museum to occupy a connected building, with the two operating as separate museums and separate financial entities, sharing only an admissions desk. While there remain obstacles to the sale of the land, McClaflin said she believes these will be overcome now that the city has realized the potential economic benefits of revitalizing the riverfront property.
Though the preliminary exterior design for the museum was rejected by the Planning and Design Commission (partly for its use of polycarbonate materials on the building's exterior), future designs will be more comprehensive in both scope and detail, once the interior architecture is finalized, McClaflin said. To fully commit to the exterior design, the museum's own planning committee must decide whether two or three floors are needed, if a rooftop gallery would be a worthwhile expense and even address such details as the optimum location for the museum's entrance.
As the project progresses, look for updates at SacramentoWaterfrontMuseumsProject.com.


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WOULD-BE Mars colonist and space-flight entrepreneur Elon Musk often jokes that he wants "to die on Mars, but not on impact".
He probably doesn't mean starve to death, though. He'll have to hope some horticultural research at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Bremen pays off, in which case he and other off-planet pioneers will at least have plenty of salad to munch on.
Pictured here under the warm red glow of a water-cooled, LED-based lighting system, "space lettuce" is growing in an aeroponic greenhouse module designed for use on the moon or Mars. The plants are suspended from soil-free trays and their dangling roots sprayed with nutrients for 20 seconds every 2 minutes.
LEDs are needed because the sunlight on Mars is too weak to fuel photosynthesis. "On the moon we would most likely use artificial light too," says DLR engineer Daniel Schubert. "It makes more sense that way because the lunar night is about 14 Earth days long."
The plant's healthy root system is visible both in Schubert's hand and, below, in normal light.
For colonists, growing plants will be a key home comfort, but it's a two-way deal: astronauts will have to nourish their salad crops with their own waste fluids. Each greenhouse module will scavenge chemicals from astronaut urine to produce fertiliser. The system will be tested in the hostile wastes of Antarctica in 2016.
This article appeared in print under the headline "Space salad"
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