That Roadster was originally built by Bill Woodard and sold to Neal East who put it on the cover of the first large issue of Rod & Custom, August 1961. Next it went to Bill Moeller who got a job with car show promoter Bill Laviree. The photo @PasoJohn posted is from when Moeller owned it, on the door is a poster for an upcoming show. It was stolen when in storage, later turned up in Kentucky and was bought by someone after it was recovered by the FBI. It was eventually restored by Bernie Seivers to the same look it had when Woodard had it and was sold to car collector Richard Munz. Mr. Munz had put together a phenomenal, eclectic collection and this car went to auction this past January. I have edited the post to correct my error in saying Mr. Munz had passed away. To me it will always be the Bill Woodard roadster.
I believe Richard Munz is still with us although his health is not the greatest. I saw that roadster quite a few times when I visited the collection in Madison.
Thanks J. That link tells an incredible story;Amazing skills to control that whole combination! Respect for those Old Timers,eh.
I can actually comment on this! Downtown Milwaukee looking north from the south end of the 6th St. Viaduct. The building towards the center of the pic is the Wisconsin Tower/Mariner Tower which housed the first radio station I worked at, WQFM, from '92-'96. We had the whole 21st floor, The view from the on-air studio had the best view of downtown, looking east. Great art-deco lobby and elevators that were really fast. The rumor was that the tower on the roof was to moor blimps when that was supposed to be the new way to travel, but it was purely decorative. Having been on the roof, there's no way to convey passengers. It did support the station's original broadcast tower and later the backup when the main was moved offsite and power was increased. There was another floor above our suite that was only accessible via the stairs. It housed WFMR. It had been vacant probably for 20 years when I saw it. There was no equipment left, but the shells of the studios were still intact. 'QFM was there from the mid '50's thru the summer of '93 when we moved across the street to the Clark Building. The suite was retained for at least another 10 years for the backup transmitter since the rent was cheap. The building was pretty run down by then and rather vacant. It was converted to condos probably 10-15 years ago, with our old penthouse suite being offered for over $1m. I can only imagine what the demo crews found... I killed a lot of brain cells there.
Hello, My mom made me a little tiny box out of thin paper and gave it to me as a toy to play, since we had little to no money. It was the most fun toy I had ever seen. I was amazed that she could make such a small toy that fit inside of my small hands. After my small hand version, she made a larger one for herself. a foldable blow up box was her favorite. I was usually left home, as my older brother was off with his friends playing all over the trailer park and buildings nearby. So, my mom surprised me with this toy that kept me busy all day and almost everyday I was alone. Toss in the air and catch it with both hands, one hand toss and twirl to catch it before it hit the ground, since it was my new friend, I was getting good at doing all sorts of things with it. My mom had started coloring several of the small empty spaces on the sides and I had to take it apart to finish coloring it completely. The folds of the project neatly tucked in place to hold it together during the tossing and catching. Her sample was a simple box. It was easy to follow instructions and make one. But, it was difficult to color as the folds were different and odd. So, most of the time, it was a white paper blow up box I could toss in the air. In the late 70s, I made one for our toddler son. He had never seen one before and I had saved the pattern over the years, flattened out, in our family files. Since it was a gift from my mom and over time got lost, I made several ones, just to have, so I could remember those early days of sitting outside the small trailer tossing it up in the air as a toddler. Jnaki This time, we started out with a blank one, just to see what we could do with the all white blank side version. At first it was a simple toss to each other, then a toss to my wife and back. Then we made more to toss them back and forth to make it a little more crazy. Then, we got creative and cut out photos he liked and glued them down on each blank panel. Finally, it was an art project that we could make anytime with what we had to glue down or color with crayons or marker pens. It did not matter if the marker pens went through the paper, as it usually did. When folded, the see through marks disappeared inside the final folded project. Now, comes the modern times: The simple box turned into a small carton that could carry “goodies” inside. The old milk cartons we all used to see at school cafeterias were easy to pull apart. Now that pattern was one we could draw on our own thick project paper. A saved blank format design on your computer Word Document for using anytime, anywhere, as long as you have access to a printer. The design was saved and could be used over again many times. But, since it is on a computer program saved, it can be used many times over and the added designs placed on top of the design in a copy, adjust, cut, and paste manner. A different way for the gifts to sit on your desk and enjoy hot rodding for the little kids in the family… Enlarge the blank format and print on a medium thick paper for best box results. Practice on a regular printer paper to get the idea. 1. Once you have made the blank format design, select your photos of any kind and adjust them to fit. 2. Once the photos are selected, adjust the sizes to fit the blank box sides. 3. Color in the surrounding white areas with some color 4. Now, since all of the color is surrounding the photos, print it as small or as large as your paper will allow. 5. After printing, start folding the black lines. To make the box secure, so it won’t flop open, glue the orange tabs. 6. If the printer paper is thicker, like card stock, you can actually put in some “spring break goodies.” 7. Seal the last tab for an unusual gift for the little kids in the family… even, big kids, too… Fold on black lines, glue on the orange tabs… it makes a simple box to sit on your desk. All sample photos by @Blues4U Thanks and great photography... The finished shape (with your own photos or artwork), easy to carry, easy to fill with colorful chocolate bunnies and eggs… YRMV
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