Anyone ever hear of the "King Pins" out of Malden, MA? My uncle was an original member before his death in 1959, never been able to find any history about this club other than their plaque and a couple matching jacket patches with King Pins on top and Malden Mass on the bottom with the A Roadster in between, my uncle's original plaque is bolted to the back of my mother's deuce coupe (his little sister). Would love to know more about this club if anyone has any info send me a message.
I don't have any info about the club but do have this photo on our website ..... My Hot Rod and Custom Car Clubs book has a couple of King Pins clubs listed from MA; one from Barnstable, MA and one from Worcester, MA. Wonder if this could have been one of the "Stock" plaques that were being sold back in the 50's?
That's NOT a Seal OR a Bear- it's a SHMOO!!! The Shmoo first appeared in the strip in August 1948. According to Shmoo legend, the lovable creature laid eggs, gave milk and died of sheer esctasy when looked at with hunger. The Shmoo loved to be eaten and tasted like any food desired. Anything that delighted people delighted a Shmoo. Fry a Shmoo and it came out chicken. Broil it and it came out steak. Shmoo eyes made terrific suspender buttons. The hide of the Shmoo if cut thin made fine leather and if cut thick made the best lumber. Shmoo whiskers made splendid toothpicks. The Shmoo satisfied all the world's wants. You could never run out of Shmoon (plural of Shmoo) because they multiplied at such an incredible rate. The Shmoo believed that the only way to happiness was to bring happiness to others. Li'l Abner discovered Shmoos when he ventured into the forbidden Valley of the Shmoon, against the frantic protestations of Ol' Man Mose. "Shmoos," he warned, "is the greatest menace to hoomanity th' world has evah known." "Thass becuz they is so bad, huh?" asked Li'l Abner. "No, stupid," answered Mose, hurling one of life's profoundest paradoxes at Li'l Abner. "It's because they're so good!" Ironically, the lovable and selfless Shmoos ultimately brought misery to humankind because people with a limitless supply of self-sacrificing Shmoos stopped working and society broke down. Seen at first as a boon to humankind, they were ultimately hunted down and exterminated to preserve the status quo. (Thought extinct after the 1948 adventure, one Shmoo always seemed to escape to Dogpatch's Valley of the Shmoon to form a new colony and a later plot revival by Capp). Licensed Shmoo merchandise became a huge phenomenon in the late '40s and early '50s, spawning a wide variety of dolls, toys, glasses, wallpaper, belts, books, jewelry, balloons, clocks, ashtrays, cannisters, salt & pepper shakers, dairy products, banks, belts and ear muffs. There was even an official Shmoo fishing lure! These are all highly collectible items today.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=12121&pictureid=251264 Not sure why the picture won't post... been having problems with this??? Click on the link and it comes up.
Do you have the Camjammers from Vernon BC? I am one of the founding members. The club started in 1956 and is still active. My plaque has lost the paint I can find it and take a photo if you don't have it. Bob
The only problem with toppers is they don't fit if you have a frenched license plate, like on my Studebaker.....
Here is a picture of my newest one. The only thing left will be to have some pinstriping done on the plaque to match what is on the car. Frenchy
The original from "American Graffiti" they spelled it with a PH in the movie but this is the correct spelling. How many of you Hambers knew that?
Well I did because I was told it by Ron Pippin when he ordered ten of them - 100% made in the USA - first by Chicago Metal Craft of Port Chicago California in the 1950/60's and again using the original pattern by O'Brien Truckers Dennis
On the left is a new plaque we designed for club we restarted last year. The one on the right is the original from the 50's. Thanx OBriens for getting them done in time for GNRS, we have 2 members' cars debuting there
Hey... A few years ago saw this plaque on a barn wall and asked the old guy if he would take it down and get a photo copy for me as I'm into the old history etc etc..He didn't really ans cept to say it was the local club in the mid 5os.. Last year I saw him and he said I have something for you and gave me the plaque! Its a club frm my area.. located in Dixfield, Maine. I heard the there is only one Dixfield in the US.. Anyway he said there were only 12 in the club and one guy had lots of stuiff but all lost in a fire.. He said that this is the only plaque left that he knows about.. Pontiac Slim
No problem FogTown Out of 12,000+ patterns we only have one from Guadalupe and that's not it. It is a rather odd name for a club though:
Never seen that one Dennis, I think I will be showing it to our local hot rod historian. Guadalupe is a small town 6,000 now, but back in the 50,s it was probably around 2,000. I will let you know if he knows anything
Original looks like it was cast with a homemade pattern. Wonder if they had a metal class in high school. Maybe one of the "old timers" in your town knows. I've created a new page for Guadalupe and added the original plaque there. And chance you can post a photo of the one Dennis did? I'd like to add it to our site too.
One of the "old timers" let us borrow the original plaque, I will ask him where they had it made. I will post a pic as soon as we get them From Dennis
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