History A weird Kustom, cool watches and Betty Page

Which came first, the Barris Golden Sahara or the Hamilton car? They kind of share some design cues....Pretty neat post.

 

be careful what you wish for man, they cost me almost my entire central nervous system

yeah, it's 21st-century man, we should at least be living on the moon with a flying saucer and a chick like that!
Paul

 

****! Now I have to have one of those watches. When I got up this morning I didn't even know they existed.

 

ok i see the ...ummm car , and i see the watches ......i dont see BETTY PAGE what a tease

 

Thats freakin Awesome......

 

That clock on the dash is cool, if you look close you can see some flying monkeys!

 

Bust open your wallet and bend over.

 

My wife wishes to know where the store is so she can buy a car like that.

 

Styling cues for the `63 Rivi, maybe?

 

Enough with the goofy car & watches already.
I want to see the man's pics of Bettie Page !

 

there you go man, I couldn't find any of her in compromising positions with the extremely fortunate Mr.Arbib in the car in question wearing Hamilton wris****ches, so this'll have to do.
We aim to please.
Paul

 

so damn cool! thanks for posting it up paul!

 

First I was like "Damn, I want one of those watches"

then I went to ebay

now I'm like "Damn, I can't afford most of these watches"

haha

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=144499

Posted this a while back!

 

Kripfink I cant thank you enough for posting this!!!! I am a watch collector too and have 2 Venturas and this is such neat info.

Thanks again!

 

mo' Betty

 

Im liking the car a lot, its oozing old, and im a watch guy, but while those are cool, i wont be after one.
Betty was a pretty gal, and im sure even George Jetson would be envious of this little *********.

 

cool car, and cool watches! You have a great collection. I'd never seen the astro gnome before!

 

Elvis favorite watch was a Hamilton Bermuda model, given to him on the set of Blue Hawaii...I know, not car-related...I better watch out

 

Hi man, without meaning to seem pedantic here, the watch that Elvis wore in the movie was a "Ventura" model, and nobody is sure whether it was his own personal watch, which he bought back when they were first released in 57, or one that was given to him for the movie. He also purchased another one in 65 from a jewellery store in Memphis, a rare white gold Ventura, quite strange really, as it must have sat in the shop window for two years, since they quit manufacturing them in 63. I could be wrong, but I don't think Hamilton ever made an electric watch called the Bermuda. Not that it matters much of a car forum.
Paul

 

Dude, what a great post, that machine is so cool. And the Ha ilton collection is hot stuff, I have had a couple of Pacers, my Japanese vintage clothing collectors bought up all the pieces I had. Best collection I have ever seen. *** kicken, bro. ~sololobo~

 

Fantastic post ! Can you control the universe with that dashboard ?

 

Most certainly, but only if you are dressed as Ming the merciless!
Paul

 

Talking about space-age coolness!Great post,thanks.I got a cheapo repop of that Ventura.. There`s a Hamilton book also,probably still available.A must for ******** wris****ch fanatics.

 

Well,I dug a little deeper and came up with this interesting little article (see attachment). Apparently, in this rare Ford publicity photo the two people you see sat in the car are none other than Betty Page and Richard Arbib! I cannot find any hard facts to support the claim, but it is strongly rumoured (and I suppose it could be said that the photographs supports the claim) that this 1954 Ford concept car, called the FX Atmos was also the work of Mr.Arbib. If this is true, this Cat just seems to get cooler and cooler!

Paul

 

The next Kripple Kart! Do it in Front wheel drive, low, flat floor, rear opening bubble top and joystick controls!

 

Wow the FX Atmos looks even more like the Golden Sahara than the Hamilton car did...I guess everyone borrows a little on everything creative...(I would guess George Barris in this case, but who knows...)

 

I love the car AND the watch collection. and to top it off, Betty Page. Damn!
You sir are a credit to this forum. It doesn't get better than that!

 

(in my best Elvis voice, which isn't very good).

Thankyavermuch

Paul

 

Here's to Betty!