Folks Of Interest Coolest shift knob ever!

Mark is a hero to lots of us on here. This is another example of what a outstanding person he is , and all he does for the HAMB. The shift knob looks perfect in the car.

 

Neat key chain to match as well!

 

Great job on the Baccaruda!

"It's pronounced Barracuda."

Nope... Baccaruda.

"BARRACUDA !!!"

Baccaruda.

 

I have a sister we all call "The Barracuda"!

 

Color matching to the style of the hot rod or custom car for shows or just a wide array of colors and designs for just about any application in the hot rod world.

Hello,

My wife and I are road warriors. We have been traveling together since our days as a 20 something couple of college kids our to have some fun. From all over So Cal to Baja, Mexico to past San Francisco on the coast and far inland in California’s dry areas, it was fun, fun, fun. As the years rolled by, the road trips included photo shoots and information gathering on hot rods and motorcycles. Plus, we got to see a lot of car shows, rock concerts and plenty of custom hot rods and very nice motorcycles along the way.

So, we have been traveling together for 57 years. There were some jet travels in between, but our USA tour and those early California tours were something for a couple of young “kids.” We have continued those road trips throughout our son’s college days in Santa Barbara and have made that area, our home away from home. From surf trips in 1960/63 to the 90’s to the couples road trips with our little dog took up a week plus for each trip. Santa Barbara was a good base and we took advantage of the location.

In 2017, we took a grand tour of the Central Coastline up to Big Sur and Monterrey Bay for a memory trip similar to one we took in 1967. Back then, it was not as crowded and we missed the big time concert at Monterrey during those times. It was just too crowded to push our way into the area, so then, we bypassed the area and continued up to San Francisco, plus the north coastal hazards.

When we got back to Santa Barbara, we were eating dinner on the main drag of the city, State Street. The street has plenty of outstanding dinner places and they have outdoor seating. It is/was the perfect place to sit, eat and enjoy the cruising being done by various local and traveling folks.

We saw this green “woody” wagon cruising by our ring side seats. It was a cool Mercury Comet Wagon. It moved down into the main center of downtown and we lost sight of it for that night, when we were walking down the popular street looking at all of the wares.

So, we went back to our find of a resort hotel and time marches onward. Then the next morning, my wife comes up to me and says “…there is a nice looking, old station wagon sitting in the parking lot.” Since I had to take our little dog for a walk, indeed, a nice looking station wagon was in the parking lot. I was totally surprised when it was in the same station wagon.

I am sorry I did not get to meet the owner and his family. We were upstairs on the second floor...I think they were down by the pool level. When my wife says she likes a station wagon, it is very cool. Those knobs were pretty cool in themselves, but to be on the Comet Wagon was just a big plus.”

“The Kimpton Goodland Resort is a classic place. It is done in a early 1960 style with the beach as a theme. The Ford Woody in the drive way and the Airstream Trailer situated right behind the woody, is to be used for people staying at the resort, shows the character of the place.”

We were up there visiting relatives during the Thanksgiving week. We decided to do some relaxing things we used to do back in the 60s and updated 90s, in and around the Santa Barbara/Goleta area. (Old hotel, pier, State Street, UCSB, surf spots, coastal cruise, restaurants, etc.)

The colors of his products are pretty nice. As shown at the top of the post…
https://www.facebook.com/numnobs/


The cool station wagon had a ton of nice features and looked to be a daily driver. Some of the custom touches were the machined, Lexan type colored shift knob and door locks, the rear ¼ Venetian blinds, the aluminum rain/wind deflector wings and taillights. One item that hasn't been seen since the 60's...shiny curb feelers !

The period correct S/S wheels and whitewalls made it look like a wagon cruising in the mid 60’s. The Comet Wagon fit right into the “theme” of the recently remodeled, Kimpton Goodland Resort Hotel’s surfer style fixtures. One of the most unusual items was the outside fender mirror that had a front facing spotlight.

Without being too nosy in a public parking lot, (peeking into the driver’s compartment,) there had to be a remote control of some kind to make it work. It was just too far forward for a long twist lever back to the driver.

Maybe, it is used as an extra high beam for those dark, deserted, Highway 395, So Cal to Nor Cal cruises.

These mid-size wagons were deemed, “perfect” for the small family. They were not too big and not too compact. But to paraphrase Goldilocks: "Ahhh, this… Wagon… is just right."

Jnaki

This is based on our old travels and sightings plus here is a post by Custom Car Chronicles:

https://www.customcarchronicle.com/forums/topic/laminated-knob-art-by-jason-teraoka/


It was a nice article on the custom knobs. YRMV

 

Perfect!