Boy you can really tell that I'm doing some deep bottom-of-the-barrel scraping diggin' up a book like THIS, but SMALL CARS POSTCARD BOOK does its doody and does its doody well. A paperback-sized collection of postcards, this particular book in the series (which also features titles such as BUNNY YEAGER, TOM OF FINLAND and EROTICA UNIVERSALIS) has loads of postcards featuring classic snaps of small-time vehicles you may remember from your childhood, or even from your last trip to the auto show for that matter. Lotsa old time mini-car faves appear from the infamous cover star Isetta to the Mini Cooper, Fiat Topolino (Mussolini's "People's Car"!) and the Messerschmitt KR 200 just like the kind Elvis had, and not only that but some rarities pop up that'll make you do a double take that's how weirdoid they are. Didja ever see the Citroen 2 CV Prototype from 1939 that looked as if it was created from sheet metal and had only one headlight? Well, that's here as well. And what's best about this book is that when ya get tired of it ya can tear the cards off and send 'em off inna mail! Text in French, German and English.
Mister, we could use a man like Benito Mussolini again.
ReplyDeleteWe have one, Anonymous. And he's a demented piece of orange shit. Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in Ireland (1984) I bought a Mini for 100 pounds. It was a 1970 or '71 model and after I left it became a chicken coop. The reverse went about a month earlier and in order to turn it around I had to lift up one end and twist it around. The ultimate manual transmission.
MLJ with his backhanded compliments!
ReplyDeleteCome to think of it, has anyone ever seen Mussolini and Chris in the same room?
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