tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post4000279102430683055..comments2024-03-28T11:38:44.676-05:00Comments on Phil Are Go!: Ford Rotunda - The five bridges sweeeet.PhilAreGo@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05719815455502184849noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post-75083008306438623362012-07-08T09:41:27.651-05:002012-07-08T09:41:27.651-05:00Wow, Fizzy! It sounds like you were there. The dis...Wow, Fizzy! It sounds like you were there. The display sounds fantastic. Too bad the car companies don't put that much effort into their booths at the auto shows, or I may have to attend.<br /><br />[-Mgmt.]PhilAreGo@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719815455502184849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post-21820308708214932412012-07-06T22:54:42.210-05:002012-07-06T22:54:42.210-05:00Visitors to the Ford Rotunda sat in the cars, all ...Visitors to the Ford Rotunda sat in the cars, all convertibles, which were automatically "driven" (probably pulled along a conveyor belt) through the exhibits in the building, and also through the "Habitrails" for a view of the grounds of the Fair. Can you imagine that there was a time when companies spent this kind of money for fun, and didn't whine about paying taxes either?fizzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post-60720796991561806602012-06-09T15:54:29.964-05:002012-06-09T15:54:29.964-05:00Drew Ford in San Diego duplicated the "rotund...Drew Ford in San Diego duplicated the "rotunda" look for their showroom. I bought a truck there in 2005.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post-21371481001726197822011-04-07T09:07:42.074-05:002011-04-07T09:07:42.074-05:00You know, I'm not sure. I think it's a pho...You know, I'm not sure. I think it's a photo that was then retouched a lot. You know: analog photohsop. I think a lot of these old pictures are "plussed up" like that. Also, I have a suspicion that some of the cheaper full-color printing processes in the old days resulted in a color picture that looks like a B/W photo that has been tinted with watercolor.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting, Dave!PhilAreGo@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719815455502184849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post-91986546330409565272011-04-06T00:30:25.210-05:002011-04-06T00:30:25.210-05:00This looks painted - is it a photo? The image qual...This looks painted - is it a photo? The image quality is impressive.Dave Pryorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186721201409654766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438559177675541367.post-90291708941158619942011-03-31T14:12:45.724-05:002011-03-31T14:12:45.724-05:00Hey, this reminds me:
So I was headed back to Bos...Hey, this reminds me:<br /><br />So I was headed back to Boston from NJ on Tuesday and I was driving through Hartford, CT. <br /><br />Barreling south down I-84 was this:<br /><br />http://www.kitfoster.com/images/2009-9-30_FuturlinerWeb-Large.jpg<br /><br />It's the Futurliner bus from the 1953 Parade of Progress. Peter Pan bus lines restored one.<br /><br />It's cool to see a bus on 84 that isn't carrying a hundred and fifty old people to Foxwoods.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08394207145264377410noreply@blogger.com