Underdog’s Destiny
Its 4:30 am on a cold, misty, rainy Thursday morning. I am inside my friend Larry’s enclosed trailer sitting in my favorite Lincoln wondering what I am doing here waiting to take my place in the lineup at the Pebble Beach Tour de’ Elegance. I have been up since 3:00 am and have been working for 6 months to get here. Click here to read full...
Thelma Todd
In 1934, Thelma got into an accident with her Lincoln, broke her ribs, and the studios forbid her from driving From then on, her maid May Whitehead was her driver. In August of the same year, she opened a successful cafe in the Pacific Palisades, called Thelma Todd’s Sidewalk Cafe, attracting a diverse clientele of Hollywood celebrities as well as many tourists. Click here to read full...
Hotton Manifold
Andy Hotton started his career at the Henry Ford Trade School and was directly involved with the Willow Run B-24 Bomber Plant. After the war, he started a new firm that produced aftermarket performance parts for flat-head equipped Ford vehicles. His firm, Dearborn Steel Tubing, began a long association with Ford Motor Company and was involved in many special projects with Ford. Click here to read full...
Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor (January 31st 1892 – October 10th, 1964) was born Edward Israel Iskowitz and was an American performer, comedian, dancer, singer, actor and songwriter. Cantor was born in New York City the son of Russian – Jewish Immigrants. His mother died when he was a year old and his father died of pneumonia when he was 2 years old. The exact date of his birth is unknown. He was raised by his grandmother Esther. Esther passed...