http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ a look back in time en Vox Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:12:50 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad696b7840005.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad696b7840005.html?_c=feed-rss http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad696b7840005.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:12:50 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96806c9a0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96806c9a0003-50si" alt="Paul’s ’77 Granada" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I was out at Nicole and Paul McKinnon’s today with my friend Cas, and I can now, with their permission, mention that the 1977 Ford Granada (left-hand drive) that was featured on this blog a few weeks ago is for sale, so that they can get a car for... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad696b7840005.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad696b7840005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand usa car retro ford for sale 1970s 1977 aotearoa paul mckinnon ford granada http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad6975f9f0004.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad6975f9f0004.html?_c=feed-rss http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad6975f9f0004.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:06:11 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa967988ee0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa967988ee0002-50si" alt="Kentucky Fried Chicken" /></a> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad6975f900004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad6975f900004-50si" alt="Crunchie Train Robbery" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The youngsters at work hadn’t seen this 1979 TVC for Kentucky Fried Chicken before. However, the following TVC for Cadbury’s Crunchie is even older (1975) and they remembered it, due to its long run, even after the packaging changed. (There was... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad6975f9f0004.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad6975f9f0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv western ad new zealand advertisement advertising animation retro commercial pub 1970s advert kfc crunchie tvc cadbury publicité kentucky fried chicken aotearoa train robbery http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa968280630002.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa968280630002.html?_c=feed-rss http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa968280630002.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:23:45 -0700 For some reason, I found the Buick Park Avenues of interest on Autocade today. Buick Park Avenue (C-body). 1991–6 (prod. unknown). F/F, 3791 cm³ (V6 OHV). Attractive, roomy Park Avenue (the Electra tag disappeared), allegedly inspired by Park... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa968280630002.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa968280630002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> design car china cars automobiles gm 1990s 2000s buick holden statesman buick park avenue http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fae8c6c274000b.html?_c=feed-rss 60 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fae8c6c274000b.html?_c=feed-rss http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fae8c6c274000b.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:28:44 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad69465e10005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad69465e10005-50si" alt="BMW 633 CSI and Hansa Coupé copy" /></a> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa968230610002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa968230610002-50si" alt="Riley" /></a> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa968230660002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa968230660002-50si" alt="Vauxhall Velox convertible copy" /></a> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad69465ec0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad69465ec0005-50si" alt="Vauxhall Velox" /></a> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad69548780004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad69548780004-50si" alt="What year is this" /></a> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fae8c6c108000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fae8c6c108000b-50si" alt="Ford LTD badging" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Not everyone in New Zealand has a brand-new car. At Bristol Motors in Upper Hutt, where I get my car serviced by Stephen Hamilton (one of the rare breed: an honest mechanic, ex-New Zealand Army), there are quite a few classics being looked after. ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fae8c6c274000b.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fae8c6c274000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand cars ford bmw bentley riley lloyd classic cars hansa vauxhall coupé aotearoa upper hutt bristol motors borgward hutt city vauxhall velox ford ltd stephen hamilton http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9681e0cf0002.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9681e0cf0002.html?_c=feed-rss http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9681e0cf0002.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:21:08 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9681df890002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9681df890002-50si" alt="Herbie 1" /></a> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad694f64d0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad694f64d0004-50si" alt="Herbie 2" /></a> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad694f6540004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad694f6540004-50si" alt="Herbie 3" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Someone in Wellington must really love Herbie and The Love Bug. This is a Volkswagen Käfer done up with the perfect Herbie livery, it’s a 1963 model year (which I believe is accurate), and the interior trim looks right to me, too. The steering whe... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9681e0cf0002.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9681e0cf0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand beetle car retro humour walt disney volkswagen wellington 1960s herbie newtown 1963 coccinelle fusca aotearoa whanganui-a-tara the love bug volkswagen käfer volkswagen typ 1 volkswagen fusca http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad6943ec10004.html?_c=feed-rss 60 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad6943ec10004.html?_c=feed-rss http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad6943ec10004.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:12:51 -0700 Just been brought to my attention: your own downloadable Gene Genie cellphone illustration! http://www.voeveo.com/images/wallpaper/81694 It’s Ashes to Ashes Gene rather than Life on Mars Gene. And, fortunately, not US Life on Mars Capt Gene Hunt ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad6943ec10004.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad6943ec10004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv mobile new zealand mobile phone cellphone bbc downloads life on mars wellington gene hunt philip glenister aotearoa ashes to ashes whanganui-a-tara voeveo http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96757f0b0002.html?_c=feed-rss 60 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96757f0b0002.html?_c=feed-rss http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96757f0b0002.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 16 May 2008 20:40:29 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96761eab0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96761eab0003-50si" alt="Sam Tyler and Annie Cartwright US style" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> My name is Sam Tyler. I had an accident and woke up as an American. Am I mad, in a coma, or back in time? Here’s the first official image from the US Life on Mars, photographed by Vivian Zink for ABC. It’s not overly American in the casting depart... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96757f0b0002.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96757f0b0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv usa bbc adaptation life on mars remake colm meaney gene hunt david e. kelley abc-tv jason o’mara annie cartwright rachelle lefevre jason o'mara rachelle lefèvre http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad68893140004.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad68893140004.html?_c=feed-rss http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad68893140004.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 16 May 2008 22:25:27 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad687b39c0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad687b39c0005-50si" alt="Life on Mars US" /></a> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa967583210002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa967583210002-50si" alt="Cast photo" /></a> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa967635f30003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa967635f30003-50si" alt="US Life on Mars trailer" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Here’s the full publicity picture from US Life on Mars, including the American Gene Hunt himself (Colm Meaney), Sam Tyler (Jason O’Mara) and Annie Cartwright (Rachelle Lefèvre). What is American for ‘You great, soft, sissy, girly, nancy, French... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad68893140004.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad68893140004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv ad advertisement advertising los angeles usa retro promo commercial cars abc american humour pub bbc advert 1972 adaptation jeep tvc life on mars publicity sam tyler remake publicité colm meaney gene hunt david e. kelley abc-tv jason o’mara annie cartwright rachelle lefèvre http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9680bdb70003.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9680bdb70003.html?_c=feed-rss http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9680bdb70003.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:31:12 -0700 Life on Mars USA—well, let’s say it’s little wonder ABC wants it reshot and the leak is a great way to get comments from fans, many of whom have downloaded the unscreened pilot as made by David E. Kelley and directed by Thomas Schlamme. The st... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9680bdb70003.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9680bdb70003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> california los angeles usa retro us abc american star trek acting bbc 2007 1970s 1972 adaptation 2008 life on mars critique direction sam tyler remake characterization lenny clarke colm meaney gene hunt david e. kelley abc-tv jason o’mara annie cartwright stephanie chaves-jacobsen rachelle lefèvre thomas schlamme http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad69353c30004.html?_c=feed-rss 80 nobody@vox.com(Jack Yan) http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad69353c30004.html?_c=feed-rss http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad69353c30004.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:06:29 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96803ea80002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa96803ea80002-50si" alt="Colm Meaney as Capt Gene Hunt" /></a> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fae8c4cf86000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fae8c4cf86000b-50si" alt="Rachelle Lefevre as Det Annie Cartwright" /></a> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9680e30a0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2252293c4604a00fa9680e30a0003-50si" alt="Rachelle Lefevre and Jason O’Mara in Life on Mars (unaired pilot)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I’ve rewatched the Life on Mars American pilot (the one which will not air) and it’s improved slightly on a second viewing, but not much. Some general comments: Colm Meaney as Capt Gene Hunt: Meaney is a terrific actor—he was brilliant in Layer ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://retro.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad69353c30004.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252293c4604a00fad69353c30004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv california los angeles usa retro abc american racism bbc 2007 1970s 1972 adaptation script 2008 sexism life on mars direction john wayne sam tyler political correctness remake gene hackman misogyny colm meaney gene hunt cop show mcq david e. kelley abc-tv the mary tyler moore show jason o’mara annie cartwright rachelle lefèvre thomas schlamme popeye doyle women’s movement