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Volkswagen Bus Toaster
The blog WebUrbanist is reporting that annually in Japan, Volkswagen makes a special toaster that looks like one of their vintage Type 2 buses and, while not available in stores, is “offered by VW dealers in Japan each year to the first 5,000 customers who bring their car in for an inspection.” Not only is the toaster’s exterior super cool but it also imprints the VW logo onto the the toasting bread.
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Photos Of 1940's Vintage Swimwear Vs Present Day
As Bob Dylan famously once sang 'The times they are a-changin'... That's certainly true when you glance back on the fashions of yesteryear.
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Wendy's Grill Skills (1989 training video)
80's rap always makes training videos interesting to watch.
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Super Mario Bros. Themed World War II Propaganda Posters
Los Angeles-based artist Fernando Reza created a new set of seven wonderful Super Mario Bros. themed World War II propaganda posters. Each poster is available to purchase online. Previously, we wrote about Fernando’s original series of Super Mario Bros. propaganda posters.
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Vinyl Sales Increase 17.7% Since 2011
Despite the climb in digital music downloads, consumers are getting back to vinyl. More than 4.6 million records were sold in 2012, a 17.7% increase from 2011.
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Review Of The 2013 Tesla Model S Car
It became immediately evident as soon as I pulled out of the dealership that the newest Tesla was radically different from every other electron-powered vehicle that has been made to date.
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15 Vintage Black and White Photographs of Airships
Since its inception in the 1850s, we have always been fascinated with lighter-than-air flight or balloons with steering and propulsion capabilities. Like many early flight and other aeronautical experiments, however, the trial-and-error period was hazardous and lasted awhile.
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Amazing Miniature Scenes Shot with Model Cars, Forced Perspective and a $250 P&S
Model maker/collector and photographer Michael Paul Smith is a master at recreating incredibly accurate outdoor scenes using his extensive die-cast model..
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Make Your Digital Photos Look Like They Were Taken with Kodak’s First Camera
Printing your photos these days is far easier, with apps like PostalPix, which lets you get photo prints delivered to your doorstep using nothing more than your smartphone. If you want your photos to look just like these great examples from the National Media Museum, all it takes is a mobile app or two to reproduce the vintage look.
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20 Vintage Halloween Photos Of Hollywood Pinup Girls
The up-and-coming starlets in these photos from the 1930s and '40s aren't afraid to show a little leg as they get into the spooky spirit. They often pose with large Halloween props, like German composition jack-o-lanterns and American pulp paper jack-o-lanterns.
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Vintage Adverts Featuring Demonic Children & Evil Teens
Whether by choice or design, the following collection of vintage adverts from The Advertising Archives come complete with numerous demonic looking children plastered all over them.
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Why I use a 20-year-old IBM Model M keyboard
"The other day, I posted this image to show off my new MacBook Pro's multiscreen prowess. Nobody cared. But I did get a few comments on my keyboard. Which got me thinking: why do I use a keyboard that's old enough to be of legal drinking age?"
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23 Vintage Ads That Would Be Banned Today
Even though you might deny it, it won't change the fact that you live in a world created by marketers. Advertising is a powerful force that has shaped our attitudes and behavior since the beginning of the 20th century when it got into radio, and the late 1940s when it got into television. With ...
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Views of Los Angeles from 100 Years Ago
Los Angeles in 1913 had a population of 465,000, and boasted of over 600 miles of graded and graveled streets, of its position as the commercial capital of southern California, and of its spacious homes. The following photographs are from Frank W. Staley’s Views of Los Angeles.
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50 Inspiring Vintage Advertisements
Like many others I find myself captivated with vintage advertising. There have been numerous articles, blog posts and websites dedicated to the subject and I
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Traveling in a Boeing 747 in the 1970s was pretty damn awesome
Air travel did have a Golden Age. There was more space, classier interiors and bolder designs. You don't even have to go back to the 50s and 60s to see that. Here are some of the actual cabin interiors for the Boeing 747s in the 1970s. They are awesome.
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Syd Mead's Futuristic Playboy Land Yacht
Syd Mead's Land Yacht was commissioned by Playboy Magazine as the ultimate go-anywhere, do-anyone ride in an alternate Blade Runner-meets-Ladies Man future. Despite the 70's look, its predictions of modern driving technology are surprisingly accurate.
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The rise of the jump
More than a quarter century ago, Universal released a revolutionary arcade game called Space Panic in which players had to navigate platforms, climb ladders and avoid moving obstacles in order to progress. By most accounts, Space Panic was the first of what would become the "platformer" genre.
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Nintendo World Championship cart attracts suspiciously high auction price
High bids approach a record $100,000 price, but there's reason for skepticism.
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23 Vintage Camera Ads That Put Instagram to Shame
These retro camera ads are classically hilarious.
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