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David Burge

@iowahawkblog

16 Nov

https://twitter.com/paulisci/status/1327679970533990400

Sorry, there are literally zero unpoliticized things left

https://twitter.com/paulisci/status/1327679970533990400

https://twitter.com/SerLeonidas/status/1328342837599977472

Are you kidding me? At this very moment there are at least a dozen grad students writing dissertations on the class / gender politics of old car photos. I bet there are academic conferences on it

https://twitter.com/SerLeonidas/status/1328342837599977472

Let's see what the ol' Google machine has to say

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David Burge

@iowahawkblog

15 Nov

Ladies and gentlemen start your Zingers for another installment of #DavesCarIDService

*back in the day when plastic model car kits and sniffin' glue was all the grade school rage, MPC introduced Zingers- fanciful pint sized car kits stuffed with huge blown motors just like the Ed Roth monster T shirts. For marketing, they created real life versions for car shows.

Before getting to today's IDs, a gentle reminder of my request guidelines:

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David Burge

@iowahawkblog

14 Nov

Today's episode of #DavesCarIDService is brought to you by the all-new 1912 Reeves Sexto-Auto. Give your drive a happy ending with the smooth sexto-action ride of a Reeves!

Yes, it's real and spectacular, and as the ad says there was also an 8-wheeled Reeves Octo-Auto. Founded by the delightfully named Milton Othello Reeves, these were based on Overland and later Stutz cars with extra axles. At $3200-$4800 not many takers.

https://twitter.com/ToddmCynic/status/1327096844694872064

Without further ado, let us get to the identifying: contain yourselves ladies, for this barnyard lothario is headed to town in his chic 1934 Chevy 5 window coupe. Judging by the attire I suspect this photo is closer to 1934 than 1940.

https://twitter.com/ToddmCynic/status/1327096844694872064

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David Burge

@iowahawkblog

13 Nov

Greatest trophy in all of sports idc don't @ me #GoHawkeyes #BeatMinnesota

*Floyd of Rosedale, who has a poignant back story. In the 1934 Iowa-Minnesota game Gopher players used racial slurs against Iowa's star RB Ozzie Simmons, and were accused of deliberately trying to injure him.

This incident infuriated Hawkeye fans, to the point that Iowa Gov Clyde Herring said he couldn't insure the safety of Minnesota players from fans when they played the following year in Iowa City. In turn, this infuriated Gopher fans who saw it as provocation.

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