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Post by tk826 on Oct 21, 2011 17:24:45 GMT -5
I sure would like to find out what this is all about. From the July 26, 1980 issue of "Billboard" Magazine:  |
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Post by Steam McQueen on Oct 21, 2011 18:42:38 GMT -5
Wow. I don't know what to think about that. It sounds like it might have been one of the jump cars. ? Ok, so who's gonna contact WEA? lol. They're now called WMG, Warner Music Group. I wonder if either of those dudes is still around? Amazing find, TK.  |
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Post by chitownjohn on Oct 21, 2011 20:36:40 GMT -5
I'd pretty much dismiss the whole thing but mention a bar reinforcement? Maybe that's BS too, to make you think its a jump car, but no jump car would have been worth the damn after that, no?
I'm not sure what to make of it, but it's neat to see.
john
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Post by sigmfsk on Oct 22, 2011 4:39:04 GMT -5
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Post by Steam McQueen on Oct 22, 2011 13:15:08 GMT -5
Remember Robert K. Weiss wrote: I was never completely convinced that was the real Robert K. Weiss. The Bluesmobile allegedly given away in a radio promotion, if true, was probably one of the models. Whatever Spence and Katz were driving doesn't sound like it had anything to do with a radio promotion. Dunno. Are you going to continue your investigative work, Arthur, and track one of those guys down? Somebody, somewhere, has a pic of that car. This Blumo could have had metal reinforcement ...  It's so crazy that after all these years of us surfin' da net, another lead pops up. I remember Huey mentioning that he asked Dan in person and Dan told him there were no survivors. We know of a couple (or more) of the models but no actual cars. |
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Post by sigmfsk on Oct 23, 2011 8:20:13 GMT -5
Are you going to continue your investigative work, Arthur, and track one of those guys down? Somebody, somewhere, has a pic of that car. Ah, I got a couple of leads. A few phone numbers.  But, I mean, how many of them visited you, or even wrote you, huh? I know, they're not the kinda guys who write letters. I put out some feelers, and will keep you posted if anything pops up. Your friend in an answer/question ratio > 0, arthur |
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Post by Steam McQueen on Oct 23, 2011 10:11:01 GMT -5
[ Ah, I got a couple of leads. A few phone numbers.Hahaaaa ... excellent!  |
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Post by Bismo on Oct 24, 2011 18:50:46 GMT -5
It also doesn't explicitly state this was a film-used car (though of course that's implied), it still could'a been a replica done for a publicity tie-in perhaps...? Certainly not a fan replica that close after the opening....
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Post by Lord Vadus on Oct 24, 2011 19:56:33 GMT -5
Could've been a fan driving around in an ex-cop car that was capitalizing on the fame. I've also learned that a lot of people wouldn't have known the difference between a Monaco and a Fury, so there's a slim chance it's coincidence if we're going to cover all the angles.
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Post by sigmfsk on Apr 29, 2012 13:25:46 GMT -5
Here's a reference for Mike Spence at WEA CLEVELAND... It looks like another lead has departed us: from Billboard magazine, April 9, 1994. |
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Post by sigmfsk on Nov 18, 2012 16:46:01 GMT -5
Are you going to continue your investigative work, Arthur, and track one of those guys down? We're looking for a pic of "the Bluesmobile" which showed up at the: 11th annual Stark Records & Tape Service convention July 1980, North Canton, Ohio ----------- I figured I'd start at the top. Paul David started Stark Records and then later it sold it when it became Camelot Music. www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/camelot-music-inc-history/Paul and his wife setup a foundation > ...whose primary mission is to improve education, community, and > health opportunities for disadvantaged children in Stark County, > Ohio. davidfoundation.org/So that was a great lead! I've been in contact with the foundation, and I think they've done a bang-up job trying to help, but sadly, they have no photos or info of this car. Somebody, somewhere, has a pic of that car. Somebody, please contact me, as I'm having a hard time locating you. |
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