Disney was an advertising campaign force behind the American Motors company Nash and Hudson vehciles, ir return for sponsorship for the Walt Disney Presents tv show

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Most outstanding exhibit at the Viva Las Vegas, Elbert brought a 29 Hudson, 2 Harleys and an ACE, and made a lot of people stop and stare

Kevin Chen asks (but needs to realize he needs to include an email for response to questions) what the deal is with the Gramaphones... they are real, they have modern speaker magnets and wiring at the small ends on the bottom, but were putting out music, quite loud and clear. I was real curious too!

Elbert Says: Them their is 1929 Atwater Kent Monophonic Super Heterodyne Speakers, that you can rotate and aim at who ever dislikes the racket and ole timey music you're playing. They be puttin out two hundred decibels which tends to cause cattle stampedes and youngens to scream. Which tends to cause their mothers to bend over, which me and my crew tend to like.....You have to understand we like things that tend to get on peoples nerves. But you see, we are highly entertaining. Ask me some more questions, I got lots of answers about the mighty Hudson and ole motorsickles. Will send money if we find work!!! Have Fun!!!!

Thanks Elbert!

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Viva Las Vegas wrap up of great stuff that I enjoyed

 someone is decking out this bicycle, literally.

 Even clipped a playing card to the rear spokes

 way cool brake light

 2nd best looking DeSoto there, but only because it's not topless with women standing in it. Serious cool paint scheme, great chrome, everything is just right

RNDL that is all they needed, not 6 speeds with overdrive.

 Most amazingly, this isn't the first vehicle with drive in speakers I've seen, the other was a 32 Ford delivery at GNRS

 What the hell is this I asked, and someone immediately used their superior vision to read the very small print around the center of the dial to read that it is an altimeter, made by Airguide.

 Tiki mask speakers, awesome

 Just because the word Hot Rod was in the car show title, doesn't mean we aren't interested in looking over your old Harley! Love it!

 First time I've seen a car club name on the sun visors... most ingenius! My compliments!

Glittery, ain't it

 look at the seat, the stars and stripes seat. If you have no idea what that is, you've lived a long way from farms. It's a milk barrel, and it's topped with a tractor seat. That is some true redneck ingenuity.

 Margarita mixer

 It's very different from the norm, it's a Studebaker speedometer

 It's a Hudson body dropped onto a Cadillac chassis and powertrain. Must be the only one in existence.

 rolling art

 Boxed in, but who needs doors to open?

 Above, a Mercury I'm not familiar with, a 62 Monterey with taillights that seem to be mimicing the Chrysler 300 and Imperial style

 Nice flying eyeball and color scheme

 Big damn Cadillac

 One of the coolest kids wagons I've seen

 Best looking DeSoto and suede and chrome vehicle at the show.

handmade long runner intake for Webers for pete's sake

 Interesting shifter

 Hardtop convertible?

 One of the best examples of lace paint I've seen in a while. Thanks Larry Watson and Von Dutch for collaborating to invent lace painting

 an example of one car among many that I believe are instantly identifiable just from a corner of the whole car to a car guy, especially the musclecar era

 awesome helmet looking air filter tops. My compliments to Gary's Hot Rods and Harleys

 Effing cool logo design too

 Bitchin grill

 Looks like the teeth in this grill have cavities... not cool when behind such a nice chromed bumper

 great looking instrument panel, adn the helmet over the shifter is a good look too

 Damn. I like it. Sorta reminiscent of the Cobra movie Mercury of Sylvester Stallone

 I don't understand the mini motor in the front of the wagon.

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