A Moment Of Your Time - Please

Gay, married, man mid 60’s just traveling around here looking for interesting things. Open for chats, on occasion, and reblogging from time to time.

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Gaston Goor

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Gaston Goor

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Gaston Goor, “Mythological Subject”, 1947, Lead Graphite on Paper, 21 x 27 cm, Catherine Gide Collection

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Gaston Goor, 'Eraste et Eromène' (1945), graphite on paper

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Gaston Goor [1902-1977], 'My Page' Pencil on paper, monogrammed lower left 16 x 10 cm.

Illustration for the novel of the same name by Renaud Icard

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Gaston Goor (Swiss, 1902–1977). Socrates and His Disciples.

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Ludwig von Hoffman - “Reiter” (Riders).

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From the car files: ad for the 1958 Chrysler Imperial Crown.

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1973 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron

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Chrysler Imperial

Every year from 1957 through 1965, a handful of Chrysler Imperial two-door hardtops were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to Turin, Italy, where the craftsmen at Carozzeria Ghia cut them apart, lengthened the frame by 20.5 inches, fitted them with the finest woods and leathers available, and sent them back to America as the most expensive limousines that money could buy. From 1957 to 1965, a total of approximately 132 Ghia-built limousines were completed, with only ten being completed in the final year of production.

Chrysler deliberately sold these cars below cost. They were intentionally allocated to the highest-profile individuals in America as a marketing strategy, a rolling advertisement for the Imperial brand. The owner list reads like a history of mid-century power. Jacqueline Kennedy owned one. General MacArthur owned one. Nelson Rockefeller owned one. The King of Saudi Arabia owned one. Pearl Buck owned one. This particular example is believed to have been custom-built for entertainer Bob Hope, used directly on his Chrysler-sponsored television show. When Hope switched sponsors, Chrysler took the car back. Joan Crawford then purchased it from a Pasadena dealership. The current owner saw it there, was told it was unavailable because Crawford had bought it, and came back months later to find it on the lot again. He finalized the purchase in 1967 with roughly 11,000 miles on the odometer.

The 413 cubic inch V8 produced 340 horsepower, and every Imperial continued using a separate full perimeter frame long after the rest of Chrysler had switched to unibody construction, giving it a ride quality and structural solidity no other American car offered. 1965 was the last year Ghia built these cars. The tooling was sold off and an era was finished. Ten cars. One last year. Bob Hope. Joan Crawford. The end of the greatest American limousine program ever assembled.

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imagine coming home in the 1940s and this is ur fine shyt

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'Just the place to bury a crock of gold,' said Sebastian. 'I should like to bury something precious in every place where I've been happy and then, when I was old and ugly and miserable, I could come back and dig it up and remember.'

Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh

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The only difference between your heart and mine is the bodies they reside in, the truth is, they both beat for you.

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Värmland, Sweden (March 22, 2024).

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