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June 3, 2011

Older Guys with Record Player Cars (3 Kinds)

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While looking at engine-shaped recordings, I noticed that there were three kinds of record-player car:

A. cars with built-in record players…

The video does not show this car’s owner, but I consider bandleader, Lawrence Welk to be the spiritual father of the onboard car record-player. (Since he appears in 1956 ads as a spokeman for the new gadget)

B. toy cars that play records… 

There’s lots of “vinyl killer” commentary about this device but I like the appreciative “Record Runner” video from Grand Illusions the best. The gent demonstrating is Tim Rowett.

C. cars that are made out of record players…

This would make a better story, visually, if the record player parts that Martin Gutierrez Sandoval had used to customize his VW were more signifying of record players—like say the turntables or the stylus arms—but whatever part that is that he had 2,470 of (by the time he had retired from the Gerrard record player factory) they do give his ultra-ventilated car, a delicately lacy look.

Interesting that 2 out of 3 of our record-player cars are VW. (See Also: Volkswagen Box)

About the older guys: the only question in my mind is “Which kind do I want to be?”

Randy Ludacer
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