[Go-Tee-O]

My friend Heather's '68 Firebird 400/4 speed while I rebuilt the engine. Turned out to be a 389 shortblock under a 400 top end.

[Go-Tee-O]

OK. last ones....just for fun



Star Trek convention, circa '75....with James Doohan (Scotty), RIP.....



....and with George Takei (Sulu). Still have the autographs, too!

[Wareagle]

Originally Posted by Go-Tee-O

OK. last ones....just for fun



Star Trek convention, circa '75....with James Doohan (Scotty), RIP.....



....and with George Takei (Sulu). Still have the autographs, too!

Cool - also have some pics when I was at a Star Trek Convention in LA California in 74 .

[Wareagle]

My 74 GTO Then - those trees behind are huge now .

[MikeNoun]

I'm not sure how I missed those Star Trek photos, but those are VERY cool!!!

One of the greatest, most influential TV shows in history. Not only was it entertaining, but broke so many barriers and created such controversy back then. Unfortunately, many typical TV viewers back then were tuned into variety shows and sitcoms, and ratings for Star Trek were poor.

The audacity of having a bridge crew consisting of mixed races was groundbreaking. An Asian helmsman, an African-American female, a Russian helmsman (when the Cold War was at its peak), a Scottsman, and of course an alien (Vulcan). Gene Roddenberry assumed that in the future, space exploration wouldn't just consist of a bunch of white American males with perfect haircuts, and his casting made the network a bit uncomfortable. Roddenberry was a visionary, and his contribution to American culture cannot be underestimated.

Mike

[MikeNoun]

This photo needs no explanation as to why it's so cool...

[goatman65]

Originally Posted by MikeNoun

This photo needs no explanation as to why it's so cool...

I gotta ask, How did those pumps pump the different octanes? Were there separate tanks of octane booster that mixed in as the gas was pumped? Surely there was not a tank for each octane offered. I remember those pumps but never used one.

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by MikeNoun

I'm not sure how I missed those Star Trek photos, but those are VERY cool!!!

One of the greatest, most influential TV shows in history. Not only was it entertaining, but broke so many barriers and created such controversy back then. Unfortunately, many typical TV viewers back then were tuned into variety shows and sitcoms, and ratings for Star Trek were poor.

The audacity of having a bridge crew consisting of mixed races was groundbreaking. An Asian helmsman, an African-American female, a Russian helmsman (when the Cold War was at its peak), a Scottsman, and of course an alien (Vulcan). Gene Roddenberry assumed that in the future, space exploration wouldn't just consist of a bunch of white American males with perfect haircuts, and his casting made the network a bit uncomfortable. Roddenberry was a visionary, and his contribution to American culture cannot be underestimated.

Mike

If you can get your hands on the May issue of Smithsonian magazine, the one with Mars as the cover story I think you'll enjoy it. There is a very interesting article described as 'The Oral History of Star Trek' which is a collection of interspersed interviews with the cast, script writers and especially with Gene Roddenberry. I found it interesting and surprising that he was a WWII USAAF B-17 pilot and later a Los Angeles Police officer before creating the show...which by the way, was a flop at the time.

[Go-Tee-O]

Originally Posted by Wareagle

Cool - also have some pics when I was at a Star Trek Convention in LA California in 74 .

Hey, isn't that Mike Farrell standing next to Roddenberry?

[Wareagle]

Originally Posted by Go-Tee-O

Hey, isn't that Mike Farrell standing next to Roddenberry?

Yes it is - also another cool pic of Gene Roddenberry > The Great Bird of the Galaxy