Archive for November 3rd, 2011

FOR THOSE WHO THINK YOUNG!

posted by Bob Karm in CLASSIC ADS,Food/Drink,HISTORY,TV commercial and have No Comments

ACTOR KEN BERRY TURNED 78 TODAY

f_troop comic_ken_berry

ken berry today

Kenneth Ronald "Ken" Berry is a dancer, comedic actor as well as a
singer. He began on stage as a dancer and later starred in television
sitcoms such as his portrayal of Captain Wilton Parmenter on ABC’s
F Troop (1965-1967).

ken berry salute

posted by Bob Karm in BIRTHDAY,Dance,MILITARY,MOVIES,Sitcom,Stage,THEN AND NOW,TV and have Comments (8)

GO FOR A PLEASURE RIDE IN A 1959 CHEVY!

chev-59-impala_0

posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,Automobiles,CLASSIC ADS,DEBUT,HISTORY,MUSIC,TV commercial and have Comment (1)

CHEVROLET IS 100 TODAY!

chevrolet log

The original Chevrolet “bowtie emblem” introduced by company co-founder
William C. Durant in 1913.  

 
louis chevrolet
Louis Chevrolet

 

 

william_durant
William Durant

Chevrolet at Indy Centennial

Louis Chevrolet at the wheel of his prototype for the 1912 Chevrolet

The Chevrolet Motor Car Company was founded on November 3, 1911
by Louis Chevrolet, a race car driver and automotive engineer and
William C. Durant, the founder of General Motors who, after five
years, lost control of the company in 1910. The first Series C
Classic Six prototype Chevy was ready months before The
company was actually incorporated. 

co-founder durant in chevy 1911

The first Chevrolet automobile produced in Detroit, 1912. The son of William
Durant,
Cliff Durant, is behind the wheel.

posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,AUTO RACING,Automobiles,CURRENT EVENTS,DEBUT,HISTORY and have No Comments

SPACE PROBE LAUNCHED ON THIS DAY IN 1973

mariner10

Mariner 10 was a robotic space probe launched by NASA on Saturday November 3,
1973, to fly by the planets Mercury and Venus. The objectives were to measure
surface, atmosphere, environment, and atmospheric characteristics of both
planets. It was launched approximately two years after Mariner 9 and was the
last spacecraft in the Mariner program.

mariner 10 stamp

posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,DEBUT,HISTORY,Science,SPACE and have No Comments