Thursday, December 15, 2011

The Art of Saul Bass Compiled by Nikin Nagewadia

A small collection of Posters by the legendary designer, Saul Bass.













Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Vintage Bicycle Accessories

For those that own British cars and motorcycles Lucas is often refered to as "The Prince of Darkness". The invention of the intermittent windshield wiper as depicted in "Flash of Genius"
was no big deal to the British, Lucas electrical equipment always worked intermittently.


A page from an early 1970's CCM catalogue.
The Bendix 2 Speed Automatic hub.

Monday, December 12, 2011

Raleigh Tourist/The Beatles and James Bond

From the 1973 catalogue.
A new addition, a 1976 Raleigh Tourist in excellent condition with an aftermarket period headlamp/speedo combo, Brooks saddle and rod and lever brakes.
An exploded view.
The Beatles riding Raleigh Tourists in their 1965 film Help, filmed on Paradise Island in the Bahamas.
Some photos from the lobby of the El Greco Hotel in Nassau. The hotel's owner, Nick, was the personal chef for the Beatles during their stay in Nassau early 1965.
George's birthday cake. The Beatles started filming Help on February 23rd, 1965 and wrapped a couple of weeks later on March 6th. George Harrison's birthday was on February 25th.
The Beatles with Nick.
Sean Connery also stayed at the El Greco while filming Never Say Never Again.