Your favourite Old School things?

[blakeLA]

Mid century furniture and vintage Dupont lighters for sure.  But my favorite old thing is my 1940s IWC watch.  It has a hand wound Valjoux movement.  I have a couple of modern automatic watches, but something about winding the watch every morning is a great bit of nostalgia.  Almost 80 years old and still running like a champ.  Hope I can say the same for myself when I'm that age.

[garnett]

On ‎7‎/‎17‎/‎2018 at 5:41 AM, Brandon said:

Carbureted engines, chrome grills and bumpers, machined wheels not painted all black

How about some fender skirts to.

[MD Puffer]

2 hours ago, looseleaf said:

Tinker Talor Soldier Spy. 1979 series starring Alec Guinness

 

Kudos to you for posting this.  Wonderfully acted and so true to the book.  I was sorely disappointed in the movie version that came out a few years ago.

[Edward7]

Naturally aspirated motors and a 6 speed manual. 

Thicker skinned society. 

 

[nKostyan]

Schaublin metalworking machines

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[Burningman]

Technics 1200 turntable with Shure needle. Newer offerings in stores now look and feel flimsy. The sound produced from the old setup is far superior to new record players.

A proper full service barber. 

Classic cocktails.

Coin operated video games. Still play them when I see them.

Vintage menswear.

The Twilight Zone the original series.

A nice shoe shine from a professional.

Traveling by train when time permits. 

 

 

[smokum]

Station wagons and travel decals

[OldEasy]

Analog audio gear, both for listening (as others have mentioned) and for playing/recording. Tubes and germanium transistors, spring reverbs, ect. Obviously weird old guitars and basses too.

 

Cars of course.

Furniture. Holds up better and just has an air of class and quality. I tend to like organic materials as well, good leather, carved wood and the like.

Architecture. Not much to speak of in the U.S., but it is definitely one of my favorite parts of international travel.

I'm into old weaponry as well, of all sorts, polearms to firearms.

[PabloJr]

I miss recording my mixtapes from the radio...Good Ole Days...Also The Incredible Hulk tv show...I still want that closing theme played at my funeral

[Fuzz]

1 minute ago, PabloJr said:

Also The Incredible Hulk tv show...I still want that closing theme played at my funeral

And I thought I was the only one!

[Derboesekoenig]

11 hours ago, looseleaf said:

Chow Yun Fat especially in John Woo’s “A Better Tomorrow” (1986)

https://shanghai.ist/2018/10/15/chow-yun-fat-lives-on-just-100-a-month-will-leave-entire-714-million-fortune-to-charity/ 

A true legend. I wish there were more people like him. The world would be a much better place. 

[ErikB72]

intellivision

elder statesmen

red wing boots

swiss watches with in-house movements

the silver RyJ tubes

books

songs with electric guitars

Football teams playing in their original colours at the World Cup

 

 

[ayepatz]

Medium format film cameras

[99call]

15 hours ago, nKostyan said:

Schaublin metalworking machines

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Mesmerising, utterly fabulous machines. thanks for posting

[shlomo]

Respect for teachers.

Or really just respect in general. 

[shlomo]

19 hours ago, Edward7 said:

Naturally aspirated motors and a 6 speed manual. 

Thicker skinned society. 

 

What do you have against delicate, unique, snowflakes? Lol

[Kitchen]

On 8/2/2018 at 5:26 AM, mikeyjayjay said:

I know! I went to China and at the touristy spots you will find KFC etc. in main areas. You have to go deep into the lanes to find local food shops.

One the most disappointing things I saw on vacation was a McDonalds in Venice, and there was people eating in it.  

We then found a restaurant that had a sign on the door that read, "No Pasta, No Pizza, No Tourist Food!"  And that is where we had one the best seafood meals of our lives.  

[JR Kipling]

Old vintage Brit side by side shotguns. Vintage American pump shotguns, especially in 16 gauge. Both of these just naturally point & are a joy to use in the hunting field. - 

Old fashioned drugstore soda fountains where the person behind the counter will make you a chocolate cherry ice cream soda, an egg cream, or any number of wonderful delicious items that your parents might not recognize, but your grandparents most definitely will.

[bozoshoes]

Shaving Bowl (Proraso) and Merkur Razor with Feather Blades.

[Hammer Smokin']

going to the bank of the river, fishing rod and a can of worms, and just fishing for whatever bites.

 

[Gandolf565]

1 hour ago, Hammer Smokin' said:

going to the bank of the river, fishing rod and a can of worms, and just fishing for whatever bites.

 

I just booked a week on the White River near Flippin Arkansas with my wife, son, daughter in law and granddaughter. 

It is my full intention to spend my days with a line in the water but not caring if I actually catch a fish. Ala Tom Sawyer / Huckleberry Finn.

[Hammer Smokin']

that's what I'm talking about...

for many years of my life, I fished quite competitively.

fishing during this time meant 10+ rods, equipping the boat for whatever type of fishing I was doing (river vs big lake vs small lake)...

and the pressure of catching was always high, whether due to paying customers, bragging rights, or competition.

almost burned me right out...

just the idea of fishing "for whatever bites" is what brought me back again. I'm looking forward to fishing much more in 2019....with no pressures

[MD Puffer]

On 8/2/2018 at 10:07 PM, Spanishcedar said:

Not just the SUV, but having the trails to drive it on. Seems like everywhere we used to go has no trespassing or a bunch of inconsiderate rednecks (as opposed to us considerate ones) have ruined enjoying a trail ride for the rest of us.

Going muddin at 2am is a ton of fun.

Picked this toy up (govplanet) about 6 months before my son was born- unfortunately have not been able to play with it much since then.  Only had 5K on the odometer.

[nKostyan]

GAZ-66 army truck
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[Jimmy_jack]

Sometimes I’m a gnats  hair from getting a flip phone. I don’t do social media other than foh. I can read the news on my computer. Same for emails. Plus my old Motorola Razr battery lasted two days before needing a charge.