Popular Mechanics - December 1966

Welcome to Magazine Monday. In yesterdays post of “The Disney World”, there was a reference to an upcoming December 1966 Popular Mechanics article with Fred MacMurray on the cover. Since its Monday and it’s a magazine, here the article along with a few vintage advertisements. True this not a Disneyland article, but I couldn't resist the link to “The Disney World”.

For those who now hate me for bringing Christmas to your computer even before Disney, sorry and please keep your pitch-forks and torches to a minimum…






Walt Disney’s Christmas Mobile, which was “created expressly for Popular Mechanics readers by the world famous Disney Studios” looks simple enough to build.






Still looks pretty easy, I could even handle this part.






This part is a little more involved and might require some actual ability to draw or at least trace really well.







Here’s your template for the colors, stay in the lines!





Page 190 has the rest of the text.






December 1966 has some slick advertisements. I always enjoy my Miller High Life in my suit and tie by candled light served by pearl wearing pretty ladies.






The great impostor. The Lemans came in many flavors; basic sedan, GTO, “Sport”, “Luxury” but the rarest of them all is the “Sprint”. It had an overhead cam straight six that revved high and was small V-8 fast. I recall passing up one of these in the early ‘80’s for $350 because it didn’t have a V-8!






7-UP is ready the Holiday’s.






The Jeep is ready for winter too, “for the fun of it”.

Houdini's Magic Magazine - January 1978

Welcome to Magazine Monday. As we continue to scrape the bottom of the magazine barrel, we find “Houdini’s Magic Magazine” from January 1978. This wouldn't be a true magic magazine if it didn’t have Doug Henning himself on the cover. The dude looks like he is having such a great time with that infectious smile, I think that’s part of his “look over here” style.






The Disneyland article claims “Disneyland is the grandest and best amusement park in the world, where magic is a total state of mind”. While the article seems to indicate it will reveal secrets, it’s really just a run down of the usual press department facts & figures.












The centerfold for Magic enthusiasts.






And of course what magic magazine would be complete without Uri Geller bending a few spoons with his powerful psychic mind!






How about a few tricks you can try yourself. Man that ‘70’s style of drawing really freaks me out.






Here are some REAL magic tricks you can purchase yourself. I want the Egg Bag!

Wonderful World of Disney Magazine

Welcome to Magazine Monday. Today is “Three for One” day, three issues of “Wonderful World of Disney” Magazine, brought to you by your friendly Gulf dealer. There were so many different “Disney” magazines it’s hard to keep track!

Up first from early 1969 its issue 2 of Volume I. These are certainly “Kids” magazines, with lots of puzzles and easy to ready articles.






“Fabulous Friends at Disneyland”. A fun look at the characters that walk around the park. 120 degrees in side those costumes, whoa! It’s interesting how this article takes a peak behind the “magic”, it even shows one of the costumes zipper!!






Each issue has a “Monster of the Month”, this month we’ve got one groovy looking troll.






There is also sheet music in each issue, anyone know this tune? ttfn..






And the back covers have some far out artwork as well.





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Next from the Spring of 1969, its issue 3 of Volume I. The space program is front and center with long six page article, which surprisingly is kind of boring and focused on the Gemini program? If anyone wants to see it on bonus Sunday let me know, I take requests.






“Disneyland, a 70-acre clean up job”. An interesting article on the major clean up each night at the park.






Did you know there are ten different types of floor coverings at Disneyland?






This month the “Monster of the Month” is Abdul the Genie. Odd little story.






Hey I think I might know this tune.






More groovy artwork for the back cover.






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The last issue for today is from January 1970, issue 1 of Volume II. The cover is a drawing by Disney artist Ken Anderson from the featured article “Sketchbook in Africa”.






“The Disneyland Band”. Lot’s of information about the makeup of the band, Vesey Walker (Founding Director) and composer-arranger-conductor James Christensen.






Here’s a great 6 page article “Sketchbook in Africa” by Ken Anderson.







I am totally digging all these fun animals. The crocodile looks like he belongs in America Sings!






This months “Monster of the Month” is the Centaurs Cheiron, fascinating modern adaptation…






I dedicate this sheet music to Dave over at Daveland, just in case he’s not familiar with the exact words… (The train is going the wrong way in the wrong spot!)






Pluto Says “Good Bye and thanks for joining us on Magazine Monday”.

Hudson Family Magazine - 1955

Welcome to another edition of Magazine Monday. This week it’s the “Hudson Family Magazine” from 1955. These are little magazines, smaller than a Readers Digest. Volume 1 Number 3 is dated “1955” with no specific month, but most likely late spring or early summer.

I’ve seen better photos of Walt, but the super concept art makes up for it! The Snow White ride vehicle is sweet, I dig that ladies' hairdo!






Inside the cover is a nice article on how Louisville Slugger’s are made.






Disneyland gets the obligatory three pages, however they are full of fun stuff. Ton’s of concept art here, I especially like the Tomorrowland map used behind the article title “Disney land”, it shows a monorail track with the load area similar to the PeopleMover load building. Walt in his “fabulous Frontierland” it looks like the Burbank studio to me… The Holidayland concept as described here sure makes a lot of sense today.






More concept art! How cool would it have been to drop out of Monstro’s mouth! More talk of “Alice” and the “rabbit hole” attraction where you “laugh at yourself in her topsy-turvy looking glass word”. New Orleans, Natchez and Mobile, the old favorites I like to visit while on board a gambler’s excursion. More than 15,000 visitors expected every day, that Walt Disney really has lost his mind.






The only advertisements in these magazines are of course for Hudson cars! Suburban Distinction, Darren Stevens earned his pay with that tag line.






How about some Summer Coolers? 50’s desserts look so fun!






Lawn Party Ideas, wow, where is this planet and how do I get there? And "There are no hot days" with Hudson's All-Season Air Conditioning. Reading this sure makes you appreciate A/C on those hot days and even when you just want the windows up.






It just so happens I have a bunch of these little magazines and the next issue features Fess Parker! Also from 1955, this is Volume 1 Number 4.






They gave Fess Parker a Hudson Hornet because of his "wonderful influence on America’s children". I’m sure Fess posing with the Hudson is pure coincidence. Did Buddy Ebsen get a new Hudson?






Fess sure looks young here.






That pizza looks yummy, if you like small headless fish on your pizza pie…






“Pastels in Bloom” Those colors and balloons and stuff remind me of a 1955 Cadillac.






Taking TV Outdoors? What’s next, two TV’s in the same house?






If you haven’t had enough Hudson’s yet, here’s a special preview of the 1957 complete line of Hudson cars. Download the entire issue below.

Hudson Family Magazine / Special Preview Issue - 31mb





The last page of the preview issue shows the Metropolitan, what a cute little car, I want one for the trunk of my '78 Buick. See Viewliner Ltd’s great post about the little Metro (link).