My Mom made and painted this bench for my son Patrick 30 years ago. I’ve always loved the car. Patrick displays it proudly in his ...
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Vintage Greyhound Bus Tag
Scenicruiser! So streamlined, so futuristic, so glamorous! I wish taking the bus was this cool now… haha....
Sexy Pink Armadillo Attack!
Horror can come from the most unlikely sources– in this case, from a sexy Japanese woman in pink who turns into… wait for itR...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Vintage Phillips 66 Salt & Pepper Shakers
I’m about to tool around LA today looking for more kitschy architecture that I may have missed in my 9 trillion similar such drives an...
Buddy Lee Texaco doll
After being inspired by the Gas Station Bathroom ‘museum’ of Michael Ely, I decided to add to the theme with Buddy Lee. I wasn...
Vintage Firestone Tire Ashtray
This is a very old ashtray dated 1935. The glass ashtray sits in a miniature Firestone rubber tire. The embossed writing commemorates the Ca...
Some Kitschy Valentines (With Cars)
When you unfold it, it has the dogs driving off into the sunset.. and says “There’s only one way | To make me gay | Say you̵...
Gas Station Bathroom
Edit In the past, I have shared photos of my tiki bathroom. Well, as you can see, this is my gas station bathroom! It’s a small guest...
Truck Antlers found in Sky Mall
Found these lovely redneck truck adornments in an issue of Sky Mall. It says, “A fun way to run with the herd” and I’m not...
Greetings from Route 66 ’40s-’50s style…
A collection of 1946 foldout souvenir postcards from a cross country motor trip was a prize find a few years ago for just pennies per card....
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Kitschtastic East LA and My Saturday Ride with Charles Phoenix
As many of you know, one of my favorite things in the world to do is to take rides with my BFF, Charles Phoenix, and go to places in and aro...
Greetings from Nebraska, 1954
My Dad’s Packard. A little eerie how much it looks like k2dtw’s post! https://www.awmok.com/2011/01/26/greetings-from-detroit/ M...
GREETINGS FROM DETROIT…
GREETINGS FROM DETROIT… The TV weather guy is so happy.. The temps could reach 30 tomorrow!!...
Aer O Toaster
I was talking to fellow AWMOK contributor Michael Ely online this week, and he asked me if I ever get tired of traveling, which I do practic...
Cookin’ from Scratch, Doolittle, MO
This is at a restaurant near where my daughter played basketball today in the Missouri Ozarks. We didn’t know if it was a real sign fr...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – My Sunday Drive with Charles Phoenix
One of my favorite things to do on a Sunday is to take a drive with my fabulous friend, Charles Phoenix, who knows the kitsch heights of Los...
Vivian Blaine Photo & Autograph
Here is a photo and autograph I was delighted to pick up a few years ago (so excuse the poor scan.. I scanned it a few years ago!) This is V...
Iskelmaprinssi (Prince of the Hit Parade) Messerschmitt Kabinenroller Race Scene
In 1991 this movie was released in Finland. It is a musical comedy. With Paul Anka doing a cameo....
1950’s Hungarian Microcars: The Fesztival
Another microcar, this one built and designed by a guy at a shipyard in Vac, Hungary. It’s design is superlative to anything else I...
TAXI!!…
TAXI!!!… This Kitschy Taxi Cab Plastic Roof Light is from Hawaii.. After looking at just about every Puka Shell Necklaces Maui had to ...
The Incomparable Jan Terri
What can I say? I love her as do many! BUT I love her phrasing even more…”My heart is open like an open book and yuuuuuuuurs is ...
1950’s Hungarian Microcars: The Alba
The microcar was spawned in Hungary in the 1950’s when Communist Moscow threw down the edict that Hungary would not be producing autom...
Santa Dog Pulling Sleigh
I have had this for about 16 years. It is one of my favorite Christmas toys. It is from Japan. The dog is plastic, but the Santa and Sliegh ...
“Santa Claus Is A Black Man”
Santa Claus Is A Black Man has become a cult classic among fans of soul music and novelty records. Sung by Akim, the daughter of songwriter ...