Hollywood or Bust - 23 Skidoo

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First, let's establish what car these lovely girls are sitting on. We think it's a 1936 '3-window' Chevrolet Coupe, probably owned by the young student at the wheel - lucky chap. This happy group of students are off to a dance with a Roaring '20s theme and how do we know that? It's written on the bonnet, along with 'Hollywood or Bust' to remind us of our carefree student days and our heads full of dreams. The owner doesn't seem to worry about painted slogans on his car, if his initials are 'JH' then the girl with initials 'RO' will help wash it off.

We turned to our favourite search engine to discover what 23 Skidoo means. It is an American slang phrase meaning "leaving quickly, being forced to leave quickly by someone else, or taking advantage of a propitious opportunity to leave, that is, getting [out] while the going's good." That sums up the atmosphere on that car nicely, except for the guy sitting in the rumble seat with a glum expression. Our advice? 'Give your face a joy ride!'

(Text by Robin Batchelor, pictures courtesy VCCA.)

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