251. Robert Morley: "Pompous Windbag" 1967 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Smoking Car
atelier ying, nyc
A sequel to my previous design no. 250 is an adaption of the historic 1942 limousine built for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, known as the Cadillac "Duchess", which had custom compartments for Wallis Simpson's jewelry and Edward VIII's pipes and tobacco.
Max Vandemeer, acted by the wonderful Robert Morley, tours Europe as an arch villain food editor (a guest villain to the 1966 Batman series would be near perfection) with an entourage of kitchen henchmen and a decoy getaway vehicle when chased by the police. For this, the excessive, modern Falstaff simply must have two limousines; one to dine in and a second for smoking.
The Pullman Cigar car has a fold-down lap desk to reveal a sizable cigar cabinet to sample cigars from various boxes in Vandermeer's collection as they age in his home cabinet. This allows a minimum evaporation of the oleoresins. The Pullman's humidity is slightly higher for this reason.
Morley's henchmen and guests sit slightly lower in the cabin on "benches". The original Pullman of 1967 was more of a passenger car, whereas this redesign takes a feature of Lyndon Johnson's legendary Air Force One, where his desk was electronically elevated so he could appear more commanding (an strategic architectural feature originally conceived for the Capitol building) to his guests and staff. In this smoking car, Morley's elevated seat allows for easy cigar meditation as he can view outside the windows and can pontificate at ease over the guests.
The pull out lap desk is for reading and making notes (or tiny instructive atelier drawings) inside cookbooks. A library of favorite historical opera singers on cassettes, forty of them, each bound in red leather, is located in both car doors, commemorating Morley's early musical career aspirations.
An espresso machine and scotch bar allows Vandermeer time to relax from his life as editor and arch criminal, as described in my previous design for his Rolls Royce Dining car.
Please also see my related designs nos. 180a and 180b, dedicated to the Duke of Windsor.
Design, concepts, text and drawing are copyright 2015 by David Lo.
251. Robert Morley: "Pompous Windbag" 1967 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Smoking Car
atelier ying, nyc
A sequel to my previous design no. 250 is an adaption of the historic 1942 limousine built for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, known as the Cadillac "Duchess", which had custom compartments for Wallis Simpson's jewelry and Edward VIII's pipes and tobacco.
Max Vandemeer, acted by the wonderful Robert Morley, tours Europe as an arch villain food editor (a guest villain to the 1966 Batman series would be near perfection) with an entourage of kitchen henchmen and a decoy getaway vehicle when chased by the police. For this, the excessive, modern Falstaff simply must have two limousines; one to dine in and a second for smoking.
The Pullman Cigar car has a fold-down lap desk to reveal a sizable cigar cabinet to sample cigars from various boxes in Vandermeer's collection as they age in his home cabinet. This allows a minimum evaporation of the oleoresins. The Pullman's humidity is slightly higher for this reason.
Morley's henchmen and guests sit slightly lower in the cabin on "benches". The original Pullman of 1967 was more of a passenger car, whereas this redesign takes a feature of Lyndon Johnson's legendary Air Force One, where his desk was electronically elevated so he could appear more commanding (an strategic architectural feature originally conceived for the Capitol building) to his guests and staff. In this smoking car, Morley's elevated seat allows for easy cigar meditation as he can view outside the windows and can pontificate at ease over the guests.
The pull out lap desk is for reading and making notes (or tiny instructive atelier drawings) inside cookbooks. A library of favorite historical opera singers on cassettes, forty of them, each bound in red leather, is located in both car doors, commemorating Morley's early musical career aspirations.
An espresso machine and scotch bar allows Vandermeer time to relax from his life as editor and arch criminal, as described in my previous design for his Rolls Royce Dining car.
Please also see my related designs nos. 180a and 180b, dedicated to the Duke of Windsor.
Design, concepts, text and drawing are copyright 2015 by David Lo.