Tom Mix's Last Canary Yellow Cord Road Trip

Mix met his own demise north of Tucson on a Saturday in October, the 12th. The year was 1940 and he was 60. Moving at a high rate of speed in his supercharged, canary yellow 1937 Cord, he drove into history that day. Still revered by Americans from many walks of life, Mix’s demise in the Sonoran Desert was cause for national mourning.

Tucson - the UnexpectedRick LinkSeptember 19, 2021Tom Mix, Arizona 80 Highway, 1937 Cord Phaeton, Pinal Pioneer Parkway, Arizona 79 Highway, Tom Mix in Tucson

How was the Iconic Southwest "Invented?"

Mary Jane Elizabeth Colter created 700 pen and ink drawings of Mimbres pottery motifs in crafting what she christened "Mimbreno" china as used on the Santa Fe Super Chief. Today, reproductions made for the Grand Canyon National Park Service store, are produced at the H.F. Coors factory in Tucson which you can visit.

Tucson - the UnexpectedRick LinkNovember 30, 2020H.F. CoorsH.F. Coors, Mimbreno, Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter, Fred Harvey, Tucson, La Posada