via: http://www.shorpy.com/node/7786 from finding it http://roughingitblog.tumblr.com/
Harbor Springs, Michigan, circa 1906. "Excursion logging train." The smallest train I can recall seeing
Sabtu, 06 Maret 2010
1931 Schienenzeppelin
Full write up at: http://phreddy.tumblr.com/post/408535916/schienenzeppelin-frame
Label:
streamliner,
train
Rabu, 03 Maret 2010
these just put follish notions in my head of getting one and making a summer place out of it, or making it railroad safe, and paying a railroad company to link up and see America by rail in my own car.... not that I have a nickel to my name, but you have to start with a dream, a hope, and if everything works out, you may see it all happen. Just look at how this blog started as things I posted so I could email a link to friends instead of emailing them all the cool and fun stuff I come across!
Label:
street cars,
train
Lots of cool photos over at the HAMB, here's a couple from a thread about the history of Los Angeles
Senin, 01 Maret 2010
That is one great photo.
Very cool socket wrench holder! That's clever!
Craig Breedlove built the Spirit of America in his garage!
This is how many oil derricks there were all over Los Angeles, above in Brea, below in Huntington Beach, 1958
The first the time I have seen a delivery truck in use to deliver when new
Drive by banking?
Selasa, 23 Februari 2010
The engine careened across almost 98 ft of the station concourse, crashed through a 2 foot thick wall, shot across a terrace and sailed out of the station, plummeting onto the Place de Rennes 33 ft below, where it stood on its nose. All on board the train survived, five sustaining injuries: two passengers (out of 131), the fireman and two conductors; however, one woman on the street below was killed by falling masonry. The accident was caused by a faulty Westinghouse brake and the engine drivers who were trying to make up for lost time. A conductor incurred a 25 franc penalty and the engine driver a 50 franc penalty.
Via: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Train_wreck_at_Montparnasse_1895.jpg
Jumat, 19 Februari 2010
image from http://www.savetheenzos.com/post/342087498/snowblower-train-corvette-forum via http://friendship-classics.tumblr.com/page/15
For something to see happening skip to the one minute mark, for a close up of the blower, skip to the 5 minute mark, for it ot get moving and make progress skip to the 8 minute mark
Label:
snow machines,
train
I found a cool website, Mega Moto... I think you are going to love the variety and unique things they post there, here's a sample
Jumat, 12 Februari 2010
the cool tagline of Mega Moto is : Cars, Trains, Motorcycles, Planes, Airships & Other Awesome Modes of Conveyance
A WW1 mobile carrier pigeon coup... yes, that was the best communication technique they had available in the field of battle .
I've posted somehting about this before, and just can't recall what... beyond there was just one that made it through the years and still exists, was a 1920's car but only on 2 wheels, the little buggy wheels are for holding it up at stops
Brockhouse Corgi WW2 camp scooter
1938 Phantom Corsair http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/03/1938-phantom-corsair.html
Volkswagen museum bus... I hope to find out more about this
Jack Conrad's band... wow, very cool!
Not sure yet what scoooter this is... looks slightly like a Salisbury
the photography of Gaston Jacquin 1935
A lamboghini and wonder of beauty, the 1963 350 GTV
Above, 1971 Star Streak motorhome
Above, something called the Stiletto
1955 Packard Request
1955 Flajole Forerunner
1915 Senate Subway Railroad under the nations capitol, Washington DC
1924 Amphibious Fusetti
Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion, one of two to survive, probably number 3 of the trio Fuller made. One was found in the backyard of a Arizona suburb in the early 70's by a Car Life reader after they did a story on the Dymaxions, by a fan of Fullers interesting cars. It wasn't bought by a collector, though Harrah's buyers tried, a couple college students got money together and then let it be shown in Museums in the US... more on this story in another post.
One cool puller, looks like a trailer truck
Above isn't labeled, but looks like a barn find custom
Above the Helica
Above, the 1948 Davis
1910 Ford on Forest Service patrol
One of the fabulous streamliner beer delivery trucks
Above, the Lincoln Futura that Barris based the Batmobile on
Above is a replica by Andy Saunders of the below concept car, the 1958 Ford X 2000
Go see what else they've got! http://megamoto.tumblr.com/
Label:
Amphicar,
beer truck,
Cadillac,
Custom,
Davis,
Dymaxion,
Harley Davidson,
Lamborghini,
Lincoln,
Packard,
Phantom Corsair,
Scooter,
tour bus,
train,
VW,
WW1,
WW2