Saturday, September 05, 2026

The Hackney Brothers Body Company of Wilson, North Carolina, insulated the body of this 1965 C50 Draft Beer truck back when it was new, and reportedly delivered refreshments for a Miller Brewing distributor all the way up through the 1990s.



a military guy bought this '66 Honda S600 new in Japan, brought it home to the states and drove it for a decade before selling it to a Honda dealership, who has displayed it for 4 decades... and now it's up for sale on BaT









and it has dual outboard chain-drive assemblies powering the wheels... that has to be the most recent and probably the last chain drive car from a mass manufacturing factory

In Minnesota, former professional snowboarder Chris Rünge has been building his own cars by hand for 15 years


The original Caballo was a homemade special created by Ak Miller and Doug Harrison, and it was the only American-built-and-driven car to complete the final running of the original Carrera Panamericana in 1954

 


https://bringatrailer.com/2026/08/21/this-weeks-weird-and-wonderful-august-21-2026/

someone in Ventura Ca bought this 1945 Blackhawk Portapower two years ago, and just flipped it for $7,550 after a repaint, rechrome and new decals


device for mounting motorcycle tires, on the trail


from 2:23 to 2:33 on this video


oil funnels... you can adapt yours, or buy a specificallly formed funnel from a Nebraska maker - because we all want to pour oil into a funnel without having to hold the damn thing





this Boss 429 was recently found and is getting restored



https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1520331816790223&set=pcb.1520332106790194

Friday, September 04, 2026

I'm not sure if I've ever seen this photo of Steve before, but I just verified I've never posted it, so, i probably hadn't ever come across it until now


https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=24532442969694043&set=a.925202690844736

makes a hell of a cool entry way, it's a shame it's not a railroad or train museum


https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10234560342171771&set=gm.28798195493120592&idorvanity=120835437949980

incredibly good diorama


Dallas put cameras on garbage trucks to scan homes on the routes, to use AI to find code violations to raise revenue from fines

Dallas homes are now being "blight scored" by AI-powered cameras the city recently mounted on trash collection trucks to identify possible code violations, to raise funds via fines. Welcome to the new age of taxes

well done outfit, a phrase I never use to describe clothes

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=28323112230627079&set=a.925202690844736

a garage built to last forever


before inflation, the 21 drinking age, the 55 speed limit, unleaded gas, and radial tires... there were lots of mom n pop businesses like this all across the country, with gas pumps and a bar





https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=28767720242832940&set=pcb.28767767316161566









Government Lake in Lake County, Michigan, within Webber Township, on the west side of highway M-37, about one mile north of Baldwin, Michigan. 

For over 50 years, it was famous for the historic Government Lake Lodge and Cabins, originally established in the 1930s as a beloved community gathering hub.

Baldwin resident George Duffing established the Government Lake Park in the 1930's, as a privately owned recreation area with a lodge and overnight cabins "built on the high wooded shores of Government Lake." 

The resort offered a picnic area, and a bathing beach, along with boating and fishing guides.

The eight cabins along the edge of the lake were described as "one, two and three bedroom, built of varnished logs with hardwood floors and three windows each for ventilation and cool comfort."



Following WW2, an addition was added to the lodge bringing the building closer to the water's edge so that patrons could feed the bluegill, which became a tradition at the lodge.

https://mail.michiganlakes.com/counties/michigan-lakes-by-county/lake/government-lake.html

I get a kick out of seeing how gas stations powered their pumps... I wonder if this was when there was a black out, or to prevent anyone from pumping and taking off without paying


the only thing this could rescue is small town cops from a boring weekend


some police dept is out to have fun offroading, just my 2 cents

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1456055622886758&set=pcb.1456077969551190

59 Bugeye Sprite look sgood without anything above the windshield frame




Car Racing 1971, a photography book about the atmosphere of 1970s motorsport through photos from the archives of the DPPI photographic agency.



https://www.amazon.com/Car-Racing-1971-Alain-Pernot/dp/2702211437/ref=asc_df_2702211437

a hairpin on the Amalfi coast by Sorrento Italy


https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=28374524278844688&set=gm.3492869380886641&idorvanity=132380976935515 via the  Vintage Men, Classic Sporting Life & Adventure face book page https://www.facebook.com/groups/132380976935515/

there used to be a LOT of companies making stuff in the USA 60 years ago

this switcher still works, and is in use 

people are still making cool things out there


evidence via ACME Tag Co that this rocker was shipped by the SOO Line railroad way back in the day