for an example of an Ed Roth trike: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/04/big-daddy-roths-panzer-trike-and-honda.html
Saturday, February 25, 2017
I did come across some cool things at the swap meet (which really has very little car related stuff anymore)
This was the coolest home made trophy idea I've seen in a long time. But back to what I was saying about what used to be a good swap meet, it's total garage sale now. More 33 rpm lp records than I've seen in one place that wasn't a record store, more old vcr tapes than I've seen since Blockbuster closed down, more clothes racks, and rusted out junk.
yup, way back in the 30s the cars would get flats a lot, and just using the engines exhaust to pump it up actually worked. An adapter for the spark plug hole in the head, to a hose, to the tire valve.
Problems? Yeah, gasoline was put into that tire, so... not good.
I've never seen a "Firestone" radio before
Fatman steering would swing out of the way so you could get in and out of the car. For a couple different examples of these aftermarket advances in steering wheels, see http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2013/09/ive-never-seen-3-of-these-fatman.html
I know it's odd, but this high chair has wheels, and converts to a stroller
and this one converts too, to a chair and table
And it has wheels too.
Pretend for a moment that you're not wondering if I lost my mind to post kids high chairs, and ask why no one makes these anymore. Why aren't any good pieces of furniture made of real wood produced in the USA anymore? Kids strollers and high chairs are just plastic ( Evenflo, Cosco, and Graco ) just with warning labels now, nothing as cool as these multi use high chairs. http://www.babypro.guide/categories/High-Chairs
Guy Martin and the Britten
and I haven't read anywhere what made the Britten so pioneering, but this follwoing video does a great description
if a rim broke on me, I'd use it to bludgeon the manufacturer's factory engineer, then the manufacturing manager.
These were not the result of a crash, these were the cause of crashes
I believe the source link (below) says that they were both from single swing arm bikes
http://www.s1000rrforum.com/forum/bmw-s1000rr-general-discussion/6847-what-happens-when-s1k-ducati-s-back-wheel-4.html
Friday, February 24, 2017
What the unbelieveable hell, Tonya Harding has a Bonneville speed record.
On August 12, 2010, Harding set a new land speed record for a vintage gas coupe with a speed of 97.177 mph driving a 1931 Ford Model A, named Lickity-Split, on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
On Monday, Tonya did a qualifying run, of 79.1 mph. On Tuesday, she did a second run, at 83.618 mph, establishing a record of 81.37 mph, from the two runs. She is the first person to drive a 1931 vintage gas coup on the Salt Flats, to establish a land speed record. Also, this is the first time that a vintage gas coup has competed at a SCTA-BNI sanctioned event.
The car, named Lickety-Split, is owned by Yacolt WA resident Pete Richardson. It's a 1931, stock body Model A coup, powered by a 1932 4 cylinder flathead, with few modifications.
http://www.charliesweb.com/tonya/whatsnew/whatsnew.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonya_Harding
http://www.thereflector.com/senior_lifestyle/article_971f9b04-1f19-11e3-a8d9-0019bb2963f4.html
Pete Richardson purchased Lickety-Split, a full-bodied 1931 Model A Coupe after his wife passed away around 2003. Richardson, who is 82, heads toBonneville with daughter Tamra Slagle and her husband Shane Slagle.
In addition to Tamra and Shane, the crew has also included friend Tonya Harding. The team has worked together to set several world land speed records in the vintage gas couple class. Harding, who previously set the flat head with supercharger record at 97.1 mph, has moved to eastern Oregon
Richardson, who turned 79 on Sept. 10, headed to this year’s event with daughter Tamra Slagle and her husband Shane Slagle.
http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108365
if you're too young to know why Tonya Harding at Bonneville blows my mind, or you've never heard of her, here's the scoop http://shsports.blogspot.com/2014/03/tonya-harding-pleads-guilt-on-attack-of.html
Ernest Montaut died at the young age of 31. Prints continued to be produced after his death by his wife Marguerite Montaut.
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21223/#/aa0=25&MR0_length=10&w0=list&aj0=lot_number_asc&m0=0
Ernest Montaut could easily be considered the father of ‘motor speed’ and Mecanic Art. He has invented numerous artistic techniques, such as speed lines and the deliberate distortion of perspective through bending and foreshortening of the image, to capture speed and create the impression of movement in his paintings. Some of his techniques are still used by contemporary artists today.
http://www.museemecanicart.com/en/ernest-gamy-montaut-museum/
http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/gamy-presume-marguerite-montaut-paris-rome-246-c-52b04f1cf6
https://www.classicdriver.com/en/collectible/gamy-presumee-marguerite-montaut-limousine-torpedo-coupe-chauffeur-renault-sur-chassis
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