Saturday, March 18, 2023
ever heard of the no jack spare tire? Me neither! Jiffi No Jac Spare Tire, made in 1933
I can see how this would work 100 years ago when cars were light, slow, and had tall skinny tires.
How these worked was the top half was bolted on to the top of the flat tire, then the car was rolled forward a couple feet, and then the other half was bolted on.
As always, skip the first minute of this video, and then enjoy the 1978 BFG Performance Team at the Mint 400
or read about the BFG Blazers:
Unlike other off-road racing rigs of its day, the BFG Blazer made use of a full tube-frame chassis, custom one-off suspension components, a fiberglass body and a Big Oly-inspired wing across the back of the roof. Built specifically for off-road competitions, the suspension system of the BFG Blazer was a custom IFS system with unique stamped A-arms, Summers Brothers hubs, and Gabriel shocks in the front. Out back, the truck made use of a unique six-link system and Jacobs Ladder setup fabricated and massaged by Dick Russell and Jones.
I don't know what Roseville Pottery is, or why it's showing the Vanderbilt Cup Race, but, I like that they made both red and blue variations to distinguish the Vanderbilt family car, and the Astor family car (thanks Marc!)
Marc filled me in on what these are, and sent me a link to a Jalopnik article, which refers to Mr Jalopy's website post https://www.instagram.com/cocosvariety (wow, I got such a kick out of his blogs in 2006-2008, even met him once when I stopped by his bike store just to let him know he'd been a great influence on me to blog https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2013/01/i-looked-up-my-jalopys-bike-shop-cocos.html)
the Ohio-based Roseville Pottery Company were part of the relatively inexpensive art-pottery market in the early 1900s. Roseville produced a lot of different types and genres of styles and designs. Here are their only automotive-based line, known as the Tourist or Touring series. https://www.pbs.org/video/roseville-tourist-jardiniere-ca-1915-4hzzei/
The Tourist pattern captures the early days of motoring when it was viewed as an annoying folly of the rich. Each piece takes a poke at motorists wherein the broken down car is pulled by horse team, the auto scares chickens or a horse is spooked which throws the rider.
and now you can see 5 different pieces that Bob Harrington collected
it's amazing how the times, and the abilities of special people, can sometimes coincide and create an astounding difference in the world, not just an industry
From the book I Fail to Miss Your Point By Jim O'Bryon
the Caterpillar International Challenge from Con Expo (skip the 1st 19 minutes)
in the 1st 9 minutes you see the first 2 challenges, each operator gets 8 minutes, and can run out of time before getting to the 3rd challenge
the 2nd operator completes the tree insertion at minute 39, if you want to jump ahead to see how the rest of the tire tree challenge goes, as the 1st operator ran out of time after the insertion
Also, I recommend watching at 1.25 speed to move it along a bit better
Thursday, March 16, 2023
a very remarkable collection of spark plugs and countertop demo sales models of speedometers and other 1920s petroliana is at auction right now
did you know the AC spark plug company made speedometers? I didn't!
Berryloid Pigmented Dope was a color compound painted over the fabric of airplanes to seal, waterproof, and tighten the plane.
https://sky4buy.com/Berryloid-Vintage-Aircraft-Finishes-Customer-Design-Kit-181903635421/04836
Finally, in 1928, he learned to fly at Culver City, CA. He bought the Great Lakes airplane, NC840H and had it painted with the company name on the fuselage. He was hailed in Detroit as the first sales manager to employ an airplane to cover his territory (but see “Pop” Cleveland and the information about the Parker Pen Company at NC126M).
He then went into business making aviation country clubs with golf courses and resorts, one was on Grosse Island, near Detroit, another was the Lazy H Ranch northeast of Escondido which Colby founded after World War II, converting it into a resort complex with a landing strip and golf course
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