Sunday, January 11, 2026
A trio of National race cars built in Des Moines, Iowa in 1932 which used a Briggs & Stratton 1 cyl. type Y motor, used as a attraction in department stores as a give-a -way to bring customers in, and at State fairs. There were 20 built
Steel bodied with a 4 cycle gas motor that got 60 miles to the gallon, and a top speed of 8 mph. Built by National Sales & Mfg. CO, of Des Moines, Iowa
There's a bunch of spare tires under the deck. That's quite the home made truck bed
the famous aviator Roscoe Turner, with the 3 most famous trophies in aviation, that he earned and gathered together for the 1st time, the Thompson, the Harmon, and the Bendix Trophy
If why he's famous escapes you, from the rare times I've posted him (not very often he shows up in pop culture, that's for sure) it's possible you recall him always being photographed with Gilmore airplanes and his adorable pet lion cub
there once was a time 100 years ago, when billboards were built to be appealing so we'd look at the advertisement between the pillars
a Bugatti mini 2 seater with an aluminum body and 4 cylinder, in 1927/28
This is a photo by Jacques-Henri Lartigue, of a rally check point in 1927
Bugatti Type 37 Coach 2 door « La Cage à Mouche » by Million Guiet, cabriolet 1927 (cn 37125) with 1460-W1 (F), #189 Concours d’Elegance Femina au Bois de Boulogne, Paris (fr), June 1927 with Odette Renou
this car ought to get shown around in geometry class, 1914 Delauany Belleville 6 cylinder
back when it wasn't crazy to bring along 4 spare tires.
before the people realized how badly the politicians treated them, the politicians had no reason to fear meeting with people that had pitchforks in hand, and outnumbered the suits
I wonder when the greed and corruption became so well known that the tide turned from respect of politicians to despise. Probably after politicians quit wearing beards. It must have been before Nam. Obviously anyone in New York City and Chicago were familiar with it, I bet that they still teach Tammany Hall in public school.
I would guess the Illinois governor streak of prison sentences isn't over yet, nor California governors facing recall, and the District of Columbia consistently has the highest rate of federal public corruption convictions, followed by Louisiana, Montana, South Dakota, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
There once was a blanket cover up by reporters for the illegal activities of politicians, maybe they were stuck in hero worship mode due to WW1 and WW2, Sgt York, Charles Lindbergh, Chesty Puller, Chuck Yeager, and Glen Armstrong, etc. But somewhere, things turned to where reporters went out to shine a light on the crimes and shames.
I suppose it was some time after we stopped electing farmers (Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Lincoln, Carter) and it became only possible to get elected if you were a millionaire without a job.
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