Just A Car Guy
Cool things with wheels since 2006
Sunday, December 28, 2025
Saturday, December 27, 2025
the Governor of Delware with his '29 Cadillac, and license plate #1, on a "Weaver brake tester" that used drive-over plates and liquid gauges to instantly show each wheel's braking power simply by driving the car on at steady speed then jumping on the brake pedal.
for some reason the Porsche 550 scene in the movie Sin City doesn't show up online
there are a couple scenes where Wendy uses the Porsche to run into Marv, a couple times, then after a different scene, they are driving in the Porsche, and those for some reason, don't show up online.
Anyway, cool movie, Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Elijah Wood, and surprisingly, a great cameo by Rutger Hauer. Lots of other stars, Madsen, Del Toro, Rosario Dawson, Jessica Alba, and Michael Clarke Duncan
This served on the Keokuk dam in Keokuk Iowa. It was built in 1917 by American Car Company. The type of railcar is "Transfer Caboose"
I suppose it's very interesting to look at a car, completely disassembled... but, why take a photo of your mechanics at that point?
The invention of refrigeration by Carl von Linde in the 1870s was a direct response to brewers needing cool storage for bottom-fermented lagers, which need cold temps to ferment properly.
The ability to produce and distribute cold beer led to the growth of massive brewing empires
Mechanical refrigeration was actually a response to the needs of brewers, since the process of brewing and fermentation required natural cooling of the fermenting beer. That is often why the best beer came from cold, northern European climates, but even then, it could often not be brewed year round. Milwaukeans had prime access to ice from the lake water, which may have helped the success of brewing in the city.
Cold storage made cold, crisp lagers widely available, leading to their immense popularity and eclipsing traditional, warmer-served ales
Friday, December 26, 2025
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig dressed in cowboy gear at Dexter Park in Brooklyn. Several players from the Brooklyn Bushwicks semipro team (far left) look on. 1927
The event was part of a publicity stunt to advertise the World's Championship Rodeo.
The tour, organized by their agent Christy Walsh, took place after the New York Yankees swept the 1927 World Series and featured teams called the "Bustin' Babes" and the "Larrupin' Lou's".
first time I've seen a sound train with a neon light advert on top
the sound trains I've found in the past, that looked exactly like this, were typically 1928 and 29 Graham Paige
interesting milkman's delivery truck
Notice the area between the cab, and the painting of the cow... there is a really big milk can, 50 gallons or so, just a guess.
Really nice lettering
you can probably only watch this movie this weekend, and I recommend you do: Cardboard, nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film... it's childhood sweet innocence in a trailerpark, with a dad who is stressed out
after this weekend, the only thing we'll have access to are the trailers and making of videos
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