Saturday, September 15, 2018
Friday, September 14, 2018
I can't find where I posted this unusual locomotive before, so I'll share it again, as you may not have seen it before, the Norris designed engine for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Camden and Amboy railways, 1850
Jeff said it is a Crampton locomotive...the idea was to put the drive wheels behind the firebox so the builder could use larger wheels, and lower the center of gravity.
Graham said:
The locomotive's tractive effort was not sufficient for long term or heavy work. With only one driving axle and three unpowered leading axles, too much of the locomotive's weight was distributed over the unpowered lead three axles. The 6-2-0s were later rebuilt to a 4-4-0 arrangement.
Steve found that I'd posted this back in 2014
1937 Hupmobile, rumble seat coupe
17,000 mile, rust-free Hupmobile Aerodynamic Rumble Seat Model G Coupe is just one of two in existence
The car’s owner was Maple McElvain of Spokane, Washington. There was a newspaper article where she was featured standing next the Hupmobile in front of her house. The article explains how this 94 year woman performed her own oil changes and never drove in the rain.
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2018/04/15/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1937-hupmobile/
I had not known that Hugh Ferriss had drawn airplanes and airports!
Ferriss is legendary for his monolithic art deco buildings, but I've never seen these before
https://www.facebook.com/groups/712743252141034/permalink/1818185654930116/
it was a 1935 Packard hearse that served as the inspiration for the song 'My Generation" by Pete Townsend and The Who.
“One day I came back and it was gone. It turned out that [the Queen Mother] had it moved, because her husband had been buried in a similar vehicle and it reminded her of him. When I went to collect it, they wanted two hundred and fifty quid. I’d only paid thirty for it in the first place.”
They wanted two hundred and fifty pounds to release the hearse, but Townsend said he'd only paid thirty pounds for it.
As Townshend has told the story, he wrote those lyrics on a train ride from London to Southampton—a train ride necessitated by the towing away of his 1935 Packard hearse
This was the great indignity that prompted Townshend to pen the immortal lyric, “Hope I die before I get old.”
In 1985, he went on to tell Rolling Stone that “‘My Generation’ was very much about trying to find a place in society.” Later in 1989, during a Good Morning America interview, Townshend spoke about the famous line “I hope I die before I get old” and said that for him, “old” meant “very rich.”
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2142935415741197&set=g.712743252141034&type=1&ifg=1
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pete-townshend-writes-my-generation-on-his-20th-birthday
http://www.musicvaultz.com/tag/1935-packard-hearse/
Goodwood Revival photos from Conner Golden, Wouter Melissen at Automobilemag.com
seeing what the grid marker sign holders will be wearing, and what era of costume, is always a remarkable thing. I think it's a hoot to see the 60s go go boots and odd dresses. So 60s chic
and a whole farm? Wow!
this is a 1945 Bugatti type 73, prototype that never made it to production line
and the Uovo 1950 Ferrari which I've thoroughly posted about before
https://www.automobilemag.com/news/scenes-2018-goodwood-revival/
https://www.automobilemag.com/news/nine-favorite-cars-2018-goodwood-revival/
https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/goodwood?family=editorial&page=5&phrase=goodwood&sort=best#license
Fantastic coverage of the Goodwood Revival at ViaRetro (thanks to Astericx!) a website that has only been around ONE YEAR ! Wow, they are GOOD! Well, 5 years were in Danish,
http://www.viaretro.com/2018/09/twenty-years-of-the-nostalgic-goodwood-revival/
If I went to goodwood, you'd be seeing photos of EVERYTHING, dozens of photos per car, and building, and people dressed in era correct costumes, and races... it would be nuts.
Via Retro was started in 2012 when 2 sites that were only in Danish, merged. Weblogs SpectraMOTO.com and MotorRetro.com, both of which despite the .com addresses were only published in Danish.
However, ever since the initial conception, ViaRETRO also featured an English version, including selected articles from the Danish section and expanding with unique content on a regular basis. Then in August 2017, close friend of ViaRETRO, Anders Bilidt, got involved working purely on the English site, in order to expand the content with more frequent articles than previous.
ViaRETRO aims to:
Broaden the knowledge of Classic Cars.
2. Communicate Danish, Scandinavian and International automotive history.
3. To cover classic car events, including historic motorsport events at home and abroad.
4. To provide a classic car enthusiast meeting place on the Internet.
5. Organize rallies, meetings and events.
These are not photographs of a Corvette
They are cgi, but they are incredible
Amazing what computers are capable of in the hands of a patient and talented operator
http://denbrooks.com/blog/
VW announced yesterday that it will end production of the Beetle in July of next year
The German automaker has shifted its emphasis to SUVs and a range of still-to-come new electric cars under the I.D. nameplate.
The Beetle had fallen out of favor among American consumers despite its iconic body style. It costs twice what it should, and more than better warrantied cars from Hyundai.
VW is under pressure from investors to bolster its profitability under new CEO Herbert Diess.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vw-to-stop-making-the-iconic-beetle-in-2019/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/09/13/volkswagen-beetle-killed/1293768002/
Not a word yet about that 100 mpg VW prototype they touted a decade ago.
The Beetle had fallen out of favor among American consumers despite its iconic body style. It costs twice what it should, and more than better warrantied cars from Hyundai.
VW is under pressure from investors to bolster its profitability under new CEO Herbert Diess.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vw-to-stop-making-the-iconic-beetle-in-2019/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/09/13/volkswagen-beetle-killed/1293768002/
Not a word yet about that 100 mpg VW prototype they touted a decade ago.
According to Yahoo Japan, the storm surge from Typhoon Jebi destroyed 51 of 53 new and used Ferraris worth a billion yen (thanks Steve!)
The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in a quarter-century sent a three foot of storm surge into the showroom of a Ferrari dealership on an artificial island in an artificial island in Higashinada Ward, the city of Kobe.
Salt water reportedly seeped into the engine bays, so the vehicles were trucked away to be scrapped.
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/09/11/typhoon-jebi-destroys-51-ferraris-japan/
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180906-00000592-san-soci
Think about this... they aren't likely to rebuild the dealership 5 or 6 feet higher to prevent this from happening when next years storms hit.
Thursday, September 13, 2018
not many travel trailers ever looked this incredible in design, or interior. This 1961 Holiday House Geographic accomplished both
https://vintage-trailer.tumblr.com/post/175547514700/1961-holiday-house-geographic-one-of-only-two
according to the press release for the 2018 Art Center College of Pasadena annual Car Classic,
Chuck Pelly – Former Head of Designworks/USA and Designer of Scarab and Chaparral racecars, also designed the 1961 Holiday House Geographic Travel Trailer!Read all about it, or buy it for 250k at http://www.flytecamp.com/vintage-trailer-sales/item/1961-holiday-house-geographic-model-x-2
Disney Resort Cruiser
the first thing you'll probably notice is the giant Mickey Mouse silhouette on the side. As you get closer, you'll notice that Mickey is represented everywhere, from the ornament on the top fin to the shape of the taillights. There are so many—many of which are cleverly concealed—that it would be quite an achievement to find all of them.
There are two routes the busses run, one between the Ambassador Hotel and the two parks (Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea), and the other between the six Disney Resort Official Hotels that line the Tokyo Bay perimeter of the Resort and the Disney Resort Line monorail's Bayside Station. Unlike the Resort Line monorail, a ride on a Resort Cruiser is absolutely free.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/712743252141034/permalink/1827014564047225/
http://www.tdrfan.com/around_the_resort/disney_resort_cruiser/
http://www.tdrfan.com/around_the_resort/disney_resort_cruiser/gallery/index.htm?img=2
https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/tdr/bfree/access
http://thelands.averagetraveller.com/tokyo-disney-resort-cruiser-shuttle-bus-photos/88/
there are more than one type and model of bus, but this is the coolest one I found
see what I mean? Not as cute when its a slab sided bus
For a good look at Disney Tokyo: http://www.madpsychmum.com/2015/12/tokyo-day-5-disney-ambassador-hotel.html and here http://www.fyabulous.com/japan/day14bothparks.html
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