Thursday, September 24, 2015

Someone just toured the Barber Motorsports museum and posted 230 photos


1894 Hildebrand and Wolfmller, the world's first production motorcycle.


1867 Roper


new Wheelsurf Monowheel made in the Netherlands


1950 Indian with bolt on factory ski conversion


post WW2 Cushman


1929 Majestic


Just a small sample of the 230 photos at  https://barbermotorsportsmuseum2015.shutterfly.com/

The most notes I've ever seen on a morons car

Shock strut compressor.. fundamental, but cool in it's simpleness

Cool mom

cool old service cycle

Somedays, geography just dares you to try

Holley now owns a ridiculous number of aftermarket car parts companies, they just bought MSD

Holley has announced that it will acquire the MSD Group,

So now all the following companies are part of one large mega company Holley, MSD, Mr. Gasket, Accel, Superchips, Edge, Racepak, Malory, Hays, QuickTime, Lakewood, Weiand, NOS, Hooker, Flowtech, and Earls.

http://www.hotrod.com/news/1509-holley-buys-msd-group-racepak-malory-edge-accel-superchips-and-more-join-holleys-tree-of-speed-parts/

How to lift a motorcycle from the ground



They ought to teach this to police of small size, because the one thing that eliminates less powerful people from becoming motorcycle cops. If you can't lift it, and get it upright again, you aren't going to do more than one day of biker cop training. But seriously, if you're that small and weak, why the hell are they considering putting you in the field to deal with bad guys. Hit the desk paper pusher!

found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/111664952275098/?fref=nf

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

cool photo

wow, these are so clear, I thought they were pieces cut off of vans, but they are pillows

Wow, Paul is really good!

Ha! VW is never going to live this down

After 172 convictions, and 8 court orders not to drive, wouldn't you figure the cops and judge would catch on that they are meaningless to this drunk? Nope, they gave him another of each

Dent removal new method... impressive

I'll admit it, that is impressive

Panhard EBR


Panhard built the EBR in 1954-1963, though the company began designing it shortly after the end of World War II. It was used by both the French Army and the Portugese Army not only as a reconnaissance vehicle, but also as an anti-tank vehicle, armed with either the 75mm 90mm cannon. The purpose of the extra four wheels, which could be raised or lowered as needed, was to reduce ground pressure, allowing the vehicle to traverse muddy or sandy ground that would swallow a typical four-wheeled vehicle.

The EBR could be steered from either end. Thus, a crew consisted of one front driver, one rear driver, one gunner and one vehicle commander

  http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2010/03/04/march-military-campaign-panhard-ebr/


Full gallery at http://www.warwheels.net/PanhardEbrFL10TROWBRIDGE.html

Chicago, so corrupt they taxed (call it what you will, it's a tax) carriages, bikes, and motorbikes in addition to the state registration


Above found on http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/08/before-states-charged-car-owners-for.html  via a cool site where a guy is going through all the stuff his grandparents held onto http://familyephemera.tumblr.com/



Found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/111664952275098/

test pilots don't take shit from anybody, not from infantry, not from paratroopers, not from Marines, and sure as hell not from a company president

this is captivating

This is foundry/machinist stuff... how they make generator shafts

Roy Lewis art

interesting notion for jacking up a car to change the tire... using a guardrail

Left in France after WW1, 1917 Mack

This is hilarious

Once, small towns had garages, gas stations, and grocery stores... now they have none


Love the Gilmore poster in the lower left, that is art..

Found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/353785941367129/?fref=nf

Why were gas companies touting red animals to sell gas?



just one of the things that makes me say Hmmmm?

By the way, they made 5 of these kids rides... http://kevinwelch.com/blog/?p=88

Jason Fong was at Spa and had his photos featured by Petrolicious

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

wow, this old Yellowstone tourist bus is a beaut, and for sale




Found on http://montana.craigslist.org/cto/5214115182.html  where they are asking for $425,000


These are at Lake McDonald Lodge. The drivers of these 1936-1939 White Motor Company buses were called "Jammers" because double-clutching was needed to shift gears and the jamming sound echoed up the valley.  The busses are still used on the Going-to-the-Sun road today

a cool looking bus at Mont Saint Michel

a rare Model A, a Taxi Cab bodied by Briggs


Ford Taxicab bodies were produced by the Briggs Manufacturing Company in the Ford Highland Park plant, which Briggs leased after a disastrous fire to their own facilities.

The body differed from the regular 4-dr sedan including: a divider between the driver and passengers, a small baggage compartment that extending into what was normally the front passenger seat area, and folding jump seats.

The Model A Ford taxicab had to compete with the Kalamazoo-built six-cylinder Checker cab which debuted in 1922. In three years, Ford produced fewer than 5,000 taxicabs, while Checker’s production sometimes reached that in one year alone.

Also, the passenger area of the Ford taxi was limited and this undoubtedly hurt sales to fleet owners that wanted the capability to handle larger groups.


Found on https://www.facebook.com/GilmoreCarMuseum

Getting from here to there




All from http://explorerplanet.blogg.no/1406791800_trade_routes.html  which has a historic view from 100 AD to present of how people conducted trade across continents, and now, can travel across them