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Daytona Beach, 1911.

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Chicago and Alton Railroad. 1900.

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Louis Brennan's gyroscope model, fully functional of proved the engineering. Amazing accomplishment for 1903

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https://onceuponatown.tumblr.com/post/96477275185/in-1903-louis-brennan-patented

The Curtiss Motorcycles building in New York 1909

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the squirrels seem to think this one is a good food pantry

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Learning something new every day! There is a Bronco gathering that drew 4-500 Broncs, and there is a Bronco Driver magazine

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Thank you Al! Much appreciated!

Tour de France 1899

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farm equipment in Pleasant Grove (Calif.1890)

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C/S there are pliers in the driver seat. Please remove.

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I bet the factory assembly line people don't loose too many tools in the cars they are building http://carmechanicfails.tumblr.com/

Timothy O'Sullivan’s ambulance wagon and portable darkroom used during the King Survey rolls across the sand dunes of Carson Desert, Nev. By O'Sullivan, 1867

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welcoming in the new guy with some shenanigans

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good grief, do you remember Sissy Bars? How the hell they got that name I don't know, however, here's an even worse application of them

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 Tell me that's not just a moronic thing to put on a kids bike. A sissy bar, also called a "sister bar" and sometimes "passenger backrest" is an addition to the rear of a bicycle or motorcycle that allows the rider or passenger to recline against it while riding. Thanks Steve! Thanks Gary! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sissy_bar

What Cadzilla looked like before becoming a legendary custom

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I've only come across Cadzilla in person once, at the NHRA museum http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/01/cadzilla.html

There is a temporary halt to F150 production at Ford, due to a fire at a parts supplier company, it may last a couple weeks

Seems like both plants that make the trucks are going to lay off workers for a bit, but the good news is that they get most of their regular pay during such rare occurances. The two plants that make the F150 are in Dearborn, Michigan and Kansas City, Missouri. https://powernationtv.com/post/ford-is-suspending-production-of-f-150-trucks

so ridiculously spot on, I'm serious, that I giggle like a little girl at this exhibit of 580 to 1 reduction! (maybe I chortle more than giggle... whatever)

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that is such effing fantastic demonstration of confidence and moderate pride (my term, not their ego, I got total respect) in the simple perfected capabilities of the products they stand behind... Wow. Thanks to Big Mike at Marlin Crawler for tipping me to this video! https://www.marlincrawler.com/

compliment of the day...

I come for the posts, the car porn, the bikes, the trains, planes, etc.  I stay because of the man. Thank you, sir, for sharing this (the recent PSA post about suicide awareness) Snoopy.   

a '69 Z/28 barn find, sitting for several decades, collecting dust and acting as an involuntary rodent hotel in the back of a warehouse since 1981.

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they are still out there, and somehow, this car escaped the last 3 decades of auction fever that has caused thousands of investment minded flippers to lose their minds looking for a forgotten 1969 Z/28 Camaro http://www.automobilemag.com/news/1969-chevrolet-camaro-z28-real-deal-barnfind

One of only 3 extraordinary women who achieved the Gold Star in Brooklands for completing a lap on a motorcycle at over 100 mph averaged speed, (on a 350cc single-cylinder Norton), Theresa Wallach

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Born in 1909, Theresa Wallach went motorcycling against the not unreasonable wishes of her parents, and she won a scholarship to study engineering in 1928. She was half of a team that rode from London to Cape Town in 1935, but that's another post some other day. She wrote a book about it, "The Rugged Road",  and though no photos were known to exist, her teammate's slides were discovered by accident in Jan 2018, and sold at auction During WW2 she served in the Army Transport Corps, first as a mechanic and later she became the first woman to be a despatch rider in the British Army, where she served for 7 years. After the war she rode across the US, Mexico, and Canada by motorcycle, with a sleeping bag and full saddlebags, travelling some 32,000 miles in the process. The tour lasted for two-and-a-half years and was funded on the long trek by stopping and taking 18 odd jobs – everything from airplane mechanic to dishwasher – just long enough to earn enough money to get ba

Hmmm, SEMA is in only 6 months! Time for all the car shows to do their fake "we have got to build this car in 3 weeks to go to SEMA" (quote of the day from Dan Thomps!)

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1956 Dodge service station truck

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https://jacdurac.tumblr.com/post/172452531829/1956-dodge The bed is probably from the many 1948 Bell Telephone repair trucks, reused as they were built to last. (thanks Gary!)

reminder, some people are dealing with a lot of problems, and if you know of those people, let them know you're available for them to VENT to, and get some relief from life's pressures

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The above showed up on a Jeep enthusiast tumblr I was looking through this morning. She opted out at age 29, when she might appear to be living the dream. Great looks, body, Jeep, frequently on the mountain trails, also was into shooting pistols, rifles, drinking beer, and cheering at baseball and football games. How come, right? Well, a moment looking at her facebook page peels back the shiny happy life appearance, and a recent or ongoing divorce, plus complete bankruptcy due to her dog's predictable (Great Danes are famous for hip dysplasia) health problems, on top of a recent pregnancy that didn't work out. So, keep in mind that people are often buried under a mountain of problems, and those problems are often of the brief and solved with cash variety. Be a compassionate friend, not a part of the problem. There are simply far too few military vet medical career women hitting the gym who will Jeep, drink a beer, enjoy a ball game, and can group their shots, for any of them to

Biking safety alert, there is someone with a huge grudge against mountain bikers near Mount Galiñeiro, near the city of Porrino, in Spain

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The above is one of three spike strips with big nails in its upper part and two huge metal rods below as an anchor. And be warned that Galicia is one of the areas of Spain where the presence of traps in the forest has been reported often in the past couple years, including the above impaling spear https://www.todomountainbike.net/art/alerta-en-galicia-trampas-para-ciclistas-en-gondomar-pontevedra

When you can't get the fans to the downhill mountain bike trails, bring the downhill mountain biking to them... in the mall!

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an old Jeep truck abandoned in the forest... dang, that's sad

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https://pig347.tumblr.com/page/23 back in the 80s or 90s, I bet you could have seen a lot of these. I know where I grew up in Michigan it was such a long distance to the nearest junkyard that most people just left their old cars behind their barn, along the back fence, or on some forgotten road in the woods behind their home. They've all gotten bought for scrap metal and hauled out now. 

I think this would be so much cooler on a garage wall, or on the side of a barn

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like this below, but on the wall of a garage or barn https://pig347.tumblr.com/

you can lease a Pagani Huayra... but it might be cheaper to buy one instead, and sell it after a year or two

I just was emailed (blind marketing I suppose) that to lease a Pagani, you will need a down payment of $700,000 and contract for a 60-month lease term at $25,339 per month. So... really, anyone who can afford to give away 3/4 of a million, to lease a car... is probably just going to buy it instead. Just my opinion, but with the factual numbers

when's the last time you came across a Cherokee Chief? I haven't seen one in about 8 years

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When the Hot Wheels Twin Mill debuted at 2001 SEMA, the other items in the booth received significant attention as well, they were just props, but had so much demand, they became licensed products!

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The above photo was found on http://www.watsonsoftware.com/cars/index_2k1.htm The above photo, a moment later shows the opening of the roof, and off to the right, the rims display, photo by the kindness of Carson Lev When I was at the 50th Anniversary Hot Wheels event, I learned about the pivotal role of Carson Lev in the Hot Wheels merchandising and licensing, which started with his job interview, and how he was central to the Twin Mill being completed as a full size real car, from the moment he was hired. Not having a very good memory, let me paraphase and boil it down like this: Great interview, and when given that last "do you have any questions" he replied, "what about the Twin Mill?" and bingo, the exec interviewing him saw an enthusiast with gumption and moxie. He was given the Twin Mill project, and no budget, as the exec was sure that anyone that enthusiastic would work miracles and complete what had fallen by the side and forgotten about It wasn't a ri

we have a winner

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I stumbled across a website with all the Chevrolet sales brochures, and a bunch of paint code info, and other stuff

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you can look up a lot of cool stuff  here!   http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/brochuredisplay.cgi