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Senin, 27 Desember 2010

Real unusual things from trailer washers, motorized wheels, to tank track Rolls Royces

Never seen one before, and something about the age of a black and white photo tells me that these are obsolete I have no idea at all what this is Ok, but why take it out if you have to add skis? Really early car phone Odd stuff on this tow truck Yup... 1890's and I have no idea what it is Lenin's 1922 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost I've never...

the Dymaxion that went commercial

Acquired in Washington DC and brought to Charlotte North Carolinaphoto from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=...

Coolest dad ever award goes to this kids innovative dad for making his kid such a unique and awesome pedal car

photo from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=...

EJ Potter, the Michigan madman tried unreal power in bikes and cars, most famous for small block Chevy powered Harleys

He built stuff like a 1957 Plymouth stuffed full of an Allison airplane engine that ran nearly 150 mph in a period of time before Funny Cars existed. One could argue that EJ had the first one. He refined that idea after the Allison backfired through its supercharger and the car essentially became an oven. Potter suffered burns on his hands...

The early method of painting the stripes in the middle of the road (1920's? )

photos from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=920...

two USPS (post office) mail carriers that weren't stopped by high water in the swamp

for more postal carrier vehicles, the variety was astounding! http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/12/postal-delivery-vehicles-from-vespa-to.html photos from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=920...

Heavyweight Champion of the World 1910-1915, Jack Johnson

1912 Vanderbuilt cup milwuakee wisc is what the photo was labeled Looking like after a race, only because of the number on the radiator and the missing fenders photos from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=927 Jack also founded the famous Cotton C...

I don't come across funny photos very often... here are some good ones

photos from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=927...

Bumper cars

Top two photos are from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=920...

Streetcars, were good for more than just public transportation... did you know they were used to plow snow along their route?

read about plowing snow with street cars: http://cincystreetcar.wordpress.com/2009/01/I like that many were made into little diners. See the inside of one at the Henry Ford museum https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3Kn_08Y8JaY1NON0GIwLA6-uR0fa8XnEvlrZtYy_OAebJrf6Ve_oBX-a1sY2np0AR-X42oQSFWRd07mRp7ycVkIa3_AV_gkE1nqAn-Lo9ZD4-sGmXeMGlRU2oo1JOiFM7NLa0aFj6sA/s1600/Henry%2520Ford%2520Diner%5B1%5D.jpg...