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Sunday, May 29, 2011

twofers from GoAwayGarage

These two aren't the same make, but they are nearly the same design. Close enough


And this is a threefer, but who's counting? road train, not a steam tractor... very similar though

Homeless RV and chaise lounge chair



This is the Shamrockaway, before and after 40 years of use and neglect http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2011/01/31/hemmings-find-of-the-day-the-shamrockaway/ for a writeup on it



a 1924 Scott Super Squirrel above, below is the 1926 that Von Dutch restored and lettered for Steve McQueen http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/09/bike-with-possibly-coolest-history-of.html

There was a lot of work to make a wheeled vehicle from this pre 1960's cabin cruiser

How about this... I'd love to see this in motion because I woder if those back wheels power slide like they did on Big Wheels... it was made by the Parker Brothers

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World War 1 German airplanes, tanks, wagons, a blimp and a motorcycle... all from before 1918


The wheel has me interested, a couple photos down this gallery is another

Notice the extremely long wagon in the middle
Check out the unusual wheels, the one in the middle with the flat plates has a story, I was reading somewhere that due to a lack of materials the Germans were innovating designs to adapt old wheels for heavier loads













Dual engines
all photos from http://momentdinspiration.blogspot.com/ and there are far more there, these are just the few that caught my attention

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Unusual locomotives and railcars

Above the Stirling 8 footer, named for that huge 8 foot driven wheel
The El Dobernador... if you've heard of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's nickname, you might be amused that it sounds nearly the same as this locomotive... the Govenator. Yes, that is a long pull. I still was amused and made the connection
The Garratt... the boiler is in the middle with the cab, the water is carried over one engine and the fuel over the other. Garratts were designed for great tractive effort and great flexibility. The engines on either end were articulated so even though the locomotive was quite long it could negotiate curves like a much smaller engine type. It also spread the load of engines, fuel and water over a long wheelbase and many axles thus permitting it to run on lighter weight rails as well
1910 McKeen that served until 1945 and was then used as a diner and a part of a plumbing business. After being donated to the Carson City railroad museum it underwent a lengthy restoration, and is the only remaining complete McKeen car in existence
to learn more about all of these go to http://goawaygarage.blogspot.com

Sidecars and motorbikes

The above was a young woman named Della Crewe who decided to drive from Waco Texas to New York with her dog Trouble in 1915. It was 5300 some odd miles.

Also notable for being a Harley with a sidecar, ... but these are different sidecars

the above and below are ambulance sidecars

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Celebrities

Paul Newman

George Clooney
Tuskegee Airmen
Evel Knievel
Rutger Hauer, who spoke an amazing movie line in "Bladerunner" "I've seen things you wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate. All these moments will be lost in time. Like tears in rain." I've always liked that quote
William Shatner
Paul McCartney
John Lennon
Steve McQueen
Christina Applegate
Tina Turner in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Above: Ann Margaret

Above Clint Eastwood, and below all three are Roy Rodgers


Found on http://goawaygarage.blogspot.com/
 

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