Thursday, 31 December 2009
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Doug Thorley Street and Show Tubes, proof that advertising is knowing your audience, using bikini models to sell exhaust systems to hot rodders
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Tuesday, 29 December 2009
Two stroke Pogo stick, and nitro roller skates, the most unusual things from the mind of Von Dutch
The above was first published in the Nov 1955 Hot Rod, but I don't have that one, and instead found it in the 25th anniversary issue of Hot Rod
Above image, and for more info go to: http://chopcult.com/news/blogs/von-dutch-monday-xiii12-21-09-22-06-02.htmlFor more of Von Dutch's inventive stuff, see: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2006/12/von-dutch-expert-mechanic.html
Polar explorers
above from http://lecontainer.blogspot.com/
Above image via: http://www.greyhandgang.com/
Above images http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=229248&showall=1 which stangely, I posted about years ago... and that thread on the Jalopy Journal is still being added to
Above: the 1939 Sno Cruiser
For more on the Tucker Sno-Cats: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/07/tucker-snow-cat-pioneering-vehicle-of.html
Above: the TerrabusFree PRoTO tool set by getting subscriptions to Hot Rod magazine, 1967
That tool box might look familiar, I just found one and posted a photo of it: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/professional-tools-which-were-plvmb.htmlMonday, 28 December 2009
More about the Megola, 5 cylinder radial engine front wheel drive cycle
This one was found in a basement in New Hyde Park New Jersey, where it had been for decades, and they bough tit for 100 dollars. It took 7 years to restore
It looks like there is a lot on the web about it: http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4GGLL_enUS326US327&q=megola&um=1&resnum=5&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wiOne is in a Swiss Museum, the collection of Joe Hilti, for the eye candy large format up close hi res hi def in color:http://gespannreise.regina-vetter.ch/wp-content/uploads/megola1b-1024x768.jpg
Triumph Trophy Trail or Tiger T100c was Ann Margaret's motorcycle in her Las Vegas show in 1967
Above via: http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/ and that bike was for sale: http://www.happycarz.com/pics_and_descp.php?id=722
http://painteddayglowsmile.blogspot.com/2009/08/all-you-needs-strong-heart-and-nerve-of.htmlFor the full size click on it.
For a couple more photos of her 1967-68 act : http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3281885184/nm0000268
Looks like she's still performing too: http://www.ann-margret.com/
Looks like she's still performing too: http://www.ann-margret.com/
When adoration becomes obsession, add money and you get the worlds largest Dodge Powerwagon
filmed by Top Gear, and found on http://www.automotto.org/
Sunday, 27 December 2009
The lunar rover, only wheeled vehicle off the planet
Above image via: http://www.greyhandgang.com/there were actually 3 deployed: http://luminosis.blogspot.com/2009/07/for-sale-one-lunar-rover.html
Above image via: http://www.solarviews.com/raw/apo/as17-147-22526.jpg
Above image via: http://www.solarviews.com/raw/apo/as17-147-22526.jpg
Below inage via: http://apolloanomalies.com/images/ALSJ/AS17-137-20979HR.jpg
They are still working on the next generaton of lunar rover tires: http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/06/goodyear-and-nasa-develop-the-next-gen-lunar-rover-tire-its-springy/
They are still working on the next generaton of lunar rover tires: http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/06/goodyear-and-nasa-develop-the-next-gen-lunar-rover-tire-its-springy/
I don't consider the toys on mars to be vehicles, since they have no ability to transport people
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