It's been a long long time since this was on tv
Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts
Monday, June 29, 2015
Has it been so long that you've forgotten? or do you remember?
It's been a long long time since this was on tv
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Saturday, June 27, 2015
the NORRA 1000 is about to get started
Photos from Hot Rod Magazine coverage by Elena http://www.hotrod.com/events/1504-giant-pre-race-gallery-from-the-2015-norra-mexican-1000-vintage-off-road-rally/
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
What in the world? Take a look at these cigarette cards, and tell me (if you can) what the hell are they about
Paraffin (isn't that wax?) in the gasoline? It got me curious, and simultaneously a comment with the answer while I was looking it up, but the British and some other countries refer to Kerosene as Paraffin
How does a button intensify the spark? Added resistance = high voltage? (E=IR voltage equals current times resistance... Ohms Law of electricity)
Putting cream in a tire with a hole in it can stop the leak? I don't think so. I was wrong!
Steve (that craza guy! (with a Borat accent)) found the back of this card (!)
You remove the valve core and funnel in the milk as shown on the card you posted. A few things combine to make leak stoppage happen. At normal temps milk starts to sour fairly quickly and the heat generated by the tire as it rolls hastens the souring. The rolling tire acts as a bit of a churn, and the heat also helps the water in the milk to separate and some water out the puncture or poorly seated bead, and some evaporates sort of like the propellant in products like Fix-A-Flat. As the milk goes bad, churns, and loses water, it thickens and forms small chunks of milk fat - sort of like a butter/cheese mix. As the soured milk squishes out the hole, it carries along bits of the milk fat, which eventually plug small holes such as those made by thorns and the like - things that cause slow leaks that flatten a tire over a period of several days.
Some bicyclists carry a can of condensed milk (Pet, Carnation, etc,) to use, even though it in the same way. Most of the water is already gone and the remaining liquid is nearly the same consistency and look as commercial sealants (thick and sticky). While the souring factor is much less, the solids are more concentrated and it seems to work faster. Plus it has the advantage of smelling sweet when you dismount the tire - instead of rancid - and the sticky film left inside is easily wiped off with a wet towel.
Some bicyclists carry a can of condensed milk (Pet, Carnation, etc,) to use, even though it in the same way. Most of the water is already gone and the remaining liquid is nearly the same consistency and look as commercial sealants (thick and sticky). While the souring factor is much less, the solids are more concentrated and it seems to work faster. Plus it has the advantage of smelling sweet when you dismount the tire - instead of rancid - and the sticky film left inside is easily wiped off with a wet towel.
This might put the hold on something but as soon as you go to lever the object you are pinching between a jack and the car frame, I bet it spins out and you get a sudden drop of the car onto the jack.
From Lambert and Butler “Hints and Tips for Motorists” Cigarette Cards from 1932
http://flashbak.com/25-lambert-butler-hints-and-tips-for-motorists-cigarette-cards-from-1932-34062/
Monday, June 22, 2015
Cobras on race day
Found on https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007984682582&fref=ufi
Coincidentally, they were even hanging out in the paddock left to right, low to high number
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007984682582&fref=nf
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Cliff Durant's meticulously prepared Detroit Special at Indianapolis in 1928
Cliff was the millionaire son of General Motors founder, William Durant. Cliff was a bit of a playboy, he was married four times, but passionate about racing. He wanted only the best equipment, like this Miller engine Detroit machine. He was also one of the owners of the Beverly Hills board track.
Found on https://www.facebook.com/indianaracingmemorialassociation?fref=photo
the beginning of replacing mules and horses as the way to pull ore from mining
1904 California... and my guess is hauling Borax from the mines to the nearest railroad line
Found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/yachtclubdesavionsdelaroute/
Found on http://www.girr.org/girr/relics/dinah/dinah.html
Friday, June 19, 2015
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
1919 Harley Davidson Model J with sidecar
1919 Harley Davidson Model J with sidecar - Won the FIVA trophy or the "Best Preserved Motorcycle" at the 2013 Quail Motorcycle Gathering. Ex-Bud Ekins, and 20th Century Fox before that. Sold at Kirk White's 1971 Collector Car Auction. It was featured in a 1971 movie with Keith Carradine riding it
Found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/654324954604252/?fref=nf
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Monday, June 8, 2015
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Saturday, June 6, 2015
1925 White bus used for Yellowstone tours
The Ebay listing is asking $70,000
White’s venerable 11-passenger TEB buses ferried droves of visitors across the park beginning in 1917, followed by the company’s new and improved 15/45 chassis in 1920. However disaster struck on March 30, 1925. Yellowstone’s bus barn burned to the ground, taking over 90 vehicles with it. The park called the White Motor Company and bought 90 more. The company worked like mad to churn out the new buses, and ultimately delivered on their promise in time. This is one of those replacements.
It was originally purchased from White Truck with a Bender Body Co. body. A family purchased this bus towards the end of World War II. It was located in Northern Washington State where it had been in storage in a windowless shed where it remained until it was restored.
https://www.yahoo.com/autos/s/rare-yellowstone-park-bus-emerges-six-decades-barn-120059059.html
http://www.ebay.com/itm/171775975271?rmvSB=true
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
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