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the oldest existing trailer/caravan, The Wanderer, has been restored and put on display at Cotswolds Caravan Club
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Dr William Gordan Stables, right, in 1885 just after he designed and built the Wanderer. It was pulled by two horses, Captain Corn-flower and Polly Pea-blossom back then.
Custom-made in 1884, this 30ft caravan is more like a palace on wheels.
Commissioned by Scotsman Dr William Stables, The Wanderer was the first caravan to be made purely for the pleasure of travel. Made from mahogany and maple wood, and painted black and gold, former naval officer Dr Stables wanted the life of a gypsy while traveling in style - spawning the nickname 'Gentleman Gypsy'.
The Wanderer has clocked up tens of thousands of miles and was inspired by traditional horse-drawn Romany wagons.
It boasts a bookcase, china cabinet and even musical instruments to entertain campers when it rained outside.
But the world's first caravan has been gathering dust for years and was only wheeled out on special occasions. Beverley Larion, of the Caravan Club, said: 'We would prefer to keep it at the Caravan Club rather than in a storage facility so our members can enjoy it. 'It’s the most beautiful display of craftsmanship internally and the upholstery is all original.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2480291/Worlds-oldest-caravan-makes-final-journey.html
Unfortunately, no one did a decent job of taking photos of the outside of it before they stuck it in a glass room
possibly, this was Louis Firestones rv for the camping trips with Henry Ford and Thomas Edison
this 1929 Studebaker turned up in South Carolina in 2009
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2009/11/03/found-1929-studebaker-rv/
Miniature, fully functional 1/3rd scale replicas of a Cadillac were made for the British Royal family of Siam, Norway, and one for a grandson of the founder of Cadillac.
Sunday, June 28, 2015
the one built for the royal family of Siam above, the other for Norway below.
Interestingly, Prince Chula was the great-grandson of the much romanticized King Rama IV (1851-1868) of ‘The King and I’ fame.
The brain behind the little car was Frederick S. Bennett, an Englishman who played a pivotal role in establishing Cadillac’s success in the UK.
As a Cadillac dealer across the pond, Bennett’s greatest challenge was emasculating prevailing public opinion that American products weren’t built to last. His persistence finally paid off in 1909 when Cadillac became the first American auto manufacturer to receive the Royal Automobile Club’s prestigious Dewar Trophy after a rigorous interchangeable parts test in 1908.
One of the finest and earliest miniature cars, a one-third size Cadillac built in England before the First World War, built in 1912 by Lockwood and Co of Islington, north London, the car was exhibited at the 1913 Paris motor show.
Though weighing nearly 400lb, the Baby Cadillac was capable of about 15 miles on one charge at speeds of up to 12mph. Driven along Pall Mall that year as a publicity stunt, the little car attracted royal attention and was bought for £62 by Queen Alexandra, wife of Edward VII, who gave it as a gift to her grandson, Prince Olaf of Norway. Though still owned by the Norwegian royal family, it is on permanent loan to the Norsk Teknisk Museum in Oslo
The third Baby Cadillac went as a fifth birthday present to Wilfred Leland, one of the Cadillac founder's family – possibly as close to royalty as the US gets
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/2724262/Right-royal-fun-in-a-Baby-Cadillac.html
http://www.cocgb.dircon.co.uk/cadillac_spectacular.htm
http://www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk/films/the-big-smoke
http://grofjardanhazy.tumblr.com/post/62235955433/a-baby-cadillac-bought-by-queen-alexandra-as-a
http://www.aacalibrary.org/articles/antique-automobile/f-s-bennett-and-the-three-baby-cadillacs/
http://thornews.com/2012/03/18/royal-journeys-1905-2005-norwegian-art-exhibition/
http://www.royalcourt.no/nyhet.html?tid=115905
1916 Chesapeake telephone company bus... and suffragettes?
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Found on https://www.facebook.com/pages/Time-Travelers-come-travel-back-in-time/284477301577152?fref=nf
In the United States, women over the age of 21 were allowed to vote in most states outside the South by 1919. With the ratification in 1920 of the Nineteenth Amendment the suffrage was extended to women across the United States in time for the 1920 presidential election.
110 year old trolley car found by accident, disguised as a tiny cabin near Green Bay Wisconsin, and it needs a new home pronto
Thursday, June 11, 2015
230 were made and used by the Chicago Surface Lines company, the predecessor to the Chicago Transit Authority, to replace the cable cars used from 1890s to 1910s... and retired in the 1940s through 50s due to the pressure to replace trolleys with busses. 100 of them were sold as scrap to returning soldiers after WW2 and used as homes, or diners, luncheons, or trailer park rentals. http://thetrolleydodger.com/tag/illinois-railway-museum/
http://fox11online.com/2015/06/04/weyauwega-couple-uncovers-piece-of-history-in-backyard/
The history of the trolley has made a big impression on Sharon Krapil, who is hoping to find someone interested in taking ownership of the train and restoring it to its former glory.
One was restored and is in the Illinois Railway Museum, here's what they looked like new:
Photos from the owner Sharon Krapil, and WLUK Bill Miston
http://thetrolleydodger.com/2015/06/05/lost-and-found-chicago-streetcar-1137/
the Wanderwell's 2nd Expedition's, through Africa from Cape Town the top, to be the first vehicle to travel the length of the dark continent
https://www.facebook.com/AlohaWanderwell?fref=nf or read a quick description of this astonishing round the world adventure in 1921-24 at http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/07/wanderwell-expedition-with-car-and.html
Not just getting stuck often, the cars also frequently had things puncture the tires, and regularly ran out of gas
Lindbergh's 1914 Excelsior, he went up Pike's Peak with it, and after sellling it, it wound up as a railroad inspection bike. Bizarre things in history
above image from https://40.media.tumblr.com/937533f544737105ae80982a7cc6abef/tumblr_mmn1r6fX161soo1gzo1_500.jpg
these are all screen shots from a video that isn't coded available to embed, but can be seen at https://www.facebook.com/MotorcyclepediaMuseum/videos/884584228271853/
A little over a year ago we were able to get the Velocipede up and running for the day!Bob Cantrell of Morganton,...
Posted by Motorcyclepedia Museum on Sunday, June 7, 2015
the above motorcycle is owned by the museum called Motorcyclepedia Museum, in Newburgh New York http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/28603
mentioned in the below video at the 40 second mark
http://witnify.com/tag/event-charles-lindbergh/
Found on http://bikerflorida.com/forum/index.php/topic,396.475.html
Lindbergh also had a 1919 and a 1920 Excelsior according to many websites, above image from http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/331880/366855.html?1370933557
looking like the crazy old English gent in Jumanji, if you can imagine him on holiday
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Snappy velocipede there 'guvna!
Found on a source of constant surprises, https://www.facebook.com/groups/yachtclubdesavionsdelaroute/?fref=nf
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