new billboard decal I've never seen before... Dart Sport, 340 in England

Found on https://www.facebook.com/para.road photo by Shawn Middleton via https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mopar-Style-The-Visual-Art/268199166661403

ever seen a battleship gun getting trucked across country?

Found on http://truquetructruk.tumblr.com/

I give up... an Arctic Cat 4 wheeler?

1964 Arctic Cat 1000 SBS Prototype

 This was the very first Model 1000 that they made and it has many differences from the production models...this does not have the belly mounted fuel tank, this one does not have the flat front grille, this units final drives are mounted at an angle not straight up-and-down, etc.

The Arctic Enterprises ID tag on this reads...Serial: 63-1001 Model: X.

http://www.bosscatlegacy.com/acproto/sbs/1964.htmFound on http://www.bosscatlegacy.com/acproto/showroom/acprotosro.htm

they made 15 of these utility tractors in 1965 and 66 combined

http://www.bosscatlegacy.com/acproto/sbsmod/1000sbs.htm

well... that's different. Fully VELVET wrapped Aston Martin

That's new... not many people put fabric on the outside of the car

Found on https://www.facebook.com/stephen.gerardo?fref=photo

the Holman Locomotive Speeding Truck Company scam

It might have been supposed that the Fontaine experiment http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2014/08/unusual-locomotive-design.html  would have deterred others from trying such an expensive experiment again; but when an amateur gets seized with the malady for designing a locomotive of an entirely new pattern, he generally produces something startling.

"They are advertising in Philadelphia papers that a company has been formed to sell this kind of locomotive,they make the claim that this sort of engine is destined to be the locomotive of the future."

"When we first heard of the Holman locomotive we supposed that it was the invention of some harmless crank who did not understand the elementary principles of mechanics, but we now believe that it has been, since its inception, an ostentatious machine designed to allure unwary capitalists into an investment which will be of the same real value as throwing gold coin over Niagara Falls."

 The engine was run a few trips on a straight railroad in New Jersey, which was used merely as a stimulant to stock selling. Unfortunately many people with limited savings were lured into investing their hard earned money in this swindle,

History from Curiosities of Locomotive Design. Development of the Locomotive Engine, by Angus Sinclair. Railway and Locomotive Engineering—September-December, 1907

Found on http://scripophily.net/hollocspeedt1.html

1922 White Charabanc tourer

Found on https://www.facebook.com/groups/yachtclubdesavionsdelaroute/

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.

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

While the Norwegian miniature is known in informed circles, two other examples were built, one of 1916 vintage going to the Siamese royal family as a present from Cadillac. It was certainly driven around the royal palace grounds by the young Prince Chula, who became well known on European racing circuits in the 1930s, and is believed still to be owned by his descendants.

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

I never seen this before... interesting!

Found on https://www.facebook.com/marc.tudeau

It's called a parachute. Seriously. Luther Johnson, 1933 Indianapolis

the magazine clipping was found by Steve, who I swear, can find any answer to obscure stuff.


...out of 3 tries, and the only one where he was still running.

 Luther Johnson
 Started 20th Finished 10th Rigling / Studebaker
 Prize: $1,100

the photo was found on a Facebook page of many strange and unusual vehicle things https://www.facebook.com/groups/yachtclubdesavionsdelaroute/?fref=nf

3 carbs, Navarro heads, Vertex mag, Moon fuel log... lots of great go fast stuff. Plus one thing I've never seen before, an Oberg tattle tale oil filter

one of the few cars that has had the year stickers piled on

40' Airstream coming to auction, it's a pair of 20 footers stitched together

Believed to be 1 of 5 in public possession
 Mounted onto 50 foot flatcar for railroad service
 Dismounted from flatcar in 1989
 Restored by Timeless Travel Trailers

https://www.mecum.com/lot-detail/DN0615-215789/0/1962-Western-Pacific-40-Airstream/

Trackless Trolleys / Trolleybuses

electric buses which collect power from overhead wires - not diesel vehicles which look like old fashioned streetcars / trams.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=296283

Snoopy's home ice Zamboni, at the Redwood Empire Ice Arena in Santa Rosa Ca

https://www.snoopyshomeice.com/zamboni.html

Trivia:
Machine No. 4 is in the US Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth, MN and machine No. 21 (originally sold to the Boston Bruins in 1954) is presently at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Canada.

 Frank J. Zamboni was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY in 1988.

The shape of the Zamboni ice resurfacing machine (like the shapes of the Jeep® grille and the Coca-Cola® bottle) is a federally registered trademark.

On January 1, 1995, Rotary International’s Tournament of Roses Parade float entry titled “Lending a Helping Hand” featured Snoopy at the wheel of a Zamboni machine, surrounded by the PEANUTS characters.

Charlie Brown said it best: “There are three things in life that people like to stare at: a flowing stream, a crackling fire, and a Zamboni clearing the ice.”

Hudson Italia body by Touring Carrozzeria of Milan

those pipes on the rear quarters are there to house the tail and reverse lights.

Super Leggera means super light, aka made of aluminum

several cool things to see here, it's a Fargo (not Dodge) power wagon, solid rubber tires with steel plates backing, and it's in Spain

Found on https://www.facebook.com/pages/Railroads-Pleasures/290116334470566?fref=nf

I've seen moose, zebra, ox, and cows pulling wagons... even dogs and camels, but this is the first time I've seen bison

found on https://www.facebook.com/historicaltimes?fref=nf

Sioux Falls South Dakota, 1900

For something a little different, an Arlen Ness taxi

Found on http://motorcyclepediamuseum.tumblr.com/page/9

the late 40's when having made the world free of tyranny, capitalism went wacky, and merchandised the hell out of everything that would sell... Exhibit A: The Donald Duck bike

Images from http://www.oldbike.eu/museum/1940s/1947-1949/1949-shelby-donald-duck-24%E2%80%B3-girls-bike/