Just a Car Guy

An inventive sidecar maker.. amazing, well executed

2009-12-10T11:26:00.000-08:00

For a full gallery: http://www.t-motor-sidecar.com/main.php?site=44&kategazon=2

Hungarian Henrik Tóth and his incredible Yamaha Wild Star sidecar. Toth's other T-motor Sidecars and his wild west village just outside of Budapest

via: http://thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.com/2009/04/henrik-toth.html

a few great images

2009-12-10T10:49:00.000-08:00

the photographer Dorothea Lange, famous for excellent photos that humanized the tragic consequences of the Great Depression and profoundly influenced the development of documentary photography during the great depression. She was one of several photographers that were working for a government agency, the Farm Security Administration, that wanted the state of the people to be captured for historical perspective. Jack Delano was another, and they were both incredibly good photographers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_Lange

via: http://twink.tumblr.com/

the beauty of the curve

2009-12-10T10:42:00.000-08:00

Photography by Ray Metzker, via: http://doarcodavelha.blogspot.com/2009/12/ray-k-metzker-automagic.html

car parts art, my favorite art; the innovative kind

2009-12-10T09:08:00.000-08:00

Made from the following parts

The above 3 are by Andre: http://andreescultor.blogspot.com/

All are via: http://thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.com/

a new twist on an old design idea, but it doesn't look like it's been mass produced yet

2009-12-10T08:15:00.000-08:00

http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/01/12/hyanide-and-baal-all-terrain-motorcycles/
From 2006. Nothing since then to show that these got past the drawing board.

Back in 1937 this way prototyped, a 1937 Mercier, 1 of 3 built for the French military

http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/03/26/1937-front-drive-tracked-motorcycle-prototype/

Not a fifth wheel, but it is a trailer connected to a Piaggio Ape

2009-12-10T07:31:00.000-08:00

what a great way to deliver Vespas! As long as the engine has the power to pull uphill...

Via: http://thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.com/

The gadget every kid inside us wants us to get

2009-12-10T07:27:00.000-08:00

Via: http://davidszondy.com/future/Flight/aerocycle.htm
The De Lackner Aerocycle, a tiny platform with a pair of naked helicopter blades whirling beneath him at food-processor speeds

The way to look in 1933

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Circa 1933 — Man In Hat And Raccoon Fur Coat Standing Foot On Bumper Of Chevrolet Roadster Stalled In Snow Storm. — Image by © H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Corbis
Via: http://42ndblackwatch1881.wordpress.com

Steve McQueen tests the new GT's of 1966 for Sports Illustrated

2009-12-09T23:54:00.001-08:00

Via: http://42ndblackwatch1881.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/sports-illustrated-vintage-1966-steve-mcqueen-reviews-the-hottest-new-gts/

He's got the look, confident and cool, a hot rodder of talent and grit

2009-12-09T23:22:00.000-08:00

Man Rides Cross of Car and Motorcycle
a cross between a Model T and motorcycle scrap parts, it can carry three persons. The whole thing cost only $18 and is the work of Gayle Lockhart.
Via: http://www.corbisimages.com/Enlargement/Enlargement.aspx?id=VV3180&ext=1&wdid=ceac4b9907e44a15b77fc2d954cd6ad5

The coolest unique custom ideas

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I love the piston tail-light, that is a first. Damn, I would love to see a set of these on a rat rod
Via: http://thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.com/

If you've got parts laying around... do something with them!

2009-12-09T22:50:00.000-08:00

This is great! Via http://thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.com/ comes this art piece, save yourself 1500 bucks, make your own
The Tank Dog (22x31x26) is one in the series of steel found objects dogs by Los Angeles sculptor Bruce Gray

Cool shop advertising delivery

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Via: http://thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.com/

Now this is the right way to get people into your gas station!

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Wishire Boulevard pump station in 1938
Via: http://42ndblackwatch1881.wordpress.com/

Bo knows publicity

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Above photo from http://42ndblackwatch1881.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/well-said-well-plaid-rocker-vintage-bo-diddley/

http://thescooterscoop.blogspot.com/2007/02/bo-knows-scooters.html

Back in 1959 Bo Diddley released THIS darling of an album called "Have Guitar Will Travel". and the scooter is an Allstate/Cushman Jetsweep

Bikes, aren't they the wrong way to see the country by rail?

2009-12-09T20:51:00.001-08:00

J. Graham Oates, the subject of the charming paperback 'Aurora to Ariel'

This was the first journey across the country by a vehicle with 'rubber tires', and as roads simply didn't exist for a thousand miles within the Canadian interior, railway lines were simply the only option available.

In 1928 Oates suggested that Castrol Oil sponsor him on an across Canada ride on an Ariel 500 cc motorcycle and sidecar. The trip had never before been achieved on a rubber tired vehicle. Oates began the trip at Halifax in July 1928 and soon realized that roads did not exist for many sections of the country and was forced to ride 800 miles between the railway lines. After 21 days of adventure, Oates arrived in Vancouver.

During the next three years, Oates remained in Canada and created a thriving motorcycle and boat dealership. In 1932, he returned to Britain and with the assistance of the editor of the Weekly Times, Oates planned his longest and most spectacular trip throughout England and Canada, this time to promote the sale of Empire Goods.

He was the first person to reach Hudson Bay on a rubber tired vehicle. There was still a lack of roads across the centre of Canada, but this time Oates was better prepared for rail travel. A small pair of flanged wheels were attached to the front and rear of the machine and the sidecar wheel axel extended outward to fit the gauge of the rails, making it possible to ride on the rails.

http://thevintagent.blogspot.com/2009/11/oates-and-ariel.html

For more rail cars: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/inspection-cars-for-railroad-inspectors.html

Pets and vehicles, cute.... but the cougar would bite a bad guys face off

2009-12-09T20:30:00.000-08:00

The "Coalinga Kitty" was California Highway Patrol officer Jack Tarkington's pet mountain lion named Oscar, who followed Tarkington around Coalinga and rode on the back of his motorcycle.
Tarkington got Oscar as a 4-day-old cub from a circus in 1926. Oscar grew to 8 feet, from the tip of his tail to his nose, and weighed about 200 pounds. Oscar was reportedly a startling sight perched on the back of Tarkington's motorcycle.

I can't remember where this one is from