Sidecar Sunday

 Bert Colver with his 345cc racer on a 6hp Enfield sidecar.

Holland Coachcraft delivery vans

From what I've been able to find, these vans were built by Holland Coachcraft of Govan Scotland, over Commer Van chassis. Where are they now?

We used to make things in this country #312 Craig Mfg. Winnipeg Man.

The Miller All-Width bread knife. Age unknown but would appear to be postwar? I can't find any information on either the knife or the company that made it but it's well made and works well, still in everyday use with the family that's had it since new. 

Curtiss XP37

The XP37 was a development of the radial-engined Curtis P-36 Hawk. The new liquid-cooled turbocharged Allison V12 was fitted as a test. The radiators were mounted behind the engine and the turbo was mounted underneath. In order to make room for all the equipment the cockpit was moved back, giving it a distinctive look.  The test plane proved to be fast, capable of 340 mph- when things worked properly. 
 This led to thirteen modified examples being constructed but reliability never improved. Ultimately the army went with another Curtis design, the P-40.

Oppositelock

The first 1903 Model A

Before the Model T there was the Model A. 

In 1903 after two previous attempts at producing a car, Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company began selling this car. In 1903 and 1904 1750 Model As were produced.  According to the March/April, 1978 issue of Antique Automobile, the car above is the first car sold by the company, it went to Dr. H. Wellington Yates of Akron Ohio. In the driver seat is Harold Hartley, beside him is his cousin Dorothy Yates. This conflicts with the Wikipedia entry on the subject but of course, that would be a subject of discussion.

Federal Moderne kitchen

Andrea DiNoto, Art Plastic, Design for living, Abbeville Press, New York, 1984

This 1942 photo accompanied an article on federally-funded housing for defence workers in the Springfield, Massachusetts Sunday Republican magazine. The Lucy Mallary Village, as it were known, was designed by Royal Barry Wills, an architect had been known locally for his new take on New England style homes. The homes featured a modest yet modern kitchen with new chrome and plastic appliances, including an electric toaster, portable radio and waffle iron and reflected the disappearance of the servant class in the middle class.
 Mrs Carl Farnham, who posed for the photo, recalled that these up-to-the-minute devices did not always work as intended. 
 The area of Springfield called the Lucy Mallary Village has not aged well. Google Ames St. Springfield.

https://www.amazon.ca/At-Home-New-England-Architects/dp/1442224258

Garage door painting

What's he doing in there?

Royal Enfield

Not as old as I thought, a bit too cheeky- as James pointed out in his comment. 

The story here.

Vincent in Red

Another outstanding bike from Daytona 2000. 
I recall that through the nineties, there was a very extroverted and cheerful guy that showed up at all the events riding a bike like this- or maybe even this one. His trademark was a bamboo coolie hat, if anyone else remembers. 

T-13 Hornet B

The T-13 Hornet B by New York's Trackless Tank Corporation was developed as a private venture in the late 30s. It was demonstrated to the US Army and also members of the Canadian, British and Australian forces. The Canadian contingent actually ordered a vehicle to test in 1940, but in the end it was rejected by all. 

Weighing 7.5 tons, it featured 1/2" armour and variations of armament were tried.  Power was to be either gas or diesel, the prototype used a 265 horsepower radial diesel engine, the rear six wheels were powered. 

There was further development in 1941 with a welded rather than riveted hull but that also came to nothing. 

Lt Col. Robert J. Icks, Tanks and Armoured Vehicles.  Phillip Andrews Pub. 1945