Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.

with apologies to Ogden Nash...

Friday, August 19, 2022

An American four cylinder touring car

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

903 isn't enough anymore

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 After 6 years at 903 cc, Kawasaki bumped up the displacement of their flagship to 1015cc in 1977. With the Goldwing at 1000 cc, Suzuki on t...
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Bug-eyed Sprite

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Better get the roof up, quick!  

First Zeppelin shot down by an airplane

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Pilot Reginald Warneford intercepted Zeppelins LZ-37, 38 and 39 on their bombing raid on Calais on June 7, 1915. He dropped six 20 lb. bombs...

Get one quick before they sell out

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 Actually, the wife will never go for one of those, see below.

Taco mower and rake

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  When we moved to the hobby farm in the late sixties, machines like this were still being used by neighbours for haying. The long horse dra...
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Monday, August 15, 2022

Short Sunderland on the water

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Ayr-Bug

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The Ayr Bug was a 1970s snowmobile wheel kit to convert for use in the summer. It was was offered by the long-gone S.P.M. Metal Products of ...
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Sunday, August 14, 2022

Schnacke Mid-Jet outboard motor

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  I was doing a bit of light reading of the Intertec Publishing Outboard Motor Service Manual (5th edition Vol 1, 1970 edition) as one might...
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Sidecar Sunday

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Could this be the return of  Captain Doakes ?
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