International Harvester wrench

Just a fairly common M231 wrench, intended use long forgotten...  Many more of these agricultural equipment wrenches here.

 

44 foot yacht

This might be the stupidest thing I've ever seen manufactured... 

 

BMW chopper

LeDepassionme

Also no April Fools joke. This picture taken in Hamburg in the 70s.  

 Photo; Michael Wegener

Vincent Trackmaster

 

When I found this image, I figured it had to be a joke, who would take the time and trouble to fit a big heavy motor into a flexible flat track frame? But no April Fools, apparently it's real.

 https://egli-vincent.net/2014/01/26/trackmaster-vincent-the-speedway-racer/

Citroën DS convertible drawings

The convertible version of the DS was designed by Henri Chapron and introduced in 1958 to rave reviews.  The coachbuilder was approached by Citroen to create a production version, which became available in 1960.

Monday Mystery, short wrench

Here's an odd 1 1/2" wrench with an unsually short handle. It must be part of a system that utilizes a slip-on type handle, possibly formalizing the 6 foot pipe-persuader process, so favored by us hacks.

 The printed text "DWG ####" and "TLD ####" don't seem to help in a google search.

 Someone must have these in their toolbox, thoughts?

 

Catalina flying boat with JATO assist

 Actually the ones they built in Canada were named Cansos. In the postwar years experiments were made to try to shorten the space required to operate from.  Here a Canso of the 408 Sqdn of the RCAF takes off from Golden Lake, Ontario. Seems like cruel and unusual punishment. 

Sidecar Sunday

 

Inspector Charles Greenwood Toronto police motorcycle squad, 1928

Stamped wrench assortment

 

It's maple syrup season

Here is a spile from back in the cast iron days. These days they'd be formed sheet metal or injection molded plastic. Drill a 7/16" into the sapwood, tap the big end into the tree, and hang your bucket on the hook. 

(Bottom) We have enough for all your trees.