Building Vespas at the Piaggio factory.
Friday, April 4, 2025
One of my vices is vises, Nippon #140
A big solid vise from Japan with 4" jaws, but not much more info online that that.
Thursday, April 3, 2025
1937 Red Hunter engine cutaway drawing
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| Back before valve spring technology was perfected, they used to be run out in the open to keep them cool. In 1937, Ariel introduced a sheet metal valve cover for the valves. It was short-lived, the next year came real modern alloy covers with screw-in caps for adjustment. |
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
International Harvester wrench
Just a fairly common M231 wrench, intended use long forgotten... Many more of these agricultural equipment wrenches here.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
BMW chopper
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| 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/
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