Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Lost in the 80s....


 


77 Pontiac Ventura. Lost in the 80s. 
Fat white letter tires, G60-14!  Last of the bias belted tires!
 Easter egg colour paint,
 Colourful graphics, neon pink underglow,
 everything works (mostly).
 All that's missing is your mullet and the disco tapes.



Monday, June 2, 2025

Ford V8, exploded

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 Technical illustrators don't get to sign their work. 
Above, flathead Ford V8 ('49-'53, I believe) complete block assembly, (no moving parts). 
Below, the moving parts.





Chrysler idea cars, 1952


 

Saturday, May 31, 2025

Racing funnel


 I'd call that a megaphone, doesn't a "funnel" imply flow in the other direction?

Old Riverside Multitool

Multitool or maybe an implement wrench, hard to tell with tools this old. Tool has a large size wrench of about 2 inches, small square wrench with a light hammer and pick. The other side text looks like S.C.C. & T, which doesn't produce much in a Google search.



 

Thursday, May 29, 2025

The Modern Boy Magazine


Rivets are faster... That illustration looks like it came from a Popular Mechanix magazine... The Modern Boy was a weekly British magazine in print from 1928 to 1939. More history here.

Lotus 7 for 1961




The Lotus 7 was introduced in 1957. 2500 units were sold before production ended in 1973. 
Caterham bought the rights and the car is still produced in various forms today.

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Motociclista


 Motociclista, circa 1924–1925
 by Italian artist Mario Sironi, 1885–1961

Linesman telegraph wire crimpers


We're used to modern consumer-oriented crimpers, the industrial versions make better connections but are much more expensive. A hundred-plus years ago this is what a telegraph linesman would have been using.
 
 


Klein catalog


Klein catalog 1954
Thanks, Dave!

Stevens Arms and Tools

A great gift, any time of the year.

Monday, May 26, 2025

Rudge 1934

Just the front and rear covers, for the graphic design, but we’ll include the introduction page with the previously unknown Toronto dealer info.



 

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Ideal Stencil casting

Shown here because I like the cast iron parts, there is a website devoted to these machines at IdealStencil

 

Sidecar Sunday


Motor engineer Mr. H. Jenneret and an (unnamed) passenger try out his new motorcycle and ‘oscillant’ sidecar where the driver and sidecar wheel leans at the same time. This invention stops the sidecar from turning over. — Image by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Cyclomoto

This 1922 Peugeot model is the Cyclomoto, the engine of which is in the front wheel. Like the larger model, it is a two-stroke, 45x58 mm. (92 c.c), and is entirely self-contained with its drive. A magneto flywheel is fitted, which serves for both ignition and lighting, and the unit incorporates a Ferodo-lined disc clutch. The engine lies in the centre of the front hub, the inner side of which has an internally-toothed ring, and there are meshing with it three pinions, one of which is driven by the engine. All working parts are entirely enclosed, and the lubrication is by the petroil system. The front wheel and forks, which are of the spring variety, may be supplied with an attachment for fitting to an ordinary pedal cycle. It is said to be capable of averaging 18 m.p.h. 

The Motor Cycle, December 5th, 1921.


We used to make things in this country, multitool

Bottle opener (and closer), wire stripper and cutter. The packaging mentions a "Scandi-craft product" and the fabled "as seen on TV".



 

Friday, May 23, 2025

GMC V6


 Embarrassed to say but I had never heard of this series of engines until now. I remember the bulletproof inline 250 cu in sixes that we replaced with small block V8s as soon as we could. 

J.A.Prestwich V twin drawing


 More JAP V twin...

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Servess clamp


Nothing special about this clamp, probably made in China fairly recently, but if you can never have enough clamps, maybe we can never have enough clamp manufacturers! Servess was apparently the lower priced house brand of True Value hardware.

Wyandotte LaSalle and Travel Trailer




Gorgeous, much too nice for the kids...

       


 

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Bullard #3 Pipe Wrench


The Bullard Automatic Wrench Co. was founded to manufacture the wrench, patented in 1903. It was made in 4 sizes, this is the third bbiggest at about 17 inches long. The company was shortlived, it was bankrupt by 1909.
 




Patent #742389






Harley Davidson JDH engine, 1929

I'll wait for the 4 cam...