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

with apologies to Ogden Nash...

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Cunningham C-4R

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  Briggs Cunningham in the C-4R at LeMans in 1954. The car was built in 1952 for use at LeMans and was retired in 1956, its best result was...

Tooling display

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  Cincinnati Universal cutter and tool grinder. Just the thing for a machine shop that needs a full time dedicated tool sharpener. Not sure ...
Monday, April 6, 2026

Autos in war, 1904

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Cyclopedia of Modern Shop Practice, American Technical Society Vol III, 1907   But automobiles will never replace horses... right?

Monday Mystery, Commemorative knife

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 Here's an interesting one.  "Our man" Jay in New Jersey, found this somewhere in New Jersey and wondered what was being comme...
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Sunday, April 5, 2026

Tire balance and equilibrium

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More quirky (and dated) illustrations from Related Science for Automotive Trades by  Louis Jensen and William Brazier,  Delmar Publishing, 1...

Sidecar Sunday

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 Here's a sidecar from an older carousel, much too nicely shaped to be a simple merry go round object. The manufacturer is unknown but G...
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Saturday, April 4, 2026

Dr. John's single

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Dec 86, Classic Bike   Anyone familiar with Moto Guzzi in the 1980s and 90s is aware of Dr. John Wittner, a Philadelphia dentist who modifie...
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We still make things in this country. National Steel Car

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1954   This company is still around, doing what they always did. History at the company website .
Friday, April 3, 2026

Vernier bevel protractor

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 Looks like a wallpaper pattern.
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DOT race bike

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  Here's a 125cc racer from the DOT marque with an usual layout.     No technical details given but for some reason, the Villiers engine...
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