Dunecycle, 1971

Looks like they would be fun for about 5 minutes. And that front wheel needs a fender.

 

Sidecar Sunday

MotorCycling and Bicycling  Dec 1915

 

Triumph Production line ,1971

This man is responsible for assembling all the crankshafts. 

This man times the ignition and checks the oil pressure.

Meanwhile in Japan...

 

Judging the Concours D'Elegance

Classic and Sportscar Dec. 87

                                    The fun never ends...

French car Friday #2

We saw several vintage cars doing tourist duty in Paris, still, if the sidecar tours are booked up, the next best thing might be a Citroën Traction Avant, Very classy ride- nicer my mind than the more usual 2CV.

French car Friday #1

This super clean Renault 4CV was seen frequently in Le Tréport, France. The middle aged woman driver seemed to have nothing to do but drive around and park in various spots. Nice work of you can get it!

 

Dial-X Sharpens everything

Anything with an edge, that is. Very nice little tool, I never got the chance to see how well it worked.

 

First Air Show at The Grand Palace, Paris

 

We used to make things in this country.. wait. What country?

 Made in Haiti? I was sent this photo (attributed to Private Lugnutz over at the Garage Journal) and couldn’t believe it…have not been able to find any info at all, but I'd sure love to hear more about that venture.

Telephones for everyone

Agnes Rogers, From Man to Machine, A Pictorial History of Invention, Little, Brown and Co. 1941

 The telephone was patented in 1876. It caught on quick, by the mid eighties, telephone lines were strung everywhere.

 By 1885, Boston and New York were connected, by 1892, Chicago to New York. New York to San Francisco took a little longer, that occurred in 1915. There were 47,900 telephones in use in the USA in 1900.