Wings in Space, December 1963

The somewhat optimistic title reflects those heady times of the Canadian aeronautical industry...

Seeley Publishing seems to have disappeared, at some point the magazine lost the "in space" from the title, and became Wings, still being published today. 
 

"Seabass" wrench

Apparently that's the translation from the Simplified Chinese logo. Pretty safe to say that one isn't made in the USA...

 

Sidecar Sunday

 The Osborne Engineering Company, already known for their unique Duplex front ends built this sidecar outfit with angled sidecar for the Ministry of Transport, apparently to test road surfaces. I can't imagine the test process...

Buy War bonds, 1940

 Artist unknown

Bikes in the 'hood, GSXR 1100

This is a new arrival, a first generation GSXR1100, maybe an '87 by the paint. A little rough around the edges after 35 years but mostly there with a few period mods- filter pods and and a rusty Vance and Hines pipe. Nice to see.

Piper Caribbean, 1959

 For perspective, a 1958 Chevrolet Impala listed for approx. $2800.00

Volkswagen Beetle with sunroof

Hard to tell if the sunroof is a rollup or three fold type, but the car looks to be 1950-52. No idea what the text reads... 

Artist is unknown, I've posted ads from this period with the same style not too long ago, I can't locate them...

BSA Project 92

Bruce Main-Smith, The First Classic BSA Scene, Bruce Main-Smith Pub. 1982

The BSA Project 92 was a last ditch effort by Norton Villiers Triumph to sell a single cylinder street motorcycle. Using a frame of the aborted BSA Fury, the 500cc B50 pushrod engine was mounted using Isolastic-type mounts. Using what was available in the parts bins, Norton tank, seat and dual mufflers were fitted. The bike was developed in 1971-72 but was not proceeded with. 

Someone was paying attention though, a few years later Yamaha released the SR500 alongside their new XT500.

 I see online this motorcycle was also considered to be a Norton P92. 

 

Lamborghini Flying Star II

Carrozzeria Touring was a Milan-based body building company started in the 1920s. They soon made a name for themselves building bodies for Alfa Romeo and Isotta Fraschini and through the 1930s, they acquired most of the Italian motor industry as clients. For a 1931 show they had produced a sleek and stylish body on a Alfa Romeo chassis which they named Flying Star, this body was adapted to different chassis. The publicity gained from this car resulted in them building bodies for Fiat, Lancia and even the first cars for a new company named Ferrari, for entry in the 1940 Mille Miglia. During the fifties, they built cars for Alfa, Aston Martin, Maserati and even for Hudson in the US.

  By the 1960s the era of the custom body builder was coming to an end, the company was only building a few prototypes for Aston Martin and had a production contract for the bodies for the 400 GT Lamborghini. They decided to build another Flying Star style show car. Introduced at the 1966 Turin show the car was a new concept- basically a two seater estate car (sounds better than a station wagon or hatchback) with storage compartment accessed from a rear hatch. The car was metallic grey with magnesium wheels and it was favorably received by show goers. But it was too late for the company, only one was built. 

The car was made road legal by the factory and sold to someone in France, it has passed through several hands over the years and is now apparently on display in Poland.

 

Norton Flying Fish