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Selasa, 08 April 2014

oil well fire fighting

To fight oil fires the Hungarians put two mig 21 engines on a T 34 tank

Found on http://historicaltimes.tumblr.com/

Rabu, 02 April 2014

the Flying Millyard

Photos by David Lancaster and Dave Norvinbike at http://www.southsiders-mc.blogspot.com.ar/2014/03/salon-prive-london.html

Billie Leo Standley died last weekend from lung cancer, but before he died, the 82-year-old wished for the world to know he was going to ride off to heaven. To accomplish this wish, Standley and his family made arrangements for him to buried in a Plexiglas casket riding his 1967 Harley-Davidson

Full story at http://blog.motorcycle.com/2014/01/31/manufacturers/harley-davidson/ohio-man-buried-astride-1967-harley-davidson-electra-glide/

Standley had long told people he wanted to be buried on his bike, and he began making arrangements several years ago, long before he was diagnosed with lung cancer this past Christmas. The first step was to purchase three burial plots next to where his late wife Lorna was interred. The space was necessary for the 9 foot by 11 foot casket he needed to hold his Harley.

The casket was completed about five years ago, and it sat in Standley’s garage where he was eager to show it to visitors.

“If you stopped by his house, he showed you his casket,” Roy Standley tells the Daytona Daily News. “He was proud of it.”

Robert Lee in better days with his 1906 Renault and Willys Capeta

Found on http://antigosverdeamarelo.blogspot.ca/2011/10/willys-capeta-1964-renault-1906.html

Imposter by El Solitario has a unique and interesting fuel tank

photos by Kristina Fender on http://www.southsiders-mc.blogspot.com.ar/2014/03/impostor-love-it-or-burn-it.html

Selasa, 01 April 2014

I missed the news that Mike Harrah's 24 cylinder, 1700 cu in diesel with 8 superchargers (that's how many I see) is completed

This is a V24 Detroit Diesel two-stroke (normally used to power ships), which is two V12 Detroits joined together nose to nose with splined cranks. It adds up to 1,704 ci.

Harrah is a trucking and construction businessman, he claims this thing makes more than 3,400 hp

You tube has several videos of the engine running, and my advice is skip the first minute, of all of them. FOr some reason Mike wants to take the first minute to be infront of the camera... which I find odd, because he obviously had this engine built to get attention.

So why does nothing exist online newer than 2010 of this semi?

photo from http://cars.desktopnexus.com/wallpaper/1464097/

Sabtu, 29 Maret 2014

Obscure but interesting, a moderate sized 1967 Coot Snoopy funmobile (toy car) that was given to Charles Shultz in trade for a Snoopy logo for the model

Found on http://barnfinds.com/snoopy-car/#more-17857

they also made a Red Baron model

Rabu, 26 Maret 2014

AMC Twin Stick.. cool shifter set, but in a 4 door?

the Twin Stick was more than just a sales gimmick to win over the hearts of domesticated males who were looking for a family car that was fun, but that could also keep the misses happy. It was in reality about offering 5 forward gears for improved mileage, although we hear it was also a hoot to row through the gears. To create 5 gears, AMC took their three-speed transmission and added overdrive for 2nd and 3rd. When driving, the driver would shift from 1st to second like normal, but then could engage 2nd’s overdrive with the In/Out selector lever. Once the driver was ready for 3rd, they disengaged overdrive and then selected 3rd on the primary shifter. Once up to cruising speed they could select 3rd’s overdrive gear in the same fashion as the previous gear.