motorized sled from the 1911 South Pole expedition of the Terra Nova

One of the three Wolseley motor sledges built for the Terra Nova Expedition

found on http://electric-edwardians.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html

102 yr old Bleriot designed aircraft with a 100 yr old engine flys for the first time

 Experimmental Aviation Assoiciation enthuisiasts decided to undergo 1000's of hours to build an aircraft to the design specs planned out 102 years ago.

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/06/flying-a-102-year-old-design-for-the-first-time/#more-36045
and the source of their story: http://eaa.org/news/2011/2011-06-06_bleriot.asp which has the full uncondensed story

EAA’s project also commemorates the 100th anniversary of the first air mail flight by Earle Ovington’s famous Queen’s Bleriot, on September 23, 1911.

taking the pretty girl for a ride, 1911. She is a airplane passenger pioneer

her name and the circumstances at http://www.shorpy.com/node/10200

notice they don't have seatbelts, but her dress is carefully tied around her legs so her ankles will remain demurely out of sight. The look on their faces is terrrific

100 years ago, this was the comfort best in tour busses. They look like overstuffed couches on wheels

http://www.shorpy.com/node/10308?size=_original  for the original with comments, like, the license plates are sequential

A sunday drive in the Adirondacks in 1909 on a Franklin

the ride must have been rough before paved roads, but this road does look like it has been graded, and maybe recently... looks very loose, or maybe just really sandy. Those seats on the car appear to be as plush as leather couches
Found on http://www.shorpy.com

Ralph Mulford, Knox, Indianapolis 500

found on http://www.vintagemotorphoto.com/

Tri-cars from 100 years ago were the less expensive option to early automobiles, cheap fun transportation

For a bigger photo of just one, (these were all small and just pieces of one large photo) see the 1906 Indian
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/03/1906-indian-tricar-sometimes-victorian.html

Found on sobsoflife.tumblr.com

The above is the B&M Wheel Sirens 931 s Main St Los Angeles, check out the taillights, license plate, and whatever that is hanging on to the plate... well yeah, the girl is unusual too with the welding gloves, and flimsy dress in a cops hat and pistol holster

from http://sobsoflife.tumblr.com/

racing, about a 100 years ago - chain drives and wood spoke rims

found on http://kissbangbangbatman.tumblr.com/

The Don Lee Special

Dual friction shock absorbers... I've never seen another car with them that I can recall


All these bolts appear to be used as possible weight holding locations, I've never seen this technique. The other wheels all had their weights on one bolt like this as well

1911 Ono, a vintage chain driven race car, and one of Lindley Bothwell's Speed Demons

The ONO started its life as a S74 Fiat; one of three factory cars brought over from Italy to race in the 1911 Vanderbilt Cup in Savannah, CA. It became the "ONO" in 1914 when the original Fiat engine broke and was replaced with a Pope Toledo motor and radiator.

As a Fiat /Pope it had quite an illustrious racing career. In 1912, Teddy Tetzlaff set a world speed record in the Fiat at Santa Monica, CA. While it raced with Bothwell's vintage racers in the early 1950s, it was not part of his collection
Notice that the grill is protected from rocks and trash by a stiff screen that is nosed out to help in aerodynamics and possibly to increase the area of the screen so as to not decrease the airflow







Dual chain drives, is that the same as posi-traction? I think it must be

See Tere's gallery of the Ono at http://justacargal-s.blogspot.com/2011/06/race-to-fair-2011-pt-3.html

for more about Bothwell's car collection, from Sports Illustrated in 1957: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1133626/index.htm

or read the article and see the photos from a 1951 motor car magazine of Bothwell and friends racing on Catalina Island that I posted http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/08/racing-on-catalina-in-summer-of-51.html

Finally a Tumblr made for guys who are turned on by women who ride motorcycles "themotolady.com"

You didn't think I was just going to post perfectly unreal beautiful women on cafe racers and sports bikes did you? You ought to know by know I'm going to pass on them and see about the woman on the Flying Merkel straight away.

A bit of everything motorcycle on http://themotolady.com/ and it's not strict on the women on bikes theme, but its about 90/10 women to men. Great site, enjoy

JAP GN, looks so cool, and that is enough for me

Just learned (July 1st 2011) from Johnny's blog http://steampunkvehicles.tumblr.com/ this is the J. A. Preston “Cyclecar”.
Lord K (thanks mate!) of the terrific website Dieselpunk found the above and shares it with us http://dieselpunk.livejournal.com/ the very breif photo descriotion just said 1908-19 GN/JAP grand prix vintage racing at Cadwell Park

Most of the images are from http://goawaygarage.blogspot.com/?zx=4e2670574ce2ed8a but I found 2 of these last Feb http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/02/cool-stuff-from-ze-last-chance-garage.html and hadn't seen anything til now

A couple photos are by Dusza Beben

The Indian vs Harley (pre 1965) rivalry is going to be the focus of a race this week near Yosemite Park, California

This group consists of a pair of Indian Twins, three Excelsior Ace Fours, and at least one Harley Davidson, all ready for some real road racing on a public road.

For eighteen years Harley & Indian enthusiasts in Australia have been recreating the rivalry that was so much a part of motorcycling in the Twenties, Thirties, and Forties of the last century. In 2011 we are bringing that Rivalry home to America where the bikes were built! The Great Indian V Harley Race of 2011 will be based in Oakhurst California, right on the doorstep to Yosemite.

During the ride we will have checkpoints, timed mileage sections and other challenges. At each checkpoint the rider will be earning points for his brand of motorcycle. At the end of our event we will gather for a banquet feast and crown the race victor and who will receive bragging rights for the next year, as the winner of the great race.

Event Registration fee: $185.00

All bikes must be 1965 & older, and older bikes will now receive an incentive!

1940-1965 Models - No Bonus Points
1930-1939 Models - 10% Bonus added to your point total
1920-1929 Models - 20% Bonus added to your point total
1900-1919 Models - 30% Bonus added to your point total

So far we have several bikes from the teens, twenties and thirties entered, including a 1915 HD Ghost Model!

Day one: Oakhurst to Mammoth Pool
Day two: Oakhurst to Yosemite Park
Day three: Oakhurst to Mariposa

Read all about it: http://www.indianvharley.com/

1934 White bus that once was a Yellowstone Park tour bus