the proving grounds of WW2 vehicles demonstrated positive proof that "American Made" meant durability

via: "my life on $54.58 a day" http://gsglbc.blogspot.com

Uncle Bob the Corsair pilot, heroes don't always die in battle

HAMB member MAZOOMA wrote about his Uncle Bob, I have to repost it.

Uncle Bob with his Corsair.

He was killed one month after I was born when an airman in another Corsair, who my uncle was training over Riverside, clipped my uncle's wing. The other pilot bailed out and parachuted to safety.

Uncle Bob stayed with his plane because it was headed into a school playground. He managed to guide what was left of his plane into a dirt lot killing him instantly. I still have the letters from eye-witnesses that were mailed to my grandparents saying how they could see him struggling to get the plane away from the crowded playground. Many people from the neighborhood where the crash took place made the drive to Monrovia where his funeral was held. All came to pay their respects for a man they would never meet.

Via: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=446547&page=14

Dauntless in formation

Proabably from Mega Moto, I'm not sure
I mistakenly called it a Corsair, and then had two guys correct me, and they didn't agree on what these are... either Avengers or Dauntless

I found a cool website, Mega Moto... I think you are going to love the variety and unique things they post there, here's a sample

the cool tagline of Mega Moto is : Cars, Trains, Motorcycles, Planes, Airships & Other Awesome Modes of Conveyance

A WW1 mobile carrier pigeon coup... yes, that was the best communication technique they had available in the field of battle .

I've posted somehting about this before, and just can't recall what... beyond there was just one that made it through the years and still exists, was a 1920's car but only on 2 wheels, the little buggy wheels are for holding it up at stops

Brockhouse Corgi WW2 camp scooter

1938 Phantom Corsair http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/03/1938-phantom-corsair.html

Volkswagen museum bus... I hope to find out more about this

Jack Conrad's band... wow, very cool!

Not sure yet what scoooter this is... looks slightly like a Salisbury

the photography of Gaston Jacquin 1935

A lamboghini and wonder of beauty, the 1963 350 GTV

Above, 1971 Star Streak motorhome

Above, something called the Stiletto

1955 Packard Request

1955 Flajole Forerunner

1915 Senate Subway Railroad under the nations capitol, Washington DC

1924 Amphibious Fusetti

Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion, one of two to survive, probably number 3 of the trio Fuller made. One was found in the backyard of a Arizona suburb in the early 70's by a Car Life reader after they did a story on the Dymaxions, by a fan of Fullers interesting cars. It wasn't bought by a collector, though Harrah's buyers tried, a couple college students got money together and then let it be shown in Museums in the US... more on this story in another post.

One cool puller, looks like a trailer truck

Above isn't labeled, but looks like a barn find custom

Above the Helica

Above, the 1948 Davis

1910 Ford on Forest Service patrol

One of the fabulous streamliner beer delivery trucks

Above, the Lincoln Futura that Barris based the Batmobile on

Above is a replica by Andy Saunders of the below concept car, the 1958 Ford X 2000

Go see what else they've got! http://megamoto.tumblr.com/