cool images from Spoora.tumblr

http://spoora.tumblr.com/ mostly surfing and skateboarding photos, but among them are these cool images

Awesome retro cool stuff from Farbror Sid (Uncle Sid)

 Man, this is too much... it doesn't have any mention that it's just a Ford, with the Cobra package, it calls it a Shelby. PLease correct me, if I'm wrong, but Shelby doesn't appear anywhere on a 1969 Cobra Torino, does it?

 they are leaning on a Volve 1800

this Charger photo was titled moonlight, and maybe that is the deal, but it's a cool photo no matter how they lit the scene

one incredible find after another on http://farbror-sid.se/ 

Justacargal (Tere) went to the Peterson Museum and posted several galleries, this one shocked me, there was an Autoped at the museum!

 

 The Autoped was used by the US Post Office delivery service in 1917 http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/scooter-was-born-about-90-years-ago.html , as this photo from Shorpy shows

But those are just a couple photos of just the Autoped, from Tere's gallery of the scooter exhibition, so make her day with lots of visits to her site http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2011/11/peterson-museum-fall-2011-scooters.html , and you'll have my thanks for making her happy! 

best caption I've read in a long time, "She's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis"

Ann Margaret, if you aren't familiar with who she is, once a long time ago, she dated Elvis, had a Vegas act, and more recently, was the love interest in the movie "Grumpy Old Men" with Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon.. Trivia, she had a billboard top ten song at age 20, it reached #4, she was discovered by George Burns, starred with Elvis at age 23, invented the phrase "Sex Kitten" and was nominated for an Oscar at age 30 after starring opposite Jack Nicholson, Steve McQueen, and got her 2nd Oscar nom after starring with John Wayne and Anthony Hopkins, and was in the Who's rock opera "Tommy" and toured with the USO through Vietnam. Hellava career.

More good stuff from Ze Last Chance Garage du 7/8 blogspot

 I bet this starts a movement in Tiki straight 6 valve covers... I think it's effing awesome. Any artist that becomes rich and famous deserves every bit of it. Every artist that doesn't is just one of the thousands that have to compete for our attention and money

If you wonder what to get a biker for xmas... maybe his garage needs one

Pit bike and a Ducati... I admire the effort someone went to to get the envy of the scooter pit bike riders

This fantastic airplane art is from http://speedbirds.blogspot.com/ but found in a small gallery post http://zelastchancegaragedu78.blogspot.com/2011/07/avions-caudron.html

All found on http://zelastchancegaragedu78.blogspot.com/

the guy who finds the most unreal amount of info about vehicles, Steve (I've posted before about his incredible skills) is now posting his own blog! Serviside.blogspot.com

 

 Learn what Debbie Reynolds was doing on this Lambretta http://serviside.blogspot.com/2011/08/more-scooters-another-singer-since-i.html

 Learn about the Singer, Sammy and Marilyn, and why they got together for a photo shoot at http://serviside.blogspot.com/2011/08/frank-sammy-marilyn-and-singer-scan-of.html

Learn about electric GMC vans and trucks, (look at the height of this beast) at http://serviside.blogspot.com/2011/08/gmc-electric-trucks-during-my-daily.html

Because Steve knows how to dig up the info, and tells a good story on the background on the above vehciles and stars... so get a look at Steve's blog if you are into learning the story behind the photos, and what else was going on to make the photos happen

Cool photos found on Switchum.tumblr

 What'cha call a monkey wrench, see?

 for a lot of motorcycle photos with humor, and lots of cat photos, enjoy http://switchum.tumblr.com/

can't be sure but this might be a scooter that was airdropped during WW2 in Europe

I don't know where I found it
But Steve came through again let me know that it's an Italian soldier on an Aeromoto produced by Societa Volugrafo of Turin, Italy.

It was designed to be dropped out of airplanes along with paratroopers, made between 1942 and 44 when the factory was bombed

three dozen reasons to know you'll like looking through Go Away Garage blogspot

Above a WW2 Crosley 3 wheeler
Gas in the spark plugs... wow, that was a long time ago
I think the above is the supercharged straight eight
not good to see your back wheel pass you by
Stutz Blackhawk at Ormand Beach

Steam powered lawn mowers.... your neighbors would freak out.
crew cab model a, custom made


Great old vintage bike stand

They said it's photoshopped, but I don't care
Ner a car

They look like they are bolted to a bar under the bikes, probably a carnival ride



Above is a Willys or Graham I think
I like the van without the headlights, nice custom bodywork look
Private Hawaiian plantation tourist trainride

Morgan, very early I bet
I'd never heard before that Oral Roberts (televangelist) had bought a Futurliner... huh
That helmet is terrific
I know I have forgotten what I used to know about the above dragster.
1906 Stanley Steamer set the land speed record for steam powered cars at Ormand Beach, and that 126 mph record still stands. Steam was obsolete so quickly after Stanley and Doble perfected its use in cars, that no one even tried o break their record
Way cool Triumph gas tanks stringed art. I doubt it plays, but it does look incredible




Gyro stabilized car
Vespa in the back of a Citreon 2cv... awesome

see these and a whole lot more at http://goawaygarage.blogspot.com/ but don't look while at work, there is a lot of hardwood floors and tatays