Showing posts with label innovation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label innovation. Show all posts
This is a new thing, never seen it before, and I love it. 1937 headlights on a fenderless hot rod
Great choice of radiator overflow catch can, perfect color match... I don't think I've seen betterWhat do you think? Ever seen 37 headlights on a fenderless? Like it?
Gerry cans and ammo cans, a new use for cool old military stuff
If you look close at the left hand can, at the top of the photo, you'll see the low pressure air fitting in the filler cap. It didn't work well the first time, but the builder was trying to use the gerry cans for air tanks for the air suspension... that's a good idea! The problem was the fitting, not the can.
Stone's Pig Garage rat rod, has some cool stuff to check out
Maybe a tractor grill, but I like it, and great placement of the headlightsNotice the horns on both sides of the firewall by the leading edge of the doors... cool. Great interior, I was instantly admiring the radio, the antique fire extinguisher, speaker grill by the shifer base and those terrific seats made from 1960's lawn chairs I admire any rat rod with a bottle opener and catch can Great
Holy S*** ! , tool innovations from firefighters, for firefighters. This rocks! Sharing great ideas for the benefit of all. Mucho Grande!
Damn, this ought to be framed art (minus the extra set of earplugs)Check out all the bitchin tools, modified, improvised, and uses you never thought of for common stuff, but firefighters have found work really good for propping open doors, etc,http://www.vententersearch.com/pockets.htmThanks tohttp://lostliver.blogspot.com/ for the discovery!
Travis Perich's hot rod, great work and cool details
This was a common occurance, the looking and analyzing of the details Travis did to his interior Don't know if you can make out the generator on the near side of the engine, but click on it for full size and check out the cooling scoops on it. Completely digging the column mount... the huge wingnuts are sweet! Not a vintage Stewart Warner speedometer, but I like it better than one that works,
Innovation in steering wheel design, that never went into production... the "Wrist Twist" from Mercury
At Mercury, engineer Bob Rumm produced this one-off 1965 Mercury Park Lane convertible with so-called "wrist-twist" steering controls. The standard steering wheel has been replaced by two 5-inch, wrist-operated dials, that the promo claims frees up knee room, improves visibility and makes parking easier.Skip the first 45 seconds and the male chauvenist attitude, they are both uselessFound on http
Painting the street, a different method
this is one way they used to do it, here's another:http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/12/early-method-of-painting-stripes-in.html image from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585
great innovation for new vehicles, the back up camera shown in the rear view mirror
only appears when the vehicle is in reverse
Cool and unusual trucks found on Big Lorry Blog
An older semi in Brazil, and I like the grill, full length and looking like a 1940's car design Cool. Looks like the back wheels also steer Looks like water cannons on top, and armor covering the back This and the last photo in this gallery are both 4 wheels under the cab. It seems similar to an F.A.R. http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/01/three-wheeled-tractor-trailer-rig.html but definitly
24 butterflies, 8 blowers, and makes 3400 hp worth of Nitrous powered grin... Mike Harrah's Detroit Diesel, does it make you feel a bit awed?
180 photo gallery of the intake and engine going together here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/learaviator/sets/72157623774941005learned about it on http://www.autoblog.hu/videok/video_24_hengeres_dizelmotor.html not much info on the www yet, but I did find that the guy is a millionaire real estate developer, and owns the biggest of the Blastolene cars (can't recall the name, it's the one with the
1950's Nash, still getting used so often it's in for repair
How about this neat little gadget to indicate to the driver where the right front corner is?
why do trains have to stop at ever station.. what if this way of switching cars could let the train roll on, not stop, saving energy and riders time?
Just skip to the 35 second mark and watch it to the 50 second mark, you'll get the idea without ever listening to a word of it, or wasting any timefound on http://www.bookofjoe.com/2010/12/26/index.html
Real unusual things from trailer washers, motorized wheels, to tank track Rolls Royces
Never seen one before, and something about the age of a black and white photo tells me that these are obsolete I have no idea at all what this is Ok, but why take it out if you have to add skis? Really early car phone Odd stuff on this tow truck Yup... 1890's and I have no idea what it is Lenin's 1922 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost I've never seen a photo of a tractor involved in a car crash Again, no
The early method of painting the stripes in the middle of the road (1920's? )
photos from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=920
Did you know a 71 Barrcuda body will slip over an '01 Viper without it's body? Don't know why you'd not be happy with either, and want both in one car
They made them at http://www.timemachinesinc.com/pastcustoms/71vipercuda/ 6 years ago, just an extra floor structure, wheel tub work, and add a couple inches to the Viper frame rails to extend the wheel base for the cuda wheel locations.Wrecked Vipers are the speciality of X2 Collision in Maryville Illinois http://www.x2builders.com/default.asp
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