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Wednesday, 13 June 2012

Dirigible Inspection Service Craft

YES, the tag is real. Ok... Sears didn't have a time machine they were selling, it was an irrigation timing mechanism.. but that tag is the coolest piece of real stuff to be on a steam punk device... in my opinion

this Sextant is a centuries old device for navigation. Every dirigible service craft should have one... one never knows when a storm might blow you away from your dirigible and into lands unknown.

the Time Machine built by Brett Phelps, another of the Steam punk exhibits at the San Diego Auto Museum until Sept 30th

the Whirlygig of Tom Sepe, one of many Steam Punk vehicles at the San DIego Auto Museum until Sept 30th

Monday, 11 June 2012

Evotrope, by Richard Wilks. Steampunk on exhibit at the San Diego Auto Museum until Sept 30th

I've got a lot more to post of the Steam Punk exhibit... ray guns, robots, scooters, mini bikes... and a dirigible inspection service craft. That thing is effin cool
All from the Starburner Galactic Courier Service and a couple innovators as well

Sunday, 27 May 2012

1972 Pro Stocker Herb McCandless racing tricks

Mopar acid dipped the 72 Demon
Holman Moody blew foam behind the panels for stiffness,
nuts, bolts, brackets etc were acid dipped, ground down, cut down or hollowed out
braced everything with reinforcing tubing
hard mounted the engine and four speed front to rear
acid dipped the brake show baking plates,
drilling holes in the rear brake shoes
widened the front end to swap from an A body to an E body k member
altered the steering from front to rear steer

Sunday, 13 May 2012

Innovative way to show museum visitors where the cafe / grill is

Sunday, 29 April 2012

Monowheel circa 1952, photos by Dean Loomis. WW2 was just over, and anything was possible

These were all photographed for Life magazine, as this was being prepped to get to a motorshow in 1952. Sleuths who try to figure out where, would need to look for a Bob's Speedo Service and a Hancock gas station in 1952.

Found on http://interweb3000.blogspot.com/2012/02/vintage-monowheel.html
via http://thenewcaferacersociety.blogspot.com

The monowheels in Men In Black 3 look a lot like this one http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2012/03/men-in-black-3-mib3-is-going-to-be.html

New Cafe Racer Society blogspot always has cool stuff, here's just a sample of recent posts

this guy above should be given a medal for being an inspiration to make the thing you want when no one sells one. Take a Vespa, use it to power a watercraft. Brilliant, and fuel efficient I bet. When you get to the otherside of the water, dismount the scooter and use it to get around, then return to find no one has stolen your watercraft cause no one can figure out how!