Cool things found in the blog "Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long"

 Beer run! Filling up belly tanks with beer for the guys that just stormed the beach at Normandy

 probably looks like any old tank at first, but then, did you see that there are 4 tracks? Not the usual two

 Peter Sellers

 yup, it's a real Bugatti, factory racer

 amphib plane, stored in a hanger because getting it flying would take 2 fortunes and a winning mega millions lotto ticket

the 1936 Henderson before the restoration http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/07/1936-henderson-at-rhinebeck-grand.html

 a new image of the Count de Sakhnoffsky designed been truck, and this is a info card that was handed out at the trucks display... front above, and the reverse side below . For the gallery: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/09/extraordinary-designer-of-automotive.html

 terrific album cover art

 the cat tracks added onto the tractor give it so much more traction

a wheel pattern only used on Canadian trains, it looked familiar to me, and I remembered the train at the Nethercutt museum http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/05/private-pullman-palace-railcar-century.html

For the write ups of these photos, and so much more, including tools, munitions factories, Canadian museums, great things that were made in US and Canada, and extremely researched written descriptions of inventors and inventions: http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.ca/

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I felt the Steampunk desire today, So I watched "Steamboy" and grabbed these screen shots, cool movie, just make sure to select the language options of your native tongue and avoid reading the whole thing

 any movie with a motorwheel can't be bad. A steam powered one is even better.

 Good kid has a runn in with the bad guys trying to steal the plans and prototype his inventor dad and grand dad sent him, and the kid tries to escape, using that motorwheel, gets chased to a locomotive, which gets attacked by a blimp ...

 later the bad guys send out an army of armored soldiers, and this aeronaut

who all are engaging in a war with the british who have these cool old tanks. The time frame is Victorian, and before any vehicles but the trains and tanks. 

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A variety of unsual vehicles from hippo pulling carts to tanks running Pike's Peak and nuns in bumper cars via formicarus.tumblr

 Milk and butter delivery

All found on http://formicarus.tumblr.com/

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More cool vehicles from Steampunkvehicles.Tumblr.com

Which got your attention first, the 6 wheels, the carpet roof, or the three bench seats? What a world's fair looking extravagence. Beautiful vehicle. I wish I had a year or maker. Reminds me of the 1905 Bordeux Cali limo https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQw7yh6_bh4ONVlL9P_WU1SoVjwvxoDLCoY7_6fT5W-7Xw1hFGC80g682By2Nzj8yzyzW7zWwWjpRQlQq0cKui51T5s9hq4IrYTvrtIV57aiGFc-4arwBH0vqDQxgU6AcYoJVv8LdLIU/s1600/1905+Bordeaux+Cali+Limousine..jpg
1934 Mercedes DR rail car
1912 Italian 305mm cannon... what in the world pulled, pushed or powered this beast?
Cool looking but simple railway crane
the Pickwick Coach, sleeps 26

Great 1920's or early 1930's 5th wheel tow and trailer
Notice in the above, the front wheel has a direction vane so the driver way at the back of the cab can tell where it will steer
For any more info there may be on these images http://steampunkvehicles.tumblr.com/

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The Russian Lebedenko tank prototype of 1915

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

read about it http://www.landships.freeservers.com/lebedenko_info.htm

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a variety cool and unusual vehicles from steampunkvehicles.tumblr.com

Above, kids home made flivver. Think any kids try making their own cars anymore? Doubt it.


Above, a MGM movie publicising sound train I haven't come across before http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/Sound%20Train Aero streamline tow truck... looks like a Count De Sakhnoffsky design, middle of the following post http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/09/extraordinary-designer-of-automotive.html
Custom worked Pierce Arrow?
Above, stream line your Model T at home!
Above, 1914 Alfa Romeo streamliner
Above 1905 Bordeaux Cali Limousine.
Above 1917...don't have a maker
Above 1920 in California
Above Queensland


Tank on rails, WW 1? Clever that the rail rims are mounted to the ordinary tires and rims
Gravity fed fuel system, quite the jalopy

http://steampunkvehicles.tumblr.com/ a source for many cool and unusual cars, highly recommended

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