transpress nz

World transport history

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

1940 Alvis 12-70 special


at 12:04 AM
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest

No comments:

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

About us

My photo
transpress nz
An international retailer of books, magazines, DVDs and postcards from 1985 to circa 2015 and since then a publishing services provider with a proclivity towards books based primarily in Wellington, New Zealand.
If you have a project, e-mail us. Comments
on blog posts are welcome, but spam solely intended to promote your website will not be published. Any comments that contain embedded hyperlinks to websites other than blogspot are automatically discarded as spam.
We do not publish unsolicited book or video reviews.
You are welcome to make non-commercial web use of pictures on here provided you link back to us.
View my complete profile

All at Sea: stories of New Zealand seafarers

All at Sea: stories of New Zealand seafarers
Narratives from interviews conducted over several years with 16 merchant navy sailors - 14 men and 2 women - who recounted their stories from the last full fledged sailing ship, the Pamir being returned to her home country of Finland after WWII to recent stories on today's inter-island ferries and coastal vessels, as well as international cargo and passenger ships which sailed to various parts of the globe. A full range of occupations are covered from Deck Boy, Engineer, Steward to Master as well as harbour pilots, union leaders and shipping company executives.

NZR Memorabilia

NZR Memorabilia
A fabulous new book containing many colourful illustrations of old postcards, pamphlets, posters, and a wide range of objects that have been used by the NZR and its personnel from the 1860s to the present time. Together they tell in visual form the importance of NZR to NZ and its people over the past 150 years and provides a useful reference for collectors.

Voyage to Gallipoli

Voyage to Gallipoli
Details of the troopships to the Gallipoli campaign of WW1 and more WW1 naval history.

Blog Archive

  • ►  2025 (749)
    • ►  December (10)
    • ►  November (64)
    • ►  October (64)
    • ►  September (62)
    • ►  August (57)
    • ►  July (62)
    • ►  June (51)
    • ►  May (63)
    • ►  April (68)
    • ►  March (96)
    • ►  February (71)
    • ►  January (81)
  • ►  2024 (1281)
    • ►  December (116)
    • ►  November (108)
    • ►  October (146)
    • ►  September (114)
    • ►  August (130)
    • ►  July (119)
    • ►  June (113)
    • ►  May (80)
    • ►  April (51)
    • ►  March (115)
    • ►  February (101)
    • ►  January (88)
  • ►  2023 (1222)
    • ►  December (97)
    • ►  November (115)
    • ►  October (85)
    • ►  September (87)
    • ►  August (119)
    • ►  July (110)
    • ►  June (91)
    • ►  May (162)
    • ►  April (113)
    • ►  March (90)
    • ►  February (81)
    • ►  January (72)
  • ▼  2022 (1023)
    • ►  December (89)
    • ►  November (93)
    • ►  October (88)
    • ►  September (76)
    • ►  August (66)
    • ►  July (121)
    • ►  June (126)
    • ►  May (79)
    • ▼  April (82)
      • 1958 Studebaker Transtar Deluxe Pickup
      • "i like to read real books, not pretend ones'
      • 1935 Dodge sedan
      • 1934 Peugeot 201 & 301 advertisement
      • 1934 Buick sedan straight 8 advertisement
      • 1933 Panhard advertisement
      • 1926 Wolseley advertisement
      • SNCB Class 22 electric loco
      • 1972 Renault Alpine
      • the Lupine Express from Wigan, England, to Pyongyang
      • horse trams in Manners Street, Wellington, 1903
      • 'I like real books and real records, not digital t...
      • Montreal and Southern Counties Interurban Ottawa C...
      • 1956 Studebaker Champion 2-door Sedan
      • 1950 Jaguar Mark V
      • traffic in Berlin, early 1930s
      • 1940 Alvis 12-70 special
      • not an NZR De class
      • Inside London's £19 billion new railway
      • Swiss hydro-electric power poster featuring a 'Rot...
      • 10.25 inch (260 mm) gauge locomotive of the Wells ...
      • 'I like to enjoy a real book lying on my back in t...
      • Ships in Port Pirie, South Australia, circa 1909
      • 1939 Cadillac Fleetwood Series Sixty Special
      • Wellington rubbish truck, seen in 1951
      • 1951 Crosley Cd Super 2-door convertible sedan
      • 'Pines Express at Basingstoke', England art
      • art deco styled poster for Helsinki and Finland, c...
      • SNCB class 55 diesel
      • opening a new section of railway line at Pinnaroo,...
      • brochure cover for the Pack High Road (Packer Höhe...
      • 'there's so much to discover in real books'
      • Karori to Wellington trolleybus at Chaytor Street ...
      • 1964 Alvis drophead convertible
      • Stokes Hill Wharf, Port Darwin, NT, Australia, 1888
      • Märklin German railway art, 1960s
      • HMS 'Beagle' in Sydney Harbour, 1838, art
      • the first electric tram in Hay Street, Perth, West...
      • Third Avenue streetcar, NYC, 1944
      • 1961 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 2
      • no, that's not what it means
      • 1961 Hillman Minx wagon
      • 'I like a real book, not a little device'
      • Baldwin built 2-8-2 from 1912
      • Auckland sprinkler tram in Arch Hill, circa 1910
      • 1959 Vespa 400 microcar
      • 1920 Foden Steam Wagon
      • 1971 Ford Torino GT
      • German streetcar model box art
      • 1978 Leyland Leopard bus
      • roadsign in Arizona
      • 1930 Packard 733 Club Sedan
      • 1920 Stewart trucks advertisment
      • 'would you like to read a real book with me in the...
      • Kramatorsk railway station, Donetsk, Donbass
      • Montenegro 461 class electric locomotive
      • 1985 Chevrolet Cavalier
      • 1979 Chrysler Valiant station wagon
      • Clare Railway Station, South Australia
      • 1964 Ferrari 275 GTB/C Speciale by Scaglietti
      • 1949 Alfa Romeo 6C Freccia d'Oro
      • 1983 Cadillac Brougham
      • 1967 Cadillac Eldorado
      • which of these real books would you like to read w...
      • the Schaan-Vaduz station, Liechtenstein
      • perhaps this Dacia is owned by a plumber?
      • Soviet ЧC4T class electric locomotive
      • New Orleans streetcar, 1973
      • 1964 BUT RETB1 ex-Wellington City trolley bus
      • Uncovering what really happened to the Los Angeles...
      • traffic in Downtown L.A., 1940s
      • Sugar cane fields train Louisiana, late 19th century
      • trams in Llandudno, Wales, 1956 art
      • 'I like to be comfortable and enjoy a good real book'
      • 1960 Mercedes 220 plus matching trailer
      • RNZAF Heritage planes
      • 1940 Packard Custom Super Eight 180
      • Mariupol harbor art by Serge Pivtorak
      • 1938 Simca 51 Berline
      • 2009 Bugatti Veyron
      • Rio Grande TGV
      • traffic in San Francisco, 1906, colorized
    • ►  March (68)
    • ►  February (52)
    • ►  January (83)
  • ►  2021 (1013)
    • ►  December (91)
    • ►  November (78)
    • ►  October (65)
    • ►  September (81)
    • ►  August (72)
    • ►  July (95)
    • ►  June (91)
    • ►  May (87)
    • ►  April (90)
    • ►  March (87)
    • ►  February (67)
    • ►  January (109)
  • ►  2020 (1030)
    • ►  December (94)
    • ►  November (74)
    • ►  October (92)
    • ►  September (73)
    • ►  August (55)
    • ►  July (86)
    • ►  June (92)
    • ►  May (88)
    • ►  April (90)
    • ►  March (91)
    • ►  February (98)
    • ►  January (97)
  • ►  2019 (1285)
    • ►  December (87)
    • ►  November (100)
    • ►  October (93)
    • ►  September (85)
    • ►  August (85)
    • ►  July (129)
    • ►  June (101)
    • ►  May (95)
    • ►  April (109)
    • ►  March (103)
    • ►  February (140)
    • ►  January (158)
  • ►  2018 (1183)
    • ►  December (138)
    • ►  November (107)
    • ►  October (129)
    • ►  September (97)
    • ►  August (115)
    • ►  July (81)
    • ►  June (48)
    • ►  May (88)
    • ►  April (92)
    • ►  March (91)
    • ►  February (101)
    • ►  January (96)
  • ►  2017 (1837)
    • ►  December (106)
    • ►  November (102)
    • ►  October (114)
    • ►  September (116)
    • ►  August (122)
    • ►  July (138)
    • ►  June (176)
    • ►  May (177)
    • ►  April (164)
    • ►  March (217)
    • ►  February (181)
    • ►  January (224)
  • ►  2016 (2545)
    • ►  December (191)
    • ►  November (174)
    • ►  October (172)
    • ►  September (186)
    • ►  August (222)
    • ►  July (299)
    • ►  June (70)
    • ►  May (104)
    • ►  April (242)
    • ►  March (271)
    • ►  February (284)
    • ►  January (330)
  • ►  2015 (2888)
    • ►  December (228)
    • ►  November (212)
    • ►  October (220)
    • ►  September (256)
    • ►  August (234)
    • ►  July (269)
    • ►  June (244)
    • ►  May (248)
    • ►  April (209)
    • ►  March (329)
    • ►  February (202)
    • ►  January (237)
  • ►  2014 (3422)
    • ►  December (227)
    • ►  November (194)
    • ►  October (211)
    • ►  September (288)
    • ►  August (252)
    • ►  July (319)
    • ►  June (297)
    • ►  May (274)
    • ►  April (306)
    • ►  March (380)
    • ►  February (301)
    • ►  January (373)
  • ►  2013 (3033)
    • ►  December (284)
    • ►  November (183)
    • ►  October (255)
    • ►  September (260)
    • ►  August (223)
    • ►  July (261)
    • ►  June (257)
    • ►  May (125)
    • ►  April (199)
    • ►  March (364)
    • ►  February (308)
    • ►  January (314)
  • ►  2012 (2742)
    • ►  December (213)
    • ►  November (225)
    • ►  October (197)
    • ►  September (173)
    • ►  August (107)
    • ►  July (91)
    • ►  June (130)
    • ►  May (197)
    • ►  April (272)
    • ►  March (380)
    • ►  February (286)
    • ►  January (471)
  • ►  2011 (2389)
    • ►  December (380)
    • ►  November (291)
    • ►  October (207)
    • ►  September (185)
    • ►  August (184)
    • ►  July (177)
    • ►  June (166)
    • ►  May (166)
    • ►  April (148)
    • ►  March (151)
    • ►  February (136)
    • ►  January (198)
  • ►  2010 (519)
    • ►  December (159)
    • ►  November (91)
    • ►  October (70)
    • ►  September (38)
    • ►  August (19)
    • ►  July (1)
    • ►  June (5)
    • ►  May (16)
    • ►  April (38)
    • ►  March (31)
    • ►  February (27)
    • ►  January (24)
  • ►  2009 (99)
    • ►  December (22)
    • ►  November (27)
    • ►  October (17)
    • ►  September (9)
    • ►  August (7)
    • ►  July (7)
    • ►  June (4)
    • ►  May (6)

Followers
Simple theme. Powered by Blogger.