Wellington tram on Waterloo Quay, 1949

A tram from Brooklyn nears its destination of the Railway Station out of sight to the left.  Three goods wagons are on the railway sidings across the road.  These sidings were later shortened and no longer reach this area.

1972 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

'a real book is much better than an e-reader'

vintage Citroen racing car graphic

trolley in Hamilton Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1953

"The picture is from 1953, and shows Hamilton Street, from Penn Street down toward the railroad stations. At that time we still had two stations" read the rest  (see also the earlier posts).

the effect of dust storms on the Mars explorer vehicle

1981 Dassault Falcon 50 trijet

One of 352 built between 1976-2008 most of which were bought by corporates and by 4 air forces -- more info

electric tram in Parnell Road, Auckland, 1900s

See earlier posts and our books for more.

1927 Willys 'C' Cab truck

Shaw Savill's SS 'Gothic' (1947)

This 15,902 grt ship was designated a royal yacht from 1952 to 1954; eventually scrapping took place in 1969. More info

Leuchtturm Dornbusch on the island of Hiddensee in DDR days

Yes, those are DDR border guards patrolling to prevent citizens from escaping the freedom of the workers' paradise to the slavery of the capitalist west. The 28-metre tall lighthouse, now painted white with a red top, was put in operation in 1888; the beam shines for 45 km over the Ostsee (Baltic). It can be visited. More info

'I like a real book'

Berlin sightseeing boat MS 'Pankow'

This is still in use -- see this page

trams and Ikarus 55 tour bus in Leninplatz, East Berlin

As it was called in DDR days, after reunification renamed Platz der Vereinten Nationen (United Nations Place).  The giant statue of Lenin was removed in the early 1990s (a helicopter transporting the head away was a scene in the movie Goodbye Lenin).

Info on the bus

Hanomag Garant truck advertisement, circa 1960

A poster by the French subsidiary, although the business was based in Hannover, Germany. This model first appeared in 1959 with a 65 hp diesel motor -- info

Berliet trucks poster, circa 1937

1927 Lagonda M45

1967 Checker Marathon

"No other car looks like, is built like, rides like" -- which may have been claims hard to challenge, but not necessarily positive ones...

1939 Bedford trucks poster

1969 International Harvester Travelette 1200C