1966 Triumph TR4A

4 cylinder, 2.2 litre.

1971 Ford Explorer

"I'm looking for a transpress nz book"

1970 Buick Riviera

1971 Mazda R100

NZR J1215 4-8-2 art

For lots more, see the book New Zealand Railway Memorabilia.

driveway sign for the Chevrolet fan

Paekakariki steamers, 1975

It's pretty easy to to get pictures like this now, being the base of the Steam Incorporated Museum, but this was in the relatively early days of it.  One notes the billboard for a Mitsubishi Galant in the background. (Gary Francis pic)

for some light relief; 'wonderfully weird' books

Abe Books sent us an e-mail with a page of their selections for books deserving this description here

1953 Cadillac Coupe de Ville

See earlier posts.

1936 Diamond T truck advert

Info on this Chicago-based manufacturer.

Egypt responds to attack on Sufi mosque

Armed militants stormed the al-Rawda mosque after the conclusion of Friday prayers on November 24, killing 305, and injuring at least another 128.

Egypt’s army and police forces carried out air strikes and ground operations in surrounding areas of the al-Rawda mosque on Friday night, targeting militants believed to have been involved in the attack.

The Islamic State's adherents consider Sufi Muslims, like Shiite Muslims, to be heretics and so, in their depraved minds, deserve to be eliminated like anyone who doesn't subscribe to the IS ideology.

New York Times article on Sufiism.

1974 Honda Civic

At the time 30-33 mpg was considered low consumption, but it's nothing special now.

1940 Vauxhall 12

1934 Auburn ad

1973 Ford Coach (Tourist Liner) in Milford Sound art

Belonging to Blue Bus Services on the first outing to the South Island. It never strayed far after the 1970s, being used more on lower valley services between Masterton and Featherston then Wairarapa school runs including a short stint with Trinity college. It was repowered with an Isuzu diesel around 1994 and retired for sale around 1999/2000.  Framed painting by Wallace Trickett.

Hitler's train 'Amerika' in Jellowa, September 1939

Talking to Nazi Foreign Minister Von Ribbentrop.

During the campaign in Poland.  At the time this was in Germany, today in Poland.  A Polish webpage with info here

"The Führerzug was a special train designed for Hitler which consisted of 15 cars: the Führer’s car, press secretary’s car, a car with a communication center, two saloon (diner) cars, a bath-car, two cars for escort and military units, two sleeping cars, two luggage cars, a car for security guards, and two armoured platform cars with antiaircraft guns. The Führer’s car was not armoured, however."

'they can look at their phones, I prefer to read a book'

a Leyland half-cab bus at the eastern portal of the Mt Victoria tram tunnel, Wellington

Taken by an Evening Post photographer in 1958.  For more, see the book Wellington Transport Memories.

the first car in Los Angeles, 1897

Built in a shop on West 5th Street -- L.A. Times article

1961 Chevrolet Bel Air

The most obvious external difference between the Impala and the Bel Air was that the latter had two taillights on each side rather than three.  This one is a restoration-needed example.

L.A. streetcar and diesel bus at the corner of Central Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, August 1955

Central Avenue was renamed "Eagle Rock Boulevard."

barge in a canal lock poster, France

For school use,  probably 1960s. Barge traffic is relatively small in France compared to Germany and the Netherlands.

SNCF borrowing poster, 1975

weird car face

1987 Nissan President

1968 Peugeot 504 cutaway drawing

vehicle wheel replacement, Russian style

When driving in Russia, expect the unexpected.

traffic in Newmarket, Auckland, early 1920s

Looking south down Broadway from the vicinity of Khyber Pass Road. (Auckland Library collection)

1960 Mercedes 180B

1955 Rover 90

Kriegslok in Nossen motive power depot, DDR, 1983

See earlier posts about the Kriegsloks.

trams in Adelaide Road, Wellington, 1956

1973 Chrysler Valiant Charger (Australia)

1978 Chrysler LeBaron woody wagon

'this transpress nz book is good'

1953 DeSoto Firedome promo art

armoured train used by the English in the Boer War, South Africa, drawing

Another Liebig meat extract card.

crossing of steam passenger and freight trains near Sandersleben, DDR, July 1978

In front is a rebuilt 03 class 4-6-2 -- info.  The plume from the loco on the freight train can be discerned on the right.

Dinin car batteries poster, France, early 1920s

Info on the business here

1970 Chevrolet Impala 2-door 400 V8

Sydney original steel electric multiple unit power car badge/pin

Available commercially.  For a history of the trains, see the book Railway Electrification in Australia and New Zealand.

1937 Chrysler P4

NZ has the world's second highest number of motor vehicles per capita of major countries

No surprise that the USA is first. Australia is third. (San Marino, Monaco and Liechtenstein are wealthy mini-states; and Iceland isn't large.)  

Full list 

NZR Dx's on the Otaki River bridge, 1988

A pair with a northbound freight train.  For lots more see our books.

1972 Buick Electra 225 Custom 4-door hardtop

'do you have a transpress nz book?'

1976 Buick LeSabre 4-Door Hardtop