Le Mans, 53rd Grand Prix de l'ACF, Grand Prix de France (F1) Circuit Bugatti, 1967

1972 Chevrolet Camaro Rally Sport

1933 Packard Super

cargo boats (or tugs?) on the Oder River, Oppeln, Germany, 1920s

Since 1945 this has been Opole in Poland.

scene of the Grand Prix de Monaco, 1965

"a real book is much better than an electronic one"

1938 Mercedes 320 cabriolet with a past

1932 Ford convertible

It is a model often hot-rodded but this looks to be original.

1951 Wolseley 680

LMS Scottish Express in the Lake District at Shap Fell art

Depicted circa 1946, not long before nationalisation with a 'Royal Scot' 4-6-0 express passenger locomotive introduced in 1927 -- info.

Another painting by Frank Henry Mason (1875-1965).

1960s GAZ-21 Volga

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1927 Riley 9 special

cars in Mojave, California, 1950s

Lausanne Air Show poster, Switzerland, 1937

Felony Vehicle Stop training film (1973)

circa 2000 Marcopolo Viaggio GV 1000 bus

1962 Buick Skylark

Emergency ambulances alongside the Wellington Town Hall during the 1918 flu epidemic

Emergency ambulances alongside the WellingtonWi

With the major attention given to the current pandemic this recalls what happened in NZ during October to December 1918 when about 9000 in the country died from the Spanish flu.  So far no-one has died from Covid-19 and at the time of writing only one person is in intensive care with another 7 in hospital.

Lviv bus station, Ukraine, in Soviet days

Before WW2 the city was Lwow in Poland, see earlier posts.

Loading bananas on a cargo ship, Colombia, 1950s

Projecting $700 million in losses, L.A. Metro asks federal government for help

That’s a “massive hit” that could jeopardize the transit agency’s future plans. Metro is one of 10 public transportation providers seeking $25 billion in aid from Congress to cover financial losses related to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Given that most businesses are now closed and many Angelenos are temporarily out of work, Merton CEO Phil Washington says the agency is expecting to “take a massive hit” in lost sales tax proceeds over the next few months, amounting to as much as $700 million.

Without an injection of new funding from the state or federal government, the agency’s plans for future operation and expansion could be impacted.

With ridership plummeting and sales tax revenue on the decline, transit agencies nationwide are struggling to continue operating trains and buses.

Speaking to reporters last week, Washington said that ridership—and, thus, fare revenue Metro collects from passengers—has plunged between 50 and 60 percent since local officials ordered schools and businesses closed to stem the spread of the virus.

That’s not the agency’s most pressing financial concern.

Through four different voter-approved sales tax measures, Metro collects a total of 2 cents every dollar spent in Los Angeles County. That funding keeps buses and trains running and pays for transportation projects countywide.

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1968 Ford Ranchero

1971 Oldsmobile cutlass

'I'm going to read real books during the quarantine'

1958 Ford Fairlane

a wheel just for show(?)

1965 Chrysler Newport

circa 1950 MG TD

At least we're fairly sure it is, a still from HBO's Westworld series.

2002 Lotus

1976 MG B GT

1974 Chevrolet C10

an XL shopping cart for panic buyers?

1928 Packard 526

fishing vessels and cars in Hirthals, Denmark, 1972

On the North Sea coast in north Jutland.

1957 Ford Station Wagon

1937 Albion PKDDDJ truck

Presumably LMS on the side is a reference to the railway company.

1937 Dodge D5

trams, cars and trucks in Berlin, 1941

Within 4 years it would be in ruins.

tug in Cartagena, Colombia, 1970

The name is not visible.

1934 Morgan Family

1969 Rambler Rebel

St Patrick's Day post -- trams at the Dublin Phoenix Park entrance, Ireland

St Patrick's Day post -- Irish class 141 diesel-electric from 1962

No. 146, one of 37 of the Bo-Bo type built by EMD with a two-stroke, 8-cylinder prime mover. Of these, 5 are preserved, 5 are stored and the remainder scrapped. More

St Patrick's Day post -- County Donegal 3ft gauge inspection railcar from 1906, Ireland

According to Donegal Railway Heritage Centre: "Railcar No. 1 from Donegal Railways. Built in 1906 by Allday & Onions in Birmingham, as an inspection car, it cost £237, and was powered by a Ford petrol engine. During the coal strike in 1926, it was used for passenger work, on a regular service between Stranorlar & Strabane. As well as its own 6 seating capacity, it also pulled a trailer with an extra 27 passengers. Larger railcars were then built powered by Ford petrol engines, and diesel power introduced in 1931."

1974 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000

steam train of the Potosi silver mines, Bolivia, early 20th century

There could be two trains in the pic, the flat cars belonging to a second. If not the the loco is a mid-train helper.

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Swedish passenger train in landscape, circa 1970

It looks like an orange Rc class electric providing the traction (see earlier posts.) Location not stated.

Soviet 'train goes from the Socialism station to the Communism station' poster, 1939

There is a good collection of Soviet posters with descriptions on this blog

pimp your wheels, cheaply

Crawford Cycles poster circa 1900

That dress looks like it could foul the pedals and chain.

'it's amazing what you can discover in real books'