a 10-wheeler at Kingswear, England, art

GWR 4900 Class 4920 Dumbleton Hall leaving Kingswear (1983) Don Breckon art

1949 Diamond T 201

(Just Old Trucks)

'I like exploring what's in old real books'

a ship themed swimming pool

It looks expensive, but doesn't excavation and concreting so would save on those normal costs.

tractor theme coffee maker

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3 small Austin convertibles

 From left: 1929 Austin 7; ditto; 1928 Austin 7. (Glenn Lovegrove pic)

2001 Devaux Coupe

"The Devaux Coupe is an Australian automobile built from 2001 and still is. Designed by David J Clash in Australia and amed after David's mother's maiden name, the car itself was inspired by coach builders like the Bugatti 1930s designs. The engine is 3.4 litre Jaguar / GM LS1 5.7 V8 -269 kW and 470 N·m of torque. It is not related to the DeVaux, an American built automobile of the 1930s. Devaux Cars Pty Ltd is based in Beaconsfield Upper, Victoria. Prices on application. There is also a spyder variant."

1977 Vauxhall VX

 

1965 Ford Econoline Pickup

 
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1950 Humber advertisement, Australia

German 2-10-0 with a passenger train

A class 50 of which 3164 were built as heavy freight engines between 1939 and 1948. Here is one on a Hof-Marktredwitz passenger train in Easter 1972.

coffee cups for classic VW fans

They almost look big enough for soup.
Available commercially.

'I like to read a real good book in a park in fine weather'

Great Western Railway ten-wheeler 'King George V' on a poster

Great Western Railway (GWR) 6000 Class King George V is a preserved steam locomotive built in 1927.

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a steam-hauled SNCF passenger train on the Viaduc de l'Altier in 1956

This 257 meter long, 73 meter high viaduct built in 1869 is on the line from Saint-Germain-des-Fossés to Nîmes-Courbessac. Built from masonry it enabled the serving of l'Altier then in 1965 du lac de Villefort and the route départementale 901.

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1965 Cadillac Sedan DeVille

1952 Ford Prefect E493A

Seen in Kawakawa, north Auckland, NZ, from the look of it in the 1950s. (Auckland Libraries collection)

1976 Porsche 912E

 

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Louisville and Nashville poster for General Motors locomotives in F unit days

travel to the Belgian Ardennes in a luxury bus poster, 1938

Combined rail and bus trips.

'Riviera Express' Amsterdam--Nice/Menton poster circa 1900

It would have been a long trip -- even today it would take about 11 hours, probably close to twice that then. According to this it was a First class luxury train. Staatsspoor is Dutch for state railway.

Dutch East Indies cape gauge 2-8-4 tank engine, 1924

The book Narrow Gauge in the Tropics: The Railways of the Dutch East Indies, 1864-1942 is a good one for info about these lines and their operations.

SNCF CC 14100

The 'fer a repasser' (clothes iron) is a classic SNCF loco design from history. See earlier posts.

'I like to prepare for my lecture by reading good real books'

 

Braathens South American and Far East air transport poster with a Douglas C-54A Skymaster

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Info on the Norwegen operator Braathens which lasted from 1946 to 2004 is here

Delaware and Hudson Alco PA's with the 'Adirondack' in Montreal, 1967

The Adirondack, running between Montreal--Albany--New York is still operated by Amtrak.  

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Queensland steam in NSW, Australia

See earlier posts.

Wellington electric multiple unit south of Petone, 1979

A 3-car English Electric set (driving trailer-power car-driving trailer) from the late 1940s/early 1950s, none are to be seen now except a couple in preservation.  For lots more, see the book Wellington Transport Memories. (Peter Moses/Motat).

London bus conductor poster, pre-WW2

This was one of many roles that women assumed during the war when men went into the armed forces.

NZR's 'Bay Express' playing card, circa 1990

The daily train replaced the Endeavour on the 310 km Wellington to Napier run in December 1989 and lasted until October 2001 when the service was withdrawn and nor replaced. For lots more, see the book New Zealand Railway Memorabilia.

1970 Mercedes Benz 600

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1970 Dodge Pioneer

1966 Ford Fairmont station wagon (Australia)

'how did you know I like real books and not little devices?'

1955 Armstrong Siddeley

1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass

 

1951 International Harvester M-54 truck

A still from the movie Shamus (1973).

1935 Avions Voisin C25 Aérodyne

Info: Gabriel Voisin and His Art Deco Tour de Force: 1935 Avions Voisin C25 Aérodyne - Hagerty Media

1974 Pontiac Grand Ville

 

circa 1949 Fargo tow truck

1973 Ford Falcon XB GT (Australia)

From an Australian book entitled The Official History of the Falcon GT -- info