Wednesday, January 1, 2014

1956 Buick Super


'I like having a good library'


Austrian tourist poster featuring an aerial cableway

 
Age uncertain.

cars in Beeville, Texas, early 1960s

A British Austin Healey Sprite on the left is distinctive among the American cars around it.

1958 Austin A35 6 CWT Delivery Van


NZ flag among the world's most confusing

According to a study by the Human Interface Technology Laboratory (HitLab) at the University of Canterbury; story. There's nothing new or surprising about that. "Ideally every country should have a flag that was clearly different from all others," Dr Bartneck of the HitLab said. 

Exactly, but it should also be appealing.  In our humble opinion, the world's three most visually appealing national flags, in order, are the American, the French and the South African. 

now defunct Polish steam, 1999

A Christmas Card received from Stu Hammond featuring his photo of a Prussian tank loco in the countryside of western Poland that was part of Germany to 1945.  This line has since closed.

cars in Queen Street, Auckland, 1920s

The Town Hall in the right background.

10th international rally for old cars poster, 1982

 

Tour of French Switzerland

happy 2014

A new year greeting card by Hergé featuring Tintin from 72 years ago.