trams in Llandudno, Wales, 1956 art

A painting by Eric Bottomly, available commercially as a print.

The Llandudno and Colwyn Bay Electric Railway operated an electric tramway service in cape gauge for 8 miles (13 km) between Llandudno and Rhos-on-Sea from 1907 and extended to Colwyn Bay in 1908. The service closed in 1956.

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'I like to be comfortable and enjoy a good real book'

1960 Mercedes 220 plus matching trailer

Known as the Mercedes-Benz W128 220 SE Ponton, the model debuted in 1953 as the German marque’s second automotive design since the conclusion of WW2. It was also the carmaker’s first-ever monocoque, unitary body production model, and was only produced for a decade. The two-door coupe is named after the German word for “pontoon” and boasts a bulbous style of bodywork that is accented by a nostalgic mid-century appearance. It also features a rare sunroof, Becker Grand Prix radio and an automatic antenna. German car dealer Mechatronik is selling the car and its pristine Austermann Type Knospe-K camping trailer for a cool $132,700.

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RNZAF Heritage planes

To mark the 85th anniversary of the RNZAF, on Sunday a heritage Avenger led two modern Beechcraft T-6C Texan IIs and and a WW2 Spitfire from Ohakea Air Force base in the North Island to Christchurch, refueled and then flew back to Ohakea. (pic by Gavin Conroy).

1940 Packard Custom Super Eight 180

Mariupol harbor art by Serge Pivtorak

A city in the news at present. An impressionist painting by Serge Pivtorak.

1938 Simca 51 Berline

2009 Bugatti Veyron

One of the more expensive marques on the market: "a new Bugatti costs from $1.7 million for the cheapest model, a Bugatti Veyron." How much a 13 year old model is worth second-hand is not stated, but is still likely to be the cost of a standard house.

Rio Grande TGV

Hint: an April 1st pic.

traffic in San Francisco, 1906, colorized