Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Mini advert, 1970s

 

You wonder if this was taken at an intersection or in a parking lot.

horse-drawn van art of the Chemin de fer du Nord, late 19th century

This advertises a free delivery service during certain periods for luggage at seaside stations on the CdF Nord's network as well as in Paris for returning passengers.

New York City Subway R17-type car

A total 400 of these were built and introduced over 1954-1955.  This pic taken in early 1956 shows a set in the original maroon livery, although that's not so obvious with the low sun. 

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weird new BMW marketing video

 


Sunday, January 17, 2021

1952 Abarth 1500 Biposto BAT

 

"The first of Bertone’s series of Berlina Aerodinamica Technica (‘BAT’) cars of the early 1950s, this remarkable car was designed by Franco Scaglione, Nuccio Bertone and Carlo Abarth for the 1952 Turin Motor Show, where it appeared on the Fiat stand due to its Fiat-derived mechanical components. The car ended up in the Packard styling studio in the USA, where it was used as a design study before being presented to Fortune magazine editor Richard Austin Smith, who kept it until his death. Found in a barn 50 years after its first appearance, it had covered only 32,000 km (20,000 miles) and has been sensitively restored. Goodwood Festival of Speed 2011." (from vintageclassiccars)