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Photo of The Day

Started by marc_reusser, December 18, 2009, 06:08:01 PM

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pwranta193

To quote my teen daughters: "OMG"... the Dr. Seuss Shogun-o-phones... coffee spittin' hilarity.  Talk about a caption contest...

"Now we are truly a Western style modern industrial nation!"
Paul

"Did I mention this is a bad idea?"

Chuck Doan

or "I wonder what Wagner would sound like though these"
"They're most important to me. Most important. All the little details." -Joseph Cotten, Shadow of a Doubt





http://public.fotki.com/ChuckDoan/model_projects/

granitechops

I notice that there are four " trumpets/sound tubes per chassis ( which are more modern than the chassis to the right, as they have pneumatic tyres)
Perhaps the theory was slightly out of sinc vibrations, reinforcing each other
a sort of sonic destuction?

would it work like that?

the inventor might have thought so!!
Don in sunny Devon, England

Ray Dunakin

#903
From Shorpy, here's a turntable for sightseeing automobiles, at the end of a dirt road on Pike's Peak:




Here's a link to the Shorpy page where I found it:

http://www.shorpy.com/node/10439


Visit my website to see pics of the rugged and rocky In-ko-pah Railroad!

Ray Dunakin's World

finescalerr

Something is wrong with the image, Ray. At least it was at 12.51 a.m. Tuesday, September 27.

eTraxx

@Ray - now that's something you don't see every day .. or week .. or .... have to move that to my 'inspiration' folder.

Ha. Notice the car's got 'dualies'
Ed Traxler

Lugoff, Camden & Northern RR

Socrates: "I drank WHAT?"

W.P. Rayner

Quote from: Chuck Doan on August 16, 2011, 11:44:58 AM
or "I wonder what Wagner would sound like though these"
Probably not any better...  ;)

Paul

Ray Dunakin

This is a great view of the cab of a steam powered ditcher:


Visit my website to see pics of the rugged and rocky In-ko-pah Railroad!

Ray Dunakin's World

W.P. Rayner

Another great shot from Shorpy for all the garage interior buffs... interior view of the R. L. Taylor Motor Co. in Washington, DC, ca. 1923.



Paul

mabloodhound

Both are great photos Ray and Paul.
Thanks
8)
Dave Mason
D&GRR (Dunstead & Granford) in On30
"A people that values its privileges above its principles will soon lose both."~Dwight D. Eisenhower

Mobilgas

Ill have the 25.cent Steak Dinner and a 5.cent Coke  ;)    And how about the signs in the front window....and the Neon sign.
Craig

mabloodhound

Where was that diner located?   Nice photo.
Dave Mason
D&GRR (Dunstead & Granford) in On30
"A people that values its privileges above its principles will soon lose both."~Dwight D. Eisenhower

Design-HSB

Regards Helmut
the journey is the goal

Mobilgas

Dave,    I do not know were the picture was taken?? 
Craig

Mobilgas

18 cent's a gallon  ;D
Craig