Photographs of many different subjects and associated notes and comments.
Our flight back home required an airplane change at Dulles International. The gates used the smaller regional aircraft often have airplanes to or from several locations. That means as you leave for your next destination, right next to you is another airplane heading some place else, and the passengers went …
Chace Park in Marina Del Rey is a true gem that could be easily overlooked. Local residents know all about it, but the casual visitor may not know about it. Located at the “end” of Mindanao Wat, the park has marinas on three sides and excellent views of boats and …
One of the more interesting things at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica is this “airplane”. In fact, this is actually a replica of a Lockheed Vega. It is a movie prop that was made for Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. At first it looks exactly …
One of the things that makes visiting a museum especially interesting is discovering something that you did not expect to see. In this case, I was at the Museum of Flying at the Santa Monica Airport and came across this amazing display. This is the actual desk that Donald Douglas …
The photo you see here is a cockpit of a Convair 240. Specifically, this is a CV-240 that was built for the Air Force. The 240 was a twin engine passenger aircraft. One of the things that made it special was that it was pressurized. Up until the introduction of …
I couldn’t pass this one up. This is a very clean and proper ’32 Ford with a hang-onto-your-hats Hemi. Note the and clean body, simple mods, and shaved handles. The capped hint that at the proper moment the noise level will increase significantly. I rather like the brown interior. It …
Yea, this is a car worth talking about! This little number was at the Friday night Cruise-In at Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank, California. I don’t recall the exact year for this super-duper convertible, but I believe it is early 1960s, although it could have been a late ’50s model. …
