Photos and the occasional story about cars, trains, boats, and airplanes.
This little gem was my second car, a 1968 Opel Rallye Kadett. Opels at that time were imported by GM and sold through their Buick dealerships. This particular car came with the 1.9 litre engine. Rallye Katetts came with rather large twin fog lamps mounted to the front bumper. Unfortunately, …
This photo features the famous Union Pacific Big Boy 4012 which is currently on static display at Steamtown USA in Scranton, PA. 4012 is a 4884 steam locomotive, the most class of locos ever built. This engine was constructed at the ALCO factory in Schenectady in November of 1941. This …
I pulled this photo out from the archives. This is one of the famous Ski Birds C-130 that is stationed at the Air Nation Guard base at Schenectady County Airport. You may have seen the Smithsonian Channel’s episode of Mighty Planes (this link goes to Paramount+) that featured the Ski …
The photo above is of PT-617 at Battleship Cove in Fall River, MA. 617 is an ELCO boat 80′ long and about 20′ wide. It is the same class boat as the famous PT-109 that President Kennedy commanded. The model of the 109 is in the immediate foreground with the …
I have posted a new photo gallery from a recent visit to the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia. Check it out at this link here! Here is a small sample of what you will see in that gallery:
This is an old video, but I thought you might be interested. The MG here was purchased as, to be blunt, a pile of junk. Over the course of several years I replaced numerous body panels, painted the car, rebuilt the engine and clutch, rebuilt the front suspension, and about …
