Brian Austin

Well, sure...if I was a morning person, I'd be out the door earlier than 10AM. :-)

Maybe it was a rust bucket. :-)

I drove the 2+ hours to Hillsborough, New Hampshire to attend a truck show. Not far from the state border I came up on the delivery truck at a classic car / used car dealer. After the truck show I wandered around Hillsborough. I visited the spot where the late Richard Kemp had is open-air truck "museum" along the side of a river. I was there a couple of times about a decade ago. This time around, his barns looked largely unchanged, but the property by the river was all overgrown and I couldn't see the river at that spot. I did find a random old tow truck and some tractors. Downtown I came upon trucks from the Granite State show.

I was there, but since I arrived after noon, several trucks had already left. It's particularly disappointing when it's a long drive for me.

The paisley roadster comes from a 1973 issue of Hot Rod, while I've apparently had the little slip of paper with the steam car ad since the '90s but can't recall where I got it. I've been unable to find any info on the car, if any were built.

Interesting...it was I who posted that article on the SMCars site. ? I have now posted the complete article in a new thread. in the 1:1 Reference section of this forum I don't recall seeing the silver/grey RHD car before though, so I find that one of interest. Note that the registrations on the cars shown in the RHD car above, the one reviewed in the article, and a third one in the ad I posted with it are all different. So how many were there?

Compare the advertising copy in this ad to the review above.

Note the RHD conversion was performed by the importer, and so explains the less-than-inspiring dash design. Other aspects of the conversion left the reviewers less than impressed, such as the windshield wiper pattern is unchanged and original left-hand mirror remains adjustable, while its mate on the RHD driver's side is not. It's fun to get the British take on the rather peculiar (and yet still typically American) Pacer. Here's what they had to say regarding the issue of the Pacer's doors : "More fundamental is the Pacer's major gimmick--its unequal size doors--is negated by the change [to RHD]. The doors are massive (so heavy in fact they can be an effort to open) and that on the right hand side is 4in longer behind the window than its opposite partner. The intention is to allow easier access for the rear seat passengers from the (right hand) kerb side. In practice, unless the front occupant is at the most forward point of seat travel it is not possible to get into the back without tipping the front seat. As a driver's door, however, it can present considerable difficulties of exit in a confined space. The door's width, plus the long trailing edge mean that it is not possible to get out with the door opened, say, a foot clear of the body--potential owners with narrow garages beware!"

Reminds of the period British car magazine that road tested a newly-imported Pacer, complete with dodgy RHD conversion. They were not impressed. In a container on a ship, probably. It didn't rust out completely on its ocean cruise?

From my collection of old clippings...

This Tucker was built as a tribute, by a guy whose last name happened to be Tucker...no relation to the "other" one.

Malicorne, from France, whose music spanned the Medieval and modern eras. Enjoy this one with earphones. This track is from their album which translates to The Bestiary. Track: "La Mule" from Le Bestiaire by Malicorne (1979).

This release is presumably for the European market, right? So what's the problem with that?

I saw an old SWB Land Rover this morning on my way to work. I think it lives here in town.

I've been using Bridgehunter to find bridges to photograph. And it isn't even just the hardware that's interesting. The way each bridge fits in the landscape, along with whatever they're crossing, is unique from site to site.

Photos and historical info showing all types of bridges: https://bridgehunter.com/ https://historicbridges.org/index.php Drawings of a typical truss road bridge. https://www.bgstructuralengineering.com/HmwrkDwg/TBridge/Tbridge.htm Photos and old dimension drawings. http://okbridges.wkinsler.com/technology/truss.html#Members http://okbridges.wkinsler.com/technology/index.html http://okbridges.wkinsler.com/ https://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=Drawing: wi0183&fi=number&op=PHRASE&va=exact&co =hh&st=gallery&sg = true https://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=Photograph: wi0183&fi=number&op=PHRASE&va=exact&co =hh&st=gallery&sg = true FYI, garden railway (i.e."G Scale") pioneer LGB produced a small truss bridge that might be adapted for use as a single-lane road bridge. Note that the deck between the raised walkways is about 3-1/2" across, according to ebay listings. Length is 450 mm. Note that this would represent a type of bridge that would exclude large trucks. :-) https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/lgb-5060-warren-truss-bridge-scale-1887200115

I didn't realize the eBay listing pictures had disappeared from the thread. Here they are again, plus a bonus picture of the bottom of a similar cab:

Chassis destined to become a fire truck...

QUOTE: "Budd sold them to just about everyone, didn't they." From Wikipedia: " Some historians have erroneously referred to the Ford tilt-cab as the "Budd" cab, implying it was an off-the-shelf item available to anyone. However, the C-series cab was designed by Ford, tooled at its own expense and built by the Budd Company to Ford Motor Company specifications. Other truck manufacturers had to obtain Ford approval before purchasing it. The exception was Mack, which bought most of the major cab stampings from Budd and assembled them itself on a floor pan of its own design." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_C_series

I posted this earlier on another forum...it has some drawings. Also note the concept was revived later, on a different Ford platform. Drivetrain is the front half of a 4x4 system. https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/05/only-in-america-the-amazing-boaterhome/ Video showing one of the original models in use: https://www.motor1.com/news/364548/boaterhome-half-van-half-boat/

The Plymouth I mentioned earlier:

Maybe the next time I buy a car I'll cover it in vinyl wrap with the "don't photograph me" camouflage. Just because I like the pattern. :-) ....segue.... Now, people love to make fun of the old Aztek, but how does its cousin the Buick Rendezvous fit in with fans? I see those just about everywhere. A co-worker of mine has one. ....segue.... I saw a recent Ferrari roadster and a late '30s Plymouth convertible last week. I don't know the model of Ferrari, but I think it was red...

The listing appears to have expired. Try this page (text is in German, but car appears to be the same.) https://www.artebellum.com/de/oldtimer-zum-verkauf/23844-1956-bentley-s1