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A 'fachwerk' Mystery.

Recently we found this picturesque photo of a german village ready for summer. Everybody is outside. Either for work of for pleasure and it seems they all have a good time. The beautiful 'fachwerk' architecture is starting to attract some tourists. They have parked their  .......? in order to make a snapshot. Probably we have the ppoint of view of the driver who has left the car. We hope you can identify his light car with its distiguished radiator. But there even may be visitors from the Elzas who recognise the village...

Friday, 25 May 2012

'Wisconsin T-Head Mystery' landed in Indiana!

Remember the unidentified T-head posted by Kit Foster? Joe Gross was able to secure the parts for his Maxwell project that earlier was part of an Alice Ramsey diorama! "When I first saw the mystery engine, I was certain it was Maxwell. They incorporated the engine, clutch and transmission into one long aluminum cast pan. I initially saw it as part of a project to do with extra partial chassis in my care. I soon found the engine to be only five hours from my home in Indiana! A bit amazing, since I first knew of it from this website half way around the globe. It was in the care of a pair of hobbyists, Ted and Bob, that wanted to get it to someone that could use it. Well, two days prior to delivery I got an email from Hart's Machine Service that was working on my 1910 engine stating that they were hoping for a better option than pouring and boring the bearings in my 1910 Maxwell model G engine, since it's design would make the project difficult. After an evening delivery of the Wisconsin mystery engine, I was off a day later in the morning to deliver the option to Hart's. With a little investigation we found a K on the case, which we believe makes it a 1909 engine of the same size as mine. Some carefully disassembly lays ahead to audit it's fitness for recommissioning, but hopefully it will work out. Kit Foster can sleep nights now!"

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Thursday, 24 May 2012

To Bead or not to Bead, that's the question

After doing the same for the Austin 7, Longstone Tyres has developed a new series straight sided tyres for the early type Rolls Royce Silver Ghost. You may like it or not, still it is a great thing that now at least you have the choice between being strictly original, or a lot safer for long distance or mountainous touring. Of course the simplest solution will free your wallet from overweight: maintain two sets. One beaded edge type for show or club outings. And a straight edged set for more serious use. Manufacturer Dougal Cawley explains the whole issue under Read More. But we love to hear your opinion as well!   

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

The Future strikes Back!

It’s not our habit to advertise a new movie, but when we saw this poster promoting the latest Men in Black 3, we had to stop and think... We don’t know the story yet, as the movie will be released tomorrow (!), but knowing that it’s a science fiction film and seeing Will Smith driving this futuristic multi-powered uni-wheel, we thought, hey, that’s not the future, we’ve seen that wheel before! This machine is an invention that dates from the late 1920s / early 1930s, but that’s all we know about it. Anybody who can tell us more about it? Who made it...? Did work...? Or not...? Enlighten us!

Tuesday, 22 May 2012