Variety of cool photos, art, and sidecars from Motorcycle 74 (they love sidecars)

This guy has no embarassment, but he's got a big can o beans

all from http://motorcycle-74.blogspot.com

Charles Loupot's painting of the Voisin auto, 1923

Simple, elegant.
from http://www.sportschrono.com via http://artdecoblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/charles-loupot-voisin-automobiles-1923.html

art deco sketch art of Michael Kaluta, from the artwork book of the movie "Metropolis", the incredible 1927 silent film

I didn't want to watch the silent film, not once I learned that a anime version with English vocals was made. It's a magnificent epic story that varies a lot from the original, and I recommend it highly. The original was written about on Wikipedia, and seems to be a very difficult story to follow, and that must be why it was editted differently by anyone who could, resulting in every known copy that existed from the 1930's to the 1990's having about 30 minutes cut from it to make the story cohesive. Watch the anime version for enjoyment, or the original if you're a film afficianado. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293416/

these two prints are from http://momentdinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/01/metropolis-book.html

1936 Henderson at the Rhinebeck Grand National Meet

the newly restored bike was unveiled at the Rhinebeck Grand National Meet. The bike belongs to Frank Westfall from Syracuse, NY. According to some info I found online, the bike was originally built by O. Ray Courtney in 1936 and is based on a 1930 K.J Henderson.

I read somewhere in the post that the gauges were from a Pierce Arrow

For a whole gallery and write up, http://www.knucklebusterinc.com/features/2010/07/15/1930-art-deco-henderson

Thanks to Chris (of http://chrisoncars.com/ ) for letting me know about this cool bike!

For a bicycle of similar unusual art deco / victorian styling:
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-1890s-tiffany-was-building-bikes.html

Love art deco, obscure streamliners from 1930's, tanks, planes, and trains? Great website to recommend! Dieselpunks

Check out this cool blog: http://dieselpunks.blogspot.com/

1937 BMW R 7, when design was a bit of engineering, and a lot of artistic beauty

From http://www.autoblog.hu/?r=12603 via http://stipistop.com/

It was sealed in a box for 70 years.
The R7 was originally built in 1934 as a prototype, and production plans were scrapped as World War II spread across Europe. The R7, which was more heavy and expensive to build than BMW would have liked, was stripped of some useful parts and put away in a box.

In 2005, the R7 was brought back into daylight, and BMW Classic rebuilt the bike, which has suffered corrosion over the years. Now the bike, which many consider a masterpiece ahead of its time, is operational again. http://www.nextautos.com/over-70-years-later-bmw-r7-prototype

For more beautiful BMW motorcycles: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/best-bmw-restorer-in-america-tim.html

A favorite sculptor of mine, Isamu Noguchi, was the first to draw the Dymaxion!

The above video was found at http://meinekleinefabrik.blogspot.com/2010/06/shall-we-motor.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/automobiles/collectibles/15BUCKY.html?_r=1&ref=collectibles&oref=login The 1933 Dymaxion, designed by Buckminster Fuller is on exhibition (it started June 26) at the Whitney Museum of American Art. New Yorkers will get to look it over, as it's on loan from the Reno, Nevada National Automobile Museum.
The Dymaxion attained 30 mpg, which was unheard of in any car of it's time. It could carry 11 people, was a three wheeler, steered by the rear wheel, and could do a U-turn in its own length, which was about twice as long as a car of it's era at 20ft, and was shown to the world at the Chicago 1933 World's Fair. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_car

For a gallery of it being built and displayed: http://community.livejournal.com/dieselpunk/166227.html


http://www.washedashore.com/projects/dymax/chronology.html

For some interesting inventions, or ideas, by Bucky... see http://www.goodmagazine.com/section/Guide/good_guide_r_buckminster_fuller_3_of_6

B 702 - Beautiful design by the Blastolene Bros, inpired by the 1930's French designs

The grill looks unusually beautiful because it's plates of blue glass!

For 4 huge wallpapers of the other unusual designs by the Blastolene Bros, like Sneaky Pete, the Indy Special, Big Bertha, and Raod Kill... look in the 3 rd row of http://www.miramarevents.com/dreammachines/media-downloads.html

For a reporters description

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nPLokBT88U&feature=related

Also http://rockindownthehighway.blogspot.com/2007/11/sema-part-four-blastolene-bros-rockin.html for alot more info and a great gallery of indepth photos of several aspects of the vehicles the Blastolene Bros have made.

1935 Scarab Stout, nice looks, anywhere but the side

http://www.michaelfurman.com/docs/gal_6.html for more good photos