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Swiss Autumn time ; the summits of the Breithorn (3,782 m.) the Tschingelhorn (3,557 m. ) and Murren View from Wengen. No. 1346.
Album: Viajes - Traveling
Argentina Mendoza.
Las Cuevas es una localidad del departamento Las Heras, Mendoza, situada en la cordillera de los Andes, próxima al límite internacional con Chile. En el año 2018 el distrito de Las Cuevas, Penitentes y Uspallata fueron fusionados en uno solo llamado en la actualidad Uspallata y Alta Montaña.
Es la más elevada de la provincia a una altitud de 3.557 msnm y la situada más hacia el oeste.
Argentina Mendoza.
Las Cuevas is a town in the Las Heras department, Mendoza, located in the Andes mountain range, close to the international border with Chile. In 2018, the district of Las Cuevas, Penitentes and Uspallata were merged into a single one currently called Uspallata and Alta Montaña.
It is the highest in the province at an altitude of 3,557 meters above sea level and the one located to the west.
Ph.Wal wsg
Instagram: @ph.walwsg
New full reprocess of this popular object after to be published by me on natural colors palette on January.
This images is a result of a 65 hours of integration time using rgb and narrow band filters.
The Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443) is a supernova remnant located in the constellation Gemini.
It is situated about 5,000 light-years away from Earth and spans across an area of about 50 light-years in diameter.
The nebula got its name because of its tentacle-like structures, which resemble those of a jellyfish.
These structures are formed from the shockwaves created by the explosion of a massive star, which occurred about 30,000 years ago.
The explosion produced a blast wave that is still expanding outward, colliding with the surrounding interstellar gas and dust and creating the striking filamentary structure we see today.
The Jellyfish Nebula emits light across a broad range of wavelengths, from radio waves to X-rays.
The filaments of gas and dust are primarily made up of hydrogen, but also contain other elements such as oxygen and sulfur.
The nebula also contains a pulsar, a highly magnetized, rotating neutron star that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation.
Observations of the Jellyfish Nebula have provided important insights into the processes that shape and influence the interstellar medium. It is a popular target for astronomers studying supernova remnants and their interactions with the surrounding interstellar material.
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Takahashi Epsilon-160ED
Imaging Cameras
QHYCCD QHY294 Pro M
Mounts
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro ×
Filters
Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm · Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm · Baader H-alpha 6.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm · Baader O-III 6.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm · Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm · Baader S-II 6.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm
Accessories
Pegasus Astro FocusCube2 · Pegasus Astro Powerbox Advance Gen2 · QHYCCD QHYCFW3-M-US · TS-Optics Off-axis guider 9mm (TSOAG9G2) ×
Software
Starkeeper Voyager Custom Array
Guiding Cameras
ZWO ASI290MM Mini
Acquisition details
Dates:
Jan. 23, 2022 · Jan. 25, 2022 · Jan. 26, 2022 · Jan. 29, 2022 · Jan. 31, 2022
Frames:
Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm: 115×60″(1h 55′) (gain: 0.00) bin 1×1
Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm: 115×60″(1h 55′) (gain: 0.00) -15°C bin 1×1
Baader H-alpha 6.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm: 146×600″(24h 20′) (gain: 1600.00) -15°C bin 1×1
Baader O-III 6.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm: 102×600″(17h) (gain: 1600.00) -15°C bin 1×1
Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm: 115×60″(1h 55′) (gain: 0.00) -15°C bin 1×1
Baader S-II 6.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm: 112×600″(18h 40′) (gain: 1600.00) -15°C bin 1×1
Integration:
65h 45′
Avg. Moon age:
24.07 days
Avg. Moon phase:
34.69%
RA center: 06h18m11s.78
DEC center: +22°35′04″.9
Pixel scale: 3.557 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 0.127 degrees
Field radius: 1.239 degrees
WCS transformation: thin plate spline
Find images in the same area
Resolution: 2082x1398
File size: 5.3 MB
Locations: AAS Montsec, Àger, Lleida, Spain
Data source: Own remote observatory
Remote source: Non-commercial independent facility
In October 1975 the Boston & Maine RR abandoned its' line from Concord, NH north 72 miles to Lincoln, NH. Thankfully the state of New Hampshire stepped in and purchased the line naming the Wolfeboro RR designated operator. After a brief shutdown of the mill in 1977, the contract was transferred to Weaver brothers construction, then creating the Goodwin Railroad. Power for the new operation was a former MEC ALCO RS-3 557, from the Wolfeboro RR and a state owned 44 tonner painted in a dark green scheme similar to its fleet of construction vehicles. Recently my friend Leo Landry and I acquired a slide collection from our friend Arthur Purchase, a native of the Boston area. He had a great interest in New England shortlines, and covered them all. Here the daily southbound train from Franconia paper and recycling is shown crossing N. Station Road in North Woodstock, NH on September 7, 1979 with GWIN RS-2 number one leading a handful of empties bound for the B&M interchange at Concord. The closure of the papermill in 1980 pretty much shut the railroads' door due to lack of traffic. Today the line survives with tourists, operated as the Hobo RR. Photo by Arthur Purchase Jr.
Hudson Yards Vessel, un nuovo polo commerciale.
GRAZIE PER LE VOSTRE VISITE E COMMENTI.
OLTRE 3.557.000 VISITE.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Diablo
Mount Diablo is a mountain of the Diablo Range, in Contra Costa County of the eastern San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California. It is south of Clayton and northeast of Danville.
It is an isolated upthrust peak of 3,849 feet (1,173 m), visible from most of the San Francisco Bay Area. Mount Diablo appears from many angles to be a double pyramid and has many subsidiary peaks, the largest and closest of which is the other half of the double pyramid, North Peak, nearly as high in elevation at 3,557 feet (1,084 m) and about a mile northeast of the main summit.
Mount Diablo is a mountain of the Diablo Range, in Contra Costa County of the eastern San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California. It is south of Clayton and northeast of Danville.
It is an isolated upthrust peak of 3,849 feet (1,173 m), visible from most of the San Francisco Bay Area. Mount Diablo appears from many angles to be a double pyramid and has many subsidiary peaks, the largest and closest of which is the other half of the double pyramid, North Peak, nearly as high in elevation at 3,557 feet (1,084 m) and about a mile northeast of the main summit.
This double pyramid silhouette can be seen best from Brentwood, CA
Current name
The conventional view is that the peak derives its name from the 1805 escape of several Chupcan Native Americans from the Spanish in a nearby willow thicket. The natives seemed to disappear, and the Spanish soldiers thus gave the area the name "Monte del Diablo", meaning "thicket of the devil." Monte was later misinterpreted by English speakers as mount or mountain.
General Mariano G. Vallejo, in an 1850 report to the California State legislature, gave this much romanticized story of the derivation of the name of Mount Diablo from its Spanish to Anglo form, related to the mountain and an evil spirit. Vallejo's report could be interpreted to align with Gudde's account. (Kyle, and Ortiz)
This name was later applied to Salvio Pacheco's Rancho Monte del Diablo, the present-day site of the city of Concord. The name's origin was misinterpreted by English-speaking newcomers to refer to the mountain rather than the settlement.
The name Monte del Diablo (‘Mount of the Devil’) appears on the "Plano topográfico de la Misión de San José" about 1824, where there was an Indian settlement at the approximate site of the present town of Concord {Pacheco}. On August 24, 1828, the name was applied to the Monte del Diablo land grant for which Salvio Pacheco had petitioned in 1827.
One attribute that makes the name Mount Diablo appropriate is that the mountain glows red at sunset.
Coachwork by Oblin - Brussels
By 1947, it was once again possible for people to start dreaming. The post-war Marshall Plan created a new wave of optimism; the film Out of the Past with Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas filled cinemas to overflowing; new buildings were going up everywhere; and big cars were once again driving through the streets. Those who could afford it even had cars specially made for them by famous coachwork builders. Someone who could afford it was the commander of one of the so-called Congo boats – ships on the line between Antwerp and Matadi, a port in the former Belgian colony. He commissioned coachwork from Oblin in Brussels, to be mounted on a French Delahaye 148L chassis. The ‘L’ stood for légère (light), a reference to the shorter wheelbase than for the limousine model. The powerful Delahaye was often used in this way by French and Belgian coachwork specialists, because the French manufacturer did not make coachwork of its own. The coupé for the sea captain was given a front end with fearsome shark’s teeth, anchors on the steering wheel and hubcaps, and a chrome speedboat as decoration for the bonnet’s nose. But the piéce de résistance was the plastic roof that looked like the canopy of a submarine, something that was not only unusual but also slightly curious: the canopy protected the driver and passenger from wind and rain, but not those sitting on the fold-out seat at the back!
By 1968, this Delahaye had been gathering dust and rust for some time in a garage in Bruges. However, the garage’s owner now planned to retire and wanted a final clear-out. As usual, Ghislain Mahy at first thought the asking price was too high, but after some brief negotiation agreed a deal and was soon loading the Delahaye onto his trailer. This garage owner had a curious connection with submarines. The driveway of his home was adorned with a self-made one-man submarine, although it was little more than a few sheets of soldered iron and a glass dome. He had used this mini-sub to smuggle butter from The Netherlands, until he was caught by a customs patrol on the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal! Sadly, he never explained how the submarine on wheels came into his possession.
3.557 cc
6 In-line
Mahy - a Family of Cars
09/09/2021 - 31/10/2021
Vynckier Site
Nieuwevaart 51-53
Gent
Belgium
Coachwork by Ghia - Aigle
One of the stars of the show at the 1948 Geneva Car Show was a breath-taking Delahaye 135MS, a cabriolet with coachwork designed by Ghia in Turin and built by Ghia-Aigle in Valais. A year later, the Swiss subsidiary made a coupé version, based on the same drawings by master-designer Mario Boano. After several years gaining experience at Pininfarina, in 1944 Boano bought the company of his deceased friend, Giacinto Ghia. Later, he would be responsible for such classic designs as the Karmann Ghia and the Ferrari 250 GT. His Delahaye coupé is now regarded as one of the most stylish models in motoring history. A second copy of the coupé was ordered by no less a person than the Shah of Iran, which Ghia built in Turin. If anything, however, the royal blue of the Delahaye cabriolet at the Geneva Salon was even more graceful, as well as being literally unique. The cabriolet had the same half-covered wheels, which you might think would be inconvenient in the event of a flat tyre, but the covers could easily be raised with the simple operation of a handle. An equally simple press of a button was also enough to retract the plate covering the two rear seats, instantly creating more passenger space. Later, this wonderful car disappeared, seemingly without trace.
Perhaps as a result, the Ghia acquired a legendary status among car fanatics as the epitome of four-wheeled beauty and technical ingenuity, lost forever and probably reduced to scrap… Whereas in reality the Delahaye 135MS Ghia-Aigle cabriolet had been safely tucked away for years in the garages at Leuze-en-Hainaut! It was just that no-one knew about it! It was back in the 1970s that Ghislain Mahy exchanged the Delahaye for a Facel Vega with Jan Bruijn, who later went on to found the car museum at Deventer in The Netherlands. The original royal blue is now hidden beneath a top layer and patina of steel blue paint and the half-loose chrome bumper has long since lost its shine. Yet even these defects cannot conceal the innate elegance of the Delahaye and its remarkable design. Before it was moved to Leuze, it was first kept in a factory hall in the Koningsdal in Ghent. A group of young tearaways broke in and smashed the headlights and rear view mirrors of numerous vehicles, including those of this most attractive of cars that was once thought no longer to exist!
3.557 cc
6 In-line
Mahy - a Family of Cars
09/09/2021 - 31/10/2021
Vynckier Site
Nieuwevaart 51-53
Gent
België - Belgique - Belgium - Belgien
Coachwork by Vanden Plas
The old gentleman had been in contact for a number of years about selling his two Delahayes. He was asking a fortune and Ghislain Mahy wouldn’t hear of it. He would never pay a cent too much for a car. But this time the gentleman meant business. Time was starting to catch up with him and he wanted to find a home for his cars – and quickly. Even so, it was with low expectations that Ghislain reluctantly sent his son Ivan to Oudenaarde to have a look at what was on offer. Ivan found the cars covered in dust in a garage just a stone’s throw from the famous town hall: a Delahaye with Guilloré coachwork and this Delahaye 135M, complete with the original coachwork by Vanden Plas. At that time, it was only 25 years old and its excellent condition meant that the high price was justified. Ivan – like his father, a born negotiator – offered the old man only half of what he was asking and picked up the cabriolet for just 50,000 Belgian francs. He paid even less for the Guilloré.
Although unrestored, the beautifully patinated Vanden Plas has become one of the collection’s finest pieces. Particularly noteworthy are the door handles, elegantly inset into the flanks. Equally intriguing is the semi-automatic gearbox. The gears could be changed with the simple press of a button on the steering wheel, which was surprisingly innovative for 1947.
This 135M was the last Delahaye model to which Vanden Plas added its stylish coachwork. The Belgian branch of the company, with workshops in Brussels and Antwerp, went out of business in 1949. Founded in the 19th century by blacksmith Guillaume Van den Plas, the coach-builder later went on to become the undisputed king of the carrossiers and the supplier of first choice for prestigious companies like Rolls-Royce, Daimler and Bentley, operating from a subsidiary plant in Kingsbury. To make the name more Anglo-Saxon, Van den Plas became Vanden Plas and after the Second World War the company passed in its entirety into English hands. This English branch continued to function after the closure of its Belgian parent company and for many years made bodywork for a series of Austin models. The factory in Abingdon finally closed its doors in 1980. Even so, the name Vanden Plas continued to be synonymous with luxury. For this reason, until 2003 a number of Rover models were also given a Vanden Plas suffix, even though these cars had nothing to do with the late-lamented coachwork house, never mind this coquettish Delahaye!
3.557 cc
6 In-line
Mahy - a Family of Cars
09/09/2021 - 31/10/2021
Vynckier Site
Nieuwevaart 51-53
Gent
Belgium
Coachwork by Ghia - Aigle
One of the stars of the show at the 1948 Geneva Car Show was a breath-taking Delahaye 135MS, a cabriolet with coachwork designed by Ghia in Turin and built by Ghia-Aigle in Valais. A year later, the Swiss subsidiary made a coupé version, based on the same drawings by master-designer Mario Boano. After several years gaining experience at Pininfarina, in 1944 Boano bought the company of his deceased friend, Giacinto Ghia. Later, he would be responsible for such classic designs as the Karmann Ghia and the Ferrari 250 GT. His Delahaye coupé is now regarded as one of the most stylish models in motoring history. A second copy of the coupé was ordered by no less a person than the Shah of Iran, which Ghia built in Turin. If anything, however, the royal blue of the Delahaye cabriolet at the Geneva Salon was even more graceful, as well as being literally unique. The cabriolet had the same half-covered wheels, which you might think would be inconvenient in the event of a flat tyre, but the covers could easily be raised with the simple operation of a handle. An equally simple press of a button was also enough to retract the plate covering the two rear seats, instantly creating more passenger space. Later, this wonderful car disappeared, seemingly without trace.
Perhaps as a result, the Ghia acquired a legendary status among car fanatics as the epitome of four-wheeled beauty and technical ingenuity, lost forever and probably reduced to scrap… Whereas in reality the Delahaye 135MS Ghia-Aigle cabriolet had been safely tucked away for years in the garages at Leuze-en-Hainaut! It was just that no-one knew about it! It was back in the 1970s that Ghislain Mahy exchanged the Delahaye for a Facel Vega with Jan Bruijn, who later went on to found the car museum at Deventer in The Netherlands. The original royal blue is now hidden beneath a top layer and patina of steel blue paint and the half-loose chrome bumper has long since lost its shine. Yet even these defects cannot conceal the innate elegance of the Delahaye and its remarkable design. Before it was moved to Leuze, it was first kept in a factory hall in the Koningsdal in Ghent. A group of young tearaways broke in and smashed the headlights and rear view mirrors of numerous vehicles, including those of this most attractive of cars that was once thought no longer to exist!
3.557 cc
6 In-line
Expo : Mahy, a family of cars - The Barnfind Collection
07/07/2023 - 03/09/2023
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
August 2023
Coachwork by Henri Chapron
Found in 1985 in a garage in Monaco, this Delahaye 135 was purchased by Prince Rainier III.
It had been delivered new to the famous soprano of Bulgarian origin Vassilka Petrova (1913-1979).
Bodied as a convertible by Henri Chapron, this car is one of the last examples to leave the factory, production having stopped in 1952.
3.557 cc
6 in-line
125 ch @ 4.000 rpm
Vmax : 160 km/h
1.400 kg (Chassis : 935 kg)
La Collection de Voitures de S.A.S. le Prince de Monaco
54 route de la Piscine
Port Hercule
Monaco
July 2022
Coachwork by Oblin - Brussels
By 1947, it was once again possible for people to start dreaming. The post-war Marshall Plan created a new wave of optimism; the film Out of the Past with Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas filled cinemas to overflowing; new buildings were going up everywhere; and big cars were once again driving through the streets. Those who could afford it even had cars specially made for them by famous coachwork builders. Someone who could afford it was the commander of one of the so-called Congo boats – ships on the line between Antwerp and Matadi, a port in the former Belgian colony. He commissioned coachwork from Oblin in Brussels, to be mounted on a French Delahaye 148L chassis. The ‘L’ stood for légère (light), a reference to the shorter wheelbase than for the limousine model. The powerful Delahaye was often used in this way by French and Belgian coachwork specialists, because the French manufacturer did not make coachwork of its own. The coupé for the sea captain was given a front end with fearsome shark’s teeth, anchors on the steering wheel and hubcaps, and a chrome speedboat as decoration for the bonnet’s nose. But the piéce de résistance was the plastic roof that looked like the canopy of a submarine, something that was not only unusual but also slightly curious: the canopy protected the driver and passenger from wind and rain, but not those sitting on the fold-out seat at the back!
By 1968, this Delahaye had been gathering dust and rust for some time in a garage in Bruges. However, the garage’s owner now planned to retire and wanted a final clear-out. As usual, Ghislain Mahy at first thought the asking price was too high, but after some brief negotiation agreed a deal and was soon loading the Delahaye onto his trailer. This garage owner had a curious connection with submarines. The driveway of his home was adorned with a self-made one-man submarine, although it was little more than a few sheets of soldered iron and a glass dome. He had used this mini-sub to smuggle butter from The Netherlands, until he was caught by a customs patrol on the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal! Sadly, he never explained how the submarine on wheels came into his possession.
3.557 cc
6 In-line
Mahy - a Family of Cars
09/09/2021 - 31/10/2021
Vynckier Site
Nieuwevaart 51-53
Gent
Belgium
Here is one of the many scenic views from atop Mount Diablo, Mt. Diablo State Park. Mount Diablo is a mountain in Contra Costa County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area, located south of Clayton and northeast of Danville. It is an isolated upthrust peak of 3,864 feet (1,178 m), visible from most of the San Francisco Bay Area and much of northern California. Mount Diablo appears from many angles to be a double pyramid and includes many subsidiary peaks, the largest and closest of which is the other half of the double pyramid, North Peak, nearly as high in elevation at 3,557 feet (1,084 m) and about one mile northeast of the main summit.
From the Golden Gate to the Farallon Islands, from the High Sierra to the Central Valley—this is the sweeping panorama you can savor from atop Mount Diablo. Geographers claim that hikers can see more of the earth’s surface from the top of Mount Diablo than from any other peak in the world with only one exception: Africa’s legendary 19,340-foot Mt. Kilimanjaro.
The far-reaching panorama from Mount Diablo is all the more impressive considering the mountain’s relatively short (elevation 3,849 feet) height. Two reasons for the grand views: (1) the mountain rises solo very abruptly from its surroundings, and (2) the land surrounding the mountain—the San Francisco Bay and Central Valley—is nearly flat.
This particular view--although obscured by the haze and clouds of the day--is looking westward, or perhaps northwesterly probably into the edge of Walnut Creek. As mentioned above, this mountain has the rare exception of taking in quite an expanse of geography. What wondrous sights are available on a clear day!
Mt. Diablo State Park
Clayton, California
042209
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Coachwork by Oblin - Brussels
By 1947, it was once again possible for people to start dreaming. The post-war Marshall Plan created a new wave of optimism; the film Out of the Past with Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas filled cinemas to overflowing; new buildings were going up everywhere; and big cars were once again driving through the streets. Those who could afford it even had cars specially made for them by famous coachwork builders. Someone who could afford it was the commander of one of the so-called Congo boats – ships on the line between Antwerp and Matadi, a port in the former Belgian colony. He commissioned coachwork from Oblin in Brussels, to be mounted on a French Delahaye 148L chassis. The ‘L’ stood for légère (light), a reference to the shorter wheelbase than for the limousine model. The powerful Delahaye was often used in this way by French and Belgian coachwork specialists, because the French manufacturer did not make coachwork of its own. The coupé for the sea captain was given a front end with fearsome shark’s teeth, anchors on the steering wheel and hubcaps, and a chrome speedboat as decoration for the bonnet’s nose. But the piéce de résistance was the plastic roof that looked like the canopy of a submarine, something that was not only unusual but also slightly curious: the canopy protected the driver and passenger from wind and rain, but not those sitting on the fold-out seat at the back!
By 1968, this Delahaye had been gathering dust and rust for some time in a garage in Bruges. However, the garage’s owner now planned to retire and wanted a final clear-out. As usual, Ghislain Mahy at first thought the asking price was too high, but after some brief negotiation agreed a deal and was soon loading the Delahaye onto his trailer. This garage owner had a curious connection with submarines. The driveway of his home was adorned with a self-made one-man submarine, although it was little more than a few sheets of soldered iron and a glass dome. He had used this mini-sub to smuggle butter from The Netherlands, until he was caught by a customs patrol on the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal! Sadly, he never explained how the submarine on wheels came into his possession.
3.557 cc
6 In-line
Mahy - a Family of Cars
09/09/2021 - 31/10/2021
Vynckier Site
Nieuwevaart 51-53
Gent
Belgium
The lead equestrian statue of King Charles II, is the oldest statue in Edinburgh, and one of the oldest lead statues in Britain. It was erected in 1685 at the expense of the Edinburgh Town Council as a tribute to King Charles II, "formed in the Roman manner, like one of the Caesars"
Equestrian statue of Charles the SecondThe statue was reputed to have come from the Netherlands and recent evidence attributes the statue to the workshop of the famous Dutch sculptor and master carver, Grinling Gibbons. The plinth, in Craigleith sandstone - "ane handsome and fyne pedestill" - was executed by Robert Mylne, the Kings Master Mason in Scotland.
The statue was not completed until a month before his king's death; and the plinth was not ready until after his demise in February 1685. The burgh records of Edinburgh report "the King's majesties statu in metall is raddie to be put up in parliament close".
In total the statue and plinth cost £3,557- 2s-4d Scots, exclusive of a gratuitity paid to William Clerk for his composition of a Latin eulogy to the King, which is inscribed on the east side of the base:
TO CHARLES THE SECOND, MOST AUGUST AND MOST MAGNIFICENT, THE INVINCIBLE RULER OF BRITAIN, FRANCE AND IRELAND, UPON WHOSE BIRTH DIVINE PROVIDENCE SMILED AT THE VERY MOMENT WHEN A STAR WAS CONSPICUOUS IN THE NOONDAY SKY*, AND WHO, AFTER A YOUTH SPENT IN ARMS AFTER HIS FATHER AND AFTER THE LATTER HAD IN THE END BEEN BEHEADED, MAINTAINED HIS OWN RIGHT FOR TWO YEARS WITH ENERGY INDEED BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS; FOR UNABLE TO COPE WITH A REBELLION THAT WAS TOO OFTEN VICTORIOUS, HE WAS COMPELLED TO CHANGE HIS COUNTRY FOR ALMOST A DECADE. ABROAD, HOWEVER, DESPITE THE PACTS, THE WILES, THE THREATS, AND THE MILITARY POWER OF THE USURPER, HE WAS DEFENDED AND PROTECTED BY THE WATCHFULNESS OF HEAVEN, AND AT LENGTH EMERGING LIKE THE SUN, ALL THE BRIGHTER FROM THE CLOUDS THAT HAD ENVELOPED HIM, HE RETURNED TO HIS OWN REALMS WITHOUT ANY SHEDDING OF BLOOD AND SIMPLY THROUGH RECOGNITIONOF HIS LAWFUL CLAIM, WHEREUPON HE ESTABLISHED, ENLARGED, STRENGTHENED AND CONFIRMED THE CHURCH, THE STATE, PEACE AND COMMERCE. THEN, WINNING FAME BY HIS WAR WITH HOLLAND, HE STRAIGHTWAY BECAME ARBITER OF PEACE AND WAR BETWEEN EMBATTLED NEIGHBOURS. FINALLY, WHEN THE OLD REBELLION RECENTLY SHOWED SIGNS OF RECRUDESCENCE, HE CHECKED THE BASILISK WHILE IT WAS STILL IN EMBRYO, CRUSHED IT AND TROD IT UNDERFOOT BY SHEER SAGACITY AND NOT BY FORCE OF ARMS. TO HIM, THEREFORE, A PRINCE OF MARVELS, IN A SEASON OF PROFOUND PEACE AND AT THE HEIGHT OF HIS GLORY [THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED]
In 1766 it was "in great disrepair and in hazard of falling" and in 1769 £8- 12s-6d was paid to Alexander Nicholson for "repairing Charles II and plumber work…" (plumber from the Latin 'plumbum' - lead). And in 1786 John Donaldson painted the statue and pedestal with three coats of ‘strong [white lead] paint’.
The inscription plaque was removed in 1817 to a vault in Parliament House, and in 1824 when the statue and pedestal were in a poor state of repair they were removed to Calton Jail, while St. Giles was being rebuilt.
Later in 1835 when it was rebuilt, £30-6s-6d was paid to the superintendent who was thanked "for his kind and gratious services in supervising the repairs on the Horse, whose symmetry has been rendered more perfect than ever by his attentions".
Major repairs were undertaken in the 1920s when cracks in the lead allowed water to corrode the internal iron armatures, which burst the leadwork.
The most recent repairs were carried out in 2010- 2011. [Info: Edinburgh Museums & Galleries ]
Lothian Buses
Volvo B5LH / Wright Gemini 3
557 - SA15VUH
Seen on route 34 at the Riccarton terminus by Heriot-Watt University.
Lothian's apparent decision to withdraw all their stacked colour screens in favour of simpler, single-screened crystal white displays was the one move I disagreed with during their Fleet of the Future changes in 2018. Up until I took this photo, refurbished and new vehicles have been the only to receive this treatment, receiving new Hanover screens (a rather controversial move in itself given Lothian's previous loyalty to Mobitec products) but they have since turned their attention to all vehicles with the colour screens. The early Volvo 7900s and Gemini 3s were slowly converted to full-white Mobitec displays, without their custom fonts and without the colour. I think it's a real shame because this is one of the things that made Lothian special and unique.
Here I made special effort to see the colour so thanks to the driver who put up the pink 'Part Route', red 'Route Diverted' and yellow 'Limited Stop' as seen here. This photo actually makes for an unusual one - he had some issues with the destination controller and ended up displaying the destination Revelston; I've no idea where that is but I highly doubt it's on the 34!
Taken 26/03/2018
RM Sotheby's Paris 2015
Chassis no. 46094
Moteur six-cylindres en ligne, 3 557 cm3, 160 ch env., trois carburateurs Solex .
• Seulement 16 exemplaires produits
• Ex-Écurie France ; a couru au Mans en 1937, 1938 et 1939 .
le propriétaire d'origine était Joseph Paul
2e place aux 24 Heures du Mans en 1937, piloté par Paul et Marcel Mongin.
Coachwork by Chapron
In 1879 the engineer Emile Delahaye took over a firm established in 1845 that produced machinery for the bricks industry. He named the company after him and converted it to the production of internal-combustion engines and in 1894 he started to manufacture cars. Active until 1954, Delahaye greatly represented, together with Bugatti, Hispano-Suiza, and Delage, the French “grandeur” in the motor car field.
The 135 model, both in touring and racing versions, was perhaps the one that granted the highest international reputation to the French marque. The 135 model was clothed with the most “flamboyant” creations of the great French coachbuilders; on the car shown in the Museum, you can note the constructive care which Henry Chapron put in the soft hood: it is possible to fasten it also in the “mylord” position, partially closed to protect the passengers in the rear compartment only.
3.557 cc
6 in-line
115 hp @ 3.850 rpm
Vmax : 155 km/h
288 ex. (M & MS)
Museo Nicolis
Villafranca di Verona
Italy - Italia
February 2019
Coachwork by Oblin - Brussels
By 1947, it was once again possible for people to start dreaming. The post-war Marshall Plan created a new wave of optimism; the film Out of the Past with Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas filled cinemas to overflowing; new buildings were going up everywhere; and big cars were once again driving through the streets. Those who could afford it even had cars specially made for them by famous coachwork builders. Someone who could afford it was the commander of one of the so-called Congo boats – ships on the line between Antwerp and Matadi, a port in the former Belgian colony. He commissioned coachwork from Oblin in Brussels, to be mounted on a French Delahaye 148L chassis. The ‘L’ stood for légère (light), a reference to the shorter wheelbase than for the limousine model. The powerful Delahaye was often used in this way by French and Belgian coachwork specialists, because the French manufacturer did not make coachwork of its own. The coupé for the sea captain was given a front end with fearsome shark’s teeth, anchors on the steering wheel and hubcaps, and a chrome speedboat as decoration for the bonnet’s nose. But the piéce de résistance was the plastic roof that looked like the canopy of a submarine, something that was not only unusual but also slightly curious: the canopy protected the driver and passenger from wind and rain, but not those sitting on the fold-out seat at the back!
By 1968, this Delahaye had been gathering dust and rust for some time in a garage in Bruges. However, the garage’s owner now planned to retire and wanted a final clear-out. As usual, Ghislain Mahy at first thought the asking price was too high, but after some brief negotiation agreed a deal and was soon loading the Delahaye onto his trailer. This garage owner had a curious connection with submarines. The driveway of his home was adorned with a self-made one-man submarine, although it was little more than a few sheets of soldered iron and a glass dome. He had used this mini-sub to smuggle butter from The Netherlands, until he was caught by a customs patrol on the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal! Sadly, he never explained how the submarine on wheels came into his possession.
3.557 cc
6 In-line
Mahy - a Family of Cars
09/09/2021 - 31/10/2021
Vynckier Site
Nieuwevaart 51-53
Gent
Belgium
Coachwork by Chapron
In 1879 the engineer Emile Delahaye took over a firm established in 1845 that produced machinery for the bricks industry. He named the company after him and converted it to the production of internal-combustion engines and in 1894 he started to manufacture cars. Active until 1954, Delahaye greatly represented, together with Bugatti, Hispano-Suiza, and Delage, the French “grandeur” in the motor car field.
The 135 model, both in touring and racing versions, was perhaps the one that granted the highest international reputation to the French marque. The 135 model was clothed with the most “flamboyant” creations of the great French coachbuilders; on the car shown in the Museum, you can note the constructive care which Henry Chapron put in the soft hood: it is possible to fasten it also in the “mylord” position, partially closed to protect the passengers in the rear compartment only.
3.557 cc
6 in-line
115 hp @ 3.850 rpm
Vmax : 155 km/h
288 ex. (M & MS)
Museo Nicolis
Villafranca di Verona
Italy - Italia
February 2019
Highest position: 398 on Expore Monday, January 7, 2008
Taken from the Costco parking lot in Folsom California just off of East Bidwell and the Freeway.
I mapquested the mountain and I don't know how far it is as the crow flys but to drive to the Summit Museum from Folsom is 95.75 miles
From Wikepedia
Mount Diablo is a mountain in Contra Costa County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area, located south of the town of Clayton and northeast of Danville. It is an isolated 3,849 feet (1,173 m) upthrust peak that is visible from most of the San Francisco Bay Area and much of northern California. Mount Diablo appears from many angles to be a double pyramid and includes many subsidiary peaks, the largest and closest of which is the other half of the double pyramid, North Peak, nearly as high in elevation at 3,557 feet (1,084 m).
The peak is the centerpiece of Mount Diablo State Park, a state park of approximately 20,000 acres (80 km²) in area. The park was the first public open space of a complex -- according to Save Mount Diablo -- now including 38 preserves, including adjacent and nearby city open spaces, regional parks, watersheds, etc., buffered in some areas with private lands protected with conservation easements. Preserved lands on and around Mount Diablo total more than 90,000 acres (360 km²).
Except for distant views from the Central Valley, Mt. Diablo's northwestern double pyramid view is most familiar to California residents. This view however includes a minor part of the mountain's acreage, most of which stretches east and southeast from the summit through Altamont Pass to the rest of the northern Diablo range.
Lothian Buses' Longstone-based Volvo B5LH/Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 557 (SA15 VUH), which carries Lothian's classic madder and white livery, is pictured here on Princes Street, Edinburgh, whilst working service 34 to Ocean Terminal. 02/09/16
Burger King #12865 (closed) [3,557 square feet]
11274 Patterson Avenue, Tuckahoe Village Shopping Center, Richmond, VA
Built and opened in 1999, closed in December 2019
Burger King #12865 (closed) [3,557 square feet]
11274 Patterson Avenue, Tuckahoe Village Shopping Center, Richmond, VA
Built and opened in 1999, closed in December 2019
Burger King #12865 (closed) [3,557 square feet]
11274 Patterson Avenue, Tuckahoe Village Shopping Center, Richmond, VA
Built and opened in 1999, closed in December 2019
Burger King #12865 (closed) [3,557 square feet]
11274 Patterson Avenue, Tuckahoe Village Shopping Center, Richmond, VA
This location was built and opened in 1999 and closed in December 2019. It was demolished in fall 2022 and a Wendy's was built on site, which opened in September 2023.
RM Sotheby's Paris 2014
châssis : 47187
première place aux 24 heures de Spa de 1936
principal pilote de la voiture : René Le Bégue
Le châssis 47187 a commencé sa vie avec une carrosserie sportive à deux places conçue par O. Lecanu-Deschamps à Levallois, Paris, France. Il a été acheté neuf au printemps 1936 par le jeune René Le Begue, accompagné du châssis 46075, un châssis de type Competition Court. Il commença aussitôt à faire campagne avec la voiture, entrant dans les 3 Heures de Marseille le 13 mai et pas moins de 12 épreuves durant la saison 1936, portant toutes la plaque d'immatriculation 2204 YB 6. À noter parmi ces entrées les 24 Heures du Mans. le 13 juin, mais malheureusement, la course a été annulée en raison de troubles sociaux. Après le Grand Prix de l'ACF, qui a été un événement important en raison de la présence écrasante de neuf Delahayes sur la grille, Le Begue a réussi à se qualifier 3e.
Comme le Mans a été annulé, de nombreuses équipes se sont concentrées sur les 24 Heures de Spa. Lors de l'événement, il y avait les catégories A et B, qui représentaient les voitures suralimentées et celles à aspiration naturelle, respectivement; chacune de ces catégories a ensuite été subdivisée en cinq classes basées sur le déplacement. La journée a été dure, avec des pluies torrentielles, mais Au final, Le Begue et 47187 sont sortis victorieux, terminant 1ère de la catégorie des deux à quatre litres, première de la catégorie A et 2e du classement général derrière le puissant moteur supercharged. 8C 2900 Alfa de Sommer et Severi.
Moteur six cylindres en ligne à soupapes en tête, 3 557 cm3, 160 ch (estimé), boîte de vitesse électromagnétique Cotal course « 38 m.kg » à 4 rapports.
Coachwork by Ghia - Aigle
3.557 cc
6 In-line
Mahy - a Family of Cars
09/09/2021 - 31/10/2021
Vynckier Site
Nieuwevaart 51-53
Gent
België - Belgique - Belgium - Belgien
The DH-4 was an ever-present element of the U.S. Army Air Service during and after World War I. When the United States entered WWI in April 1917, the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps only had 132 aircraft, all obsolete. Modeled from a combat-tested British De Havilland design, the DH-4 was the only U.S. built aircraft to see combat during World War I. With inadequate funding to buy new aircraft, the newly created U.S. Army Air Service continued to use the DH-4 in a number of roles during the lean years following the war. By the time it was finally retired from service in 1932, the DH-4 had been developed into over 60 variants.
The Great War
During World War I, the Air Service used the DH-4 primarily for daytime bombing, observation and artillery spotting. The first American-built DH-4 arrived in France in May 1918, and the 135th Aero Squadron flew the first DH-4 combat mission in early August. By war's end, 1,213 DH-4s had been delivered to France.
Unfortunately, the early DH-4s had drawbacks, including the fuel system. The pressurized gas tank had a tendency to explode and a rubber fuel line under the exhaust manifold caused some fires. These problems led to the title of "The Flaming Coffin," even though only eight of the 33 DH-4s lost in combat by the U.S burned as they fell. In addition, the location of the gas tank between the pilot and observer limited communication and could crush the pilot in an accident.
Perhaps the most notable mission flown in the DH-4 was the brave attempt by 1st Lt. Harold Goettler and 2nd Lt. Erwin Bleckley of the 50th Aero Squadron to find and assist the famed "Lost Battalion" on Oct. 6, 1918. During a resupply mission to this surrounded unit, their DH-4 was shot down. Both men posthumously received the Medal of Honor.
DH-4 Production
Of the three U.S. companies that built the DH-4 during World War I, the largest producer was the Dayton-Wright Compant of Dayton, Ohio. The Air Service ordered over 12,000 DH-4s, but a number of problems kept initial production figures low and construction quality poor. The many changes involved in converting the design to American production standards, along with the use of the American Liberty 12-cylinder engine rather than the Rolls Royce engine of the British model, contributed to early production delays.
As the months of 1918 passed, however, quantity and quality improved considerably. By the end of the war, Dayton-Wright delivered 3,106 DH-4s, while the Fisher Body Division of General Motors built 1,600 and the Standard Aircraft Corporation added another 140, bringing the total to 4,846. The remaining 7,500 DH-4s still on order were cancelled.
Post-War Years
With few funds to buy new aircraft in the years following WWI, the Air Service used the DH-4 in a variety of roles, such as transport, air ambulance, photographic plane, trainer, target tug, forest fire patroller, and even as an air racer. In addition, the U.S. Post Office operated the DH-4 as a mail carrier.
The DH-4 also served as a flying test bed at McCook Field in the 1920s, testing turbosuperchargers, propellers, landing lights, engines, radiators and armament. There were a number of notable DH-4 flights such as the astounding New York to Nome, Alaska, flight in 1920, the record-breaking transcontinental flight in 1922 by Jimmy Doolittle and the first successful air-to-air refueling in 1923.
1,538 DH-4s were modified in 1919-1923 to DH-4Bs by moving the pilot's seat back and the now unpressurized gas tank forward, correcting the most serious problems in the DH-4 design. A further improved version was the DH-4M whereby over 300 DH-4s received new steel tube fuselages.
Mexican Border Patrol
Continued raids by Mexican bandits on American homesteads led to the creation of the United States Army Border Air Patrol in June 1919. Comprised of eight squadrons and a photographic unit at its peak, the Border Air Patrol operated out of a string of rough airfields along the U.S.-Mexico border. Despite the loss of aircraft and aircrews to the harsh conditions in the Southwest, the Border Air Patrol's operations helped put an end to bandit attacks by the summer of 1921.
This reproduction DH-4B is marked as a photographic aircraft used by the 12th Aero Squadron in the early 1920's to take pictures of the U.S.-Mexico border and potential emergency landing fields.
TECHNICAL NOTES:
Crew: Two (pilot and observer/gunner)
Armament: Two .30-cal. Marlin machine guns in the nose and two .30-cal. Lewis machine guns in the rear; 322 lbs. of bombs
Engine: 400-hp Liberty 12
Maximum speed: 128 mph
Range: 400 miles
Ceiling: 19,600 ft.
Weight: 3,557 lbs. loaded
Burger King #12865 (closed) [3,557 square feet]
11274 Patterson Avenue, Tuckahoe Village Shopping Center, Richmond, VA
Built and opened in 1999, closed in December 2019
Coachwork by Henri Chapron
The expertise of the great French bodyworkers culminated in classic streamlined shapes like this. The racing version won the 24 Hours race in 1938.
3.557 cc
6 Cylinder
110 ch
Vmax : 150 km/h
Collection Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Musée Automobile de la Sarthe
Musée des 24 Heures
Le Mans
France
July 2015
Coachwork by Oblin - Brussels
By 1947, it was once again possible for people to start dreaming. The post-war Marshall Plan created a new wave of optimism; the film Out of the Past with Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas filled cinemas to overflowing; new buildings were going up everywhere; and big cars were once again driving through the streets. Those who could afford it even had cars specially made for them by famous coachwork builders. Someone who could afford it was the commander of one of the so-called Congo boats – ships on the line between Antwerp and Matadi, a port in the former Belgian colony. He commissioned coachwork from Oblin in Brussels, to be mounted on a French Delahaye 148L chassis. The ‘L’ stood for légère (light), a reference to the shorter wheelbase than for the limousine model. The powerful Delahaye was often used in this way by French and Belgian coachwork specialists, because the French manufacturer did not make coachwork of its own. The coupé for the sea captain was given a front end with fearsome shark’s teeth, anchors on the steering wheel and hubcaps, and a chrome speedboat as decoration for the bonnet’s nose. But the piéce de résistance was the plastic roof that looked like the canopy of a submarine, something that was not only unusual but also slightly curious: the canopy protected the driver and passenger from wind and rain, but not those sitting on the fold-out seat at the back!
By 1968, this Delahaye had been gathering dust and rust for some time in a garage in Bruges. However, the garage’s owner now planned to retire and wanted a final clear-out. As usual, Ghislain Mahy at first thought the asking price was too high, but after some brief negotiation agreed a deal and was soon loading the Delahaye onto his trailer. This garage owner had a curious connection with submarines. The driveway of his home was adorned with a self-made one-man submarine, although it was little more than a few sheets of soldered iron and a glass dome. He had used this mini-sub to smuggle butter from The Netherlands, until he was caught by a customs patrol on the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal! Sadly, he never explained how the submarine on wheels came into his possession.
3.557 cc
6 In-line
105 pk
Expo : Mahy, a family of cars - The Barnfind Collection
07/07/2023 - 03/09/2023
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
August 2023
Mount Diablo is a mountain in Contra Costa County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area, located south of the town of Clayton and northeast of Danville. It is an isolated 3,864 feet (1,178 m) upthrust peak that is visible from most of the San Francisco Bay Area and much of northern California. Mount Diablo appears from many angles to be a double pyramid and includes many subsidiary peaks, the largest and closest of which is the other half of the double pyramid, North Peak, nearly as high in elevation at 3,557 feet (1,084 m).
The peak is the centerpiece of Mount Diablo State Park, a state park of approximately 20,000 acres (80 km²) in area. The park was the first public open space of a complex—according to Save Mount Diablo—now including 38 preserves, including adjacent and nearby city open spaces, regional parks, watersheds, etc., buffered in some areas with private lands protected with conservation easements. Preserved lands on and around Mount Diablo total more than 90,000 acres (360 km²). The day use fee for Mount Diablo State Park is $5 per vehicle.[3]
Except for distant views from the Central Valley, Mt. Diablo's northwestern double pyramid view is most familiar to California residents. This view however includes a minor part of the mountain's acreage, most of which stretches east and southeast from the summit through Altamont Pass to the rest of the northern Diablo range.
Mount Diablo is a mountain in Contra Costa County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area, located south of Clayton and northeast of Danville. It is an isolated upthrust peak of 3,864 feet (1,178 m), visible from most of the San Francisco Bay Area and much of northern California. Mount Diablo appears from many angles to be a double pyramid and includes many subsidiary peaks, the largest and closest of which is the other half of the double pyramid, North Peak, nearly as high in elevation at 3,557 feet (1,084 m) and about one mile northeast of the main summit.
The peak is the centerpiece of Mount Diablo State Park, a state park of about 20,000 acres (8,000 ha) in area. The park was the first public open space of a complex—according to Save Mount Diablo—now including 38 preserves, including nearby city open spaces, regional parks, watersheds, etc., buffered in some areas with private lands protected with conservation easements. Preserved lands on and around Mount Diablo total more than 90,000 acres (36,000 ha).
On a clear day the Sierra Nevada is plainly visible. (The best views are after a winter storm; a snowy Sierra shows up better, and summer is likely to be hazy.) The southernmost mountain of the volcanic Cascade Range, Mount Lassen, is occasionally visible 181 miles (291 km) away, and people have claimed to see Mount Shasta 240 miles away. (The latter isn't actually out of the question, though mistaken identification is more likely.) People say Half Dome in Yosemite National Park is visible, as it is from Mount Hamilton, but from Mt Diablo it's hidden by the 8000-foot ridge at 37.755N 119.6657W. Eight bridges are visible, from west to east; San Mateo; Bay; Golden Gate; San Rafael; Carquinez; Benicia; Antioch and Rio Vista. San Francisco can also be seen and on very clear days the Farallon Islands 25 miles out to sea west of the City are visible.
Historic claims that the mountain's viewshed is the largest in the world—or second largest after Mount Kilimanjaro—are unfounded. It does boast one of the largest viewsheds in the Western United States and it played a key role in California history. Countless peaks in the state are taller, but Mount Diablo has a remarkable visual prominence for a mountain of such modest elevation. Its recognizable form and looming presence over so much of the bay, delta, and Central Valley, and good visibility even from the Mother Lode, all key regions during the gold rush and early statehood, made it not just a well-known visual touchstone but an important landmarks for mapping and navigation.
The Mount Diablo meridian, established in 1851, is the main surveying reference point for much of northern California and Nevada. The initial point is the summit of Mount Diablo.
Mount Diablo is a mountain in Contra Costa County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area, located south of Clayton and northeast of Danville. It is an isolated upthrust peak of 3,864 feet (1,178 m), visible from most of the San Francisco Bay Area and much of northern California. Mount Diablo appears from many angles to be a double pyramid and includes many subsidiary peaks, the largest and closest of which is the other half of the double pyramid, North Peak, nearly as high in elevation at 3,557 feet (1,084 m) and about one mile northeast of the main summit.
The peak is the centerpiece of Mount Diablo State Park, a state park of about 20,000 acres (8,000 ha) in area. The park was the first public open space of a complex—according to Save Mount Diablo—now including 38 preserves, including nearby city open spaces, regional parks, watersheds, etc., buffered in some areas with private lands protected with conservation easements. Preserved lands on and around Mount Diablo total more than 90,000 acres (36,000 ha).
On a clear day the Sierra Nevada is plainly visible. (The best views are after a winter storm; a snowy Sierra shows up better, and summer is likely to be hazy.) The southernmost mountain of the volcanic Cascade Range, Mount Lassen, is occasionally visible 181 miles (291 km) away, and people have claimed to see Mount Shasta 240 miles away. (The latter isn't actually out of the question, though mistaken identification is more likely.) People say Half Dome in Yosemite National Park is visible, as it is from Mount Hamilton, but from Mt Diablo it's hidden by the 8000-foot ridge at 37.755N 119.6657W.
Eight bridges are visible, from west to east; San Mateo; Bay; Golden Gate; San Rafael; Carquinez; Benicia; Antioch and Rio Vista. San Francisco can also be seen and on very clear days the Farallon Islands 25 miles out to sea west of the City are visible.
Historic claims that the mountain's viewshed is the largest in the world—or second largest after Mount Kilimanjaro—are unfounded. It does boast one of the largest viewsheds in the Western United States and it played a key role in California history. Countless peaks in the state are taller, but Mount Diablo has a remarkable visual prominence for a mountain of such modest elevation. Its recognizable form and looming presence over so much of the bay, delta, and Central Valley, and good visibility even from the Mother Lode, all key regions during the gold rush and early statehood, made it not just a well-known visual touchstone but an important landmarks for mapping and navigation.
Coachwork by Henri Chapron
Found in 1985 in a garage in Monaco, this Delahaye 135 was purchased by Prince Rainier III.
It had been delivered new to the famous soprano of Bulgarian origin Vassilka Petrova (1913-1979).
Bodied as a convertible by Henri Chapron, this car is one of the last examples to leave the factory, production having stopped in 1952.
3.557 cc
6 in-line
125 ch @ 4.000 rpm
Vmax : 160 km/h
1.400 kg (Chassis : 935 kg)
La Collection de Voitures de S.A.S. le Prince de Monaco
54 route de la Piscine
Port Hercule
Monaco
July 2022
Mount Diablo is a mountain in Contra Costa County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area, located south of Clayton and northeast of Danville. It is an isolated upthrust peak of 3,864 feet (1,178 m), visible from most of the San Francisco Bay Area and much of northern California. Mount Diablo appears from many angles to be a double pyramid and includes many subsidiary peaks, the largest and closest of which is the other half of the double pyramid, North Peak, nearly as high in elevation at 3,557 feet (1,084 m) and about one mile northeast of the main summit.
The peak is the centerpiece of Mount Diablo State Park, a state park of about 20,000 acres (8,000 ha) in area. The park was the first public open space of a complex—according to Save Mount Diablo—now including 38 preserves, including nearby city open spaces, regional parks, watersheds, etc., buffered in some areas with private lands protected with conservation easements. Preserved lands on and around Mount Diablo total more than 90,000 acres (36,000 ha).
On a clear day the Sierra Nevada is plainly visible. (The best views are after a winter storm; a snowy Sierra shows up better, and summer is likely to be hazy.) The southernmost mountain of the volcanic Cascade Range, Mount Lassen, is occasionally visible 181 miles (291 km) away, and people have claimed to see Mount Shasta 240 miles away. (The latter isn't actually out of the question, though mistaken identification is more likely.) People say Half Dome in Yosemite National Park is visible, as it is from Mount Hamilton, but from Mt Diablo it's hidden by the 8000-foot ridge at 37.755N 119.6657W. Eight bridges are visible, from west to east; San Mateo; Bay; Golden Gate; San Rafael; Carquinez; Benicia; Antioch and Rio Vista. San Francisco can also be seen and on very clear days the Farallon Islands 25 miles out to sea west of the City are visible.
Historic claims that the mountain's viewshed is the largest in the world—or second largest after Mount Kilimanjaro—are unfounded. It does boast one of the largest viewsheds in the Western United States and it played a key role in California history. Countless peaks in the state are taller, but Mount Diablo has a remarkable visual prominence for a mountain of such modest elevation. Its recognizable form and looming presence over so much of the bay, delta, and Central Valley, and good visibility even from the Mother Lode, all key regions during the gold rush and early statehood, made it not just a well-known visual touchstone but an important landmarks for mapping and navigation.
The Mount Diablo meridian, established in 1851, is the main surveying reference point for much of northern California and Nevada. The initial point is the summit of Mount Diablo.
Mount Diablo is a mountain in Contra Costa County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area, located south of Clayton and northeast of Danville. It is an isolated upthrust peak of 3,864 feet (1,178 m), visible from most of the San Francisco Bay Area and much of northern California. Mount Diablo appears from many angles to be a double pyramid and includes many subsidiary peaks, the largest and closest of which is the other half of the double pyramid, North Peak, nearly as high in elevation at 3,557 feet (1,084 m) and about one mile northeast of the main summit.
The Mount Diablo meridian, established in 1851, is the main surveying reference point for much of northern California and Nevada. The initial point is the summit of Mount Diablo.
The peak is the centerpiece of Mount Diablo State Park, a state park of about 20,000 acres (8,000 ha) in area. The park was the first public open space of a complex—according to Save Mount Diablo—now including 38 preserves, including nearby city open spaces, regional parks, watersheds, etc., buffered in some areas with private lands protected with conservation easements. Preserved lands on and around Mount Diablo total more than 90,000 acres (36,000 ha).
On a clear day the Sierra Nevada is plainly visible. (The best views are after a winter storm; a snowy Sierra shows up better, and summer is likely to be hazy.) The southernmost mountain of the volcanic Cascade Range, Mount Lassen, is occasionally visible 181 miles (291 km) away, and people have claimed to see Mount Shasta 240 miles away. (The latter isn't actually out of the question, though mistaken identification is more likely.) People say Half Dome in Yosemite National Park is visible, as it is from Mount Hamilton, but from Mt Diablo it's hidden by the 8000-foot ridge at 37.755N 119.6657W. Eight bridges are visible, from west to east; San Mateo; Bay; Golden Gate; San Rafael; Carquinez; Benicia; Antioch and Rio Vista. San Francisco can also be seen and on very clear days the Farallon Islands 25 miles out to sea west of the City are visible.
Historic claims that the mountain's viewshed is the largest in the world—or second largest after Mount Kilimanjaro—are unfounded. It does boast one of the largest viewsheds in the Western United States and it played a key role in California history. Countless peaks in the state are taller, but Mount Diablo has a remarkable visual prominence for a mountain of such modest elevation. Its recognizable form and looming presence over so much of the bay, delta, and Central Valley, and good visibility even from the Mother Lode, all key regions during the gold rush and early statehood, made it not just a well-known visual touchstone but an important landmarks for mapping and navigation.
Burger King #12865 (closed) [3,557 square feet]
11274 Patterson Avenue, Tuckahoe Village Shopping Center, Richmond, VA
Built and opened in 1999, closed in December 2019
Burger King #12865 (closed) [3,557 square feet]
11274 Patterson Avenue, Tuckahoe Village Shopping Center, Richmond, VA
Built and opened in 1999, closed in December 2019
Cacimba de Areia é um município brasileiro do estado da Paraíba, localizado na microrregião de Patos e integrante da Região Metropolitana de Patos. De acordo com o IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística), no ano de 2010 sua população era estimada em 3.557 habitantes. Área territorial de 233 km².
O município comemora seu aniversário de emancipação política no dia 30 de dezembro. As cidades de Cacimbas, Patos, Passagem, Quixaba, São José do Bonfim e Texeira, fazem divisa com o município.
O clima predominante na região é o semiárido, com pouca pluviosidade anual.
REFERÊNCIA: pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacimba_de_Areia
Vessel Identification
Name:Clipper Burgundy
IMO:9309203
Flag:Malta
MMSI:249546000
Callsign:9HUK9
Technical Data
Vessel type:Oil/chemical Tanker
Gross tonnage:2,865 tons
Summer DWT:3,557 tons
Length:88 m
Beam:14 m
Draught:4.8 m
Additional Information
Home port:Valletta
Class society:Lloyd´s Shipping Register
Build year:2007
Builder*:Rousse Shipyard
Rousse, Bulgaria
Owner:Nordic Tankers Trading
Copenhagen, Denmark
Manager:Nordic Tankers Marine
Copenhagen, Denmark
Mount Diablo is a mountain in Contra Costa County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area, located south of Clayton and northeast of Danville. It is an isolated upthrust peak of 3,864 feet (1,178 m), visible from most of the San Francisco Bay Area and much of northern California. Mount Diablo appears from many angles to be a double pyramid and includes many subsidiary peaks, the largest and closest of which is the other half of the double pyramid, North Peak, nearly as high in elevation at 3,557 feet (1,084 m) and about one mile northeast of the main summit.
The peak is the centerpiece of Mount Diablo State Park, a state park of about 20,000 acres (8,000 ha) in area. The park was the first public open space of a complex—according to Save Mount Diablo—now including 38 preserves, including nearby city open spaces, regional parks, watersheds, etc., buffered in some areas with private lands protected with conservation easements. Preserved lands on and around Mount Diablo total more than 90,000 acres (36,000 ha).
On a clear day the Sierra Nevada is plainly visible. (The best views are after a winter storm; a snowy Sierra shows up better, and summer is likely to be hazy.) The southernmost mountain of the volcanic Cascade Range, Mount Lassen, is occasionally visible 181 miles (291 km) away, and people have claimed to see Mount Shasta 240 miles away. (The latter isn't actually out of the question, though mistaken identification is more likely.) People say Half Dome in Yosemite National Park is visible, as it is from Mount Hamilton, but from Mt Diablo it's hidden by the 8000-foot ridge at 37.755N 119.6657W. Eight bridges are visible, from west to east; San Mateo; Bay; Golden Gate; San Rafael; Carquinez; Benicia; Antioch and Rio Vista. San Francisco can also be seen and on very clear days the Farallon Islands 25 miles out to sea west of the City are visible.
Historic claims that the mountain's viewshed is the largest in the world—or second largest after Mount Kilimanjaro—are unfounded. It does boast one of the largest viewsheds in the Western United States and it played a key role in California history. Countless peaks in the state are taller, but Mount Diablo has a remarkable visual prominence for a mountain of such modest elevation. Its recognizable form and looming presence over so much of the bay, delta, and Central Valley, and good visibility even from the Mother Lode, all key regions during the gold rush and early statehood, made it not just a well-known visual touchstone but an important landmarks for mapping and navigation.
The Mount Diablo meridian, established in 1851, is the main surveying reference point for much of northern California and Nevada. The initial point is the summit of Mount Diablo.