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The original Canadian Mapleleaf trucks were Montreal-licence-built 1-1/2-ton to five-ton models that were originally developed by Menard Motor Truck Company of Ontario. They were produced between 1919 and 1922.
The better-known Maple Leaf models were built at General Motors’ Oshawa plant in Canada, from 1930 until 1948.
As per online info.
Amongst the missing parts, are the big chrome, independently attached bug-eyed style headlamps. The wiring however, seems to be intact and is seen protruding through the sturdy metal of the large, flared-out front fenders.
This vintage find was captured in the Central Interior Region of British Columbia
Canada
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The eponymous owner of the Buick factory had already made many inventions during his younger years including the garden sprinkler and a way to enamel coat cast iron in a cheaper way.
In the year 1890, Buick became interested in the internal combustion engine, but for the time being produced stationary engine first.
In 1902 he founded the Buick Manufactoring Company whose purpose was to build engines and automobiles.
In the meantime, he had also invented the OHV enigine that allowed higher power than the side-valved enginers in use untill now.
Buick sold his company to James Whiting who brought William Durant to run the company, and these made the Buick brand one of the largest automobile builders in the United States.
In 1908 James Whiting founded General Motors with the earned capital as a holding company above the Buick brand, and through various acquisitions General Motors grew into a large concern of more than 30 companies and acquired an excellent reputation for reliability.
This juwel in the picture is an original 1931 condition Buick Series 90 with an 8 cylinder inline engine with a displacement of 5.650 cc and an output of 104 HP at only 2.800 rpm.
It was driven by a 3 speed manual trnasmission and its top speed was a staggering 160 km/h for the time.
His road handling was excellent and there was nothing lacking in passenger safety either, for example, the car was ecquipped with a front spotlight that rotated with the steering.
The famous "Flying Lady" adorns the top of the radiator cap as Buick's mascot., and it is like a small work of art........
1956 Chevrolet Belair on display at the Plant City Strawberry Classic Cruise-In in Historic Downtown Plant City in Hillsborough County Florida U.S.A.
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1985 Buick Riviera Convertible on display at the Plant City Strawberry Classic Cruise-In in Historic Downtown Plant City in Hillsborough County Florida U.S.A.
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Headlight detail of a 1959 Cadillac DeVille as seen at the Dauer Classic car museum in Sunrise Florida.
circa 1980: Where the streets have no name and an early 1970's General Motors automobile ~ Albany, NY (hi-res scan of a photo by my late father)
Just as I miss the art on 33 rpm album covers, I miss the art that went into the old cars. I present the iconic airplane hood ornament from Pontiac, circa the 1950s.
The heavens opened this morning to greet the passage of 66074 on 6V75, the Dee Marsh to Margam steel, passing through Ludlow.
Hunkered down beneath a brolly balanced on my shoulder for this one! Saturday 15.5.21.
2021 represents a significant milestone in the history of the Phoenix Railway-Photographic Circle with the celebration of our 50th anniversary by publishing a book to showcase some of the members work, past and present, from 1971 to the present day.
The book contains 14 chapters and 144 pages of photographs depicting the work of over 50 accomplished railway photographers with many differing styles and approaches. It takes an alternative view on photographing the railway scene over the past 50 years.
The book, called 50 Years of Phoenix will be published on 14th May 2021 with pre-orders now being taken – click on this link to order your copy: www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/product/view/productCode/15554
Why not take a look at the PRPC web site at www.phoenix-rpc.co.uk/index.html.
1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Coupe
Between 1961 and 1999, Oldsmobile of General Motors developed a line of vehicles known as the Cutlass. The Cutlass was Oldsmobile’s entry-level model when it was first released; it began as a small unibody vehicle but has had the most success as a body-on-frame midsize automobile. The term “Cutlass” refers to a popular sword from the Age of Sails.
Oldsmobile Cutlass was first offered as the top trim level in the small F-85 line. Since then, it has developed into a distinct series with several variants, including the Vista Cruiser station wagon, the 4-4-2 muscle car, the high-end Cutlass Supreme, and a complete Hurst/Olds collaboration in 1968.
For Oldsmobile, the late 1960s marked a turning point. With demand for powerful compact cars booming, the automaker decided to put some power into its sedan lineup, resulting in the Oldsmobile 442. Originally the 442 was a trim package for the Cutlass sedan but later became a stand-alone car.
Since its debut in 1964, the Olds 442 has been the fastest Oldsmobile, but it wasn’t until 1970 that it realized its full potential. GM lifted the ban on using engines larger than 400cid in midsize cars, allowing Oldsmobile to equip the 442 1970 with a 370-horsepower 455cid V8 with the W30 option.
The Cutlass Supreme design elegantly cuts at the rear, contrasts with the long head, and emphasizes the angular aspect of the body while maintaining the usual appearance of American muscle vehicles. A few other storied vehicles with this look are the Dodge Challenger, Chevrolet Camaro, and Ford Mustang.
The leather seats, ceiling panels, and wood on the traditional circular instrument cluster are all refurbished inside, with brown as the primary color. In the past, the second generation Cutlass series, manufactured between 1968 and 1972, had a premium variant called Supreme. To improve the user experience, luxurious interior materials are used.
Not sure of the year, this is not a standard interior color and the wheels are not red as they should be.Winks Car Show Sept 1, 2007.
1958 Buick Special Convertible.
For 1957 Buick succeeded in keeping their image prestige in the mind of buyers, despite the Special low-priced line starting at only $2,596, a mere $358 more than a Chevrolet Bel Air. For the money, the Buick was a lot more than 15% “more car” than the Chevy or similar Ford. Looks sell, though, and the ’57 Ford was all-new and looked it. The Buick was all-new but looked like a 1956 that had been improved, and that’s exactly what it was.
The 1958 Buick had been planned as much as three years ahead, and rarely did GM’s head design teams headed up by Harley Earl miss the bullseye, but they did in ’58. The new Buick was massive looking, and massive in dimensions. It was vastly improved even over the ‘57’s, with the Special having a new optional Triple-Turbine automatic (or regular Twin-Turbine, which was the prior Dynaflow re-named) attached to the same 364 V-8 of 250 hp. The cars weighed about an extra 100 pounds this year.
1959 Cadillac Eldorado Seville Taillights.
In 1959 America expressed it’s optimism and dreams of the future in it’s automotive designs. We were entering the space age which was in full swing and rockets, jets and fins could be seen everywhere. No car exemplified this era more than the 1959 Cadillac with it’s sharply angled fins and rocket shaped tail lights. Can you just imagine it’s New Years Eve and you are cruisin with the Rat Pack down Las Vegas Blvd headed for a wild night at the Sands to welcome in the decade of the 1960’s.
1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 W30
The 1970 Oldsmobile 442 is a second generation model that raised the bar in the muscle car horsepower race of the day. With the W30 package it was the ultimate high-performance Oldsmobile. The W30 package included the 455 CID V8, delivering 370 horsepower. It also offered Forced-Air induction, a special air cleaner, aluminum intake manifold, fiberglass hood, body-side paint stripes, lightweight body insulation, manual front disc brakes, raised white letter tires and W30 emblems. With refreshed styling and all that power, the 1970 442 was selected to pace the Indianapolis 500 that year. The "W Machines" appeared in advertising that featured a high performance "mad scientist" in a white lab coat - Dr. Oldsmobile. Only 1,542 Oldsmobile 442s with the W30 package and automatic transmission were built.
Engine: 455 CID V8, 370 horsepower
Price: $3745
A 1943 Dodge Pick-Up truck, well I'm guessing it's 1943 going by the date on the front plate. Seen here at a classic car show in Hessle near to the north side of the Humber Bridge organised by the East Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club in August 2021.
Heading for the Docks at Hull, 66126 is working hard with 6D26 from Milford past the semaphores at Gilberdyke, Friday 25.11.16
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Former resident at Long Rock, Penzance 57303 'Pride of Carlisle' and former Southern Region Managers Saloon 975025 'Caroline' cross Knaresborough Viaduct working 2Z02 York to York via Harrogate, Hull and Scarborough.
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In het weekend van 23 en 24 november 2024 zou de 5519 van TSP als een echte ster door België toeren.
Na het Ardennenoffensief op zaterdag 23 november (met onder meer geplande ritten over lijnen 154, 162, 165, 166 en 167) volgde dan op zondag 24 november het Vlaamse Ardennenoffensief met - in theorie - ritten over de diesellijnen 86 en 122.
Op zaterdag moest ik jammer genoeg verstek geven (en was het bovendien ook niet al te denderend weer) maar op zondag had ik bij mijn wederhelft wel een gaatje in de agenda kunnen forceren en bovendien waren de weersvoorspellingen ook nog eens bijzonder rooskleurig. Niets stond dus een tripje naar Gemeldorp nog in de weg... maar toch draaide het anders uit dan gepland.
De diesellocomotief 5519 had tijdens het Ardennenoffensief op zaterdag namelijk jammer genoeg de geest gegeven en dus moest zowel de (verdere) trip op zaterdag alsook de rit op zondag volledig herpland worden (met dank aan de tipgever!!). Mijn tripje naar Gemeldorp werd dus last minute een ritje naar Sint-Martens-Bodegem waar ik in een heerlijk zonnetje kon wachten op de doortocht van de trein die vanuit Lokeren rechtstreeks op Brussel aanstuurde en de Vlaamse Ardennen daarmee letterlijk links liet liggen.
Aan de haak van de (angstloc) MEDWAY 186 224 passeerde het geheel me dan ook omstreeks 15u40 in het landelijke Sint-Martens-Bodegem waar de zon net door wat sluierbewolking priemde - en zeggen dat het een half uur daarvoor nog regende!
Gelukkig zat er in de 5519 nog [M] een machinist die vliegensvlug [M] de sluitlichten wisselde voor frontlichten toen hij me zag staan en me zo een fraai beeldje gaf van deze mooi gerestaureerde machine ;-)
Zo mooi had het dus ook op de diesellijnen in de Vlaamse Ardennen kunnen zijn... maar goed, laat ons nu vooral hopen dat de averij snel hersteld kan worden zodat we nog vaak van deze prachtige machine mogen genieten!
[M] Kleine tags op het i10-rijtuig achter de locomotief werden thuis digitaal verwijderd.
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November 23 and 24, 2024, TSP's 5519 would tour Belgium like a real star. After the Ardennes Offensive on Saturday, November 23 (including planned journeys on lines 154, 162, 165, 166 and 167), the Flemish Ardennes Offensive followed on Sunday, November 24 with - in theory - journeys on diesel lines 86 and 122.
Unfortunately I had no time on Saturday, but on Sunday I had the plan to take a picture on railway line 122 in Gemeldorp... but it still turned out differently than planned.
Diesel locomotive 5519 had unfortunately developed traction problems during the trip on Saturday and so both the (further) trip on Saturday and the trip on Sunday had to be completely replanned. So, my trip to Gemeldorp turned into a last minute trip to Sint-Martens-Bodegem where I could wait in lovely sunshine for the passage of the train that headed directly from Lokeren to Brussels, literally ignoring the Flemish Ardennes.
Pulled by MEDWAY 186 224 (fear locomotive), the train passed me around 3:40 PM in rural Sint-Martens-Bodegem where the sun was just peeking through some cloud cover!
Fortunately, there was still [edit] an operator in 5519 who quickly [edit] changed the rear lights for front lights when he saw me and thus gave me a nice statue of this beautifully restored locomotive ;-)
It could have been this beautiful on the diesel lines in the Flemish Ardennes... but anyway, let's hope that the damage can be repaired quickly so that we can enjoy this beautiful locomotive often!
[Edit] A few tags were removed on the first coach.
Belgium, Vlaams-Brabant, Sint-Martens-Bodegem, L50 Gent-Sint-Pieters - Brussel-Noord - November 24, 2024 - 3:41 PM.
Spotted on the road in San Jose, California.
Thank you Flickr friend Jack Byrnes Hill for help in identification.
Desde el dia que supe que el 310.037 habia vuelto, y con traje nuevo, dije que tenia que hacer esta foto en el ramal de acceso a los muelles de Lezo y este es el resultado. Lezo 2013/07/11