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Anno 1910. Tenement house with stores. Architect Aleksandrs Vanags. Former Braun's House. The Art Nouveau style building is designed in the heavy forms of national romanticism, the architecture of which is considered to be the forerunner of functionalism.
The Memphis Chicks were a forerunner to today's Memphis Redbirds, the Triple-A minor league baseball affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. The Redbirds play in a ball park that was built for them near downtown. Tim McCarver Stadium, once on the Memphis Fairgrounds property, was unceremoniously demolished in 2005, to be replaced with absolutely nothing. The imprint of the infield can still be seen on an April 2014 aerial photo.
Forerunners to modern Brussels sprouts were likely cultivated in Ancient Rome, and possibly as early as the 1200s in what is now Belgium. The first written reference dates to 1587. During the sixteenth century they enjoyed a popularity in the southern Netherlands that eventually spread throughout the cooler parts of Northern Europe.
Brussels sprouts grow in temperature ranges of 7 to 24°C (45 to 75°F), with highest yields at 15 to 18°C (60 to 65°F). Plants grow from seeds in seed beds or greenhouses, and are transplanted to growing fields. Fields are ready for harvest 90-180 days after planting. The edible sprouts grow like buds in a spiral array on the side of long thick stalks of approximately 2-4 feet in height, maturing over several weeks from the lower to the upper part of the stalk. Sprouts may be picked by hand into baskets, in which case several harvests are made of 5-15 sprouts at a time, by cutting the entire stalk at once for processing, or by mechanical harvester, depending on variety. Each stalk can produce 1.1 to 1.4 kg (2 1/2 to 3 pounds), although the commercial yield is approximately 0.9kg (2 pounds) per stalk
(from Wikipedia)
(that stalk produced a huge quantity)
Forerunners of the spring. Pasqueflowers. Protected and toxic plants, they grow in the early spring. Photographed in the early morning.
The Holy Monastery of Dionysiou, or 'Nea Petra', stands on a narrow and precipitous rock at a height of 263 ft (80 m) above sea level.
It was founded in the late 14th century. It is renowned for possessing several spiritual treasures, including the icon of ‘Our Lady of the Akathistos Hymn’ (painted by St. Luke himself) as well as the relic of the Forerunner's right hand. It is with this very hand that John the Baptist baptized our Lord Jesus Christ in the Jordan River. The oldest complete portrayal of the Apocalypse in the Orthodox world, too, is located there (as a series of wall paintings).
One definitely must make a pilgrimage to pray there!
📷 & Settings:
Canon EOS M50
Canon EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM @ 23 mm
ISO 200 - f/9 - 1/500 & 1/200 sec
'Typewriters', a 19th and 20th century technology were the forerunner of 'text' ;-) This portable typewriter made by Royal dates back to the 1920's.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Typewriter_Company
www.google.com/search?q=portable+royal+typewriter+models&...:
There is no direct translation for this expression, which refers to the rays flowing like a light shower through the clouds. Pieds-de-vent, "wind feet", are usually a forerunner of strong winds.
IMO: 9227259
MMSI: 244030593
Rufzeichen: PCPG
FLAGge: Netherlands [NL]
AIS Schiffstyp: Cargo - Hazard A (Major)
Bruttoraumzahl: 24688
Tragfahigkeit: 12300 t
Gesamtlänge x Grösste Breite: 195.3m × 26.8m
Baujahr: 2003
Status: Aktiv
The Continent class forerunner.
Three Hammerheads load up the final four sections on the COSCO Oceania, as the Bohai Service rotation ship prepares for a northward journey back to China by way of Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
Compared to their curvy Lynx forerunner, Leonardo's (Agusta-Westlad) Wildcats are pretty angular, but whereas this spot used to have a low wire fence to shoot over, recently the Airport Authority invested in a six foot high narrow mesh jobbie which for a start is difficult to shoot through, especially (as here) on the angle, but even worse, when someone parks a Cherokee right up against it!
All other vantage points had it against the light!
Maybe I'll start a sister Album to my 'Net Flicks' one?
Wildcat AH.1
ZZ404
Army Air Corps
Call-sign 'Marine 14'
Shoreham Airport
276A9322
The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company was an American motor vehicle manufacturer based in Buffalo, New York, active from 1901 to 1938. Although best known for its expensive luxury cars, Pierce-Arrow also manufactured commercial trucks, fire trucks, boats, camp trailers, motorcycles, and bicycles.[1]
Origin
Pierce-Arrow Touring 15 HP (1903)
The forerunner of Pierce-Arrow was established in 1865 as Heinz, Pierce and Munschauer. The company was best known for its household items, especially its delicate, gilded birdcages.[2] In 1872, George Norman Pierce bought out the other two principals of the company, changed the name to the George N. Pierce Company, and in 1896, added bicycles to the product line. The company failed in its attempt to build a steam-powered car in 1900 under license from Overman, but by 1901, had built its first single-cylinder, two-speed, no-reverse Motorette.[3] In 1903, it produced a two-cylinder car, the Arrow.
In 1904, Pierce decided to concentrate on making a larger, more luxurious car for the upscale market, the Great Arrow. This became the company's most successful product. The solidly built, four-cylinder car won the Glidden Tour in 1905, an endurance run to determine and celebrate the most reliable car. Thirty-three cars entered the 350-mile race from New York City to Bretton Woods, New Hampshire; the race was won by Percy Pierce in a Great Arrow.[4]
The noted industrial architect Albert Kahn designed the Pierce Arrow Factory Complex at Elmwood Avenue and Great Arrow Avenue in about 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[5] George Pierce sold all rights in the company in 1907, and he died three years later. In 1908, Pierce Motor Company was renamed as the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company.
In 1909, U.S. President William Howard Taft ordered two Pierce-Arrows (and two White Model M Tourers) to be used for state occasions, the first official cars of the White House.
In 1910, George Pierce died. In 1912, Herbert M. Dawley (later a Broadway actor-director) joined Pierce-Arrow, and he designed almost every model until 1938.[8] Until 1914, Pierce-Arrow also made a line of motorcycles, including the Pierce Four.
In 1914, Pierce-Arrow adopted its most enduring styling hallmark when its headlights were moved from a traditional placement at the radiator's sides, into flared housings molded into the front fenders of the car. This gave the car an immediately visible distinction in front or side views. At night, the car appeared to have a wider stance. Pierce patented this placement, which endured until the final model of 1938, although Pierce always offered customers the option of conventional headlamps; only a minority ordered this option.
The Pierce-Arrow was a status symbol, owned by many Hollywood stars and tycoons, and a favorite was the Pierce-Arrow Town Car. Most of the royalty of the world had at least one Pierce-Arrow in its collection. Some have described Pierce and two of its rivals among American luxury cars, Peerless and Packard, as the "Three P's of Motordom."[9] Industrial efficiency expert Frank Gilbreth, father of the authors of "Cheaper By The Dozen,"[10] extolled the virtues of Pierce-Arrow, in both quality and in its ability to safely transport his large family. Its wheelbase was 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m). The transmission was a four speed manual in 1919.[11] Actor Sessue Hayakawa (famed for his role in Bridge on the River Kwai) drove a custom-ordered gold-plated Pierce-Arrow.[12] A restored 1919 Pierce-Arrow is on display at the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library. An open-bodied Pierce-Arrow carried Woodrow Wilson and Warren G. Harding to Harding's 1921 inauguration, and one was used prominently in the 1950 movie Cheaper by the Dozen.
Pierce-Arrow advertisements were artistic and understated. Unusual for car advertising, the image of the car was in the background rather than the foreground of the picture. Usually, only part of the car was visible. The Pierce-Arrow was typically depicted in elegant and fashionable settings. Some advertisements featured the car in places a car would not normally go, such as the West and other rural settings, a testament to the car's ruggedness and quality.
Because of the immense size of most models, several second-hand Pierce-Arrow cars were bought by fire departments, stripped down to the chassis and engine, the wheelbase lengthened, and built back into fire engines. Some of these fire engines were in service for up to 20 years.
1928–1933
In 1928, the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana, gained control of the Buffalo firm. The association was to last for five years, with moderate benefits to both companies' engineering departments, which continued to function as separate entities.[13] Pierce-Arrow also gained a dealer network, as the cars were sold through Studebaker dealerships. Under Studebaker's ownership, Pierce-Arrow retired the venerable 6-cylinder engine and in 1929 introduced an L-head straight-eight engine, which displaced 366 cu in (6.0 L).[14]
The tie-up also led to the establishment of a Canadian subsidiary called the "Pierce-Arrow Company of Canada Ltd." which built a small number of cars in Walkerville, Ontario (now part of Windsor) between 1928 and 1934. Wikipedia
This image is part of my photographic series Almodis, Countess of Montferrand, which I invite you to discover in the list of my albums.
By consulting the photos in chronological order, and paying attention to their titles, you can follow the story of Almodis's life as Countess of Montferrand - according to the freedom of my novelistic interpretation, the first known chatelaine of the fortress so named.
In 1085, Count Pierre de Melgueil paid homage to the Pope and began the bipolarisation of the county of Substantion, which became the county of Melgueil and Montferrand. Construction of the castle of Montferrand began at the same time. The Count did not survive the completion of the project, and probably died as early as 1086. His widow, Almodis, inherited the castle and administered the county for the rest of her life.
Many thanks to Ana Lys for the double session (and the two walks...), which were necessary to obtain the different phases of the narrative.
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Texte en français dans l'en-tête de l'album.
I was happy to see the return of the Sentinels and Covenant in Halo 4. Probably my favorite thing about the campaign is the environments. I wish I had more trans blue for underneath the trans floor parts but I don't feel like buying more parts. I'm sorry the photo quality sucks so much, we loaned our camera to some friends and haven't gotten it back yet. This is for the Best Bricker vig off with [F]ade and Kyle Peckham, check them out over there where they are added----->
Great Arthur House, part of the Golden Lane Estate by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, forerunner to the Barbican Development.
Nikon D750, Nikkor 18-35 f3.5-4.5
St. John the Forerunner Orthodox Church, located in the Latgale Suburb of Riga, is a stunning example of Russian Orthodox architecture. The construction of the stone church was started in 1913 according to the project of the Riga Eparchy architect Vladimir Lunsky. After the First World War, which disrupted the construction of the church, the church was damaged by shelling. In 1925, the restoration of the church (completion of construction) was started according to the project of architect Vladimir Shervinsky. The completed church was consecrated on 19 September 1934. It is a cross-domed church, the volumes and decorative elements of which show elements of Art Nouveau (one of the few such places of worship in Riga). The church houses several valuable icons from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Between 1995 and 1996, a bell tower was built, designed by architect P. Štokmanis.
The broad white backwash at our stern shines into the fierce sun. The ferry boat has just sailed from Dionyssiou monastery, Mt. Athos for Ouranoupolis. The pilgrims to the monastery now onboard had earlier been blessed by paying their devotions to the icon of ‘Our Lady of the Akathistos Hymn’ (painted by St. Luke himself) as well as to the relic of the Forerunner's right hand. It is with this very hand that John the Baptist baptized our Lord Jesus Christ in the Jordan River.
The Holy Monastery of Dionysiou, or 'Nea Petra', stands on a narrow and precipitous rock at a height of 263 ft (80 m) above sea level. It was founded in the late 14th century. It is renowned for the oldest complete portrayal of the Apocalypse in the Orthodox world, located there (as a series of wall paintings).
📷 & Settings:
Canon EOS M50
Canon EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM @ 28 mm
ISO 100 - f/11 - [ 1/125 sec & 1/50 sec ] HDR
Because survival and love are the immortal truths of humankind, no generation is a total stranger to the forerunner generations of humankind...
― Kilroy J. Oldster
The remnants of the sun casts an orange hue over the Panamint Range on the western edge of Death Valley. The photo was taken as we descended from Dante's Peak in the Black Mountains. Dark rain clouds were gathering in the sky, the forerunners of a desert storm which reached us in earnest on the next morning.
Death Valley CA
Agios Ioannis [Saint John’s] is a true forerunner of Pelion’s tourist development. In the mid-twentieth century it was gradually transformed from a little fishing settlement into a lovely summer resort at which many were the Greeks who would spend their vacation. In the years that followed Agios Ioannis saw great development to the point that today it is an up-level tourist resort with enviable infrastructure and organization. It has several well-organized hotels and pensions that offer high quality accommodation and service.
Along its main road that runs parallel to the long sand and shingle beach there is a spate of taverns and restaurants, pizzerias, pubs and bars, bakeries, groceries and other business establishments that can cater to all tastes and expectations. Beyond the north end of the beach there is a little port that can accommodate pleasure boats as well.
Despite its rather cosmopolitan atmosphere, Agios Ioannis retains many Pelion characteristics thanks to its proximity to the mountainous villages and to the lush natural surroundings into which the visitor can find other types of activities if he wishes to have a change in his programme.
The LORD begot me,
the beginning of his works,
the forerunner of his deeds of long ago;
From of old I was formed,
at the first,
before the earth.
When there were no deeps I was brought forth,
when there were no fountains or springs of water;
Before the mountains were settled into place,
before the hills, I was brought forth;
When the earth and the fields were not yet made,
nor the first clods of the world.
When he established the heavens,
there was I, when he marked out the vault over the face of the deep;
When he made firm the skies above,
when he fixed fast the springs of the deep;
When he set for the sea its limit,
so that the waters should not transgress his command;
When he fixed the foundations of earth,
then was I beside him as artisan;
I was his delight day by day,
playing before him all the while,
Playing over the whole of his earth,
having my delight with human beings. (Prov 8:22-31; NABRE)
I was brought forth, I was there, I was beside him—from Bulgakov in the East to Merton in the West the Christian Wisdom tradition hears in these lines the music of an expansive divine-human mystery, a dual hymn evoking not only the presence of Christ, the uncreated Wisdom of God who orders and “plays” in the universe, but also, through Christ’s humanity, as it were, the primordial presence of the human race, created Sophia, in whom God rejoices and delights always...
... This reaching across the threshold of eternity and history, heaven and earth, divinity and humanity, comprises the erotic structure of the whole Bible. Bulgakov thus envisions Sophia as the eros of God become one with creation, the love between Father, Son, and Spirit that “opens room” in God’s self for creation and incarnation. As Merton proclaims, we are “saved by love, yes, even by eros.”..,
... “In me the world is present, and you are present. I am a link in the chain of light and of presence.” The Wisdom tradition gives a positive language, that is, a Name, to an experience that resounds in persons and cultures everywhere: the intuition of nature’s silent receptivity and gratuity, its beauty, mystery, and ontological depth in God—Sophia. Life itself, fundamentally, is on our side.
-“Christopher Pramuk, At Play in Creation,
A forerunner of radar, acoustic mirrors were built on the south and northeast coasts of England between about 1916 and the 1930s. The ‘listening ears’ were intended to provide early warning of incoming enemy aircraft.
Hey guys, it's been awhile.
I've been pretty busy with college so I haven't had time to build, but now that Freshman year is over I've had some time. Im currently attending Brickworld for the first time, and it's pretty great. This is a teaser of a new moc that I made in about a week for the con. It's not my best work, so I'm going to fix it up a bit when I get home before posting.
Reuploaded with a better pic, taken by my boy Ev.
2024.04.05
Rotterdam
IMO: 9227259
MMSI:244030593
Callsign:PCPG
Width:26.0 m
Length:196.0 m
Deadweight:12300 tons
Gross tonnage:24688 tons
TEU:849
Year of build:2003
AIS type:Cargo Ship
Ship type:Ro Ro Cargo Ship
Flag:Netherlands
Builder:
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd.Owner:
STENA RO RO AB
Single orange/yellow leaf on Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot' GOLDEN SPIRIT (smokebush, acc nr 75577-H, IG-B, Intro Garden, US National Arboretum
forerunner of the Harrier
Taken at the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovil, E Somerset England
"The Frankfurt kitchen was a milestone in domestic architecture, considered the forerunner of modern fitted kitchens, for it was the first kitchen in history built after a unified concept, i.e. low-cost design that would enable efficient work. It was designed in 1926 by Austrian architect Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky for architect Ernst May's social housing project New Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany. Some 10,000 units were built in the late 1920s in Frankfurt. In 1930, the Soviet Russian government requested for May to lead a “building brigade” and implement the Frankfurt model when planning new industrial towns in the Soviet Union." More about this kitchen here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_kitchen
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"Die Frankfurter Küche wurde 1926 im Rahmen des Projekts Neues Frankfurt von Ernst May initiiert und von der Wiener Architektin Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky ausgearbeitet. Sie gilt als der Urtyp der modernen Einbauküche.
Die Frankfurter Küche sollte so praktisch wie ein industrieller Arbeitsplatz gestaltet sein: Alle wichtigen Dinge sollten mit einem Handgriff erreichbar sein und mit einer Vielzahl von Gerätschaften die Arbeitsgänge verkürzt werden. Um die Möglichkeit der schnellen Erreichbarkeit zu erfüllen, war die Küche sehr kompakt gehalten, was den Erfordernissen des breit angelegten Wohnungsbaus entgegenkam. Gleichzeitig stand die Frankfurter Küche für einen hohen Designanspruch."
Mehr über die Küche hier: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurter_K%C3%BCche
Egg tempera on wood.
Russian art, early 17th century. Unknown artist.
(Sancristy, Monastery of Varlaam, Meteora, Greece)
The Bagatelle Tables were manufactured around 1840 to 1910 and were the forerunners to Bar Billiards.
The famous RT1 is to London bus enthusiasts what Flying Scotsman is to the world of steam locomotives; RT1 was built in 1939 and was the forerunner of nearly 7,000 buses of its type which dominated the streets of London in the 1950s and 1960s. Regarded by many as an icon, the RT-type bus was way ahead of its time to the extent that the last of them was not withdrawn from front-line service until 1979.
RT1 itself is a remarkable survivor; after WW2, with two chassis changes, the bus became, firstly, a test-bed and then a mobile instruction unit, remaining with London Transport until 1978. Initially acquired for preservation, it then became commercially-owned and ended up in the USA, where it almost met its end in a scrapyard.
Brought back to the UK by some dedicated enthusiasts in the 1980s, it was eventually acquired by a private collector and subjected to a complete “nut and bolt” restoration, being returned to the condition in which it first appeared from London Transport’s Chiswick works in 1939.
This restoration was lengthy and cost over £200,000. Despite an offer from abroad for the fully rebuilt bus, the Museum was offered first refusal to purchase the vehicle and keep it in the UK permanently and was given 12 months to raise the purchase price of £150,000.
As RT1 is such an important vehicle in the developmental story of the London Bus, and despite the fact that such a large sum of money had never been raised for a bus before, it was decided to launch an appeal fund in 2009 and, through the generosity and support of many donors, RT1 was successfully acquired by the Museum in 2010.
RT1 now has a secure future within the Museum’s Collection and represents a fine example of London Transport’s pre-WW2 design, innovation and engineering excellence at its best. (londonbusmuseum.com)
Ro-Ro Cargo Stena Forerunner passeert hier ter hoogte van de Maasvlakte.
IMO: 9227259
Name: Stena Forerunner
Ship type: Ro-Ro Cargo
Flag: Netherlands
Gross Tonnage: 24688 t
Deadweight: 12300 t
Size: 195 x 27 m
Year Built: 2003
Status: Active
Port of Rotterdam
The Holy Monastery of Dionysiou, or 'Nea Petra', stands on a narrow and precipitous rock at a height of 263 ft (80 m) above sea level.
It was founded in the late 14th century. It is renowned for possessing several spiritual treasures, including the icon of ‘Our Lady of the Akathistos Hymn’ (painted by St. Luke himself) as well as the relic of the Forerunner's right hand. It is with this very hand that John the Baptist baptized our Lord Jesus Christ in the Jordan River. The oldest complete portrayal of the Apocalypse in the Orthodox world, too, is located there (as a series of wall paintings).
One definitely must make a pilgrimage to pray there!
📷 & Settings:
Canon EOS M50
Canon EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM @ 45 mm
ISO 200 - f/9 - 1/640 & 1/250 sec
1020am on the 11th November 2018. An hour later the sky was blue and the sun was shining. The ferry moored astern is either Stena Lagan or Stena Mersey. I'm fairly sure it's the Stena Lagan. On the next photograph, three minutes later, the Lagan had gone....to Belfast. www.flickr.com/photos/123594177@N08/32001375208/in/datepo...
SHIPtember is over, and so with it is my contribution! The Forerunner Keyship from Halo, built at 1:11700 scale.
The model measures 97.5cm x 112.6cm x 122.2 cm (121.8 studs x 140.7 studs x 152.7 studs).
Instructions: www.ky-ebricks.com/product-page/anodyne-spirit-instructions
The Lamborghini 350 GTV is a Lamborghini prototype and forerunner of the automaker's first production model, the 350 GT. It was first presented to the public at the 1963 Turin Auto Show.
The design and development of the 350 GTV was overseen by Lamborghini chief engineer Giampaolo Dallara, assistant Paolo Stanzani and test driver Bob Wallace, the core engineering team that developed many early Lamborghini cars. Giotto Bizzarrini was commissioned to design the engine and an early version of the chassis.[3]
The 350 GTV's name signified the 3.5 L displacement of the engine, the "GT" for grand tourer and the "V" for the Italian word "Veloce" (meaning "fast").[4]
The 350 GTV body was designed by Franco Scaglione and built by Carrozzeria Sargiotto in Turin.[1][5] Ferruccio Lamborghini's opinion had a significant amount of influence on the design. He reportedly requested styling echoing the Aston Martin DB4's tapering rear bodywork and the sleek front of the Jaguar E-type. The 350 GTV had many styling details that were unusual at the time of its introduction, including hidden headlamps and six exhaust tailpipes (three on each side of the car's rear). The body was constructed of aluminum and steel. As workers at Sargiotto were primarily skilled in building molds for plastic products, the 350 GTV's body had numerous fit and finish issues.[4]
Initially, Bizzarrini designed a racing-style tubular spaceframe chassis for the 350 GTV. Giorgio Neri and Luciano Bonacini built the tube frame chassis in Modena.[6][7][4] This design was later reworked by Dallara into a more conventional, heavier design constructed of mostly square and rectangular section tubing that would be used in the production 350 GT.[4]
Ferruccio Lamborghini commissioned Giotto Bizzarrini to develop the 350 GTV engine. This was the first iteration of the Lamborghini V12 series of engines, which would power future Lamborghini models up through the end of Murciélago production in 2010. Bizzarrini developed a 3.5 litre racing-specification V12 engine, with an output of 255 kW (347 PS; 342 bhp) at 8,000 rpm, and torque of 326 N⋅m (240 lbf⋅ft),[1] using the DIN measurement standard.[6][8] This design was derived from Bizzarrini's plan for a 1.5 litre Formula One racing engine.[3] Top speed was claimed by the factory to be 280 kilometres per hour (170 mph),[7] although this was an estimate as the car was never driven or tested by the factory.[4]
This engine had a compression ratio of 9.5:1 and relatively aggressive valve timing compared to later versions of the Lamborghini V12. The higher redline, compression ratio and timing made the 350 GTV's engine more suitable for competition use rather than as a comfortable road car. The 350 GTV engine was also equipped with six downdraft Weber carburetors and a dry sump lubrication system.[9][3]
The transmission was a 5 speed manual made by ZF. Power was directed to the rear wheels via a Salisbury self-locking differential.[9] The independent suspension used triangular wishbones on the front and trapezoidal wishbones on the rear, with telescopic shock absorbers and coil springs at all four corners. Servo-controlled disc brakes were equipped on all four wheels. The Borrani center locking wire wheels were fitted with Pirelli Cinturato HS tires.[3]
The 350 GTV was never a complete, driveable car during its time as a Lamborghini prototype.[4] During assembly, the workforce discovered that the body panels would not fit around the engine. Since he had no further plans for the 350 GTV beyond being a show car, Mr. Lamborghini had the engine bay ballasted with bricks and kept the bonnet shut throughout the Turin Auto Show. The incomplete show car also lacked brake calipers, foot pedals and windshield wipers.
The 350 GTV was introduced to the public at the 1963 Turin Auto Show. It was covered extensively by the press and received both positive and negative reactions.[3][7] A sales brochure was produced and Ferruccio Lamborghini used the unveiling of this prototype to cultivate interest in a production version.[9][3][10] At the time of the 350 GTV's introduction, Mr. Lamborghini told Road & Track magazine of his intention to make both touring and competition versions of the 350 GTV,[11] although no competition version was ever realized. Lamborghini later garnered a reputation for being reluctant to build racing versions of his cars.[4]
Ferruccio Lamborghini was dissatisfied with several design features of the 350 GTV,[5] and with the state of tune of the engine.[6][8] He commissioned Carrozzeria Touring to redesign the car to be more practical[5] and had the engine detuned to 270 bhp (201 kW; 274 PS) at 6,500 rpm for use in the production car.[6][8] The compression ratio and redline were lowered and the camshaft profiles altered to moderate the valve timing.[3] The racing-derived dry sump lubrication and downdraft carburetors were also replaced with a simpler wet sump system and a more common model of Weber sidedraft carburetors.[3] The new body and retuned engine resulted in the first production Lamborghini, the 350 GT.
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This is an old bike with a basket on the front - the forerunner of the Tesco or Ocado delivery van, if you like - with all the groceries in the basket and the rider pedalling like hell to get up the hills to deliver to your door.
Explored December 2015
Hawker P.1127 XP984 on display inside Brooklands' Bellman Hangar
The forerunner to the later Kestrel and the subsequent Harrier family, '984' was the 6th P.1127 built
In 1975 she was written off in a landing accident whilst on trials at RAE Bedford
Recovered for eventual display purposes, for years she had a non-standard Harrier wing attached but now with an original fitted she's been hoisted onto a mezzanine floor for posterity
DSCN7171
HOB 1 Hydrangea Petals Abstract
Not quite a Yves Klein IKB 79 (IKB stands for International Klein Blue) a distinctive ultramarine which Klein registered as a trademark colour in 1957. He considered that this colour had a quality close to pure space and he associated it with immaterial values beyond what can be seen or touched. IKB 79 was one of nearly two hundred blue monochrome paintings Yves Klein made during his short life.
Here's IKB 79 which hangs in the Tate Gallery
www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/klein-ikb-79-t01513
Yves Klein (28 April 1928 – 6 June 1962) was a French artist considered an important figure in post-war European art. He is the leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau réalisme founded in 1960 by art critic Pierre Restany. Klein was a pioneer in the development of performance art, and is seen as an inspiration to, and as a forerunner of, minimal art, as well as pop art.
Designed to replace the World War II era T-6 trainer, the T-28 Trojan possessed higher performance than its forerunner and was easier to maintain. Also, the Trojan’s tricycle landing gear taught pilots to take off and land in the same fashion as the high-performance aircraft they were training to fly. The first T-28 flew in September 1949, and the T-28A Trojan entered production in 1950. An 800-hp engine powered the U.S. Air Force version (T-28A Trojan) while the later U.S. Navy versions (T-28B and C) were powered by a 1,425-hp engine. When production ended, North American Aviation had built a total of 1,948 T-28's. The USAF replaced the T-28 as a primary trainer in the mid-1950s with the piston-engined Beech T-34 Mentor and jet-powered Cessna T-37. Trojans, however, continued to be flown by the Air National Guard until the late 1950's, and by the U.S. Navy into the 1980's.
-- North American T-28A Trojan Specs --
‧ Crew: 2 (instructor and student)
‧ Engine: Wright R-1300 of 800 hp (1,425 hp in later Navy versions)
‧ Length: 32′
‧ Height: 12’8″
‧ Wingspan: 40’7″
‧ Empty Weight: 6,424 lbs
‧ Max Weight: 8,500 lbs
‧ Range: 1,000 miles
‧ Service Ceiling: 25,200 ft
‧ Max Speed: 283 mph
‧ Max Cruise: 190 mph
‧ Armament: None
‧ Cost: $123,000
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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