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Homemade Pinholaroid Integral.
Eject on pushbutton.
Film: Impossible Cool Shade PX680.
exposure time 4 sec
Manufacturer: Pontiac Division of General Motors, Detroit, Michigan - USA
Type: Bonneville Series 28 2837 2-door Hardtop Sports Coupé
Engine: 6362cc V-8 valve-in-head
Power: 306 bhp / 4.800 rpm
Speed: 190 km/h
Production time: 1963 - 1964
Production outlet: 65,762
Curb weight: 1960 kg
Special:
- “There is no substitute for cubic inches” is a familiar slogan in America and with this in mind Pontiacs engineers built the Bonneville.
- This "Coke-bottle" profiled car has a three-speed manual all synchronized gearbox, floor shifter, a Rochester downdraft 4-barrel carburettor, a 12-Volts electric system, a 10.4 inch single dry plate clutch, distributor and coil ignition system, a 95 liter fuel tank and rear wheel drive.
- The chassis with all-steel body (by Fisher) has a 123 inch wheelbase, recirculating ball steering, dual exhaust system, independent ball joint with coil spring suspension, wishbones (A-arm, control arm) and anti-roll (anti-sway) bar (ARB) at the front, independent coil spring suspension, radius arms with a semi-floating type axle at the rear and 11 inch hydraulic drum brakes all around.
- A 421 cu. in. 421HO Trophy V-8 Tri-Power engine (6899cc) with 405 bhp / 5.200 rpm, a four-speed manual gearbox, a Hydra-Matic automatic transmission, air conditioning, power brakes, power seats, power steering, two-tone colouring, cruise control, 8-lug aluminum wheels that included integral brake drums for improved stopping power and a pushbutton radio were optional.
- Besides this 2-door Hardtop Sports Coupé, the Series 28 were available as 4-door Hardtop Brougham, as 4-door Vista Sedan, as 4-door Safari 2-seat, as 2-door Convertible and as 2-door Convertible Coupé.
- They were assembled at the plants in Pontiac (Michigan), Flint (Michigan) and Ypsilanti (Michigan).
no one's picking up the phone
guess it's me and me
and this little masochist
she's ready to confess
all the things that i never thought
that she could feel and
hey jupiter
nothings been the same
so are you gay
are you blue
thought we both could use a friend
to run to
and i thought i wouldn't have to be
with you something new
sometimes i breathe you in
and i know you know
and sometimes you take a swim
found your writing on my wall
if my hearts soaking wet
boy your boots can leave a mess
hey jupiter
nothings been the same
so are you gay
are you blue
thought we both could use a friend
to run to
and i thought you wouldn't have to keep
with me
hiding
thought i knew myself so well
all the dolls i had
took my leather off the shelf
your apocalypse was fab
for a girl who couldn't choose between
the shower or the bath
and i thought i wouldn't have to be
with you
a magazine
no one's picking up the phone
guess it's clear he's gone
and this little masochist
is lifting up her dress
guess i thought i could never feel
the things i feel
hey jupiter
so are you gay
are you blue
thought we both could use a friend to run to
hey jupiter
nothing's been the same
so are you safe
now we're through
thought we both could use a friend to run to
hey jupiter
© Sword & Stone
I'll be away from Flickr for a few days. Have a great weekend, Friends!
1961 Plymouth Fury
Lewes, Delaware
April 2013
An empty coffee can and a push button of a signal.
SA-1 with XR Rikenon 50/1.4 Fujicolor Superia Premium 400
Manufacturer: Pontiac Division of General Motors, Detroit, Michigan - USA
Type: Catalina Series 21 4-door Sedan
Engine: 6372cc V-8 90° valve-in-head (by GM)
Power: 245 bhp / 4.200 rpm
Speed: 175 km/h
Production time: 1959
Production outlet: 72,377
Curb weight: 1940 kg
Special:
- The Catalina Series 21 (first year for wide-trac Pontiac) with the iconic Pontiac “Split Grille Design” was put into the market as "economy car" (low compressive/powered engine and only a dual barrel carburettor), was America’s first car with acrylic lacquer and became the “1959 Car Of The Year” trophy (by Motor Trend Magazine) in the US.
- The ’59 “Split Grille Design” includes three series: the value-priced Catalina, the mid-level Star Chief and the top-drawer Bonneville.
- It has a three-speed Hydra-Matic gearbox, a Rochester dual barrel downdraft carburettor, a 12-Volts electric system, heater/defroster, distributor and coil ignition system, a 82 liter fuel tank, a 11 inch single plate dry disc clutch and rear wheel drive.
- The chassis wit hall-steel body (by Fisher) has a 122 inch wheelbase, tail fins issued as wings on the sides, six-window styling (4-door vehicles), horizontal quad headlights, horizontal sweep speedometer, recirculating ball bearing steering, independent ball joint with coil spring front suspension with hydraulic shock absorbers, pivoted control arms, coil spring suspension with shock absorbers at the rear, a semi-floating type rear axle, single with crossover exhaust system, cigar lighter, glovebox, trunk lights and hydraulic 11 inch drum brakes all round.
- The Series 21 was available as this 4-door Sedan, as 4-door Vista Sedan (45,012 units built), as 4-door Safari - 2 seater (6 passengers, 21,162 units built), as 4-door Safari - 3 seater (9 passengers, 14,084 units built), as 2-door Sport Sedan (26,102 units built), as 2-door Sport Coupé (38,309 units built) and as 2-door Convertible Coupé (14,515 units built).
- A column shift three-speed manual gearbox (all synchromesh), a four-speed Super Hydra-Matic automatic transmission, a padded safety dashboard, power brakes, power steering, power windows, dual ashtrays, snack bar glove compartment door, chrome pedels trim, deluxe steering wheel, air conditioning, bucket seats, a pushbutton radio, tri-tone leather interior, chrome pedal trim plates, a "Sportable Transistor" radio, two-tone colouring, (after market) seat belts and air-suspension were optional.
Push buttons for the pushbutton transmission in a 1963 Dodge Custom 880 convertible. A recently found car collection of stuff ranging from the mid 19-teens up to the late 1980s. Location not disclosed at owners request.
Night, near full moon, 38 second exposure, handheld light producing device set to red & white.
Click on the image, because it's best BIG on BLACK!!!
A | Angles, aperture plates, and an asterisk • B | Ball bearings
C | CFL • D | Dispensers; one ready to dispense.
E | Extender, to the extreme • F | Film, the reel thing
G | Greasy gearmotor • H | Headphones, wired and wireless
I | Intermittent Movement • J | Juice, orange juice
K | Knurled • L | Light, from LEDs -[ FAFM '24] -
M | A monkey and his monkey wrench • N | Nuts, in a word
O | Oil on the label • P | Power supply powering pushbuttons
Q | Quadraphonic quartet • R | Relays
S | Spatulas, standard and supersized • T | Taps: threads with a twist -[ FAFM '24 }-
U | Unusual universal joints • V | Valve-sterisk!
W | Wrecked, written off • X | XLRs on x-hibition
Y | Yellow, and yearning for another challenge • Z | Zip cord
*>>Explored<<
By the numbers:
26 days
11 electrical and electronic item photos
10 photos taken with the Canon Nifty Fifty
10 photos with shirts as backgrounds
4 film and projection-related item photos
4 photos whose letter refers to a property not in the item’s name
3 household item photos
3 mechanical item photos
3 photos with pillowcases as backgrounds
3 tool photos
2 Explored photos
2 industrial item photos
1 grocery item photo subject to Flickr Rule #1
1 hardware item photo
1 photo taken out in the field
- and -
1 good time!
Since this exercise will only get more difficult as years go by, I don’t know if my treasure hunt tactic will still work. I have one possible theme idea for next year, but it’s a secret.
The time is near. Everyone has gathered for the big Jar Jar Binks send off. Let the count down to the new year begin. 10-9-8...
Thanks to RS 1990 for the rocket suggestion.
This concludes my first 365 project and with one object. Wow, I made it to the end. Thank you all who viewed, followed, faved and commented on my 365 photographic journey. It has been fun to come up with something every day for a whole year. Time to take a Jar Jar break. :)
LEGO 365: Jar Jar Having A Bad Year
Push button to start a pump (Blue) and the lever is to be pushed to increase or decrease discharge rate of the pump system. Specially taken for the macro lovers. HMM !!!
"Now America's most popular economy car is even more economical. For a limited time you can get a Nova 4 coupe or sedan with special sale savings on Torque-Drive transmission, pushbutton AM radio and whitewalls."
"The no-clutch Torque-Drive works similar to a fully automatic transmission, except that you shift the selector from first to high during acceleration."
Two Re-ment holy grail items--the phone in particular was a hugely lucky find! Trying to make a diorama set in 1990ish without a pushbutton phone would have killed me.
Speicherstadt
Miniatur Wunderland (German for 'miniature wonderland') is a model railway and miniature airport attraction in Hamburg, Germany, the largest of its kind in the world. The railway is located in the historic Speicherstadt neighbourhood of the city.
In December 2021 the railway consisted of 16,138 m (52,946 ft) of track in H0 scale, divided into nine sections: Harz mountains, the fictitious town of Knuffingen, the Alps and Austria, Hamburg, America, Scandinavia, Switzerland, a replica of Hamburg Airport, Italy and South America. Of the 7,000 m2 (75,347 sq ft) of floorspace, the model occupies 1,545 m2 (16,630 sq ft).
The exhibit includes 1,300 trains made up of over 10,000 carriages, over 100,000 vehicles, approx. 500,000 lights, 130,000 trees, and 400,000 human figurines. Planning is also in progress for the construction of sections for Central America and the Caribbean, Asia, England, Africa and The Netherlands.
Prehistory
In the summer of 2000, Frederik Braun, one of the two founders of Miniatur Wunderland, was on vacation in Zurich. In a local model train store he came up with the idea for the world's largest model railway. Back in Hamburg he searched for email addresses online and started a survey on the popularity of real and fictional sights of the city. In the process, the Miniatur Wunderland, which did not yet exist, was ranked 3 by male respondents.
According to the twin brothers Gerrit and Frederik Braun, the idea for Miniatur Wunderland, including the business plan, fitted on just two pages. The financial backer was Hamburger Sparkasse.
Construction and expansion
After construction began in December 2000, the first three sections (Knuffingen, Central Germany and Austria) opened on August 16, 2001. Since then, new sections have been added. With the completion of the Hamburg, German Coast section in November 2002, Wunderland became the largest model railroad in Europe. Expansions in December 2003 with the USA and with Scandinavia in July 2005 followed. On September 10, 2015, Gerrit and Frederik Braun added the missing piece of track between the Switzerland section and a new Italy section. In doing so, they extended the track length from 13,000 to 15,400 meters. This was recorded by a Guinness judge, who then presented the certificate for the newly established world record. The 190 sq m Bella Italia section was opened on 28 September 2016 after four years under construction, involving 180,000 man hours and costing around four million euros. Work on the Monaco / Provence section started in August 2019 and, when completed, will mean the addition of another 315 meters. The total length of currently 15,715 meters therefore corresponds to 1,367.21 km in real length, so this is now also the largest model railway layout in the world across all scales.
System
Visitors walk back and forth between different rooms in a long corridor. Trains run along the walls of the rooms and on peninsula-like protrusions. The layout consists (as of September 2016) of nine completed sections of 60 to 300 m2 Model area:
The first three sections were created simultaneously. They show central and southern Germany with the Harz mountains, it also has a long ICE-high speed train track.
The fictional town of Knuffingen was given a road system with moving cars as a special feature.
The Austria section involved the implementation of the Alps theme, including a multi-level helix from which trains from the other sections change corridor sides above the heads of visitors.
The next stage of expansion includes the section with the theme Hamburg, German Coast.
The USA section includes Las Vegas, Miami, some Wild West, again a system with moving cars and a spaceport.
The Scandinavia section has a real water area: in the future, computer-controlled ships will operate in the 30,000 liter "North Sea" sea tub. At present, they are still controlled manually. Tides are also simulated here.
The Swiss Alps, extending over two floors, are modeled on the landscapes of the cantons of Ticino, Grisons and Wallis and were completed in November 2007. Through a hole in the ceiling on a total area of 100 m2 the mountains reach almost six meters in height. Visitors reach this new level via stairs, while trains negotiate the height differences in concealed switchbacks and in a locomotive lift.
The Knuffingen Airport section was opened in May 2011 after around six years in construction and development and an investment of 3.5 million euros. On display is a 150 m2 airport with a globally unique airport control system.
A small section forms the Hamburg HafenCity with the Elbphilharmonie concert hall. Planning began in May 2012 and construction began in August of the same year. A total of nine square meters (m2) were available, and 10 selected houses were built on this area. The opening was on November 13, 2013.
In 2014, a trip was made to Italy to gain lots of impressions of the country. These were brought into the 9th construction section Italy. In this section, some sights of Rome as well as landscapes like Tuscany or the lava-spewing Vesuvius can be seen. The construction section was presented in a specially created blog and opened in September 2016.
In February 2018, the Venice section was opened at only 9 m2 in size. Involving around 35,000 man hours, it is the most elaborate section – in relation to its size.
Special features
Special features include a simulated daily routine where twilight, night and day repeat every 15 minutes. This includes an automatic lighting control system that activates more than 300,000 lights to match the time of day.
The 120-square-meter fantasy town of Knuffingen, with a population of about 6,000, is equipped with more than 100 moving model cars, including numerous fire engines, which are used to simulate a firefighting operation in Knuffingen every 15 minutes on average. Traffic simulation is made possible by a modified car system that is also used in the USA, Scandinavia and Knuffingen Airport sections. In the America section, even an Interstate Highway is equipped with a dynamic Traffic Control System, which controls traffic through four different speed limits as well as permanent light signs and a variable text display.
The layout is considered to be rich in detail, examples include a changing scoreboard in the Volkspark Stadium or a crashed cheese wheel truck. There is also a Jet gas station there, displaying the real current gasoline prices of its prototype in Hamburg's Amsinck street.
Visitors can control operations on the system through ca. 200 pushbuttons. These buttons are highlights for many visitors. For example, a mine train starts, wind turbines turn, the next goal falls in the football stadium, a Space Shuttle takes off, a helicopter takes off or Pinocchio's nose begins to grow. A push button even allows visitors to watch the simulated production of a small bar of chocolate in a factory and taste the real product for themselves.
Certain tours also include a behind-the-scenes look at detailed figures that cannot be seen from the normal public area.
Knuffingen Airport
After six years in planning and under construction, Knuffingen airport was officially opened to visitors on May 4, 2011, as a special section of the facility. Its buildings resemble Hamburg Airport. As in the fictional main town of Knuffingen, there is also a simulation of a fire department with a large fleet of vehicles, including four airfield fire engines. On the 14 meter long runway, aircraft models can be accelerated to scale realistically on an invisible sled, and by means of two guide rods can also seemingly lift off the ground and disappear into a (cloud) wall. Depending on the launch phase, the guide rods allow a horizontal tilt of the aircraft that approximates reality.
There is also a wide variety of standard commercial aircraft including Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 in the liveries of many airlines around the world. Even models of the still relatively new Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 "Dreamliner" aircraft take off and land at Knuffingen. There is also a Concorde in British Airways livery, a Space Shuttle, a bee and the "Millennium Falcon" spaceship known from Star Wars.
The movement of the aircraft on the ground is realized with the help of technology based on the car system. The vehicles in the airport tell their own little stories with coordinated refueling, loading and unloading before and after landing starting from the aircraft parking positions.
Unlike the other landscapes, the railroad at the airport is hardly visible. There is only an airport station underground.
According to the operators, the 150-square-meter space has cost around 3.5 million euros, in addition to 150,000 man hours. The area is equipped not only with many rolling aircraft models, but also with hundreds of cars, passenger boarding bridges, parking garages, airport hotels, a subway and individual figures.
Visitors
On December 5, 2012, the ten millionth visitor came to Miniatur Wunderland, on December 2, 2016, the fifteen millionth. Around three quarters of visitors come from Germany, the remaining quarter from abroad, mainly from Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, England, the US and China.
Awards
In 2010, company founders Frederik and Gerrit Braun and Stephan Hertz were awarded the Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for their social commitment. The Miniatur Wunderland also holds the Guinness World Record for "Longest melody played by a model train."
Presence in the media
Several times following completion of the various expansion stages, the Hamburg section was visited by a team of reporters from Eisenbahn-Romantik from SWR. They were also give a look behind the scenes. Numerous television stations, magazines and newspapers have already reported on Miniatur Wunderland.
In May 2009, rapper Samy Deluxe filmed the video clip for his socially critical song Stumm in Miniatur Wunderland. Within just one night, about 100 sequences were recorded in which a miniature figure "runs" (stop-motion) through the layout.
On December 5, 2009, the outdoor betting section of the German television show Wetten, dass..? took place at Miniatur Wunderland.
The plot of several episodes of the Hamburg crime series Großstadtrevier took place at Miniatur Wunderland.
In 2015, together with singer Helene Fischer, a campaign for Ein Herz für Kinder was launched, in which over 450,000 euros (as of 01/2016) were collected. The campaign was presented, among others, in the Ein Herz für Kinder Gala.
In January 2016, Miniatur Wunderland partnered with Google MiniView – a miniature version of Google Street View.
(Wikipedia)
Das Miniatur Wunderland (Eigenschreibweise) in Hamburg ist die laut Guinness World Records größte Modelleisenbahnanlage der Welt. Sie befindet sich in der historischen Speicherstadt und wird von der Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg GmbH betrieben. Auf der 1.545 Quadratmeter großen Anlagenfläche liegen insgesamt 16.138 Meter Gleise (Stand: 2. Dezember 2021 nach der Erweiterung „Welt von oben“ und Rio de Janeiro) im Maßstab 1:87 (Nenngröße H0; entspricht etwa 1367 Gleiskilometern in Originalgröße), auf denen rund 1.120 digital gesteuerte Züge verkehren.
Vorgeschichte
Im Sommer 2000 war Frederik Braun, einer der vier Gründer des Miniatur Wunderlands, in Zürich im Urlaub. Dort kam ihm in einem Modellbahngeschäft die Idee zur größten Modelleisenbahn der Welt. Zurück in Hamburg suchte Frederik E-Mail-Adressen aus dem Internet und startete eine Umfrage zur Beliebtheit echter und fiktiver Sehenswürdigkeiten der Stadt. Dabei wurde das noch nicht existierende Miniatur Wunderland von den männlichen Befragten auf Platz 3 gewählt.
Nach Angaben der Zwillingsbrüder Gerrit und Frederik Braun passte die Idee für das Miniatur Wunderland inklusive Finanzierungsplan auf lediglich zwei Seiten. Geldgeber war die Hamburger Sparkasse mit einem Kredit von zwei Millionen DM, unterstützt durch Bürgschaften der Eigentümer und der Bürgschaftsgemeinschaft Hamburg. Die Anlage wurde ohne öffentliche Gelder finanziert.
Auf- und Ausbau
Nach dem Baubeginn im Dezember 2000 gingen am 16. August 2001 die ersten drei Abschnitte (Knuffingen, Mitteldeutschland und Österreich) in Betrieb. Seither wurden neue Bereiche angefügt. Mit der Fertigstellung des Abschnitts Hamburg, deutsche Küste im November 2002 wurde das Wunderland die größte Modelleisenbahn in Europa. Erweiterungen im Dezember 2003 mit dem Thema USA und Juli 2005 mit Skandinavien folgten. Am 10. September 2015 setzten Gerrit und Frederik Braun das fehlende Gleisstück zwischen dem Abschnitt Schweiz und einem neuen Italien-Abschnitt. Damit erweiterten sie die Gleislänge von 13000 auf 15400 Meter. Dies wurde von einem Guinness-Richter festgehalten, der anschließend die Urkunde für den neu aufgestellten Weltrekord überreichte. Mit dem im August 2019 begonnenen Bauabschnitt Monaco / Provence sollen weitere 315 Meter hinzugefügt werden. Die Gesamtlänge von zur Zeit 16.138 Meter entspricht damit 1.367,21 Kilometer in Originalgröße, so dass dies nun auch die größte Modelleisenbahnanlage der Welt über alle Maßstäbe hinweg darstellt.
Derzeit (Stand: Dezember 2021) gibt es 16.138 Meter Gleise, 289.000 Figuren, 1.120 Züge, über 250 fahrende Autos, mehrere Schiffe im 30.000 Liter-Echtwasserbecken, den größten Miniatur-Flughafen der Welt. Insgesamt wurden 990.000 Arbeitsstunden und 37 Millionen Euro Baukosten investiert.
Anlage
Die Besucher gehen in einem langen Flur zwischen verschiedenen Räumen hin und her. Die Züge fahren an den Raumwänden und auf halbinselartigen Ausbuchtungen. Die Anlage besteht (Stand: September 2016) aus neun fertiggestellten Abschnitten von jeweils 60 bis 300 m² Modellfläche:
Die ersten drei Abschnitte wurden parallel erstellt. Sie zeigen Mittel- und Süddeutschland mit dem Harz, außerdem verfügt es über eine lange ICE-Hochgeschwindigkeitstrasse.
Die fiktive Stadt Knuffingen erhielt als Besonderheit ein Straßensystem mit fahrenden Autos.
Im Abschnitt Österreich ging es um die Umsetzung des Themas Alpen, unter anderem durch eine vielstöckige Wendel, von der aus Züge aus den übrigen Abschnitten die Flurseite über den Köpfen der Besucher wechseln.
Die nächste Ausbaustufe umfasst den Abschnitt mit dem Thema Hamburg, deutsche Küste.
Der USA-Abschnitt enthält unter anderem Las Vegas, Miami, etwas Wilden Westen, wieder ein System mit fahrenden Autos und einen Weltraumbahnhof.
Der Abschnitt Skandinavien setzt den Schwerpunkt mit einer echten Wasserfläche: In der 30.000 Liter großen „Nord-Ostsee“-Meereswanne sollen in Zukunft computergesteuerte Schiffe verkehren. Zurzeit wird noch manuell gesteuert. Auch Ebbe und Flut werden hier simuliert. Eine Miniatur-Storebeltbrücke überquert das „Meer“. Ein Bergwerksbetrieb erinnert an Kiruna.
Die über zwei Etagen reichenden Schweizer Alpen sind den Landschaften der Kantone Tessin, Graubünden und Wallis nachempfunden und wurden im November 2007 fertiggestellt. Durch einen Deckendurchbruch auf einer Gesamtfläche von 100 Quadratmeter erreichen die Berge fast sechs Meter Höhe. Die Besucher erreichen diese neue Ebene über Treppen, während die Züge in verdeckten Kehren und in einem Loklift die Höhenunterschiede überwinden.
Der Abschnitt „Knuffingen Airport“ wurde im Mai 2011 nach rund sechs Jahren Bau und Entwicklungszeit und 3,5 Millionen Euro Investitionen eröffnet. Zu sehen ist ein 150 Quadratmeter großer Flughafen mit einer weltweit einzigartigen Flughafensteuerung.
Ein kleiner Abschnitt bildet die Hamburger HafenCity mit der Elbphilharmonie nach. Im Mai 2012 wurde mit der Planung begonnen und im August desselben Jahres mit dem Bau. Insgesamt neun Quadratmeter standen zur Verfügung, auf dieser Fläche wurden zehn ausgewählte Häuser aufgebaut. Die Eröffnung war am 13. November 2013 und wurde direkt übertragen.
Im Jahr 2014 wurde ein Ausflug nach Italien gemacht, um viele Eindrücke des Landes zu sammeln. Diese wurden in den 9. Bauabschnitt Italien eingebracht. In diesem Abschnitt sind einige Sehenswürdigkeiten Roms sowie Landschaften wie die Toskana oder der lavaspeiende Vesuv zu sehen. Der Bauabschnitt wurde in einem extra angelegten Blog vorgestellt und im September 2016 eröffnet. Der 190 Quadratmeter große Abschnitt Bella Italia wurde nach vier Jahren Bauzeit mit 180.000 Arbeitsstunden und Kosten von rund vier Millionen Euro am 28. September 2016 eröffnet.
Im Februar 2018 wurde der Teilabschnitt Venedig mit nur neun Quadratmeter eröffnet. Mit rund 35.000 Arbeitsstunden ist es der – im Verhältnis zur Größe – aufwändigste Abschnitt.
Am 2. Dezember 2021 wurde auf der neuen 25-Meter-Brücke, die die beiden Speicher in 16 Metern Höhe miteinander verbindet, der Teilabschnitt „Welt von oben“ eröffnet. Die 25 Meter lange Brücke verbindet den alten Speicher, in dem sich der größte Teil der Ausstellungsfläche befindet, mit dem neuen Speicher. Diese wurde am 15. Juli 2020 eingebaut. Die „Draufsicht“ verschiedener Landschaften der Welt hat eine Modellfläche von 13,75 m² und kostete 100.000 Euro. Auf zwei Schienensträngen fahren nun Züge auf insgesamt 25 Metern Gleisen.
Am 2. Dezember 2021 wurde der Teilabschnitt Südamerika nach vier Jahren Bauzeit und 60.000 Arbeitsstunden eröffnet. Südamerika ist 46 Quadratmeter groß und die Baukosten belaufen sich auf über 1,5 Millionen Euro. Alleine in diesem Abschnitt gibt es 20.000 Figuren und 18.000 LED-Lämpchen. Große Teile des neuen Bauabschnitts wurden in Südamerika produziert und nach Hamburg verschifft. Südamerika ist der erste Teilabschnitt im „neuen“ Speicher.
Besonderheiten
Zu den Besonderheiten gehört ein simulierter Tagesablauf, bei dem sich alle 15 Minuten Dämmerung, Nacht und Tag wiederholen. Dazu gehört eine automatische Lichtsteuerung, die die über 400.000 Lampen zur Tageszeit passend schaltet.
Die 120 Quadratmeter große Fantasiestadt Knuffingen mit rund 6.000 Einwohnern ist mit über 100 beweglichen Modellautos ausgestattet, darunter auch zahlreiche Feuerwehrfahrzeuge, mit denen in Knuffingen im Schnitt alle 15 Minuten ein Feuerwehreinsatz simuliert wird. Die Verkehrssimulation wird durch ein modifiziertes Car-System ermöglicht, das auch in den Abschnitten USA, Skandinavien und Knuffingen Airport eingesetzt wird. Im Abschnitt Amerika ist sogar ein Interstate Highway mit einem dynamischen Verkehrsleitsystem ausgestattet, welches durch vier verschiedene Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzungen sowie Dauerlichtzeichen und eine variable Textanzeige den Verkehr regelt. Pkw sind nicht beweglich, weil die Wartung der Mechanik zu häufig nötig wäre und die Akkukapazität zu gering ist, sodass sehr viele Ladestation erforderlich wären.
Die Anlage gilt als detailreich, als Beispiele gelten eine sich verändernde Spielstandsanzeige im Volksparkstadion und eine magnetisch gesteuerte Kuh in einem Kuhfladen-Bingo-Spiel, ein verunglückter Käserad-Laster sowie ein Miniatur-Blinkenlights im Hamburg-Teil. Auch gibt es dort eine Jet-Tankstelle, die die realen aktuellen Benzinpreise ihres Vorbildes in der Hamburger Amsinckstraße anzeigt.
Im Volksparkstadion spielen an jedem simulierten Tag der HSV und der FC St. Pauli gegeneinander. Alle Spiele enden mit 4:3 für den HSV.
Durch rund 200 Taster können die Besucher Vorgänge auf der Anlage steuern. Diese sogenannten Knopfdruckaktionen sind für viele Besucher ein Highlight. Zum Beispiel startet ein Bergwerkszug, Windräder drehen sich, im Volksparkstadion fällt das nächste Tor, ein Space Shuttle startet, ein Hubschrauber hebt ab oder Pinocchios Nase beginnt zu wachsen. Ein Taster ermöglicht es dem Besucher sogar, die simulierte Produktion einer kleinen Tafel Schokolade in einer Fabrik zu beobachten und das reale Produkt selbst zu probieren.
Bei bestimmten Führungen ist auch ein Blick hinter die Kulissen möglich, wo sich auch detaillierte Figuren befinden, die vom normalen Publikumsbereich aus nicht eingesehen werden können.
Knuffingen Airport
Nach sechsjähriger Planungs- und Bauzeit ist am 4. Mai 2011 als besonderer Anlagen-Abschnitt der Modellflughafen „Knuffingen Airport“ für die Besucher offiziell in Betrieb genommen worden. Seine Gebäude ähneln dem Hamburger Flughafen. Wie im fiktiven Hauptort Knuffingen gibt es auch hier eine Simulation einer Feuerwehr mit großem Fuhrpark, unter anderem vier Flugfeldlöschfahrzeugen. Auf der 14 Meter langen Startbahn können Flugzeugmodelle auf einem unsichtbaren Schlitten maßstäblich realistisch beschleunigt werden und mittels zweier Führungsstangen auch scheinbar vom Boden abheben und in einer (Wolken-)Wand verschwinden. Durch die Führungsstangen ist je nach Startphase eine horizontale Neigung der Flugzeuge der Wirklichkeit angenähert möglich.
Anzutreffen sind hier die verschiedensten gängigen Verkehrsflugzeuge einschließlich Boeing 747 und Airbus A380, in den Lackierungen vieler Fluggesellschaften auf der ganzen Welt. Sogar Modelle der noch relativ neuen Flugzeuge Airbus A350 und Boeing 787 „Dreamliner“ starten und landen in Knuffingen. Außerdem gibt es eine Concorde in British-Airways-Lackierung, ein Space Shuttle, eine Biene und das aus Star Wars bekannte Raumschiff „Millennium Falcon“.
Die Bewegung der Flugzeuge am Boden ist mit Hilfe einer an das Car-System angelehnten Technik realisiert. Die Fahrzeuge im Flughafen erzählen eigene kleine Geschichten mit aufeinander abgestimmten auftanken, be- und entladen vor und nach der Landung beginnend von den Flugzeugparkpositionen.
Im Unterschied zu den anderen Landschaften ist die Eisenbahn am Flughafen kaum sichtbar. Nur unterirdisch gibt es einen Airport-Bahnhof, an dessen Bahnsteigen nicht nur S-Bahnen, sondern auch Fernverkehrszüge halten.
Nach Angaben der Betreiber stecken in den 150 Quadratmetern neben 150.000 Arbeitsstunden auch rund 3,5 Millionen Euro an Kosten. Die Fläche ist nicht nur mit vielen rollenden Flugzeugmodellen, sondern auch mit hunderten Autos, Fluggastbrücken, Parkhaus, Flughafenhotel, U-Bahn und Einzelfiguren ausgestattet.
Maßstabstreue
Einige der Wirklichkeit ganz oder teilweise nachempfundene Bauwerke entsprechen nicht dem der Anlage zugrunde liegenden Generalmaßstab der verwendeten Nenngröße H0 von 1:87, sondern sind teils deutlich verkleinert dargestellt. So misst die Start- und Landebahn des Verkehrsflughafens in der Länge etwa 14 Meter statt der maßstäblich angezeigten 30 bis 45 Meter sowie in der Breite deutlich weniger als die verhältnismäßigen 50 bis 70 cm. Die Nachbildungen des Heinrich-Hertz-Turms und der Michaeliskirche sind jeweils deutlich niedriger als die geforderten Höhen von 3,20 Meter beziehungsweise 1,50 m. Der Fußballplatz in der Hamburger Arena ist mit einer dem Maßstab 1:150 entsprechenden Länge von 70 cm ebenfalls kürzer als die der Spurweite entsprechenden 1,20 Meter und auch entsprechend schmaler. Die Anstiegswinkel der Deiche sind gegenüber der Wirklichkeit deutlich überspitzt, um eine geringere Breite zu erfordern. Das Schloss Neuschwanstein ist im Maßstab 1:120 gebaut. In dem neuen „Abschnitt Hafencity und Elbphilharmonie“ wurde ebenfalls ein anderer Maßstab verwendet. Die Gebäude sind alle auf einem Grundriss von 1:120, deshalb mussten sie gestaucht und einige Stockwerke sogar ganz weggelassen werden, damit die Figuren (welche auch dort im Maßstab 1:87 sind) in die Gebäude passen. Die Elbphilharmonie selbst wird im Maßstab 1:130 nochmals etwas kleiner. Wenn man sich Gebäude von unten nach oben ansieht, wirken sie viel größer als von oben herab betrachtet. Auch der „Zuckerhut“-Berg in Rio de Janeiro ist deutlich gestaucht.
Besucherzahlen
Am 5. Dezember 2012 kam der zehnmillionste Besucher in das Miniatur Wunderland, am 2. Dezember 2016 der fünfzehnmillionste.[33] Im Jahr 2019 verzeichnete das Miniatur Wunderland rund 1,4 Millionen Besucher, 35 % davon kamen aus dem Ausland. Nachdem die Ausstellung im Zuge der Coronavirus-Pandemie den größten Teil des Jahres 2020 für Besucher geschlossen oder nur mit geringer Auslastung geöffnet war, reduzierte sich die Gesamtzahl der Besucher im Jahr 2020 um rund 1 Million.
Auszeichnungen
2010 erhielten die Unternehmensgründer Frederik und Gerrit Braun sowie Stephan Hertz für ihr soziales Engagement das Verdienstkreuz am Bande des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. 2012 wurde das Miniatur Wunderland für den europäischen Museumspreis Luigi Michelleti Award in der Kategorie „bestes Technik- und Industriemuseum Europas“ nominiert, der in Augsburg verliehen wurde.
Weltrekorde
Im November 2013 zogen 200 Modellloks der Spurweite H0 eine Elektrolok der DB-Baureihe 101 (84 t) über 10 m weit.
Mit 15.715 m (Stand: August 2019) ist das Miniaturwunderland die größte Modelleisenbahnanlage weltweit. Zugleich ist „Knuffingen Airport“ der größte Modellflughafen weltweit.
Im April 2021 wurde im Miniaturwunderland das längste Medley klassischer Musik von einer Modellbahn gespielt. Dafür fuhr eine Rangierlok mit mehreren Schlagstangen an mit Wasser gefüllten Gläsern vorbei.
Präsenz in den Medien
Der 106-minütige Spiegel-TV-Dokumentarfilm Miniatur Wunderland – Hinter den Kulissen der größten digitalen Modelleisenbahn der Welt aus dem Jahr 2004 gibt Einblicke in die Planungen, den Aufbau und den Alltag des Miniatur Wunderlandes.
Mehrfach wurden die Hamburger nach Fertigstellung der verschiedenen Ausbaustufen von einem Reporterteam der Eisenbahn-Romantik vom SWR besucht. Auch ihnen wurde ein Blick hinter die Kulissen gewährt. Zahlreiche Fernsehsender, Zeitschriften und Zeitungen berichteten bereits über das Miniatur Wunderland.
Im Mai 2009 drehte der Rapper Samy Deluxe den Videoclip zu seinem gesellschaftskritischen Lied Stumm im Miniatur Wunderland. Innerhalb von nur einer Nacht wurden ungefähr 100 Sequenzen aufgenommen, in denen eine Miniaturfigur durch die Anlage „läuft“ (Stop-Motion).
Am 5. Dezember 2009 fand die Außenwette der Fernsehsendung Wetten, dass..? im Miniatur Wunderland statt.
Die Handlung mehrerer Folgen der Hamburger Krimiserie Großstadtrevier spielte im Miniatur Wunderland.
Unter lebhaftem Medieninteresse wurde 2013 nach einjähriger Bauzeit ein Modell der Elbphilharmonie noch vor der Fertigstellung des Originalbauwerks eröffnet. Das markante Wellen-Dach über dem Großen Konzertsaal kann per Knopfdruck entlang der Längsachse aufgeklappt werden, woraufhin ein bewegliches Miniatur-Orchester zu sehen ist.
Im Mai 2014 wurde in Kooperation mit dem Rapper Das Bo ein Musikvideo anlässlich der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2014 gedreht.
Im Jahr 2015 wurde gemeinsam mit der Sängerin Helene Fischer eine Aktion für Ein Herz für Kinder gestartet, bei der über 450.000 Euro (Stand 01/2016) gesammelt wurden. Die Aktion wurde unter anderem in der Ein Herz für Kinder Gala präsentiert.
Im Januar 2016 brachte das Miniatur Wunderland gemeinsam mit Google MiniView heraus – eine Miniaturversion von Google Street View. Die Aktion fand weltweit Anklang.
Ende April 2018 besuchte der Unterhaltungskünstler und Comiczeichner Otto Waalkes die neue „Knopfdruck“-Anlage seines Bühnenauftritts mit beweglichen Figuren, originalem Otto-Video auf einem Miniatur-Großbildschirm und hüpfenden Ottifanten im Publikum.
Seit 2020 gibt es außerdem eine Sendung bei DMAX über das Miniatur Wunderland namens „Die Modellbauer – Das Miniatur Wunderland“. Im Jahr 2021 lief die Sendung „Deutschlands beste Miniaturbauer“ auf Kabel 1, in der fünf Modellbauerteams gegeneinander antraten und neben 10000 Euro auch einen Platz in einer Sonderausstellung des Miniatur Wunderlands gewinnen konnten.
Einmal im Jahr gibt es die „Ich kann es mir nicht leisten“-Aktion. Wer während dieser Tage an der Kasse sagt, dass er sich den Eintritt nicht leisten kann, kann die Anlage ohne Nachfrage kostenlos besichtigen. Während dieser Aktion kann es zu längeren Wartezeiten kommen. Die Aktion wird nach Angaben der Gründer nicht finanziell spürbar von Trittbrettfahrern ausgenutzt, da die Gastronomieumsätze im selben Zeitraum unverändert sind.
Auf Youtube veröffentlichen die Brüder regelmäßig – derzeit sonntags – etwa viertelstündige Updates und Hintergrundinformationen.
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England,
1442 cc, 4 cyl, OHV engine,
Based on "49 Chevy styling",
Pushbutton doors, coil front springs,
Hypoid rear axle,
For my video youtu.be/0jeg9XIMmS4
Southward Car Museum, , Paraparaumu, New Zealand
Ford Thunderbird (1st Gen) (1954-57) Engine 289 cu in (4733cc) Ford Y block V8
Production 53,166 (1955 16,155. 1956 15,631, 1957 21,380)
Registration Number 756 XVD (Registered on an loosely age related unused number, first allocated for issue from Lanarkshire)
FORD USA SET
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623789312836...
The first generation of the Ford Thunderbird was initially developed as a response to Genral Motors, showing of the forthcoming Chevrolet Corvette at the Motorama display at the 1953 New York Auto Show. The Thunderbird however focused more on driver comfort than speed, and was not a direct rival to either the Corvette or European sports cars. Dubbed a "a personal car of distinction" by Ford it was designed to be a brisk luxury tourer rather than outright sportscar, which was to prove more suitable for the American car buyer ith sales of 16,155, versus 674 Corvettes in 1955.
The Thunderbird was unveiled at the 1954 Detroit Motorshow with first production car came off the line on September 9, 1954, and was the first 2-seat Ford since 1938. The car used existing chassis and suspension design and off-the-shelf Ford mechanical components. It was constructed using a body-on-frame technique utilizing a version of the standard Ford design cut-down to a 102-inch wheelbase identical to the Corvette's. With a design attributed to being inspired by the much smaller Auto Union 1000 Sp sports coupe. At introduction in 1955 the engine was was Ford's 292-cubic-inch OHV 292 Y-block V8 with exhaust pipes exited through twin bumper guards bolted to the rear bumper. paired either with a Fordomatic automatic or manual overdrive transmissions, and the car featured four-way powered seats and pushbutton interior door handles. Other unique features were a telescoping steering wheel and a tachometer.
For the 1956 model year, more trunk space was added, the spare wheel was mounted outside. A 312 cu in (5.1 L) Y-block V8 was added as an option.
For the 1957 model year, the front bumper was reshaped, the grille and tailfins were made larger, and larger taillights were fitted. The spare wheel moved back inside the trunk, which had been redesigned to allow it to be mounted vertically. In addition to the standard 292 and optional 312 engines, higher performance versions of the 312 were offered
Diolch yn fawr am 73,214,668 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mwynhewch ac arhoswch yn ddiogel
Thank you 73,214,668 amazing views, enjoy and stay safe
Shot 06.05.2019 at Gawsworth Hall, Classic Car Show Ref 141-314
First time I had laid my eyes on an Edsel 1960 Ranger was at the 2021 Heartland Car Show held in Paola Kansas. It wasn't the only Edsel at the show but was the "Lone Ranger”.
"Edsel," as a word, comes with a lot of baggage, both for car people and the general public alike. The short-lived division of Ford Motor Company has the connotation of being a colossal loser--not quite on par with the Titanic, but doomed nonetheless--and that's grossly unfair. Perhaps the great shame is that, by the time Ford had fixed the actual product for the 1960 model year, introducing a sleeker and more sophisticated design, the automaker pulled the plug almost immediately, making just a few thousand cars.
At the Edsel introduction in 1957--production of the 1958s started early, in July of 1957--the new division featured 18 different models across seven ranges that were based on both Ford and Mercury chassis. Ford's intent was to create a new division between the Ford and Mercury lines while moving Mercury a bit upmarket to better compete with Buick and Oldsmobile. It essentially had two lines within Edsel, the "Junior" models, Ranger and Pacer, based on the shorter Ford chassis and the "Senior" models, Citation and Corsair, based on the longer Mercury full-size chassis, as well as station wagons in multiple ranges. Curiously, Ford priced the "Junior" models between Ford and Mercury and the "Senior" models between Mercury and Lincoln, somewhat confusing the direction the division was headed.
For 1959, Edsel included just 10 models across three ranges, and for 1960 the Corsair models were dropped, with just the Ranger and Villager series remaining. Down from the 18 offered in the first year, just seven body styles were available--including the Ranger sedans, hardtops and convertible as well as the Villager station wagons--and all were based on Ford chassis. Edsel production ended for good on November 19, 1959, and the 1960 models were scarce even then, with just 2,846 Edsels rolling out of Ford's Louisville plant, including a mere 76 Ranger convertibles, the rarest of all Edsels and, ironically, perhaps the most elegant looking of them all.With the horse-collar grille not very well received by the buying, or, more correctly, the non-buying public, a massive last-minute redesign came for 1960, and the results were handsome when compared to contemporary competitors. Although the split front grille may look more appropriate to a Pontiac, it certainly represented a vast improvement over the previous Edsels.Based on the full-size Ford Fairlane and Galaxie 119-inch-wheelbase chassis, the Ranger itself rode on a 120-inch wheelbase, with slightly modified chassis and suspension mounting points, and had thicker rear coil springs. The Edsel did get unique tail and reverse lamps, formed from the tips of mini-wings that emerged from the trunk, but most body panels and glass were shared with Fords. Only the four-door, pillarless hardtop Ranger Sedan, of which just 135 were made in both standard and deluxe trim levels, had no direct Ford model counterpart. The overall effect of the longer and lower look and other contemporary design elements made Edsel less aesthetically polarizing and more pleasing.Under the hood, all 1960 Ranger models came standard with the Ranger V-8, a two-barrel 185-hp, 292-cu.in. V-8, also known as the Thunderbird 292 when under the hood of a Ford-badged car. Buyers could opt for a high-compression V-8 from the FE engine family, the 352-cu.in. engine with the enthusiastic "Super Express V-8" moniker. Featuring a 9.6:1 compression ratio and a four-barrel carburetor, the Super Express made 300 horsepower and a healthy wallop of torque--381-pound feet. This one, when in Ford model cars, was called the Thunderbird 352 Special V-8. Except for the convertible, a reduced-cost 223-cu.in, 145-hp straight-six was made available for thrifty buyers. The top V-8 with the three-speed Dual-Power Drive automatic transmission could reach 60 MPH from a standstill in about nine seconds, while the Ranger V-8, when equipped with the two-speed Mile-O-Matic Drive automatic, could hit a mile-a-minute in about 12.5 seconds. Along with those automatics, a three-speed manual remained optional.Although Ford had promised an all-new car for the 1958 Edsel and heavily advertised it in the run up to job one, it turned out to be largely conventional, but with some unique touches, such as a floating, compass-like speedometer in the center of the instrument panel and an optional, Chrysler-like pushbutton automatic transmission. By 1960, features that had occasionally been troublesome had been abandoned for more conventional fare. Likewise, early quality issues had been fixed for the 1960 models, and the cooling problems, which were not isolated to Edsels, were eliminated when Ford debuted its all-new cross-flow pressurized radiator across all lines in 1960.
Critics will point out that the 1960 Ranger is in many ways little more than a warmed-over Fairlane, but in doing so they will miss the design features, subtle though they are, that made the Edsel unique. From that distinctive split grille to the chrome spear that tapered from just aft of the front wheel well all the way back to the bumper and finally to the protruding taillamps, the final Edsels had their own style. But the spin-off division had the deck stacked against it from the start, as Ford limited its freedom to creating designs that didn't require extensive new tooling. Given these restrictions, the 1960 re-design showed plenty of promise.
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• Original one owner vehicle
• Sale date: November 1971
• Original Elkhart Green
• Delivered new to Cormier Chevrolet in Long Beach, California
• Air conditioning
• Power brakes
• Turbo hydra-matic
• Power steering
• 15 inch white-lettered tires
• AM-FM pushbutton radio
• Saddle vinyl interior
• Total amount new: $6,591.25
Organized by the Orange County Mustang Club, a group of car lovers with an affinity for the classic muscle car, the event showed approximately 200 cars this year – with everything from Model T’s to the newest Ford Mustang.
I'll be posting many more photos from this event that took place in Brea, California soon. Stay tuned.
Tri-X @3200 (expired 2010); developed in HC110 dilution E for 8 minutes at 86F;
Rolleiflex Old Standard (Zeiss Tessar)
My current progress getting the Rolleiflex outfitted in its Press Camera roots...
It was moded for the Heiland Research shutter solenoid and had bi-post connections added on the upper left of the face.
Since I happen to have numerous parts I was able to add the proper HR solenoid. I added the flash bracket with a Heiland bracket and a nameless battery holder (no screw on base though) A heiland reflector on top.
Currently missing is the cable for the solenoid post. It is a dual post but a bit fatter than the traditional bi-post. It connects to the battery holder via household 110 prongs.
The theory currently is that the battery holder pushbutton triggers the solenoid which trips the shutter and sends a signal via the bi-post cable to fire the flash...
Hopefully flickr will add back in the "notes" feature at some point. It makes explaining things a bit easier.
Sometimes we need a backspace in life :)
ANSH77 - 3. A push button/buttons
FMSH0317 - 10.Keyboard (Tags: msh0317 and msh0317-10)
My brain automatically converts the AD to CE because this "in the year of our Lord" nonsense is just silly to me.
Set your Big Gulp on that platform while you rummage through your messenger bag, looking for a thing.
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In Buffalo, New York, on June 11th, 2021, at the Dudley Branch Library on the east side of South Park Avenue (U.S. Route 62), south of Lockwood Avenue.
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1941 Ford
The Ford car was thoroughly updated in 1941, in preparation for a time of unpredictability surrounding World War II. The 1941 design would continue in an aborted 1942 model year and would be restarted in 1946 and produced until the more modern 1949 Fords were ready. During the initial year of this car, it evolved considerably. The front fenders came in three pieces, the theory being that small damage could be replaced easily. During the year, it evolved into two pieces with the lower front and back sections being joined. The hood risers changed, the early ones being the same as 1940 Fords, changing during the year to the better later version. The 1941 Convertible had no rear side windows, the only side windows being in the doors; in 1942, quarter windows were added so the rear occupants could see out. Five different coil/distributor arrangements were used during 1941, causing confusion for mechanics. Other variations were: two different positions for the generator, and three for the cooling fan — front of the crankshaft, front of the generator (rare) and on a bracket. This is thought to be the first Ford to offer an oil filter. The two interior heaters were a "Southwind" gasoline burner, which had the advantage of keeping one warm in winter at drive-in movies (provided a small electric fuel pump was used), and a more ordinary hot-water type. Both had window defrosters. It had an excellent radio, which could consume the battery in about two hours. Electric windshield wipers were available in addition to the vacuum-powered wipers. Three different convertible power top mechanisms (vacuum, electric screw, and hydraulic) and two different header bar latching systems were used. Rear suspensions sometimes had a sway bar, most did not. It had excellent brakes for the time, and the best handling of an ordinary car at the time. It was a very transitional car.
The two previous Ford car lines, Standard and De Luxe, had blossomed into three, Special, De Luxe, and Super De Luxe. This time, the entry-level 136 CID (2.2 L) V8 was deleted in favor of a new 226 CID (3.7 L) L-head straight-6, the first Ford six since the 1906 Model K. The popular 221 CID (3.6 L) V8 remained as the top-line engine and was standard in De Luxe models. Both engines were rated at 90 hp. The 239 CID engine, introduced in 1939 for Mercury and trucks, was continued in the Mercury models. The chassis was longer, with a 114-in (2.9-m) wheelbase.
The "ignition key" for these cars was actually used to operate a bolt lock which, on one end, unlocked the steering column (a feature destined to return, mandated, decades later), and on the other end unblocked the ignition switch, allowing it to be operated. Starting the car was then accomplished by pressing a pushbutton on the dashboard, another feature destined to return with the advent of "smart keys".
Although starting cranks had been replaced by electric starters for decades, Ford cars included a manual starting feature until 1948 as an antidote to dead-battery syndrome. The wheel-lug wrench served as a handle (also for the jack) and the jack shaft with bayonet-coupling pins could be inserted through a small hole in the grille to engage a bayonet socket on the forward end of the engine crankshaft. A quick-and-easy twist of the handle was sufficient to start the flat head V8, and the bayonet coupling was self-disengaging for safety.
1946 - 1948
Civilian production resumed in July 1945, with an early start to the 1946 model year filling the public's thirst for new cars. The 1946 Ford was identical to the 1942 model under the skin, though a heavy new grille with horizontal bars and red accents modernized the car somewhat. The hood was widened by adding a center strip. One notable change was to use the 239 CID engine which since 1939 had been used in Mercurys and trucks, and capable of 100 hp (75 kW) for the first time. With steel in short supply, Ford produced a distinctive "Sportsman" convertible with wood side panels. The convertible had an electric top instead of manual one.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941_Ford
This Lego miniland-scale Ford 1946 V8 Coupe has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 103rd Build Challenge, titled - 'The Fabulous Forties!' - a challenge for any vehicle produced through the decade of the 1940s.
Tutorial: www.instructables.com/id/Electronic-LEGO-DL-44-Blaster-Li...
LEGO Ideas entry: ideas.lego.com/projects/76141
This is a project I’ve been gradually modifying since spring 2014: a full-size replica of Han Solo’s iconic weapon, rigged up with a small microcontroller programmed by Arduino to play sound effects and to make the muzzle flash blink! Making this project was rather difficult to the say the least, and I frequently ran into errors with the LEGO mechanics, the Arduino programming, the sound box, and the battery power — but nonetheless, I’ve succeeded in making custom toy function. Pulling the trigger makes the gun’s hammer and firing pin (with rubber bands) strike a momentary pushbutton, which is wired to the circuit board to pulse the microcontroller’s sequence of blinking an LED and playing a PCM sound clip of Han Solo’s gun firing. The individual sound effect was extracted by me directly from the scene in Episode IV when Han correctly shoots Greedo first!
Microcontroller: ATmega328P-PU, coded with an Arduino Uno
Power: 2 AAA batteries (3 volts DC)
This stylish 1946 Cadillac Series 62 Club Coupe was part of the weekly Family Leisure Friday Night Cruise in Olathe Kansas.
As soon as World War II ended, the Detroit 'Arsenal of Democracy' shifted back to producing new automobiles for a car-hungry America. Cadillac, like other manufacturers, re-introduced slightly revised versions of their short-run 1942 models. The rarely seen 1942 Cadillac Series 62 models had featured completely new, extremely handsome styling that, if anything, became even more desirable with the 1946 adaptation.
The Series 62 Club Coupe was an especially stylish car, with its low roofline and side windows accenting its beautifully flowing lines. The massive car had an overall length of 220 inches and a 129-inch wheelbase. It weighed 4,100 lbs.
The Series 62's basic Fisher 'C-Body' design was also used by Oldsmobile and Buick senior lines. Buick called the 2-door style a 'Sedanette,' Oldsmobile termed it a 'Club Sedan' and Cadillac called their version a 'Club Coupe.' The sleek fastback body was continued into 1947, with minor appearance changes, by all three GM divisions and was used by Buick through 1948.
Only 2,323 buyers were lucky enough to take a new Cadillac Series 62 Club Coupe home during 1946.
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The Cadillac Series 62, even though it remained largely unchanged from the prewar 1942 models, was an ultra-modern vehicle and very successful in the immediate post-war era. The interior was luxurious and the pricing was considered quite reasonable, resulting in it becoming Cadillac's best-selling model.
Slight changes occurred for the 1946 model year; the grille and front parking lamps were slightly altered, the dashboard was mildly changed, and wrap-around bumpers were added. Optional equipment including the 346 cubic-inch V8 engine with dual downdraft carburetors, and the Hydra-Matic automatic transmission - both of these options were installed on this particular Convertible Coupe. It is an unrestored, mostly original car with a single repaint in light blue. There is a power-operated tan convertible top, and blue painted steel wheels with chrome hubcaps, trim rings, and period correct whitewall tires. The interior is blue leather upholstery with blue carpeting, blue painted dash and three-spoke steering wheel. Amenities include power windows, power front seat and a heater, and a pushbutton-operated radio.