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Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line that serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
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South Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Photo of African penguins taken from a boardwalk over sand dunes in South Africa at a penguin colony on the Cape of Good Hope.
The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as the jackass penguin and black-footed penguin, is a species of penguin, confined to southern African waters.
It is also widely known as the "jackass" penguin for its loud, donkey-like bray, although several related species of South American penguins produce the same sound. Like all extant penguins it is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Adults weigh on average 2.2–3.5 kg (4.9–7.7 lb) and are 60–70 cm (24–28 in) tall. It has distinctive pink patches of skin above the eyes and a black facial mask; the body upperparts are black and sharply delineated from the white underparts, which are spotted and marked with a black band. The pink gland above their eyes helps them to cope with changing temperatures.
When the temperature gets hotter, the body of the African penguin sends more blood to these glands to be cooled by the air surrounding it. This then causes the gland to turn a darker shade of pink.
The African penguin is a pursuit diver and feeds primarily on fish and squid. Once extremely numerous, the African penguin is declining rapidly due to a combination of several threats and is classified as endangered. It is a charismatic species and is popular with tourists. – Wikipedia
Another image of a penguin can be seen in the image in the first comment section.
Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line that serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
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April 1933 a slightly improved version was introduced from the initial Superior 400 version. The body was less boxy and slightly more streamlined.
The Dutch journalist Paul Schilperoord (1977) tracked down one of the last remaining Standard Superior in eastern Germany. It had survived in the DDR but it had been radically modified in the meantime. The front doors, windscreen and rear lights were taken from a 1958-1965 Trabant P50/P60.
Only the chassis with engine and the complete nose of the Superior was kept original.
The car was transported to the Netherlands for restoration back to its original appearance.
After finishing restoration Paul Schilperoord and Lorenz Schmid visited a classic VW Beetle meeting in Germany with their Standard Superior. Many visitors did not recognize the car or even know about it. Some were wondering what they were doing here on this Beetle meeting. Even today Ganz and his creation had to tackle disbelieve and skepticism.
By the way the Superior drivers were spoken to sternly by uncle officer because the license plate was missing.
Some background info:
In the 1930s there was an increasing need for a real people's car in the German-speaking region. A car affordable for the masses, the so called 'Volkswagen'.
One of the leading engineers at that time was Josef Ganz (Budapest, 1898-1967). After he had worked for Adler, BMW, Daimler-Benz and Röhr, he developed his own minicar in 1931, the 'Maikäfer'.
In Standard Fahrzeugbau he found a manufacturer and in 1932 the Standard Superior 400 was launched (officially presented at the IAMA, the Berlin international motor show, Febr. 1933).
This cheap car was based on the 'Maikäfer' principles: tubular chassis, rear engine, independent wheel suspension and with a streamlined body.
Journalist Paul Schilperoord wrote a very interesting book about the history of the development of the VW Beetle in the 1930s. In this book he describes the life and works of Josef Ganz who's technical ideas were taken over by Ferdinand Porsche. The book reads like a very exciting story.
See: Paul Schilperoord, Het ware verhaal van de Kever: hoe Hitler het ontwerp van een Joods genie confisqueerde, Veen Magazines, 2009.
In 2019 a documentary was made about Josef Ganz and his life story: Ganz, How I lost my Beetle (2019), by Suzanne Raes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNuS4GwU7CU
395 cc 2 cylinder 2-stroke rear engine.
450 kg.
Production Standard Superior 400 base: April 1933-1934.
Original first reg. number: July 1, 1933.
New Dutch pseudo-historical reg. number: May 6, 2019.
Same owner since private import.
Image source: video still from documentary Ganz, How I lost my Beetle (2019). Seen in cinema Het ketelhuis, Amsterdam, May 10, 2019.
Original camera operator, place and date unknown.
Amsterdam, May 10, 2019.
© 2019 Schilperoord/Sander Toonen, Amsterdam/Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line that serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
The collections of the Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin includes a variety of preserved U-Bahn, S-Bahn, tramway and motor coach vehicles. Streamlined bus, 1938, by G. Fritsche of Flöha, Saxonia, based on a frame, gearbox and engine of an Opel Blitz. Photos taken during the 2012 and 2014 open day at the reserve depot near the main museum.
New York Central Railroad Nr. 5450 was a "Hudson" type steam locomotive built by Alco in 1938
This streamlined locomotive was used for high speed passenger service on the New York Central's famous passenger trains, such as the 20th Century Limited
On September 7, 1943, Nr. 5450 suffered a boiler explosion in Canastota, New York, killing three enginemen and putting her out of service until the end of World War II due to a steel shortage
A streamlined express train headed by an F-unit in Rock Island paint scheme is passing through a street running section in the art deco Metropius fantasy world. The train is a TT scale (1:120) model, for the environment, I used a screenshot from a Metropius movie.
Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line that serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
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One of the Ann Arbor's distinctive streamlined cupola cabeese once sat next to the former C&O mainline in Traverse City, along with an ex AA boxcar as part of a historical display. Unfortunately, the equipment was repeatedly vandalized in TC, and has since been moved to a new home at the Buckley Old Engine Show in Buckley, MI. I've always thought this style of caboose was cool. It is interesting to note that both of the AA's parent railroads, the Wabash and later the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton, also operated this style of caboose, though they had no relation to each other. The DT&I’s cabooses of this style were actually former Ann Arbor cabooses that were transferred during the DT&I’s ownership of the Annie.
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New Haven Railroad Besler streamlined passenger train set 9210-9211 is undergoing service, maintenance and repair in the yard at Bridgeport Connecticut, November 11, 1936. If you observe closely you can see an employee working under the front end of the streamlined trainset. This streamlined trains set was constructed from two old heavyweight cars and was made into the streamlined train set that you see which is actually steam powered on the leading truck. Unfortunately at the time according to the financial situation of the railroad, this set could not be constructed as new with two lighweight cars being built instead of using the heavyweight cars. Then according to reports, the steam power assembly worked well, but it was being over woirked due to the extra wight of the heavyweight cars.
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The eastern great egret (Ardea alba modesta), a white heron in the genus Ardea, is usually considered a subspecies of the great egret (A. alba). In New Zealand it is known as the white heron or by its Māori name kōtuku. Measuring 83–103 cm in length and weighing 0.7–1.2 kg, the eastern great egret is a large heron with all-white plumage. Its bill is black in the breeding season and yellow at other times, and its long legs are red or black. The colours of the bare parts of the face change to green during the breeding season. The breeding plumage is also marked by long neck plumes and a green facial area. The eastern great egret can be distinguished from other white egrets and herons in Asia and Australia by its very long neck, one and a half times as long as its own body. The eastern great egret has a wide distribution throughout Asia and Oceania, with breeding populations in Australia, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Russia (north-eastern), Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The egret breeds across Australia but only rarely in the southwest of the continent or dry interior. The largest colonies within Australia are in the Top End and Channel Country, which can number several thousand pairs. Colonies in the southeast of Australia can number several hundred pairs. The bird is an uncommon autumn and winter visitor to Tasmania. The diet includes vertebrates such as fish, frogs, small reptiles, small birds and rodents, and invertebrates such as insects, crustaceans, and molluscs. The eastern great egret hunts by wading or standing still in shallow water and spearing prey with its bill. The eastern great egret often breeds in colonies with other herons, egrets, cormorants, spoonbills and ibises. One brood is raised a year, although the breeding season varies within Australia. In the north of the country it is in March to May, in southern and central Queensland December and January, and October to December in the south. Located atop trees at a height of 20 m or more, the nest is a flat wide platform of dry branches and sticks with a shallow basin for eggs and young. The clutch consists of anywhere from two to six pale blue-green eggs, with three or four being the usual number. They are oval in shape and measure 52 x 36 mm. The subspecies is protected in Australia. 41804
This Mazda RX7 is one of the most amazing cars I have ever photographed. The Lamborghini paint was so vivid, the motor sounded amazing, and the car looks so streamlined and aggressive! I'm definitely very excited to share this with you guys!
The car belongs to Brent Villareal, the marketing director for TunerLifeStyleTV.com - an awesome online magazine. Definitely give it a look if you haven't seen it. www.TunerLifeStyleTV.com
The photoshoot was done late in the evening, we were quite short on time so I did the best I could and improvised where necessary due to a lack of equipment. Most of my good lightstands, my umbrellas, and a few other things were not with me at the time. Pardon the dull backgrounds, we didn't have alot of time to venture out and try different settings.
Brent is definitely interested in being covered in D-Sport magazine, hopefully with these photos I'll be able to grab someones attention over there and shoot again when the car is finished (soon).
Before I forget, check it out - TunerLifeStyleTV's Video Coverage of the RB7!
Let me give you a quick run down of the modifications to the car!
ENGINE
RB25DET
CUSTOM 2ROW INTERCOOLER
CUSTOM COOLING FANS
CUSTOM RADIATOR
CUSTOM DOWNPIPE
GREDDY BOV
GREDDY FULL TI EXHAUST
WALBRO 255 FUEL PUMP
ALL WORK DONE BY POWER-FAB AUTOMOTIVE
DRIVETRAIN
RB25DET 5-SPEED TRANSMISSION
SUSPENSION
CUSCO P3 COILOVERS
CUSCO REAR STRUT BAR
CUSCO REAR STRUT SUPPORTS
WHEELS, TIRES, BRAKES
FR. 18X9.5 +15 225/35/18 ADVAN
RR 18X12 +0 335/35/30 KDW2
HRE 540 SERIES
ROTORA 6-POT FRONT
ROTORA 4-POT REAR
EXTERIOR
BURNOUT FRONT BUMPER (SHINE AUTO)
BURNOUT FRONT WIDE FENDERS 25MM (SHINE AUTO)
BURNOUT SIDESKIRTS (SHINE AUTO)
PETTIT REAR FLARES/MOLDED 50MM
FUJITA FEED CARBON FIBER HOOD
99 SPEC TAIL LIGHTS
99 SPEC FRONT COMBO WINKERS
SHINE AUTO REAR LIP SPOILER
LP640 MURCIALAGO MONTERAY BLUE 3 STAGE PAINT
INTERIOR
DEFI BF 60MM SET UP
OIL TEMP
WATER TEMP
BOOST
DEFI CONTROL UNIT
(BLUE)
MAZDA NARDI EDITION 2001 STEERING WHEEL
KENWOOD TOUCH SCREEN
COMING SOON
- R-Magic GT spec Widebody kit
- Full Audio Setup
- Motor Build... (you guys will love this!)
- Carbon Fiber Rear Diffuser
A yardang is a streamlined protuberance carved from bedrock or any consolidated or semiconsolidated material by the dual action of wind abrasion by dust and sand, and deflation which is the removal of loose material by wind turbulence. Yardangs become elongated features typically three or more times longer than wide, and when viewed from above, resemble the hull of a boat. Facing the wind is a steep, blunt face that gradually gets lower and narrower toward the lee end.[2] Yardangs are formed by wind erosion, typically of an originally flat surface formed from areas of harder and softer material. The soft material is eroded and removed by the wind, and the harder material remains. The resulting pattern of yardangs is therefore a combination of the original rock distribution, and the fluid mechanics of the air flow and resulting pattern of erosion.
New Haven Railroad Baldwin I-5 class 4-6-4 streamlined Hudson steam locomotive # 1400 is leading its nine car passenger train along the Shore Line at an unspecified location, ca 1940's. Powering A nine car heavyweight passenger train was only moderate work for these Hudson steam locomotives. You can see the fireman's arm in his cab window.
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Another great Czech streamlined design was the fabulous T600 fastback saloon.
It was based on the revolutionary design of the 1933-1938 T77/T77a and its derivatives by Hans Ledwinka.
To my opinion the T600 is one of the most beautiful but rather underestimated car-designs.
The design team consisted of Josef Chalupa,
Vladimír Popelář, František Kardaus and Hans Ledwinka.
1952 cc 4 cylinder air-cooled boxer engine.
1180 kg.
Production period 1947-1952.
This car was for sale in Ostrava (CZ) since April 11, 2017. The price was on demand.
Found on rajveteranu.cz (April 12, 2017).
Original photographer, place and date unknown.
© 2017-18 Rajveteranu/Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved
The modern looking streamlined Peugeot 402 series was presented at the 1935 Paris Motor Show. In the early 1930s revolutionary aerodynamic theories were applied for the first time to mass produced cars. Avant-garde cars like 1934 Tatra 77 and the 1934 Chrysler Airflow gained a lot of positive attention. The 402 was Peugeot's answer to its direct competitor the streamlined 1934 Citroën TA.
The 402 was developed by the Département Études Carrosseries, under supervision of Henri Thomas.
The Peugeot 02-series was also called Fuseau-Sochaux.
The 402 series replaced the predecessors 401 and 601 (from 1934-1935).
Many body variants were available.
The 402 B with an increased engine, followed in Summer 1938.
Besides several Art Deco details, the headlamps placed behind the grille were very remarkable.
See also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_402
2142 cc L4 petrol engine.
Performance: 60 bhp.
C. 1200 kg.
Production Peugeot 402 series: Sept. 1935-July 1942.
Production Peugeot 402 B Berline this version: Oct. 1938-June 1940.
Original first reg. number: June 30, 1936 (according to RDW, but that's not correct).
New Dutch pseudo-historical reg. number: April 20, 2009.
With current owner since June 22, 2024.
Seen in car museum Visscher Classique. It's a new car museum originated from a large car collection of director Henk Visscher, mixed with a lot of passion and ambition.
The collection focuses on the French brands that fall under the Stellantis group (formerly PSA).
More info: visscherclassique.nl/museum/
Buren, Visscher Classique Car Museum, Schuilheuvelstraat, Aug. 5, 2023.
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Talbot Brooklands Special (1933) Engine 2969cc S6 OHV on 335
Owned by Cecil Schumacher
Registration Number JJ 570 (London)
TALBOT SET
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With streamlined racing body. this streamlined Brooklands Special, was built on the chassis of a 1933 Talbot 95 saloon
Powered by a Georges Roesch designed six cylinder engine stretched to 3 litre with Zenith downdraught carburettors.
Note when circuit racing, this car runs without the cycle wings
Diolch am 96,938,357 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
Thanks for 96,938,357 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 07.08.2022, at the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Prescott, Gloucestershire REF 162-580
the XK150 bore a family resemblance to the XK120 and XK140 but was radically revised. Most visibly, a one-piece windscreen replaced the split screen, and the wing line carried higher and more streamlined at the doors. The widened bonnet opened down to the wings, and on the coupés the windscreen frame was moved forward 4 inches (102 mm) to make passenger access easier
4501, B61, GM22 and GM27 haul the first Ballast train to Thirlmere, passing over the Como Bridge as 9240.
A full view of tenderless non-streamlined Manchurian Railway SL7 4-6-2 753 on Sujiatun shed in 1983.
Built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in 1934 for the South Manchuria Railway it was operated for the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. SL7s pulled the Asia Express & trains reached a top speed of 140 kilometres per hour (87 mph). A second streamlined SL7 - 751 - was also present.
My notes say the loco cab behind on the left is of another Manchurian Railway pacific; SL5 4-6-2 282. They also say there was another streamlined SL7 here; 755 but I note that today in the Shenyang Railway Museum the two preserved are 751 and 757.
To be fair the chalked number on the cab of this pacific looks more like x56 than 753!
This was one seriously restored and pimped out ride. Of course, as I'm sitting on the curb, my lens not 6 inches from the car, the owner comes back.
Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line that serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
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The streamlined metal body of this vintage train creates a cool setting for the red hot neon letters.
Purchase a print here:
society6.com/product/texas-zephyr_print?sku=s6-21439667p4...
The Tatra streamlined cars are one of the most extravagant cars I know. These futuristic vehicles were its time far ahead.
The T87 was based on the T77 which was first presented in 1934.
In the early 1930s the concept of fast and economical built streamlined cars became very popular. Not only in the US but mainly in Germany and Middle-European countries avant-garde ideas were put into practice.
The Tatra T77 was developed by designer and engineer Paul Jaray (Hungary, 1889-1974) and Hans Ledwinka (Austria, 1878-1967, also designer and engineer). Cooperator was engineer Erich Übelacker (Czech, 1899-1977).
Jaray was an early pioneer in streamlined airplanes and car bodies. Ledwinka invented the so called backbone chassis: a frameless central tubular chassis with swing axles and with independent suspension. He had a preference for rear-mounted air-cooled engines, which were applied in all streamlined Tatras. The revolutionary ideas of these automotive inventors resulted in one of the greatest cars ever, at least to my opinion.
The T87 underwent a restyle by František Kardaus in 1948. It received a new dashboard, the central third headlamp was removed and the other two lamps were integrated into the front fenders, like the 1946-52 T600 Tatraplan already had.
Ledwinka had with Tatra a great influence in modernizing car design. The T87 is a real automotive icon.
Above this all seeing such an old original T87 with original 1950s Dutch plates is beyond expectation.
This Tatra was delivered new to the Romanian ambassador in the Netherlands in 1948. It was in service till the mid 1960s. It was still in use in Den Haag when Mr. Ad Palmen bought this Tatra around 1975.
Seen at the viewing days of the Palmen Barnfind Collection Auction initiated by Gallery Aaldering, Brummen and provided by Classic Car Auctions, location Dordrecht.
More info: www.gallery-aaldering.com/nl/the-palmen-barnfind-collecti...
More photo's: www.classiccar-auctions.com/nl/lot-details/18236/Main%20c...
2968 cc air-cooled V8 rear-engine.
Ca. 1480 kg.
Production T87: 1937-1950 (although there was no production in 1943-44).
Original first reg. number: June 30, 1948.
New old type Dutch reg. number: June 21, 1954 (not valid anymore, June 2023).
For sale since May 24, 2023.
Dordrecht, Einsteinstraat, May 29, 2023.
© 2023 Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line which serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
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Milwaukee Road streamlined Hudson 104 (ALCO 1938) is at the head end of a Hiawatha at the Milwaukee station, November 1948. Capable of speeds of over 100 mph, these really would have been something to see in action!
B&W print in my collection, photographer unknown.
Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line that serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
New Haven Railroad Baldwin I-5 class 4-6-4 streamlined Hudson steam locomotive # 1404 with its passenger train is seen operating on the Shore Line with a plumb of smoke behind at an unknown location, ca 1940's. You can see the engineer in his cab window as the train rolls by. The Consist on this train is mostly heavyweight equipment with a few Osgood-Bradley PS (American Flyer) coaches thrown in.
This photo came from the Internet and the photographers name was not provided.
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This Mazda RX7 is one of the most amazing cars I have ever photographed. The Lamborghini paint was so vivid, the motor sounded amazing, and the car looks so streamlined and aggressive! I'm definitely very excited to share this with you guys!
The car belongs to Brent Villareal, the marketing director for TunerLifeStyleTV.com - an awesome online magazine. Definitely give it a look if you haven't seen it. www.TunerLifeStyleTV.com
The photoshoot was done late in the evening, we were quite short on time so I did the best I could and improvised where necessary due to a lack of equipment. Most of my good lightstands, my umbrellas, and a few other things were not with me at the time. Pardon the dull backgrounds, we didn't have alot of time to venture out and try different settings.
Brent is definitely interested in being covered in D-Sport magazine, hopefully with these photos I'll be able to grab someones attention over there and shoot again when the car is finished (soon).
Before I forget, check it out - TunerLifeStyleTV's Video Coverage of the RB7!
Let me give you a quick run down of the modifications to the car!
ENGINE
RB25DET
CUSTOM 2ROW INTERCOOLER
CUSTOM COOLING FANS
CUSTOM RADIATOR
CUSTOM DOWNPIPE
GREDDY BOV
GREDDY FULL TI EXHAUST
WALBRO 255 FUEL PUMP
ALL WORK DONE BY POWER-FAB AUTOMOTIVE
DRIVETRAIN
RB25DET 5-SPEED TRANSMISSION
SUSPENSION
CUSCO P3 COILOVERS
CUSCO REAR STRUT BAR
CUSCO REAR STRUT SUPPORTS
WHEELS, TIRES, BRAKES
FR. 18X9.5 +15 225/35/18 ADVAN
RR 18X12 +0 335/35/30 KDW2
HRE 540 SERIES
ROTORA 6-POT FRONT
ROTORA 4-POT REAR
EXTERIOR
BURNOUT FRONT BUMPER (SHINE AUTO)
BURNOUT FRONT WIDE FENDERS 25MM (SHINE AUTO)
BURNOUT SIDESKIRTS (SHINE AUTO)
PETTIT REAR FLARES/MOLDED 50MM
FUJITA FEED CARBON FIBER HOOD
99 SPEC TAIL LIGHTS
99 SPEC FRONT COMBO WINKERS
SHINE AUTO REAR LIP SPOILER
LP640 MURCIALAGO MONTERAY BLUE 3 STAGE PAINT
INTERIOR
DEFI BF 60MM SET UP
OIL TEMP
WATER TEMP
BOOST
DEFI CONTROL UNIT
(BLUE)
MAZDA NARDI EDITION 2001 STEERING WHEEL
KENWOOD TOUCH SCREEN
COMING SOON
- R-Magic GT spec Widebody kit
- Full Audio Setup
- Motor Build... (you guys will love this!)
- Carbon Fiber Rear Diffuser
LNER Class A4 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley' crosses the River Severn at Upper Arley whilst on test working Bewdley to Bridgnorth 25th March 2022
New Haven Railroad Baldwin streamlined modern I-5 class Hudson steam locomotive is seen while leading a eleven car passenger train on the main line near Back Bay, in the greater Boston, Massachusetts area, late 1940's. It appears that the consist of the passenger train is all heavyweight passenger equipment. Check out the nice appearing blade semaphore block signal situated on the left.
The name of the photographer that captured this image is unknown.
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The 611 smokes it up before it's departure from Leaman Place Jct along Amtrak's Keystone Corridor, October 3, 2021. This will be the final appearance of the streamlined wonder here on the Strasburg Railroad for the season.
Bergger Pancro 400 (Rodinol 1+25), Rolleicord lll
Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line that serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
A much needed trip to London, just to wander the streets with my camera and take photos of the architecture and streets. I started the day with the colourful facade of this striking building.
This 1938 publicity photo shows clearly the resemblance with some other German iconic 1930s streamlined cars. Many of them were just style experiments or streamlined prototypes.
Try to get in mind:
1931-32 Zündapp prototype (Porsche Typ 12),
1933-34 NSU prototype (Porsche Typ 32),
1935-36 Volkswagen prototype V3 (Porsche Typ 60),
1936-37 Volkswagen pre-series VW 30 (Porsche Typ 60),
1937-38 KdF-Wagen pre-series VW 38 (Porsche Typ 60).
All previous cars were developed by Ferdinand Porsche (1875-1951).
Another German streamlined car was the 1937-40 Adler 2.5 Liter Limousine 4 Türen Ambi-Budd.
Only the KdF-Wagen was built in large numbers. But this was an exception.
In the same period we see some other revolutionary streamlined cars, like the 1936-38/1938-40 Steyr Typ 50 and 55 (Austria) and in Czechoslovakia the 1933 Tatra V 570 and the 1935 Tatra Typ 90 Limousine, both designed by Hans Ledwinka (1878-1967).
First sketches of this unibody Hanomag 1.3 Liter were made in 1935. The designer of this revolutionary car is unknown to me. The streamlined body was an inspiration for the 1944 Volvo PV444.
9187 items were made.
After the war production could not be restarted because according to the German Wikipedia the metal presses were now in USSR controlled German territory. However there's great doubt if this claim is historical correct.
1298 cc.
970 kg.
Production Hanomag 1.3 Liter: Late 1938-early 1941.
Picture is taken from the book: Werner Oswald, Deutsche Autos 1920-1945, Eine Typengeschichte, Motorbuch Verlag, 1977.
Original photographer, place and date unknown.
Halfweg, Febr. 8, 2023.
© 1977/2023 Motorbuch Verlag/Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line that serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
Ash and i decided that the diner was intriguing and no doubt genuine, but going in would tie us down to homemade cherry pie or a malt, causing us to miss the Lotus Lap. So we got in the un-air conditioned car and inched closer to Jake's Elan. Since i was driving, Ash offered to take pictures with my camera and i metered and focused on another parked car that see about the right distance away and in open sun, like the track. It turned out to be a poor guess.
Soon the announcer cued Jake and Larry, who had found a tiny Lotus flag and attached it the front of his car, in protest, zoomed toward the gate onto the track, well before anyone followed. Fortunately, the gate attendant knew this behavior well enough to shut the gate until the other cars fell in behind. He also held up a small sign that said, " 80/ No Pass" (129km), pointing at it sternly. Jake yelled something toward Larry, who was occupied with checking to see that the starter was waving his big flag. Then everything started to move very fast. On the track, Larry got off quickly and the 6 cars behind him sped up to keep pace. Although this is what Jake did not want to happen, he had no choice but to keep close too by speeding up, and in turn so did we. By the time the Lotus flight reassembled, our speedometer/speedoyard was reading 98mph/158km and inching/centimetering up. i looked at Ashley, who asked,"How fast can you go?" "140mph/225km or so," i replied. " How do you know?" "Can't tell you now....take pictures.."
Mercedes-Benz AG started its rear engined streamlined car project in 1931 with this Typ 120H. The 120H was more or less a prototype. Only 12 cars were made. It was developed by engineer Hans Nibel (Austria-Hungary, 1880-1934) and Max Wagner in cooperation with engineer Josef Ganz (Budapest, 1898-1967).
The 120H was the necessary step towards the 130H which was presented in 1934 as a production car.
This new car was a big hit at the 1934 Berlin IAMA motor show. The 130H was later replaced by the 170H W28, a rear-engined version of the 170V W136 (with Vornmotor/front engine).
H stands for Heck, German for rear.
1200 cc.
980 kg.
Production M-B all rear engined models: 1931-1939.
Production M-B Typ 120H W17: 1931.
Old pre-war German reg. number (Preussen, Reichshauptstadt Berlin).
Image source: upost.info: Die Geburt des Volksautos.
Original photographer, place and date unknown.
Amsterdam, Febr. 20, 2020.
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