Showing posts with label antiques. Show all posts
Showing posts with label antiques. Show all posts

Friday, February 8, 2013

the last of the C cab Mack trucks, a 1939 model FG with a Quick Way crane


It was impossible to take a better photo of this huge truck in the building. The damn back lighting from the windows is frustrating too.. and all the clutter. But hell, it's still worth looking at the photo to get a glimpse of such an old workhorse.


I can't fit in much at close quarters






One of many impressive and cool rare old trucks at the Motor Transport museum in Campo, between Arizona and San Diego on the interstate 8

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Postal Delivery from rail road cars



Nancy and Dennis looked at the recent mailcar post http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2013/01/way-back-when-us-post-office-was.html and commented about this very action you see above you,

 the mail was transferred when the train did not stop in a town.

when the train came through it would leave a bag on the first one and pick the bag off the second one. 

 I vividly recall going with my Grandfather to the train station in Canton, NY in the early 50's: he would hang a mail bag on one of the posts, then the train would come through without slowing down, and BLAM - BLAM! The bag he hung would be gone and another bag would be swinging on the other hook!

Photos from http://www.hagopgaragem.com/

Monday, December 31, 2012

180 plus year old horse carriage of the Indian and British royals was just auctioned


full write up and gallery at http://horsetalk.co.nz/2012/11/17/indian-royal-horse-carriage-auctioned/#.UOIEVuQ0V8E

and since the bulk of todays posts have become Rolls Royce, I stumbled on a cross over... it's one of the Maharajah of Mysore  1911 Silver Ghost Rolls Royce
 realizing that in todays dollar value equivalent, he would be worth around 40 billion dollars, I bet he had a lot of great cars.
photo from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2168684/Rolls-Royce-sold-1-000-1912-fetches-incredible-5m-auction-rival-bidders-drive-price-sky-high.html