Curtiss V8

Right then. A self-built longitudinal shaft-drive V8, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1907. Lace up your thigh-high boots and crack it open to 136 point summat miles per hour. Glenn Hammond Curtiss. A proper bloke. MP

Garage bands on The Tube

Back in late 1983, the appearance of a FOURTH channel on British TV, the obliquely-named Channel 4, was quite an event. It soon became clear that they liked putting on music programmes and some time during 1984 they launched The Tube, which turned out to be a great showcase for loads of upcoming and already-famous bands.

Apart from the live sets, they'd have items on various stuff and this report from 1984 on UK garage bands is what got me into The Prisoners, among others (hence a link with that old mix tape I dug out the other day). Filmed at the Pindar of Wakefield in London's
King's Cross, it also features Thee Milkshakes, Tall Boys and The Sting-Rays, and Gary's got the 7in Four on Four EP that was released off the back of the programme. Great footage of Billy Childish with Thee Milkshakes, and keep an eye out for a young Tracey Emin. MP

PS: Coming to see us on the stand at Verona? Check the updated post for our whereabouts.

Pinups by Gil Elvgren

for a full 100 photo gallery: http://www.dieselpunks.org/photo/albums/pin-up-girls-volume-1

Sex On A Stick

Following Black Country Biker's blog link came across this throbbing steel and rubber sex toy, featured in Jerry Hartfield's American Racing Motorcycles book. A case of Less being most definitely More. BP

Heavyweight Champion of the World 1910-1915, Jack Johnson

1912 Vanderbuilt cup miluakee wisc is what the photo was labeled

Looking like after a race, only because of the number on the radiator and the missing fenders

photos from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=927

Early Harleys and Indians

The above Indian riders were relay riding from New York to San Fran, and I notice there are no front brakes. read about it here: http://www.shorpy.com/node/9225?size=_original

from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=920

Really old lifesavers cars

from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=920

Mark's 1934 Harley-Davidson CAC Speedway Racer

Beeyootiful!

Gentlemen,
Here is a photo of a 1934 Harley-Davidson CAC Speedway Racer. Joe Petrali designed and built 12 of these in the H-D factory on weekends when regular production was stopped and with his own crew.
There will be one up for auction at the Las Vegas auction Jan. 6, 7, & 8th, 2011. I have heard there are no more than 9 left, maybe fewer.
16.5 : 1 compression, 500cc. The JAP motor's where too strong and this bike was discontinued after one year.
Can't wait for my order, see ya!
Mark Shubin