Introduced in 1965 the Mako Shark XP-755 II concept looks as if it was the platform from which the future ’70s generation Vettes sprang from. This promotional video of the time shows off some of the features of this concept which would be considered old school today.
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Growlers coming of age
March 4th, 2010 · No Comments · beer, history, news, video
In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, fresh beer was carried from the local pub to one’s home by means of a small galvanized pail. Rumor has it that when the beer sloshed around the pail, it created a rumbling sound as the CO2 escaped through the lid, thus the term “Growler” was coined.
In [...]
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Motorcycles of World War II
March 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · automotive, history
Here’s a nice pictorial but sadly lacking in any historical or technical data. Nonetheless, it’s great eye candy for the collectors and oglers out there.
Have a look right here.
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The GM Heritage collection
February 18th, 2010 · No Comments · automotive, history, video
There’s a secret warehouse in the suburbs of Detroit that houses some of the most unique and influential cars of the past century built by General Motors. This 2 year-old video takes us on a tour of the warehouse which holds about 200 concept and experimental cars that GM built but never sold.
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16 things you didn’t know about the automobile
February 1st, 2010 · No Comments · automotive, history, odd
Most American car horns beep in the key of F. That and other odd and unusual facts are revealed in an easy graphical representation shown right here.
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Origin of the SlugBug
February 1st, 2010 · No Comments · automotive, history, humor
Sluggy Patterson claims to have invented the “sock the next guy if you see a Volkswagen Beetle” tradition. Sponsored by VW, who else?
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Vintage bowling
January 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · beer, history, humor
Classic Miller Lite ad from the ’70s featuring the biggest names in sports at the time. How many of these guys can you name? Except for Rodney.
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Auto Monday – Project X
January 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Auto Monday, automotive, history
To be perfectly honest, I haven’t heard of Project X until recently. Once I watched the video my thoughts ran the gamut from interest to sadness to hope and a few more emotions. Project X is an automotive platform in the shape of a ‘57 Chevy which has been passed from shop to shop to [...]
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2009 in review
January 1st, 2010 · Comments Off · history, holiday
Many other sites are recapping 2009 with various rhetoric, music and opinions. Here, we just scour around for the easiest way to look back in the form of a video.
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Steampunk workshop
December 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off · amazing, history
The oldest continuously-operating, privately owned steam-powered electrical generating plant in the United States sits in a quiet Victorian section of Brooklyn, New York. Pratt University has its original steam-powered engine room intact. It was used for many years to generate electricity for this college. These generators are no longer used for power but they [...]
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Rare photos of Steve Jobs
December 4th, 2009 · Comments Off · Apple, Jobs, history
Interesting pics of the man behind the all things “i” maker back when his reality distortion field was transmogrifying and maturing from just being a charisma projection aura.
Have a look here.
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Beatles 3000
December 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · history, humor
The Fab Four as described from a thousand years in the future. Clever and sappy at the same simul… …gether.
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