Monday, January 14, 2013

Over Toronto

British airship R100 during her Transatlantic flight
1930

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Talgo Train

TALGO is the Spanish acronym for "Tren Articulado Ligero Goicoechea Oriol" (Goicoechea-Oriol light articulated train), invented by Alejandro Goicoechea and José Luis Oriol.
Built in 1942, at the "Hijos de Juan Garay" Factory in Oñate (Gipuzcoa), Spain, it broke numerous speed records.

Read about the post-war Talgo II on Dieselpunks.org

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Friday, January 11, 2013

Nardi Bros.


Nardi F.N.305

Nardi F.N.310 Four-seat Cabin Monoplane

 
Nardi F.N.315 Two-seat Cabin Monoplane

 

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Front-Wheel Drive Bullets

Deutsch-Bonnet sportcars were built in France before WWII using the Citroën Traction Avant platform
Deutsch-Bonnet DB1, 1938

Deutsch-Bonnet DB2, 1938

Deutsch-Bonnet DB 'Tank', 1939

Color photos: all-carz.com

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Dieselheads!

7-cylinder 2-stroke Stork-Hesselman diesel engine (7000hp), built for Norway
1932