Wednesday, February 04, 2015

Rolls-Royce Outside Bhutan Monastery

Buddhist monks and visitors gather outside a dzong, near the only Rolls-Royce in Bhutan used by the chief abbot monk.

Rear view of Audi R8 V10 Quattro super sports car in the Audi Forum in Neckarslum

           Rear view of Audi R8 V10 Quattro super sports car in the Audi Forum in Neckarslum

One of the greatest post war sports cars of all time, the 1953 Jaguar XK 120.

One of the greatest post war sports cars of all time, the 1953 Jaguar XK 120 employed very advanced technology. A dual overhead cam 3.4 L straight-6 with an alloy cylinder head and twin side draft SU carburetors developed 160 bhp with the standard 8:1 compression ratio. The XK 120 name referred to the top speed the car was capable of - 120 mph (193 km/h) - and at the time of its introduction in 1951, the Jag could lay claim to being the world's fastest standard production car.

1934 Divco Delivery Truck

There was a time when speedy delivery of perishables was a luxury. This 1934 Divco Delivery Truck was a common sight across America, as ubiquitous as the UPS or FedEx truck. Engineering was solid with a Continental L-head inline four, a Warner four-speed transmission and hydraulic brakes.

First Lady and President of Iceland seated in the back of a Packard, Reykjavik, Iceland

Dorrit Moussaieff (First Lady) and Olafur Ragnar Grimsson (President), riding in the back of a 1942 Packard-Presidential car. Independence Day-June 17, 2014, Reykjavik, Iceland
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