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[bugstrider]

1500cc 4 stroke.......


Bet it will have a 9k price tag. I miss my 750 standup and 550 pumped rocket. Alas, the things we sacrifice for the Porsche addiction


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[URY914]

[porsche930dude]

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[kach22i]

1956 DKW Schnellaster Kastenwagen For Sale
1956 DKW Panel Delivery For Sale @ Oldbug.com

Asking
$135,000 obo

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by kach22i

1956 DKW Schnellaster Kastenwagen For Sale
1956 DKW Panel Delivery For Sale @ Oldbug.com

Very cool but I would rather have the Lambo

[Heel n Toe]

[KNS]

[id911T]

Originally Posted by Dantilla

This is the track, picture taken from another form of transportation. "The Ridge". I've never had a favorite track, as they're all fun, until I drove here.



Picture taken while the track was still under construction.

They now also have a kart track that is a 1/5 scale of the big track. Elevation changes and all. Very cool.

Love The Ridge too! T12 on the cooldown lap after morning practice (WMRRA)....

[flipper35]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye's-911T

Pic to comply with thread rules.

On 20 February 1959 "Black Friday" - Diefendoofus - the PM at the time, effectively killed Canada's aerospace industry with one fell swoop by his cancellation of the programme. Most of the AVRO techs joined NASA shortly after they were unceremoniously dumped & helped a great deal in putting Armstrong on the moon. The mystifying & absurd part of the debacle which aggravates most was as follows: "The cancellation was the topic of considerable political controversy at the time, and the subsequent destruction of the aircraft in production remains a topic for debate among historians and industry pundits. "This action effectively put Avro out of business and its highly skilled engineering and production personnel scattered. The assembly line, tooling, plans and existing airframes and engines were ordered to be destroyed"

STOOOPID!!

Cheers
JB

It would have been a decent interceptor, but it would have never been a good frontline fighter.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by flipper35

It would have been a decent interceptor, but it would have never been a good frontline fighter.

Germany was fond of using interceptors as fighters, bet they would have bought a few.

Witwenmacher
Witwenmacher ‹ HistoricWings.com :: A Magazine for Aviators, Pilots and Adventurers

The Germans committed themselves to the largest Starfighter purchase in all of NATO — out buying even the US Air Force.............

The Luftwaffe’s nuclear mission involved the low altitude penetration of the East Bloc at high speed.

http://www.pacificaviationmuseum.org/pearl-harbor-blog/lockheed-f-104-starfighter

Long range was not important in Europe, and the small nose cone could contain miniaturized radars. This overseas success was tainted when investigators found in 1975 Lockheed spent millions of dollars in bribes to sell aircraft to foreign customers.

To make landing speeds “reasonable,” The F-104 forced engine air through the wings to smooth the airflow and give more lift. With bleed air, the Zipper could land at the challenging but not extreme speed of 160 to 165 knots. If the air-bleed system was not working, landing speeds climbed to 240 knots.

[kach22i]

916 Starfighter

[KNS]

Coincidentally I mentioned the movie 'The Right Stuff' in another thread. The F-104 used in that movie was actually a Luftwaffe F-104 as the USAF no longer operated them.

[Jolly Amaranto]

Mule powered sugar cane train.

[kach22i]

Dies ist kein Auto! (Oldtimer-Blogartikel vom 02.03.2016) | Zwischengas


what if they made a new Isetta look retro?
Just A Car Guy: what if they made a new Isetta look retro?

well, a company has made one, but it's electric. Microlino. Not any more useful than all the rest of the short range commuter cars, but a lot cuter.

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by Jolly Amaranto

Mule powered sugar cane train.

Speaking of mules...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_locks

[Heel n Toe]

http://i.imgur.com/JNIeub3.mp4

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by KNS

Coincidentally I mentioned the movie 'The Right Stuff' in another thread. The F-104 used in that movie was actually a Luftwaffe F-104 as the USAF no longer operated them.

Interesting info. I had no idea... Fantastic Movie!