31 days ago by Jim O'Clair

Inventor Garfield Wood was a world champion speed boat racer in the early 20th century, winning prestigious Gold Cup races five years in a row from 1917-1921. He made his fortune with his Wood Hoist Company, which built hydraulic lifts that dumped railroad coal cars. He later changed the company nam ...

Hemmings Blog: Classic and ... - blog.hemmings.com · Rank: 646 · 657 references

32 days ago by Romain Thirion

Première voiture de série à traction avant, la Cord L-29, qui tire son nom de son année de production, n’a pas connu un franc succès commercial, mais reste un véhicule précurseur. Errett Loban Cord, fondateur de Cord Corporation, n’a jamais été à court d’idées. Patron de l’une des principales holdin ...

Sport-Prestige - sport-prestige.com · Rank: 42,998 · 36 references

115 days ago by Marco Antônio Oliveira

Esta lista é diferente, por não ser uma lista de carros, e sim de nomes interessantes. Olhando para ela, penso que as empresas hoje desperdiçam seu dinheiro contratando consultorias a peso de ouro para criar nomes para carros: basta evocar velocidade, matança, maldade e destruição que o nome será me ...

AUTOentusiastas - autoentusiastas.blogspot.com · Rank: 31,307 · 37 references

119 days ago by Gary Smith

by Michael Lamm, courtesy of the Ironstone Concours d’Elegance Photos courtesy of the National Automotive History Collection, Detroit Public Library Many thanks to Michael Lamm for providing this very interesting article. Frontenac Number 8 was engineered for the Indy 500 which Gaston won in 1920. T ...

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121 days ago by Tom Johnson

When I read books to my little girls (ages 5 and 7), the pictures combined with story provide a captivating experience. I’ve often thought that if I wanted to create documentation that people actually read, maybe I should integrate these two same elements: picture and story. I’m not entirely sure wh ...

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121 days ago by Tom Johnson

When I read books to my little girls (ages 5 and 7), the pictures combined with story provide a captivating experience. I’ve often thought that if I wanted to create documentation that people actually read, maybe I should integrate these two same elements: picture and story. I’m not entirely sure wh ...

I'd Rather Be Writing - idratherbewriting.com · Rank: 24,410 · 295 references

157 days ago by pdfreeman

Flashpoint: NDR Jazz Workshop – April ’69 (Cuneiform) by Phil Freeman Buy it from Amazon This CD/DVD set documents a one-off session by a band that never did any road work or even recorded a formal studio album. Saxophonist John Surman convened a 10-piece band featuring tenor saxophonist and flautis ...

Burning Ambulance - burningambulance.com · Rank: 89,113 · 29 references