Saturday, March 03, 2012

The Blakely Special #52 was at the Desert Classic Concours d'Elegance








Hagerty TV added video coverage to the vintage Snow Mobiles in their magazine that I posted a little while ago













The Snow Machine coverage is after the Jay Leno interview about Corvairs, and starts at minute 5:02

Found at http://www.hagerty.com/classic-car-articles-resources/Video/Hagerty-Classic-Car-TV?utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=HCCTV&utm_campaign=Episode21 because I signed up to get their newsletters, and video notifications (great stuff!)

interesting things I spotted at last weekends Big 3 Swapmeet... you can't predict what you'll find!

Merchandising... wonder how many boys competed to clock the best time?

Small bellytank, not big enough for a hot rod, but a good case for a motorcycle streamliner

 Steam engine oilers






 A vice to look for if you are ever in the need for one... the jaw is reversible to have enormous openings, or small ones. The right hand jaw even has a flat face for hammering on












 Anyone remember seeing these flaming pots when you were a kid?



A floor jack on knobby tires... for off road tire changes?




Friday, March 02, 2012

the Steffen Offy was at the Desert Classic Concours




above from Google books, 

Offenhauser

 By Gordon Eliot White

The Vintage Racer.com has a photo from 1949, but it is the #8, and it's on the far right, in the back
http://www.thevintageracer.com/reading/reading49.htm