News of Note: WWII-era dive-bomber lifted from Lake Michigan

A dive bomber that had ditched in Lake Michigan on a training run in 1944 was brought to land Friday for restoration in Florida for the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. The Douglas SBD Dauntless lifted from the water Friday to a pier in Waukegan, Ill., is among 130 to 300 or more planes estimated to have sunk in the lake during training late in World War II.The Dauntless is the 35th airplane plucked from the waters...

coolest sidecar we're going to see for a long time

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Unusual ambulance cars

Checker Motor company Rambler Ford Fairl...

When ads were rated R, part 4

also see http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/05/sex-in-advertising.htmlhttp://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2006/11/when-ads-were-rated-r-1st-of-3.html , http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2006/11/when-ads-were-rated-r_21.html ,and http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2006/11/when-ads-were-rated-r.htmlVia: http://farbror-sid.blogspot.com/ , http://hotwheels.tumblr.com/...

Ms Hurst Golden Shifter... Linda Vaughn and the Chrysler 300 H parade car with the really big shifter

For more about the 300H http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/04/300-h-was-for-sale-at-spring-fling-and.html For all about Linda: http://www.legendsofnascar.com/Linda_Vaughn.htmVia: http://farbror-sid.blogspot.com/ , http://hotwheels.tumblr.com/ , http://larsson-larssons.blogspot.com/ , and http://svammelsurium.blogg....

A variety of unusual vehicles, enjoy!

Jean Bugatti designed this, called the Armand Esders Royale I recall seeing one before, I think it's French. Can't remember what manufacturer or era ... Danny says it's probably the 203 Puegot Fiat Multipa Fiat Multipa Marina Gran Sport CorvetteVia: http://farbror-sid.blogspot.com/ , http://hotwheels.tumblr.com/ , http://larsson-larssons.blogspot.com/...

The "Cityrama" from the 1960 movie; "Zazie dans le métro" .. the Citreon U55 Currus

Skip right to the 3 minute 49 second mark to see it in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00d_XAvG190 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zazie_in_the_Metro and http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles_make-Citroën_model-U55.h...

Weely dose of train photos

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More photos of Burt Munro's record setting and record holding "World's Fastest Indian"

Of course this is the replica they made for the movie, the original is in a hardware store in New Zealand, in Burt's hometown of Invercargill: http://zelastchancegaragedu78.blogspot.com/2009/01/burts-hardware.htmlhttp://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=309314For magazine coverage of Burt from 1962 and 63 see: http://justacarg...

The 1937 Jungle Caravan International Harvester designed by Count De Sakhnoffsky

Via: http://farbror-sid.blogspot.com/ and http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/09/extraordinary-designer-of-automotive.h...

Advertising for the Dodge Charger I hadn't seen before

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the seventies... and the same company the owned Harley for a while

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Steve and some of his cars

He collected so many speeding tickets in it that he had his drivers license suspended twice.On one occasion, when with his 6 months pregnant wife Neile in the passenger seat, he was pulled over for speeding, he came up with the false excuse that she was in labour. The police dutifully raced them to the hospital, where a nurse rushed out...