Transportation Custom bodywork taken to an extreme. In beautiful 1950 styling. A very brief animation of a concept bike exploding into planes. A couple of the late stage stills are eye catching. ——————– Science, Tech Attempts to communicate with our future alien overlords always seem ridiculously human biased to me. This effort is a little …
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Morning Linkage (Nov 24)
Transportation A nicely done Harley from Denmark. The copper bits are different. How does such a little country manage to have so may talented builders? From a classic and exotic car shop in Australia comes a well documented 1966 Lambretta LI 125 Series 2. Amid a collection of collectible furniture are these gems. Clown bikes. Made me smile. …
Morning Linkage (Nov 23)
Transportation This Cook Custom caught my eye this morning. It is far more to the chopper side of the custom market than I am usually drawn to but good is good, no matter the genre. The photographer responsible for the above shot is Colleen Swartz at Digital Magic BigShots. Her Bikes and Builders portfolios are excellent. The Girls …
Morning Linkage (Nov 21)
Bonus time-waster Saturday edition. ——————- Transportation Go Karts are the ultimate form of racing. But grownups look a little silly squished into their tiny frames. Just ask Schumacher and Piquet. ———————— The World. Gawker pull quote of the day. Tina on Lisa and Sarah. (Put the coffee down.) And those tricky Canadians are menacing our neighborhoods again. …
Morning Linkage (Nov 19)
Transportation Zagato. A name that makes you think of performance or elegance. But this little gem? Nope. Not at all. Dang cute e‑v though. Tom Swift is best known around here for lending his name to a vile word game. But he rode some nifty equipment as well. At least according to this book cover. From Australia. A …