Morning Linkage (Apr 1)

As a trib­ute to my first read­ers and in thanks for their con­tin­u­ing sup­port for my efforts and brick­bats when I screw up… The First Anniversary Fools Edition of Morning Linkage From Susan Lenox’s vin­tage German illus­tra­tion stream. 1924, class act of lady and bike. There’s some seri­ous war­bling and wob­bling going on here. Ann-Margret — … 

Morning Linkage (Mar 9)

Transportation I love the tail treat­ment on this Triumph. Such a sweet, round butt. The post title says it all “Enjoy Some Gratuitous Classic Lotus Porn.” Pics from the Lotus archives. (SFW) A bad jump start once cost me a ECU/BCU pair for a Mercedes. If the surge sup­pres­sor in these smart jumper cables works … 

Morning Linkage (Mar 8)

Transportation Low rent trans­former of now neglect­ed, beloved city mas­cot. This robot built of sovi­et era car parts stands out­side of Odessa. Lovely. Thruxton based. Some back­ground on the engine design of the IoM Norton I showed you a week or so ago. The squish com­bus­tion cham­ber was the idea of a jan­i­tor? Not really. … 

Morning Linkage (Mar 4)

Transportation Purple Helmets, the Isle of Man TT half-time stunt team. Very British — in a Benny Hill, wellies and slick­ers, kin­da way. (Sound) Wrench Monkees begin build­ing a bit­sa. Where did that pur­ple frame come from? Updates as they hap­pen. Desmo dou­ble front-wheel trike. Very bizarre and head­line writ­ers take note, no way in hell is … 

Morning Linkage (Mar 2)

Transportation The F1 safe­ty car. M‑B SLS AMG. My very favorite alpha­bet soup car. The rear light­ing is par­tic­u­lar­ly styl­ish. Vintagent pro­vides anoth­er fas­ci­nat­ing sto­ry from yes­ter­year. A 1967 “pro­duc­tion” bike class at the Isle of Man TT led to the cre­ation of a spe­cial Velocette Thruxton. Tales of it’s suc­cess­es and fail­ures. Loverly. In-car …