007 JAMES BOND Aston Martin DB5 "Thunderball" 1:43 CAR MODEL as seen in Skyfall, $29.99

Mark Hyman, Ted Stahl, Brian Joseph, and Leslie Driest with the Meisenhelder at Pebble Beach. The car took second in its class.

Car restoration simplified. I just love this image!

The Gorman Coffee Shop in 1964. Located 60 miles north of Los Angeles, the historic I-5 rest stop of Gorman in the Tejon Pass is within L.A. County.

Steampunk and Alexander Calder... huh? I know - an odd combo, but miraculously, lovingly placed before me in a most appetizing way this week. I had no idea what "steampunk" was when my friend Jean Yates told me she had a necklace in the book, "Steampunk Style Jewelry: Victorian, Fantasy, and Mechanical Necklaces, Bracelets, and Earrings", by Jean Campbell, so I googled over to Wikipedia and found this: "Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction and speculative fiction, frequently featuring elements of fantasy, that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date...". This turns out to be something I like.... a lot.

Motor Magazine February 1924 and this fine young lass is awaits her carriage home.

St. Paul, Minnesota, circa 1908. "Wabasha Street." The early 20th century was a golden age of signcraft. Gilded wooden letters and 24K gold leaf window treatments were standard. Several classic lettering manuals were published during this time, with graphic styles influenced by Victorian ornament and the Art Nouveau movement. To an ex-sign painter (a profession killed by the computer, alas), Wabasha Street is a candy store. This is how I imagine it looked, a chilly morning in St. Paul one hundred years ago. Keen-eyed Shorpians may notice a couple of small modifications to the original photograph. Image courtesy of www.shorpy.com.

Rick and ZENN Car.

What vehicle is that in the background?

From a recent Facebook post... "I just thought I would share with you all what happened to me today! Came out of Dunkin Donuts and found this under my windshield wiper. There are no words to describe how I'm feeling right now. Tears in my eyes. I just wish I could thank whoever did this! God bless our troops and all of those who stand behind them."

The first ATV? What is it?