Dream Machines Number 66 - De Tomaso Mangusta

Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa cutaway view by designer Shin Yoshikawa

Image source: http://www.kaiartintl.com/ferrari

The geometry of suspension.

A close up of painted cane-work on a 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Sedanca de Ville by Park Ward.

Sold by RM Auctions this past week for $440,000.

More info about this British lovely: http://www.rmauctions.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=1063864

Spot & identify coachwork like a pro with this 1920's page from a period dictionary.

Source: http://thegraphicsfairy.com/vintage-fathers-day-clip-art-old-automobiles/#sthash.dGzseGLB.dpuf

1953 Autosport Magazine Article
PART I >

"Detroit has Deserted Me!" By Charles E Downie

An interesting article that covers a long list of complaints about new 1953 cars, and what qualities they are missing compared to his Ford Model A.

Part I: http://www.pixacar.com/pin/14733/
Part II: http://www.pixacar.com/pin/14734/
Part III: http://www.pixacar.com/pin/14735/

1953 Autosport Magazine Article
PART II >
"Detroit has Deserted Me!" By Charles E Downie

Part I: http://www.pixacar.com/pin/14733/
Part II: http://www.pixacar.com/pin/14734/
Part III: http://www.pixacar.com/pin/14735/

1953 Autosport Magazine Article
PART III >
"Detroit has Deserted Me!" By Charles E Downie

Part I: http://www.pixacar.com/pin/14733/
Part II: http://www.pixacar.com/pin/14734/
Part III: http://www.pixacar.com/pin/14735/

Driving position of F1 pilots.

A connecting rod from a Honda RC166, a bike produced for the Isle of Mann TT.

A 250cc isn't the type of engine capacity that gets many riders excited but when you start listing some of the RC166's specs such as its 6 cyl engine, 6 carbs, 64hp and 7 speed gearbox that is capable of 18,000 RPM, things get a little more interesting."

See more images & video of this indcredible machine: http://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/2011/02/sweet-sounding-honda-six.html

Gorgeous detail shown in the cutaway view of this Delage D8 sporting fabric coachwork.

Image Source: Inkwell studios & http://forums.autosport.com/topic/84751-the-cutaway-drawing-and-its-artists/page-96

1936 Chevrolet video about transmissions: "Spinny Levers."

'"The transmission in the modern motorcar -- the mechanism that makes it possible to have three forward speeds and a reverse -- is a series of levers, levers that spin."

The Story of Gasoline. Pull up a chair, I mean the comfy one with all the pillows. 43 silent minutes about Gasoline according to 1928. I didn't watch all of it, but I enjoyed browsing through the film; it must have took quite some time to put all of this together.
Reel 1, crude oil is pumped to a refinery where gasoline is extracted by distillation.
Reel 2, further distilling removes impurities from crude gasoline.
Reel 3 consists mostly of laboratory tests of gasoline. Shows transportation in barrels, ships, tank cars, and trucks.

Source: US Auto Industry copied by Liz Pruszko https://www.youtube.com/user/USAutoIndustry?feature=watch

See what a 1945 car insurance policy might look like: "It is hereby understood and agreed that as from 9.a.m. on the First day of September, 1945, to Midnight on the Thirtieth of September, 1945, this Policy is operative........so far as the risks of Fire and Theft are concerned"

A concise look at how a rear differential works from 1937. This 9 min. film clip "Around the Corner" produced by Chevrolet Motors Division & General Motors Sales Corporation. Caution.....it has a long winded intro typical of this era.

Source: http://www.youtube.com/user/USAutoIndustry?feature=watch

"A glance inside of the Packard plant in Warren, Ohio showing several male workers and the partially completed chassis of the Packard Model F, 88-inch wheelbase. Inscribed on photo back: probably photographed in "new brick building" completed in Jan. 1903, Warren, Ohio facility of Packard Motor Car Co."
Image & text source Detroit Public Library http://mmm.lib.msu.edu/record.php?id=15917

"HOW A BICYCLE IS MADE (1945).
A film released on 1945 talking about the design and manufacture of bicycles. The film is set in the Raleigh bicycle factory in Nottingham, UK."http://www.theoldbicycleshowroom.co.uk/how-a-bicycle-is-made-1945-446-c.asp

"40-50 H.P.6-CYL. Rolls-Royce Chassis (Series 1700 to 2099)" circa 1913

1938 Bugatti Type 57s bodied by Corsica http://www.the-blueprints.com/

What do those letters mean?! Identify where your French registration plate is from (1928-1950)

Ferrari 250 Granturismo Engine exploded view

Mercedes-Benz SSK cutaway drawing. Source:unknown