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Lord K's Garage - Interlude

There are myriads of images and thoughts one can associate with Gil Elvgren's pictures. It is so easy to pick a healthy dozen or two of automotive snapshots, ads and fine artwork - and title them all as 'A Tribute to Gil'. But I want to publish only one picture this week - and not of a pin-up kind:

Now see its full version:

Chrysler Imperial Advertisement,…

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Added by lord_k on August 7, 2009 at 3:30am — 2 Comments

Lord K's Garage - 3d Issue. Automotive Wellsiana

It's so hard to pick a proper vehicle to carry H.G.Wells' heritage.

The author of 'Time Machine' started his way to eternity in Vernesque era and left this Universe in the most dystopian days of Dieselpunk period when most of his prophecies came true. So, his life is a kind of a bridge between two epochs.

Anyway, let's start:

1900 De Dion Bouton

1907 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Barker… Continue

Added by lord_k on August 21, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Lord K's Garage - #61. Got Fuel?

Just a few photos today:

I found this Renault truck @ Le Container blog - no caption and no source given. Here's its contemporary, a tank truck:…

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Added by lord_k on October 29, 2010 at 6:30am — No Comments

Lord K's Garage - 16th Issue. LANCIA ASTURA

In the 1930s there was little transportation more prestigious than the Lancia Astura*.

Unlike the Alfa Romeo 2.9 which was Italy’s premier pre-war sports car, the Lancia Astura was more luxurious and featured formal bodywork. Lancia paid close attention to luxury by including a smooth running engine, hydraulic brakes and a centralized lubrication system.

The Astura was built alongside the Artena. Both used a similar… Continue

Added by lord_k on December 18, 2009 at 6:30am — 1 Comment

Lord K's Garage - #37. Indian Graphics

Indian day again! This Friday - graphic images of the famous moto(r)cycle:

From the unbeatable 1911 model - to the 1948 Chief.

15 pictures:

Browse the album or enjoy the slideshow:

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Added by lord_k on May 14, 2010 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

Lord K's Garage - #53. 1937 BMW 328 Wendler Coupe

Back to German Streamline:

Ordered as a rolling chassis by German industrialist Hans Klepper, this BMW 328 was sent to coach-builder Wendler for an aerodynamic Coupe body. Using the principles defined by Paul Jaray, the design was penned by… Continue

Added by lord_k on September 3, 2010 at 6:30am — 2 Comments

Lord K's Garage - 14th Issue. THE ZEPHYR

Introduced in November 1935 as a 1936 model, the Lincoln-Zephyr was extremely modern with a low raked windscreen, integrated fenders, and streamlined aerodynamic design.

It is noted for being one of the first successful streamlined cars after the the tall and gawky looking Chrysler Airflow market failure. The Airflow was actually more aerodynamic than the lower wider sleeker looking Lincoln-Zephyr. The Lincoln-Zephyr was extremely… Continue

Added by lord_k on December 4, 2009 at 7:00am — 4 Comments

Lord K's Garage - #56. 1942 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Bertone Coupe

This is one of only 40 Alfa Romeos built on the lightweight Super Sport chassis during World War II. Mario Revelli di Beaumont designed this unique coupe and the body was built by Bertone. This year (by coincidence, the year of Alfa Romeo 100th anniversary), the car completed a major restoration in Italy and made its world concours debut at Pebble Beach.…

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Added by lord_k on September 24, 2010 at 7:00am — 2 Comments

Lord K's Garage - 7th Issue. TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES

Triumph automobiles are gone, but Triumph motorcycles are still here. Today, just a brief look at their glorious past - the 40s and early 50s:

And eleven more, representing the first postwar years: 3T de Luxe, Tiger 85 & 100, glorious Speed Twin - the pride of Triumph:…

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Added by lord_k on October 16, 2009 at 4:00am — 2 Comments

Lord K's Garage - #41. Pictures from the Museum

Last week I've been to Vienna. The Technology Museum (not far from the famous Schoenbrunn Palace) was positively the major highlight of my short vacation. Let me share some pictures:

The hood ornament of this early-1930's Austro-Daimler is a perfect example of the 'Automotive Deco'.

Other Austrian vehicles (and there's quite a lot of them, especially bikes) are maybe less elegant, but interesting. There… Continue

Added by lord_k on June 11, 2010 at 8:00am — 5 Comments

Lord K's Garage - #26. Joie de Vivre

On this rainy (and somewhere snowy or stormy) weekend - just a bit of French joy of living. Two Great names, Delage and Delahaye are making a brief comeback.

1939 Delahaye 165 Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet

I can browse these images for hours. I've been lucky enough to see some of the cars in flesh and blood…

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Added by lord_k on February 26, 2010 at 8:00am — 2 Comments

Lord K's Garage - #46. PORSCHE TYPE 64

One more chapter of the Streamline Story, short but important. You can name it Porsche Typ 64. Or KdF 64K10. Or Volkswagen Aerocoupe.

It was beautiful, dynamic and fast – and it quickly became Ferdinand Porsche’s great passion: Although this unique sports car built for the Berlin-Rome long-distance…

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Added by lord_k on July 16, 2010 at 10:30am — 7 Comments

Lord K's Garage - 8th Issue. HUMBLE WORKHORSES

It is a perfect day to pay the tribute to the American trucks - full-size and pick-ups, so beautiful even in their ugliness, so cool, almost human. Like this 1940 Dodge Half-Ton Pick-up:

Or this 1938 Studebaker Coupe Express:

Or these 1939 International Harvester D-300s (beer, anybody?):

Humble workhorses of the Great… Continue

Added by lord_k on October 23, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Lord K's Garage - 13th Issue. BRITISH CARS, PART I

It's easy to get lost in the multitude of makes and models. But it's even easier to spot a British automobile among others. They have something in common - all of them, modest and luxurious, primitive and complex.

1929 Lagonda 14/50 Two-Litre

Today, just a brief overview of these wonderful cars. 1920s and early 1930s.

Enjoy the slideshow:

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Added by lord_k on November 27, 2009 at 7:30am — 2 Comments

Lord K's Garage - 15th Issue. BRITISH CARS, PART II

Today, another bunch of automobiles from the United Kingdom. Again, racers and limousines, small roadsters and family cars. Again, the distinctive British style:

Besides this 1934 Talbot 105, there are some more pre-war and post-war cars worth a look. Some of them are funny, some grotesque, and some are real classics.

Enjoy the slideshow…

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Added by lord_k on December 11, 2009 at 6:00am — 3 Comments

Lord K's Garage - #24. 1935 S.S. AIRLINE SALOON

Just before the famous Leaping Jaguar jumped on the hood of William Lyons' cars, they were known as S.S. - Standard Specials, if you like.

One car that William Lyons was not fond of was the Airline Saloon - he regarded it as a passing fashion and was correct. Streamlining wasn't in fashion in the UK so the more modern Airline Saloon kept flowing wings and separate headlamps but…

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Added by lord_k on February 12, 2010 at 8:30am — 2 Comments

Lord K's Garage - #49. Triumph Free Flow

Today, a rare bird from the British Isles:

Unique and rarely exposed 1938 Triumph Vitesse with a Free Flow Salon body designed by Walter Belgrove (chief stylist and body engineer at Standard Triumph).…

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Added by lord_k on August 6, 2010 at 7:30am — 2 Comments

Lord K's Garage - #57. Swiss Bentleys

There was a time when "luxury car" meant chassis + separately ordered body.

Small coachbuilders did their best to satisfy wealthy clients. Among those coachbuilders, the Swiss never were the big stars. But they always were reliable and creative, building excellent bodies for cars as diverse as Packard and Duesenberg, Aston Martin and Jaguar, Porsche and Alfa Romeo, Talbot-Lago and Bugatti, Alvis and Riley.…

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Added by lord_k on October 1, 2010 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Lord K's Garage #115: Volkhart Sagitta

This compact streamliner appeared in the most inappropriate year - 1944

Based on the KdF-Wagen Typ 60, aka VW Beetle, it was designed by K.C. Volkhart as a fast courier car for Luftwaffe (German Air Force). Body, designed by Baron Reinhard von Koenig-Fachsenfeld, was built…