Automotives Magazine: WW2

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Friday, December 7, 2012

I found a great tumblr today, perfectly named, and has great content . . Time Wasting Machine.tumblr.com

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I don't know if that above is a Corsair or Mustangf

among the many wow photos, the above airport VW is pretty damn cool. Just another example of the VW being the most utilitarian customized car and van since the model T

Rail gun... German, WW2, and ginormous

I've been trying to get a photo of hood scoops like the above for quite a long time

Poor Jag

terrific set of design studies from the concept cars

all found with great pleasure on http://timewastingmachine.tumblr.com/

A family stored a custom LeBaron lwb sedan '32 Stutz for 73 years, because WW2 limited supplies of tires meant the owner had to store it, and drive his Nash for commuting. So it got stored away, and never hit the road again, only 23,000 miles

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thanks to Hagerty Ins Co www.hagerty.com for sending out weekly newsletters and news items like this. They also have a monthly magazine for customers, and the past issues are available online. This also is to thank the HVA http://www.historicvehicle.org/ Historical Vehicles Association for going to car shows and finding "Cars That Matter" http://www.historicvehicle.org/This-Car-Matters/TCM and recording the story, getting photos, and sharing such great stuff with all of us!

Some interesting and unusual things from the British Car Council annual car show

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Pictured below is an actual WW2 Brockhouse Corgi GI camp scooter from the archives

Looks like a hoodscoop more commonly found on 60's race cars and hot rods

the backseat of this 60's Aston Martin is nearly couchlike

starter fluid, don't leave home without it

who knew a Morgan glovebox made a good cupholder?

Al Davis custom? Huh... another bit of trivia lost to the past. Who or what Al Davis radios were known for will likely never be known or recalled. Certainly it isn't referring to the LA Raiders former owner

any landing you can walk away from

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Lyon Air Museum's newest display will be opening with a P51

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http://lyonairmuseum.org/

TM9-803, the training manual for the 1/4 ton 4x4 Willys Jeep model MB and Ford model GPW

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all of it is a free website
http://jeepdraw.com/images/jeepdraw/ADOBE_ACROBAT_FILES/TM9_803_1944.pdf

for a bunch of unrelated manuals for sale online http://www.amherst-depot.com/truckman.htm

some unusual tanks from WW1 and WW2 from Dark Roasted Blend

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more about the above early WW1 concept http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boirault_machine

from galleries on http://www.darkroastedblend.com/

Have you been to San Antonio's Lackland AFB?

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Then you were walking through the same paths that Carroll Shelby trod when we was stationed there.

He was there during WW2, starting in November of 1941, Carroll began training at San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center (now Lackland AFB) and then was promoted to instructor. While flying training missions he dropped messages to his fiance at her farm from the plane. That's cool