Pic of the Day

[Loren]

The guys and gals, loaded up in a neighbor's Cadillac, out to flirt with trouble like a bunch of idiot teenagers. We periodically do this.

[malc]

Green.....English style.

[malc]

Last from this neck of the woods.
The river Nene full up as it's high tide on the North Sea.

[Loren]

1943 Low-level U.S. bombing attack on Romanian oil facilities. 177 B-24s left the base in Libya, only 88 returned, 55 of which had battle damage (one aircraft had 365 bullet holes, mostly from ground fire). I looked at this for quite a while...the phrase that finally comes to mind: Scared Sh*tless, that's what I would be if I were the guy taking this photo out the back of another B-24. 310 airman killed in the one raid which was considered unsuccessful.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tidal_Wave

[silver_bullet]

How's this for a sleeper??

[silver_bullet]

better shot of the engine bay

[pdub]

Sue Unit's brother Tom with Uncle Bob's 1946 John Deere tractor. They're restoring it. All of the bleach bottles are for the swimming pool.

[CTX-SLPR]

1943 Low-level U.S. bombing attack on Romanian oil facilities. 177 B-24s left the base in Libya, only 88 returned, 55 of which had battle damage (one aircraft had 365 bullet holes, mostly from ground fire). I looked at this for quite a while...the phrase that finally comes to mind: Scared Sh*tless, that's what I would be if I were the guy taking this photo out the back of another B-24. 310 airman killed in the one raid which was considered unsuccessful.




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tidal_Wave

My grandfather bombed Ploesti a few times in a B-24 but much later in the war.

[fatguyzinc]

How's this for a sleeper??

did you see the 53 IH i posted above ? that purty purfle motor was a
10-1. 514" cad motor with a 298/.635/110.....

the truck also had a 2000 stall and 3.31 rear gear in an 8-3/4 mopar.
it was CRAZY, drove like it was on ballbearings even on dry pavement.

[RockJustRock]

better shot of the engine bay

Two Barrels, interesting....

[Loren]

My grandfather bombed Ploesti a few times in a B-24 but much later in the war.

I hope you got some stories from him... Everybody I knew spent the war in Long Beach CA and didn't care to talk about it.

[malc]

Flying home this afternoon.
This is my brother's garden, temperaures expected to be very high for this time of year.

[Barry Donovan]

silver cue
woburn mass.. 1960s. Before surge of viet nam.
the hearse was driven as regular car.
that locale was draft hot spot. My dad stood in line to get rejected.
it saved his life.

my dad called me today, he rambled on about "the pool hall"
within a few years of this photo, 3 were dead to viet nam, 2 more vegetabled.
3 dead to overdose (they went hippy)
1 went famous and played pool with minnesota fats.
1 lost lost his legs in a garbage truck accident. My dad witnessed it.
At least several went on to be hell's angels biker gangstas.

my dad? he hitchhiked across the country 3 times.
forgot he made my older brother with my mom...
we have yet to meet.


ponder forrest gump.
anyway, dad says he is in this photo.. I do not recognize him if he is.

[STINEY]

'Tis the season.....Transaxle was making some BAD noises intermittently so drug it home to swap in a fresh one. Bi-Annual Hill-Climb Competition is next weekend, hope to make it back for that.

Can't wait to see the carnage. Current transaxle makes HUGE LOUD banging ratcheting clanging noises - but not all the time. Sometimes under load, sometimes not. Scary enough to limp back to the cabin and not press the luck, lol. Guessing pinion bearing cage shattered or something similar.

[Deaf Bob]

Sue Unit's brother Tom with Uncle Bob's 1946 John Deere tractor. They're restoring it. All of the bleach bottles are for the swimming pool.

Good old Johnny Popper!
Pop- poppop- Pop- poppop- Pop...
Very interesting at 400-500 rpms. You'd think it died.