The Airstream

Hi-yo Silver away! Link…

One-Wheeled Vehicle

Charles Taylor, American Engineer and Inventor. Watch the videos of him on his prototype. Link…

Clyde Edward Pangborn

"Rosie Gordon, stuntwoman, jumped from Pangborn's plane as a featured attraction of the Gates Flying Circus's "Thrilling Aerial Demonstrations." However, her chute didn't open, leaving her dangling at the end of 15 feet of rope tied to one of the wing struts. Milton Girton and Pangborn try to pull her up by the rope but only gain a few inches. Tommy Thompson and Freddie Lund approached Pangborn's plane in their own plane. Pangborn motioned Lund onto the left top wing of Thompson's plane where he braced himself against the strut supporting the top wing overhang, and then stepped across to Pangborn's plane. Still unable to pull her up, Lund slid into the plane to fly it and Pangborn lowered himself to the undercarriage and draped himself around the right rear landing gear strut. Pangborn and Girton pull the girl to safety." Link…

Hong Kong

Rummaging through a box of old odds and ends at home, I came across a box of slowly decaying slides. In amongst the family outing shots there were a few landscape and street scenes. Taken in the mid-sixties they show a mostly disappeared (I assume, although I've never been back) Hong Kong and its surrounds. The skyline is unrecognisable compared to today. Kai Tak airport is closed and its future still up in the air (up in the air - geddit). The trams (note that's Jardine House on the left of the tram) and ferries are still running. Chungking Mansions is still there, as is the Sha Tin floating restaurant, albeit in a drastically altered form.

Cars

Fabulous old car brochures, manuals and advertisements. Link…

Barris

Cars made for TV. Link…

Skycar

Moller International is developing the M400 Skycar volantor. Check out the Skycar Rescue video on this page – it's like Superman as a Transfomer. Link…

Concept cars

From concept to production. Pictured - 1956 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket. Link…