[Alvin]

Originally Posted by OVERULD

Alvin:
I'm a pretty serious WWII aviation buff and I've never seen this photo in any books, documentaries or otherwise. Do you have any info on it or know of its origin? Those are definitely P-40 Warhawk fighters like those used by Claire Chennault's AVG Flying Tigers in Bruma in the early days of WWII. They saw action in North Africa as well as in the Pacific and Europe before being replaced by the P-38 Lightning, P-39 Airacobra, P-47 Thunderbolt and the fabulous P-51 Mustang.

BJ

No info other than original image link here => https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4022/...67bfe81a_z.jpg Immediately noted this as

Originally Posted by Greg Reid

I'm a WWII av buff as well and I've never seen it either. Mixed insignias are visible. There's a British roundel on the one in the background on the far left and an American star on one about the same distance back on the right.
They are later the model P-40 design... E models perhaps.
The Brits were using lend-lease P-40s before America even entered the war and they were used by practically all of the Allied forces right through the end of WWII. Although outclassed by almost every other fighter by then, it was a solid, rugged design and still had plenty of use left in it.
Aesthetically, I've always preferred the early model B as used by Chenault's original Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group (AVG).

Here's another WWII junkyard image for Jeep enthusiasts

[Alvin]

More titled "P-40 Walnut Ridge"

[OVERULD]

Never seen those either!

Oh, to have stumbled upon those and bought a few of them for posterity!

BJ

[Alvin]

Vintage Chaparral damage @ 1966 Sebring practice

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1963 Sebring

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Dan Gurney 1963 Sebring

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1966 program cover

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David Hobbs driving in 1982 Sebring race

[Alvin]

Look closely for #9 Sebring '65(?)

[MikeNoun]

Love the Chaparrals.

The introduction of Jim Hall's pedestal mount rear wing changed American motor sports forever. In 1966 when the Chaparral 2E was introduced, the other teams, as well as the media, weren't sure what to make of them. But the fans loved it, and in just a few short years, wings became standard issue in Can-Am and quickly made their way to Formula 1, and eventually finding their way to NASCAR via the 1969 Dodge Daytona.






The last photo is the Lola T260 car nicknamed the "cow catcher". Wings were now getting out of control as designers and engineers began to understand ground effects, downforce, and aerodynamics.

[Alvin]

Excellent background and pix Mike!

[Alvin]

Man, imagine seeing this back in the day as a kid?!!!

Talk about a personal Buck-Rogers Rocket ship!

[Alvin]

Check out the "man power" needed for this "body lift" eh?

[Alvin]

IIRC - is it methanol that shows no decernable flame when burning?

[Alvin]

ELF in the rain

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(20) Parts Lines for GM that used to be household knowledge across the U.S.A.

[U47]

Originally Posted by Alvin

(20) Parts Lines for GM that used to be household knowledge across the U.S.A.

I'm surprised this one wasn't on the list;
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...idges_1922.png

[MikeNoun]

Originally Posted by Alvin

ELF in the rain

This photo is Patrick DePailler's #4 car from 1977.

The 1976 Tyrrell P34 6-wheelers were all blue. In 1977, First National City Travelers Checks was a main sponsor, and the Tyrrells added a white conning tower to the famous Tyrrell blue paint scheme.

The 1977 season was not as good for the 6-wheelers as the 1976 season was, and due to lack of tire development by Goodyear, the Tyrrell Team returned to traditional 4-tire cars for 1978.

These two 6-wheelers brought a LOT of interest to F1 in America in 1976, along with the famous 1976 James Hunt/Niki Lauda feud.

[U47]

Originally Posted by Alvin

Man, imagine seeing this back in the day as a kid?!!!

Talk about a personal Buck-Rogers Rocket ship!

How about a Flash Gordon automobile;
http://www.ltv-vwc.org.uk/wheelspin/.../VW30-rear.jpg

http://www.zwischengas.com/de/bild_a...aefer-Aera.jpg

[MikeNoun]

I think I posted these way back in this thread, but it's worth posting again....

This is the Lockheed factory in Burbank, CA, before and after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Fearing a Japanese attack, they totally camouflaged the entire plant to be virtually undetectable from the air. Fake trees, landscaping, even phony houses.

Before


After