Transportation Thread

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Originally Posted by starriderrick

My dad has a orange with white interior '70 Olds cutlass W30, yeah that's 455 baby.
I'll try to get up to see him, grab some pics. It's a sweet ride.

Rick

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Looked something like this, didn't it? I owned this one in the late 70's, and stayed in touch with the current owner. This one has a 4 speed. I'm sure you know the W-30's 455's had more power than most. :D
It had the white hood stripes and body accents when I owned it, and I don't much care for the wheels either.
Sorry about the cheesy looking dates on them. Ed, the current owner sent me these.
-Bruce
http://www.fototime.com/EF17B9B64DB995D/standard.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/0FB55785F11F139/standard.jpg

. . . would look much better with 'stock' wheels Bruce ! To each his own, I guess? :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Rivman

. . . would look much better with 'stock' wheels Bruce ! To each his own, I guess? :rolleyes:

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Yeah, It had the stock Rally Wheels on it when I had it.
BTW, This one is a numbers matching 1970 442 W-30 with 4 spd.
Over the (Early) years I had more than my share of Oldsmobile's. Mostly 442's. I even had a 69 Vista Cruiser that looked like the one in "That 70's Show". LOL. :eek: I also dabbled in Pontiac's & Chevy's. I was kept broke by the cars I owned back then.
-Bruce

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Originally Posted by Ballen Photo

Yeah, I was kept broke by the cars I owned back then.
-Bruce

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. . . just as addictive as cameras, and all the 'goodies' that go with them ! :thumbsup:

. . . found a couple more to revive this interesting thread !

I think there was a car under there somewhere.

I suppose some here could even ID the model and year of this chevy.

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Originally Posted by Loupey

I think there was a car under there somewhere.
I suppose some here could even ID the model and year of this chevy.

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I'd like to see it run thru the automatic car wash :D

. . . something for the Ford fans.

I was traveling at 65 mph, this badboy passed me in a hurry...Rapid transportation.
This is a radical BMW that I've never seen on the streets or anywhere for that matter. I like! :cool: Possibly a Z5 coupe? PAul,You...might know. :D

Rick

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3315/...a003c3f369.jpg
An old mine train outside the former Right-Of-Way mine in Cobalt, ON

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/...e092d848f3.jpg
The ONR Right-Of-Way (which is how the mine mentioned in the above caption got its name)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3408/...409bb243e1.jpg
Ontario Northland Rail Locomotive 2102, an SD75i

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2429/...7fdb9bda1c.jpg
A very well worn Ontario Northland Locomotive 1733 a SD40.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2458/...2f66ce71bf.jpg
The last steam locomotive on the ONR lines, Temiskaming & North Ontario 701

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3383/...9f25759062.jpg
My trusty '98 Cavalier, once again with a white hood. She took a beating over that trip. Yes, I took it pretty much off-roading in some sections...

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Originally Posted by starriderrick

I was traveling at 65 mph, this badboy passed me in a hurry...Rapid transportation.
This is a radical BMW that I've never seen on the streets or anywhere for that matter. I like! :cool: Possibly a Z5 coupe? PAul,You...might know. :D

Rick

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Rick,

It looks like a Z4 M Coupe.

James

It's very different from the new Z4.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...id=63192760957

On your car the rear lights are smaller, the central brake light is moved to below the rear window, the indicator in front of the BMW roundel is missing, the name plate is behind, not under the roundel, the low level rear foglights are missing.

The rear looks MUCH more like the 2007 AC Schnitzer profile
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/ac-schn...ure189395.html

So I reckon it is an old 2007 Z4 M.
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/bmw/z-s...ture35730.html
So not new, but two years old.

There is no new Z4M, according to this March 2009 article.
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-new...ure291460.html
But the caption is interesting...

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Originally Posted by SmartWombat

It's very different from the new Z4.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...id=63192760957

On your car the rear lights are smaller, the central brake light is moved to below the rear window, the indicator in front of the BMW roundel is missing, the name plate is behind, not under the roundel, the low level rear foglights are missing.

The rear looks MUCH more like the 2007 AC Schnitzer profile
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/ac-schn...ure189395.html

So I reckon it is an old 2007 Z4 M.
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/bmw/z-s...ture35730.html
So not new, but two years old.

There is no new Z4M, according to this March 2009 article.
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-new...ure291460.html
But the caption is interesting...

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Thanks PAul...great info, thanks for responding :thumbsup:

With regards,
Rick

Found this over the weekend at an up-scale mall.

Streetside parking here is usually packed with luxury vehicles and high performance sports cars.

Nice to see something different.

One of many at Wilkeson Daze

Thanks to Frog for pushing this one back up.

A few from my Chicago Walk-Around. The last two were taken in color then converted to B&W in PSE6.

James

This is an old one that I scanned in from college. It is a way to get somewhere without walking....

Here is a few from me, i havent been active on here since i started my new job. Enjoy....

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...hy/josh1-1.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...aphy/matts.jpg
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...xtremecopy.jpg

Almost forgot about this one.

For some reason I was thinking that I haven't seen anything in the transportation thread for a while so glad you got it back up, Loupey. Where is that thing? Looks like it holds too many people.

Man this is a whole lot of pictures.
Hope this old 35mm from 1952 will fit.

Attachment 74345

Wow! That piece of film has held up well. Now I've got scan fever for all the old photos I've got hanging around if they can transfer that good.
I believe the plane is this one http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircr...ircraft_id=368

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Originally Posted by Frog

For some reason I was thinking that I haven't seen anything in the transportation thread for a while so glad you got it back up, Loupey. Where is that thing? Looks like it holds too many people.

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It's the Whirlpool Aero Car which crosses the Niagara River/Gorge in Canada. Another angle below. Shot many years ago - I found out my son was afraid of heights on that trip :)

I have a theory that if an engine can be physically mounted on anything, someone somewhere has already tried it.

The inventor of these things gets high marks for adding a parachute into the mix.

Cool idea for a post!