Showing posts with label innovative. Show all posts
Showing posts with label innovative. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Jerry Wood's 1953 Glasspar G2, with a 331 hemi, and he's not just great at restoring cars, he's a great dad and fabricator. At the Dana Point Concours


 I usually post before and after photos differently, but this one is in context and the above photo shows clearly what he's accomplished from the below












 Amazing car, 331 hemi, great interior and dash

But before I checked out the car, I noticed the purse the woman was holding. See the first photo at the beginning of this gallery, and you'll notice it too.

 That is one cool purse!
 Jerry made it for his daughter, and why describe it? You can tell what it's made from
 except that you wouldn't know that he used part of his jacket for the inside, and a bit of leather from his tool belt for the snap strap
 the handle is removeable, and a longer one can be added, changing it from a clutch purse (get it, clutch?) to a shoulder purse
 How awesome, and he even was keeping it shined up for her during the show.
If you're reading this Aja, thanks for the pleasant chat, and sharing with me the cool dad made purse. I bet a lot of guys are going to try making one now.

for an article about the car, and the source of the before image http://www.forgottenfiberglass.com/?p=7703

Monday, June 25, 2012

1939 Tempo Galaendewagen




 the middle wheels are able to pivot in place to prevent high centering in rough terrain, and it's 4 wheel steering too. That is a lot of ingenuity in one vehicle!



Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Starburner Galactic Courier Service base camp for a journey to the center of the earth or time traveling


 I don't recall which samll crate is a portable toilet cube in disguise, but one is, and it's damn cool to realize that this basecamp is that well thought out!



 in the center of the above is a perfectly working portable typewriter... it folds in half for travel
 above is a hand cranked recharging incandescent torch (flashlight)
 this is a real working Mimeograph that is about a hundred years old

 above, a working Tesla coil



Professor Flux's repurposed Rayguns