Another shot courtesy of Flickr user m20wc51, this one taken around 1958-59, by globe-trotting engineer E. Reed, of a Lockheed Constellation, apparently on the tarmac in, I would guess, California or Hawaii. This one was a little dirty, and I cleaned it by hand rather than using dust-busting sub-routines because I wanted to preserve the very thin wires and antennae on the plane. A beautiful airplane. TWA named this particular aircraft "Star of America."
The original shot can be found here, for purposes of comparison. I've tried to beef up the colour and contrast a little, but otherwise done very little.
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Title: Cocomalt premium: Buck Rogers Solar System Map. Issued by R.B. Davis Co., Hoboken, n.d., (1933.)
Original published as a full-color poster that was circa 18" x 25". It was created as a free promotional give-away to listeners of the radio serial "Buck Roger in the 25th Century". Cocomalt, made in Hoboken by Davis, was the sponsor at this time of the enormously popular show.
Title as above does not appear on the item nor did the sponsoring product name, Cocomalt. The Davis copyright with Hoboken, N.J., is printed at the very bottom right edge. While undated, issue date is well known as 1933.
Legend has it that the company received at least 125,000 requests (or 140,000 by some sources) for the planetary map with depictions of the heroes (and heroine Wilma [Dearing]), associates and villians as well as space ships, rayguns, fantastic devices and locales related to this very popular science fiction character. The first of several Buck Rogers Cocomalt premiums, future ones required a proof of purchase (inner seal from a product can.)
Caption Buck Roger Solar System Map; R.B. Davis Cocomalt premium
Tags: vintage ephemera history old Science fiction Buck Rogers sci fi Hoboken New Jersey
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The Fiat Abarth 2000 Scorpio was designed by Pininfarina and introduced at the 1969 Turin Motor Show. It featured a mid-engine layout with 2.0-liter inline-four engine producing around 220 horsepower. The design was futuristic, with sharp lines, and a unique 180-degree pillarless cockpit.
The car had a top speed of 175 mph (281 km/h) and a weight of 1,477 pounds (670 kilograms). It was a one-off concept car, showcasing advanced aerodynamics and performance capabilities.
Italian racing car maker Abarth was founded by Carlo Abarth in 1949 and focused on producing high-performance exhaust systems and tuning kits for Fiat. Abarth’s logo depicts a stylized scorpion on a red and yellow background. In the 1960s, Abarth became more closely affiliated with Fiat, producing performance versions of Fiat models and participating in motorsport events.
In 1971, Fiat acquired Abarth, integrating it into its operations. This allowed Fiat to continue using the Abarth name for its high-performance models. As a subsidiary of Fiat, Abarth continued to focus on producing performance vehicles for both road and race.
[Sources: Wikipedia, Motor1.com, GarageDreams.net, and Stanceworks.com]
[Note: Did you know that FIAT is an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin), and it also means "let there be" in Latin]
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This sculpture is nearly 12 feet (3.7 meters) in height - literally a mountain of marble (they actuall *are* standing on a carved hill or mountain). It depicts the myth of Dirce, wife of Lykos, king of Thebes, who hated her niece Antiope and tried to have her murdered. Antiope's sons, Amphion and Zethus, however, captured Dirce and tied her to a wild bull, the very way she had planned to kill their mother. A very messy end, and highly dramatic in sculpture form.
This sculpture was unearthed in 1546 from the ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome - a copy of a Hellenistic original or a unique piece tailor made for the baths? It doesn't quite match the sculpture of Dirce mentioned by Pliny the Elder, which was brought to Rome during the reign of Augustus. That version was the work of the Rhodian artists Apollonius of Tralles and his brother Tauriscus, commissioned at the end of the 2nd century BCE and carved from just one block of marble. That sculpture was imported from Rhodes as part of the remarkable collection of artwork and sculpture owned by Asinius Pollio, a Roman politician who lived during the years between the Republic and the Principate.
The Renaissance and Baroque era restorations don't help this investigation, although they're very fine and may have been completed by Michelangelo and his students. It's had its critics over the years, arguing that the composition is awkward (my art teacher's critique), that the faces aren't emotional (true, but the restorations could have affected the faces).
The first thing you notice when you visit the Farnese Collection gallery in the MANN is that this work is so large and overwhelming that you simply cannot take it all in by standing in one spot. You must walk around it to see all the faces, to understand exactly what's occurring. I suppose it must have been placed somewhere in the Baths where visitors could do the same. And, of course, it would have been painted, so the composition would have been much easier to make out with colors helping the eye to visually distinguish garments from skin from rope from animal.
Dated to the Severian period, 222-235 CE *or* 2nd century BCE.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN inv. 6002)
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The 1961 Dodge Flitewing Concept Car was a futuristic and innovative design created by Chrysler's advanced styling studio under the direction of Virgil Exner. It was first introduced to the public on December 5, 1961, in Central Park, Manhattan. The car featured two "flip-up" window-roof canopies that automatically activated when the doors were opened or closed, controlled by pushbuttons. This design aimed to improve visibility and ease of entry and exit by eliminating a center post.
Although the Flitewing was initially intended to influence future exterior designs at Chrysler, its ambitious features, such as the gullwing side-glass and windshield assemblies, were deemed impractical for mass production due to issues with dependability, sealing, and cost. Despite this, some elements of the Flitewing's design, like its sleek lines and subtle tail fins, can be seen in later Chrysler models, like the Chrysler Imperial.
The Flitewing was powered by a 383-cubic-inch V8 engine with ram-induction intake manifolding, producing 330 horsepower, and paired with a Torqueflite automatic transmission. It also featured advanced gadgets for its time, such as platform bucket seats and a unique speedometer that looked like a thermometer with 13 lit windows.
As for its current whereabouts, the Flitewing has not been seen in public for many years, and its exact location is unknown. It is believed that the car was displayed at various auto shows until around 1964, but its fate remains a mystery.
[Sources: Bing.com, and Engineerine.com]
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