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The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.

Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?

A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.

cloggo: DIESELPUNK Airship Engined Monsterettes Seen at Harewood Hillclimb June 2012 The car is a GN/JAP Grand Prix, year 1908/1919 owned and built by Richard Scaldwell .It has a wooden chassis and an Airship engine!! Quote Martin Squires:—-“www.prewarcar.com gave this great description in 2006 after seeing it at the Prescott Hill Climb: “The low car seems equally flimsy and scruffy at first sight, but when you are getting closer you see a grand piece of art in which thousands of hours and tons of creativity have been invested——  Air cooled 5 litre V8 engine ( aero JAP ?) with everything exposed. “ “The engine is an original Jap V8 rather than 4 v twins bolted together, the same engine was used by E.T. Willows to power his airship which flew from Cardiff to Crystal Palace on August 6th 1910. The engine can be seen in the Shuttleworth Collection. More info on the engine can be seen here:” http://gasballoon.com/V8JAP.htm The actual  engine from the airship Just look at those timing gears fretted away to just some spindly spokes and a rim. All for lightness Thanks to Martin Squires for info from his page HERE

cloggo:

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Airship Engined Monsterettes

Seen at Harewood Hillclimb June 2012

The car is a GN/JAP Grand Prix, year 1908/1919 owned and built by Richard Scaldwell .It has a wooden chassis and an Airship engine!!
Quote Martin Squires:—-“www.prewarcar.com gave this great description in 2006 after seeing it at the Prescott Hill Climb:
“The low car seems equally flimsy and scruffy at first sight, but when you are getting closer you see a grand piece of art in which thousands of hours and tons of creativity have been invested——  Air cooled 5 litre V8 engine ( aero JAP ?) with everything exposed. “

“The engine is an original Jap V8 rather than 4 v twins bolted together, the same engine was used by E.T. Willows to power his airship which flew from Cardiff to Crystal Palace on August 6th 1910. The engine can be seen in the Shuttleworth Collection. More info on the engine can be seen here:”


The actual  engine from the airship
Just look at those timing gears fretted away to just some spindly spokes and a rim. All for lightness






HAPPY DIESELPUNK DAY!

hildekitten:

Happy Dieselpunk Day everyone!

If anyone wonders why today of all days is Dieselpunk Day, well today is the anniversary of the first transatlantic flight (on the name of Charles Lindbergh).

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