The Gremlin Special (C-47) crashed with a small crew of 5 and 19
passengers, during a sightseeing flight over New Guinea, over the
Shangri-La valley, then things got BAD... on May 13th, 1945 (Iwo Jima
conquered, mothers day)
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At the time of World War II, much of the island was uncharted — hundreds of
planes crashed there, and few were ever found.
This is one of the few crashe...
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Unbelievable 1929 Reo Royale Rat Rod
This vehicle was JUST finished the other day by a master craftsman friend of mine. He has some incredible cars in his collection, and I hope to feature some more soon. This vehicle is the new interpretation of a 1929 Reo Royale ...........There are traces of styling that shadow back to that design of that vehicle but..............WOW.
It runs a Buick FireBall engine and its entire drive system is old school in nature, but truly meticulous in build. You have to love the Blatz's tapper off the engine...........Wisconsin beer at its best.
The steering wheel is from a Ford Model 'A' (I believe) vintage speedster...........It swings up and out of the way for exit.
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