Terrific variety of aircraft posters at Moment d'Inspiration Blogspot

Just a couple I liked the most from a big gallery at http://momentdinspiration.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/vielles-affiches-daeroplanes-ii.html

above from a seperate post at http://momentdinspiration.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/airplanes-cutaways-iii.html

the star cars you know by sight, by Scott Park

found on http://flaviendachet.blogspot.ru/2013/06/star-car.html

Max Grundy's newest SEMA print

Max will be at SEMA booth 2013, or you can buy these prints at http://maxgrundy.com/

Best steampunk book I've seen for kids, friends, your boss, and steam punk / inventors geek love .. Thaddeus the Boss, by Heather Theurer

http://www.heathertheurer.com/index.php

that is the first couple pages after you open it, so you can see how it begins

the story line is that Thadeus (the kid) wants to be a "boss" like his dad, and this tells how he tries and learns how difficult it is to be a boss, and what the things a boss has to do for the people he is a boss of.

one of the great things about Heather's art and design is the TERRIFIC details and inventions she displays throughout the book, like the pacifier with a dB meter

Every day the dad goes to work in a new way, but a Motor Wheel? How Cool!

the above reminds me of the big car in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen... notice the engine horsepower call out on the exhaust?

Steampunk baby buggy!

this is so cool, Heather wrote up a great amount of things that you can get your kids to think about or discuss, even go back through the book and look for

http://www.heathertheurer.com/index.php

http://www.amazon.com/Thaddeus-Boss-Heather-Theurer/dp/0982613784

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/thaddeus-the-boss/id512785971?mt=11

http://www.epbot.com/2012/03/saturday-steam-31712.html

an octopus on a pennyfarthing, and riding in a steam car... I love Steam Punk!

this book is fun! Great gift idea, no one is going to expect it, everyone will enjoy it!  For the art from the book: http://www.bkartonline.com/subgallery-page/otto-and-victoria/

From Brian Kesinger http://www.bkartonline.com/  and his facebook is https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brian-Kesingers-Tea-Girls/212094505475204 

Hand made Mercedes V-12 motor made from 53 materials hand forged by 35 craftsmen in Morocco

by Eric von Hove

the whole gallery and write up at http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/08/eric-von-hove-mercedes-v12/

Nine months in the making,V12 Laraki began when van Hove dismantled a mercedes engine and then set about creating faithful reproductions of every single component, some 465 parts and 660 bolts made of casted copper.

Paul has a new piece to sell, and can be met at Goodwood or online at Automobiliart.blogspot.com

Paul's newest laser-cut illustration, showing the Shelby/Salvadori Aston Martin DBR1 which won the 1959 24 heures du Mans. 

Laser-cut from stainless steel, powder-coated green; then hand-paint the additional colours using pin-strippers paint. The hood opens to reveal laser-cut brushed stainless steel illustration of the famous inline 6-cylinder DBR1 engine. The side brackets are also laser-cut illustrations, and the back-plate is powder-coated in black crinkle finish.

The piece is very limited (10 to 25 max.) and comes in a custom-built box.Here are the specs:

22” x 13” x 3” (55.8cm x 33cm x 7.6cm)11 lbs 9 oz (5.25 kg)

$4550 CDN/£2800 GBP/€3300 EUR/$4400 USD plus shipping/fees

you might see him at Goodwood, or, you can order it at 

Paul Chenard
http://automobiliart.blogspot.com/
paul.chenard@hotmail.com
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1 902 817-9273

www.facebook.com/automobiliart

Whoa, steam locomotive lovers are gonna want this!

It's a 4 ton BBQ, from "Tvoryukami" - a group that is based in a small village near Ryazan Deulino and is known for its visionary and creative scope

Original source: http://www.bbqmag.ru/newnum.html?article=497#.UhwBYhtQEXy

I found it on http://www.epbot.com/2013/04/saturday-steam-42013.html

Max Grundy is having an art exhibit and selling some originals!

these are just a couple to show you the cool art style of Max Grundy, and some that will be for sale

Fearists! We are having a large showing of original paintings this coming Sept 6th at La Luz de Jesus Gallery.

These are all painted with one-shot enamel paint on aluminum panel. Sizes on these range from 13 x 19" all the way to 4" wide.

Prices range form $1,500- $3,500 Let me know if you have any interest.

These are on first come basis. I cannot hold any paintings. Thanks!

-MAX  http://www.fearisthenewbeauty.com/
Max@Fearisthenewbeauty.com

What if Sir Vival had been designed for looks instead of safety? It might have looked THIS good

from http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2013/06/25/in-the-24th-and-a-halfth-century/ who found it on http://600v.deviantart.com/art/NFZ-W43-turntable-378633347

Sir Vival looked like

from my post http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/12/try-for-safer-car-has-had-some-strange.html of a couple late 40's cars worked on to make a safe prototype

In the "What If?" world of concept art, here are retro-Soviet punk creations of and artist that goes by the handle "600v" on deviantART

found on http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2013/06/26/your-daily-dose-of-unlimited-retro-sovietpunk-imagination/ from 600v's page http://600v.deviantart.com/gallery/

prototype art for a sports car Tucker showed up at auction last year, Hemmings posted it, but I missed it then

art work by Read Viemeister, an industrial designer who was sorta famous because of his Tucker car design http://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/10/obituaries/read-viemeister-industrial-designer-70.html

found on http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2012/07/30/tucker-memorabilia-surfaces-at-auction/

very rare Rapid Transit System 4 piece poster from 1970, 4 feet by 12 feet total size, the Hemi Cuda

 Jim's price is 5thousand. jimwel69@yahoo.com

regular readers will know that it's rare that I have a thing for sale, because I have nothing to sell. But occassionally someone will ask me if I want to buy something, like in this example, and since I can't afford anything, I ask them if they would rather I post about it, and help out readers who are looking for some cool thing, and that seller who is also a reader (maybe) and by posting it, I help out four people at the same time.

I get a cool thing to post, Jim's wife is happy he sells it, Jim's happy to get money for it, and the new owner scores something that normally you would thing will never be seen outside a millionaires private collection

If you buy it, and don't mind sharing the photo of it in your place of pride, I'd love to post that as an example that sometimes, cool things find new homes. My email is jbohjkl@yahoo.com