Vintage shots from days gone by!

A GAZ 69:



No comment.....

 

GAZ 72 4x4:

 

1955 GAZ 73 4x4 ..... an SUV??:

 

ZIL 112 race cars:





"One of the most successful Soviet racing cars, the ZIL 112 S, appeared in 1962. As with most Soviet sports cars, the 112 S used parts from production Soviet cars. For example, the front suspension was taken from a GAZ 21 Volga, though the rear suspension was fully original, as well as disk brakes on all wheels (rear brakes were settled down to a main gear). Of two cars built, one had a 6-liter V8 engine providing 230hp, and the other, a 6.95-liter V8 capable of 270hp, both developed from the stock ZIS 110 unit. Depending on the engine, the 112 S could run 260-270km/h. As with the engines, transmissions were taken from ZIS 110, but redesigned slightly to employ lightened aluminum components. Compared to earlier 112 modifications, the 112 S had shorter wheelbase (2190mm) and less weight (1300kg)."

 

another version of the ZIL 112:

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ZIS 112/1:



"At the beginning, the car had 140hp from production ZIS 110 limousine, but for the 2450kg car it was 'a bit' weak, so within a year of it&#8217;s construction in 1951, a new experimental engine was installed in the car. Developed by Vasili Rodionov, the inline-eight engine displaced 6005cc and provided 182hp at 3500rpm. The new unit pprowered the car to 204km/h. But, along with more power, the new engine added much more weight to a front axle, so the 112/1 was very hard to handle. Hard to say how the car would have handled curvy tracks, as that time, races were held on straights, but the 112/1 was hard on its brakes and the car was very unstable. The ZIS 112 tried its best at straight-line line races on the Minskoe highway, but soon it became clear that it was not well suited even for such competitions."

 

is that in san pedro,ca?

 

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An old Aussie Hot Rodder from days gone by,,

Can any Aussies name him?

 

John Fitzgerald D/MP (Australia) 186 cu in straight 6 power - 1967:

 

Hines/Parry/Thomas chopped top:

 

Customised Holden:

 

John Coppins custom Holden and partial of Dodge AT4 Ambulance:

 

Bob and Raylene Bakers custom Holden:

 

"The FJ Holden custom 'Olde' is Lance Simmers, Dick Bushell's Red '34 5W, Phil Buchanan's Tilted T (at back) and R. Grimshaw's '23 T (under FJ)."

"It was taken in 1971, at the Wayville showground in Adelaide for the Adelaide Hot Rod Show."

 

Canadian Helldrivers in EK model Holdens:

 

Actually; I used to deliver fabricated iron to job sites in the early '70's and I would pull off the chains, drive in reverse, hit the brakes, and slide the load off. It never got stuck like that though............

 

Memphis-1972

 

Texas.......Mid 30's

 

Grease Monkey??

 

Can you imagine being the guy who took the picture?

 

This looks like the Buick experimental from the late 30s or early 40s,I always knew the japanese like to copy others stuff but it looks like the Russians did it too.

 

REALLY? Any recent pics??? Love to see.

 

Here's what I saw on the "NET"

In 1967 Conrad "Connie" Kalitta began a business carrying car parts using a twin engine Cessna 310 that he piloted himself. It became American International Airways. AIA started flying in 1984 using Boeing 747, Lockheed L-1011, Douglas DC-8, Twin Beech and Learjet aircraft, for air freight, air ambulance and charter passenger operations. In 1990 and 1991 AIA flew 600 missions in support of Desert Shield/Desert Storm. In 1997, AIA merged with Kitty Hawk Inc. and Conrad Kalitta resigned to start Kalitta Leasing (buying, selling and leasing large aircraft). In April 2000, Kitty Hawk International (the former AIA) ceased operations. Kalitta decided to rescue it and the new airline, Kalitta Air, began operations in November 2000, using the operating certificate and assets of the former airline.
Kalitta Air operates a large repair facility at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport in Iosco County, Michigan, United States.