From Shonen Club magazine 1936. Via: Pink Tentacle

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Concept art for Ethan Maniqui's scifi action flick SCAR 23.(click to enlarge) Via: Quiet Earth
Via: Ebay no# 380246874252

Monday, June 28, 2010

The art of Buichi Terasawa's playboy space pirate Manga hero Cobra. Via: Le Blog Moto
The upcoming Tron Legacy Zero Gravity Light Cycle features six-foot light-emitting trails and innovative  technology allowing the toy vehicle to be driven on a wall or even upside down. Via: ESP Visuals
DKW/Auto Union 1935 record braking sidecar. Via: Forum Auto
"In May 2008, while excavating around the castle of Château-Gaillard, the archaeologists of Bristol University made a surprising discovery. They have unearthed two graves side by side. In both of them they have found the rests of the body of an armored knight, and above it in one grave the well preserved skeleton of a horse, while in the other the fragments of iron objects which, seen from above, resembled… a bicycle."
          The art of Boris Indrikov. Via: Riowang

The making of one sweet ride from Atogureisu Bakery
"The last photograph of Frank Lenz, who in the mid-1890s attempted to circle the world on bicycle. He disappeared in eastern Turkey and is the subject of David Herlihy’s new book, The Lost Cyclist.
Via: Invisible Stories

Saturday, June 26, 2010

"Vancouver-based startup Ryno Motors is creating a line of electric Monowheels. The bike has a range of about 30 miles and can hit a top speed of 25mph. Powered by LiFePo4 batteries, it is expected to cost about $3500 when on the market.
                    Via: Ecofriend 



Friday, June 25, 2010


William Buridan's sculpture "Steel Life". 
Photography by Julien Taylor
 
The Spirit of Mechanics. Via: Art e Arti
»Spleen« is a freeze-frame explosion, an autopsy on motor and chassis that encapsulates the utopian fantasy of the overhauled scooter, driving off into the sunset."
Via: vvork

Thursday, June 24, 2010