PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES

Lockheed P-38J Lightning "HAPPY JACK'S GO BUGGY" piloted by Jack Ilfrey, December 1944, with the USAAF 20th Fighter Group, 79th Fighter Squadron out of RAF Kings Cliffe, England.



The SANTA FE SUPER CHIEF - flagship of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway - often referred to as "The Train of the Stars" because of the many celebrities who traveled on the streamliner between Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California.



The AC Cobra aka the Shelby Cobra an Anglo-American sports car produced during the 1960s that enjoyed a very long production lifespan through its multiple incarnations; it began life as a Tojiero-Bristol, then an AC Ace, followed by the Ace Bristol and finally the Ace Ford. Just as it was ending its production life, Carroll Shelby breathed new life with the iconic 289 Cobra, soon superseded by the legendary 427 Cobra.


. . . and because it's my birthday THIS is what I get - S.L.



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PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES

Now THIS is COOL:


The Internet Craftsmanship Museum



Christmas Time is when we like to play with model trains.






1/6 Scale working model steam crane.





It's the right color, I wonder if it's a John Deere, like MY tractor?





The maker of this all aluminum F-4 Corsair cutaway model gets an honorable mention on the STORMBRINGER Wall of Honor.


Mr. Young C. Park: A retired dentist turns his skills to making aluminum aircraft models.






1/15 scale 1930 Duesenberg SJ-563 La Grande Roadster

The incredible Wingrove Collection.


What a luxury to have this kind of time on your hands to pursue a hobby like this . . .

. . . S.L.