The Bi-Valve lnterior Combustion Twice-Exhausted Bi-Axle Nitro-Cycle, from the steampunk focused movie, Wild Wild West

If you are also a Kevin Kline, Selma Hayek, and Will Smith fan... or love steam and diesel punk, you'll love this 1999 movie.

Historic trucks blogspot comes across cool old trucks in Australia

Check out all the cool unusual vehicles at http://historictrucks.blogspot.com

pretty good photoshopping, it's a mix of Star Wars, steam locomotive, steam punk, and transformer

from http://www.barnorama.com/star-wars-old-school/

Wow, lowering a train body down onto the chassis. Amazing, just one of those things I've never given a moments thought to how it was made

Does that just blow your mind and make you wish you could hang around and watch while that happens?

1926 Foden 6 ton...

barely an evolutionary step past the first steam tractor, this is some early iron! Wow, how did this survive the last 84 years and still operate?
For some more photos of this and similar great old steam powered tractors: http://ccmv.fotopic.net/p63383593.html

One of the most impressive photos I've seen, the Oct 1895 Granville-Paris Express wreck

The engine careened across almost 98 ft of the station concourse, crashed through a 2 foot thick wall, shot across a terrace and sailed out of the station, plummeting onto the Place de Rennes 33 ft below, where it stood on its nose. All on board the train survived, five sustaining injuries: two passengers (out of 131), the fireman and two conductors; however, one woman on the street below was killed by falling masonry. The accident was caused by a faulty Westinghouse brake and the engine drivers who were trying to make up for lost time. A conductor incurred a 25 franc penalty and the engine driver a 50 franc penalty.
Via: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Train_wreck_at_Montparnasse_1895.jpg

If the look of a 100 year old car doesn't entrance you...., you might not be a car guy

This time warp Stanley was originally purchased by a manufacturer of roller skates. It was used in business until replaced by another vehicle, then stored away in a barn.
Discovered many years later, it was purchased by a series of collectors through 1981. Virtually unchanged since it was built, the car has been considered “too good to restore” by many enthusiasts and has served as an authentic reference for restoration of many other cars.

The car is all in original condition, with vestigial hints of the original green paint visible on the wood body. The fenders are thin strips of bent wood, and are unmarred. The black leather seats are entirely original and well preserved, with the exception of the bottom front cushions, which have been covered to prevent further deterioration. The brass lighting is all correct and unblemished, though tarnished.

It was put into running order by replacing the boiler with a modern reproduction, although the original is included with the car. The burner was rebuilt and the car has participated in several high-profile events, including the centennial observance of F.O. Stanley’s first ascent of Mt. Washington in 1999. It served as the model for Ken Dallison artwork on a 12-cent U.S. postage stamp issued in 1985. It also was featured at the 2006 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, where it proved a spectators’ favorite, particularly on the Friday tour for steam cars.

To see what it would look like restored: http://www.saratogaautomuseum.com/exhibits.php?CID=73 and a gallery of similar pre-ww1 cool old cars

Parade at the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum (steam tractors)

If you like old tractors, but a little bit newer, try the post on gas powered ones: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/07/parade-at-antique-gas-and-steam-engine_5537.html

or if dozers and cat track driven stuff is more to your liking: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/07/parade-at-antique-gas-and-steam-engine_06.html

or if you are a fan of John Deere tractors: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/07/parade-at-antique-gas-and-steam-engine_05.html

or if you'd like to see the skits they put on when they parade the tractors through for the visitors: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/07/parade-at-antique-gas-and-steam-engine_5903.html

If you like antique cars and trucks that drove through: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/07/parade-at-antique-gas-and-steam-engine.html