Lex Anteinternet: Monday, August 12, 1901. Driving up Pikes Peak.

Lex Anteinternet: Monday, August 12, 1901. Driving up Pikes Peak.: Driver William B. Felker, Jr. and mechanic Charles A. Yont drove a steam-powered Locomobile along a treacherous road used for horse-drawn ca...

Monday, August 12, 1901. Driving up Pikes Peak.

Driver William B. Felker, Jr. and mechanic Charles A. Yont drove a steam-powered Locomobile along a treacherous road used for horse-drawn carriages, up Pikes Peak, the first people to do so by automobile.

1900 model Locomobile.

No one would attempt this again for the following decade.

Locomobiles were introduced as steam powered cars in 1899.  In 1903 production was switched to internal combustion engines.  The company was purchased by Durant motors in 1922, and production ceased in 1929.

Last edition:

Saturday, August 10, 1901. France out of China.

Labels: 1900s, 1901, Boxer Rebellion, China, France, Qing Dynasty

SUV That Went Off Wyoming Cliff 2 Years Ago Still There With No Plans To Recover

 

SUV That Went Off Wyoming Cliff 2 Years Ago Still There With No Plans To Recover

Lex Anteinternet: Some new additions and works in progress at the National Museum of Military Vehicles.

Lex Anteinternet: Some new additions and works in progress at the Na...: M47, part of the series of tanks that are labeled with the term "Patton Tank". British Chieftan, a British Main Battle Tank that w...

Some new additions and works in progress at the National Museum of Military Vehicles.

M47, part of the series of tanks that are labeled with the term "Patton Tank".

British Chieftan, a British Main Battle Tank that was in service from the 1960s through the 1990s.  It was a very good tank design.

This appears to be a General Motors XM1, an experimental tank that competed with the tank that became the M1 Abrams.  This seems to be the only surviving example in the world.

M110 Howitzer.

Jeep Gladiator

 

Towns and Nature: Zillah, WA: 2012 Teapot Gas Station

Towns and Nature: Zillah, WA: 2012 Teapot Gas Station: 2012 Location: ( Satellite , it was moved in 2012 from the Yakima Valley Highway.) 1978 Location: ( Satellite ) Eglet's Teapot Seedling ...

The Army wants a ‘Heavy’ Infantry Squad Vehicle to use as a battery on wheels National Guard units are now adopting the once-troubled truck, just as the Army is beginning to look for an electric "heavy" version.

 The cost of this is quite frankly insane.

The Army wants a ‘Heavy’ Infantry Squad Vehicle to use as a battery on wheels

National Guard units are now adopting the once-troubled truck, just as the Army is beginning to look for an electric "heavy" version.

Lex Anteinternet: The Sycophant Interstate

Lex Anteinternet: The Sycophant Interstate:  My goodness this is utterly moronic. Lummis Still Backs 'Trump Interstate' Despite Texas Sponsor Losing Interest In It Rational min...

The Sycophant Interstate

 My goodness this is utterly moronic.

Lummis Still Backs 'Trump Interstate' Despite Texas Sponsor Losing Interest In It

Rational minds figured that this was an effort on the part of Lummis to dump on the state in order to help John Cornyn, who no longer needs help as he voted early on against Trump, which means that he didn't love the dear leader enough, and didn't get nominated to run again.  Now that Cornyn is political history, and Lummis is leaving the Senate, she doesn't need to crap on us like this any longer, but still is.

We don't want 287 becoming an Interstate.  Cynthia knows that.  

Knock it off, Cynthia.  This idea is dumb.