trains and things that look like trains, from Fifities50s.blogspot.com

above the 1959 Gatlinburg Tennessee tourist conveyor

Looks a lot like a train engine, but I can see bus dualie tires in the back, and people on the top

The Detroit Zoo train

the Virginian

The GM Aerotrain, more photos in this gallery: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/12/gm-aerotrain.html

an 1850 boiler explosion left very little of the engine

above, the Mark Twain

Above, the El Capitan

All from various posts on http://fifties50s.blogspot.com

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Fuel delivery trucks, the variety is impressive

 I like the airplane in the background, and the design of the fuel truck back half.

looks very short, but I hope that is a optical illusion from the camera angle. I'm surprised that the letters are add ons. It looks really good.

wow, that is old.

The coolest of the photos here in my opinion, the 1940 Ford has been chopped to the belt line, and some odd panels on top of the fenders. Really professional looking, and of course, it's very cool that there is a plane in the background

I haven't seen a double trailer in a long time

Even older that that gren truck, this is what a Mack truck looked like in the 19 teens. Solid rubber tires, looks like wood spoke rims, side curtains and a "C" cab.

Above is in the Ramsey Museum in Dover Ohio

 wow, great looking truck and tanks. And pumps were mounted on the sides! Cool!

all found on various posts on http://fifties50s.blogspot.com

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now at the Petersen museum, this is the 1939 lakester named the Meteor, and handbuilt from 5 scrapped vehicles

when it was at the 2011 Del Mar Goodguys, I got photos of it from up close, inside and out.

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/04/schools-in-this-is-visual-lesson-in.html

While it is the museum and will get a lot more people to respect the enormous commitment the builder had, and the talent in making this car, the stantions and ropes will not allow museum guests to get as close and with the great lighting I had available at the 2011 Goodguys. Kudos to the museum for getting it on display! 

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the 1955 Ghia Streamline X

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