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1939 Lagonda V-12 Rapide Sports Roadsterby Vanden Plas The November 15, 1939 issue of Britain’s magazine The Motor carried a Lagonda advertisement headed “A Lagonda for Hollywood.” The ad confirmed reports that actor Robert Montgomery had been at the Brooklands race track testing European sports cars. Having tried several models, he concluded that... - http://needcaffeine.tumblr.com/post...
1939 Lagonda V-12 Rapide Sports Roadsterby Vanden Plas
 
The November 15, 1939 issue of Britain’s magazine The Motor carried a Lagonda advertisement headed “A Lagonda for Hollywood.” The ad confirmed reports that actor Robert Montgomery had been at the Brooklands race track testing European sports cars. Having tried several models, he concluded that the Lagonda provided the best combination of speed, comfort and convenience. This roadster, chassis number 14115, was delivered to him in Beverly Hills, California. According to the book Vanden Plas by Brian Smith, chassis 14115 was fitted with Vanden Plas’s body number 3694 and was in fact the second to last car and very last Lagonda bodied by the firm before World War II.
 An actor, director and former president of the Screen Actors Guild, Montgomery is rightly considered one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century. He holds two stars on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame (one for television and one for films) and was nominated for multiple Academy Awards. Additionally, his multi-faceted career included a stint in the navy during World War II as well as political activism that culminated in an office at the Eisenhower White House, where he served as a media consultant. Elizabeth Montgomery (well known for Bewitched), also a respected actress, was his daughter.
 
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(via desire to inspire - desiretoinspire.net - Paul Raeside double time)
Why not to plant trees close to gates. - http://needcaffeine.tumblr.com/post...
Why not to plant trees close to gates.
not everyday you have a house with a portable rock climbing wall - http://needcaffeine.tumblr.com/post...
not everyday you have a house with a portable rock climbing wall
these + some mascarpone or blue cheese please. softybean: (via purmanent, encoreuneminute) - http://ploughmans-lunch.tumblr.com/post...
these + some mascarpone or blue cheese please. 
 
softybean:
  
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1941 Chrysler Windsor Town and Country “Barrelback” This 1941 Chrysler Town and Country is an outstanding nine-passenger example. Finished in Polo Green and trimmed in red leather, it presents a very attractive and stately appearance. The comprehensive, show quality restoration was completed over a five-year period and is documented with a large... - http://needcaffeine.tumblr.com/post...
1941 Chrysler Windsor Town and Country “Barrelback”
 
This 1941 Chrysler Town and Country is an outstanding nine-passenger example. Finished in Polo Green and trimmed in red leather, it presents a very attractive and stately appearance. The comprehensive, show quality restoration was completed over a five-year period and is documented with a large collection of photographs.
 
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1913 Alco Six Five-Passenger Touring The American Locomotive Company began building American Berliet cars in Providence, Rhode Island in 1906, having secured the US license to build the highly-respected Berliet automobiles of Lyon, France for a period of three years. The new 1909 Alco was sent out to prove its soundness by entering—and winning—the... - http://needcaffeine.tumblr.com/post...
1913 Alco Six Five-Passenger Touring
 
The American Locomotive Company began building American Berliet cars in Providence, Rhode Island in 1906, having secured the US license to build the highly-respected Berliet automobiles of Lyon, France for a period of three years.
 
The new 1909 Alco was sent out to prove its soundness by entering—and winning—the grueling Vanderbilt Cup Race in that year, beating Fiat, Mercedes, National, Marmon, Isotta, Buick and Simplex. In 1910, Alco repeated the feat, beating Marmon, National, Lozier, Pope, Simplex, Benz and Mercedes! Alco also paid close attention to body styling, and by 1912 the distinctive white stripe running around the top of the elegant Alco coachwork instantly identified the renowned road locomotives from Providence. Alcos also became the most expensive cars in America during this time, reflecting the quality of materials, design and workmanship lavished upon them. Despite the high prices, however, a careful cost analysis revealed that American Locomotive was losing an average of $460 on each car built and had been doing so since the venture began in 1906! This became Alco’s death knell, and the marque was discontinued in late 1913, bringing to a close the saga of a car that was perhaps built too well to survive in the marketplace of its time.
 
The car on offer here is almost certainly the 1913 New York Show car based on its one-off steering tube angle, slightly longer cowl, deeper front seat placement and five-passenger Fleetwood body configuration. It was originally sold in Cleveland on August 10, 1913, and we understand it remained there in various owners’ and collectors’ hands until the late 1960s.
 
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1911 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Seven-Passenger Roi des Belges (via RM AUCTIONS | Classic Car Auctions Company) - http://needcaffeine.tumblr.com/post...
1911 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Seven-Passenger Roi des Belges
 
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(via A View Into The World Of An Avant-Garde Collector | Yatzer)
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(via A View Into The World Of An Avant-Garde Collector | Yatzer)
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(via Clever Design Hides a Chest of Drawers Under the Stairs : TreeHugger)
Alaska Wakeboarding Teaser from Catchin' Air Tv Show - http://vimeo.com/35515926
Alaska Wakeboarding Teaser from Catchin' Air Tv Show
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(via A View Into The World Of An Avant-Garde Collector | Yatzer)
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(via desire to inspire - desiretoinspire.net - Big bright and white)
‘Does she like you?’ ‘I think she couldn’t care less. I might have been a concrete gnome from the look she gave me.’ ‘Ah,’ said Peter, knowingly. ‘That is an excellent sign. They get taught at school nowadays that the best way to attract the man they want is to ignore him.’ - http://ploughmans-lunch.tumblr.com/post...
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(via desire to inspire - desiretoinspire.net - Big bright and white)
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(via Imposing New Delhi Interior Exudes Sophistication - Decoist)
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(via Brent Knoll Residence in Malmsbury, Australia by March Studio | Inthralld)
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(via Imposing New Delhi Interior Exudes Sophistication - Decoist)
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(via Brent Knoll Residence in Malmsbury, Australia by March Studio | Inthralld)
What I keep noticing in all these old photos is the aesthetics. WE used to care about how things looked. Whether that be ourselves, buildings, etc.  New York, 1909. “Knickerbocker Hotel, Broadway & 42nd Street.” (via The Knickerbocker: 1909 | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive) - http://needcaffeine.tumblr.com/post...
What I keep noticing in all these old photos is the aesthetics. WE used to care about how things looked. Whether that be ourselves, buildings, etc. 
 
New York, 1909. “Knickerbocker Hotel, Broadway & 42nd Street.” (via The Knickerbocker: 1909 | Shorpy Historical Photo Archive)
I’m not sure I’d trust this bridge to drive over, though maybe if I had a Trabby or Lada (via Untruthfully Smooth Roads Of Altay | English Russia) - http://needcaffeine.tumblr.com/post...
I’m not sure I’d trust this bridge to drive over, though maybe if I had a Trabby or Lada
 
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This photo shows The famous French Ocean Liner the Normandie which was being prepared for WWII service on February 9, 1942, when it caught fire after a cutting-torch ignited a stack of thousands of life vests. Unfortunately firefighters pumped to much water into the seaward side of the vessel which caused it to roll over and capsize (via The... - http://needcaffeine.tumblr.com/post...
This photo shows The famous French Ocean Liner the Normandie which was being prepared for WWII service on February 9, 1942, when it caught fire after a cutting-torch ignited a stack of thousands of life vests. Unfortunately firefighters pumped to much water into the seaward side of the vessel which caused it to roll over and capsize (via The Tragic Loss of the Normandie | The Old Motor)
1962 Lesovsky Indianapolis Roadster (via RM AUCTIONS | Classic Car Auctions Company) - http://needcaffeine.tumblr.com/post...
1962 Lesovsky Indianapolis Roadster
 
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