there is only 1 working Tiger 131 tank that is operable still existing, and a movie "Fury" (not released yet, with Brad Pitt) got it on loan

photo from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2123736/Back-70-years-mighty-Tiger-tank-Only-surviving-example-works-restored-wartime-specification.html

it was captured by the smallest margin of luck, a shell from a British Churchill tank damaged the turret just enough to keep if from turning, making the tank useless... and so it was captured, from the African campaign of WW2, and sent to England so any weaknesses could be found and exploited by the Allies.

It was named Tiger by Ferdinand Porsche, and was exceptionally deadly, one Tiger took out a record 22 opposition tanks in one battle in Russia, and one tank commander had a total of 168 enemy tanks destroyed

It's home is the Bovington tank museum in Dorset England.

The movie can be learned about on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2713180/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1

Don't act like you've never seen a 1969 GTX before....

Well? Fine, I'll concede.... I've never seen a Chrysler GTX before... Brazilian. http://antigosverdeamarelo.blogspot.ca/2014/01/simca-presidence-1965-chrysler-gtx-1969.html

Stutz made fire engines! That is a rare cool item, and one is for sale

The Stutz High Duty Fire Engine Company came to life in 1919 when A.C. Mecklenburg & Harry Stutz came together to form a new firm to build fire apparatus from Indianapolis, Indiana. With both of their skills of building and selling fine automobiles, the idea of building a strong machine that would not break at the crucial moment when it was most needed came to be. The first pumper was tested in late spring 1919, and by June of 1919 was entered to compete against other fire apparatus manufacturers at the International Association of Fire Engineers in Kansas City, MO. This competition included American LaFrance, White, Ahrens-Fox, Seagrave, and Mack just to name few. Not only did they do well in the 12-hour run performance by taking top honors, they were noted for having the lowest motor pump speed among all exhibitors at only 1,130 rpms and low hose pulsation. It was the only pumper of all eight competitors to finish with a perfect score! The new advertising read “Made Good In a Day!”



the St Louis Car Museum is selling off a lot of vehicles. http://www.stlouiscarmuseum.com/stlcarmuseumtemplate.asp?id=1891

the Mustang Sprint.. haven't seen one of these in a dozen years

top image from http://aacalibrary.tumblr.com/ the bottom one I posted years ago from Svammerislum I think... but the point is, they are so rare now that I didn't even see one at the Knotts Berry Farm Fabulous Fords Forever show last year

Barnfind GT 40 pulled out of a garage where it sat since 1977

You probably recognize the name Tom Shaughnessy... he can afford to collect GT 40's

Shaughnessy said that after a year-long bidding war, he recently took possession of GT40 CSX1067 from its previous owner, a retired fire fighter who owned the car since 1975. According to The Gentleman Racer, the GT40 sat idle since 1977 due to engine troubles, and health problems prevented that owner from getting too far into the necessary repairs.

This isn't just any Ford GT40, either. This is chassis No. 1067, and it is among the rarest. The World Registry of Cobras and GT40s says it is just one of three GT40 MkI cars to come with the MkII's rear clamshell, and of those three, it is the only survivor.

 Furthermore, it was the last GT40 to be produced in 1966 and was the last GT40 to use a Ford serial number—all subsequent GT40s wore the serial numbers of J.W. Automotive Engineering.

Found on http://www.roadandtrack.com/go/car-culture/priceless-ford-gt40-found-in-garage

Photos and original story from http://www.thegentlemanracer.com/2014/02/garage-find-gt40-mki-chassis-p1067.html

the SPA truck, Studebaker Pierce Arrow, 1929-1933

above is a 1931

SPA Truck Company (S-P-A) was a manufacturer of trucks, which was owned and operated by Studebaker Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Pierce-Arrow of Buffalo, New York.

The name SPA was based on Studebaker, Pierce and Arrow. SPA manufactured trucks from 1929 to 1933.

While the Studebaker industrial fortune had been made by building Conestoga wagons, Studebaker had been late in entering the modern truck market, doing so in 1929. While Studebaker plants were running at near capacity, executives planned on using Pierce-Arrow's unused excess capacity to handle truck production demand.

Studebaker attempted to acquire White Motor Company in 1932, a known manufacturer of heavy duty trucks based in Cleveland, Ohio. White backed out of the deal just before March 1933; Studebaker then sold Pierce Arrow to investors, which were forced into bankruptcy and liquidated the firm in 1938.

When Studebaker filed for receivership in March 1933, SPA was liquidated and Studebaker focused its attention on automobiles, producing a modest volume of trucks until the late 1930s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPA_Truck_Company images from http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?4793-Studebaker-truck-quiz and http://gwulo.com/node/8247