Monthly Archives: January 2018
HIGH WINDS
The first thing I do every day – even before I sit down to write to you, my friends – is I check the weather. As kids, when the radio man read the weather forecast woe betide anyone who spoke or rattled pots or slammed the door. There was a hushed almost religious silence for the reading of the weather.
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“DeSoto Plymouth Cartoon (1955) – Classic TV Commercial”
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A Full History of DeSoto
Walter P. Chryslerintroduced DeSoto in the summer of 1928.
Chrysler’s announcement immediately attracted 500 dealers. By the time DeSoto production was in full swing at the end of 1928, there were 1,500 agencies selling the premier 1929 DeSoto Six. Demand rocketed.
During the first twelve months, DeSoto production set a record 81,065 cars. DeSoto built more cars during its first year than had Chrysler, Pontiac, or Graham-Paige. The record stood for nearly thirty years.
The car name honored Hernando de Soto, the 16th century Spaniard who discovered the Mississippi River and had covered more North American territory than any other early explorer(editor’s note: the Chrysler people were probably not aware ofHernando de Soto’s evildoings).
As a moniker, DeSoto reinforced the…
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Coffee Table Model Railroad With All the Bells and Whistles (and Lights and Sirens) — Hackaday
For some, the allure of a real, physical world that you create and control is overwhelming. Combine that with a love of trains, and you get the model railroad. Some are incredibly detailed, and it seems like the larger the layout the better. Not everyone has the real-estate to devote to such a hobby, though, […]
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N.B. senior keeps his health on track by taking up model train hobby — Global News
It’s an old-school hobby that is helping to keep him alive.
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Random Rail Shot
One Tough Locomotive-
I haven’t had time to do a write up about our narrow gauge adventure this summer. So, in the meantime, I present a WWII Soviet armored locomotive located in Zvolen, Slovakia. I had a chance to visit Slovakia last summer and snapped a few photos of this armored train (yes, there are more cars and more photos to come).
It’s an interesting beast and it’s located in a park adjacent to the rail yards in Zvolen. If you’re ever in Slovakia you should check it out. The country is rugged, a lot like New Hampshire; additionally the people and the Pivo are excellent.
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