1936 Henderson at the Rhinebeck Grand National Meet

the newly restored bike was unveiled at the Rhinebeck Grand National Meet. The bike belongs to Frank Westfall from Syracuse, NY. According to some info I found online, the bike was originally built by O. Ray Courtney in 1936 and is based on a 1930 K.J Henderson.

I read somewhere in the post that the gauges were from a Pierce Arrow

For a whole gallery and write up, http://www.knucklebusterinc.com/features/2010/07/15/1930-art-deco-henderson

Thanks to Chris (of http://chrisoncars.com/ ) for letting me know about this cool bike!

For a bicycle of similar unusual art deco / victorian styling:
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-1890s-tiffany-was-building-bikes.html

Love art deco, obscure streamliners from 1930's, tanks, planes, and trains? Great website to recommend! Dieselpunks

Check out this cool blog: http://dieselpunks.blogspot.com/

1937 BMW R 7, when design was a bit of engineering, and a lot of artistic beauty

From http://www.autoblog.hu/?r=12603 via http://stipistop.com/

It was sealed in a box for 70 years.
The R7 was originally built in 1934 as a prototype, and production plans were scrapped as World War II spread across Europe. The R7, which was more heavy and expensive to build than BMW would have liked, was stripped of some useful parts and put away in a box.

In 2005, the R7 was brought back into daylight, and BMW Classic rebuilt the bike, which has suffered corrosion over the years. Now the bike, which many consider a masterpiece ahead of its time, is operational again. http://www.nextautos.com/over-70-years-later-bmw-r7-prototype

For more beautiful BMW motorcycles: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/best-bmw-restorer-in-america-tim.html

A favorite sculptor of mine, Isamu Noguchi, was the first to draw the Dymaxion!

The above video was found at http://meinekleinefabrik.blogspot.com/2010/06/shall-we-motor.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/automobiles/collectibles/15BUCKY.html?_r=1&ref=collectibles&oref=login The 1933 Dymaxion, designed by Buckminster Fuller is on exhibition (it started June 26) at the Whitney Museum of American Art. New Yorkers will get to look it over, as it's on loan from the Reno, Nevada National Automobile Museum.
The Dymaxion attained 30 mpg, which was unheard of in any car of it's time. It could carry 11 people, was a three wheeler, steered by the rear wheel, and could do a U-turn in its own length, which was about twice as long as a car of it's era at 20ft, and was shown to the world at the Chicago 1933 World's Fair. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_car

For a gallery of it being built and displayed: http://community.livejournal.com/dieselpunk/166227.html


http://www.washedashore.com/projects/dymax/chronology.html

For some interesting inventions, or ideas, by Bucky... see http://www.goodmagazine.com/section/Guide/good_guide_r_buckminster_fuller_3_of_6