something new to me in the world of snowplow train engines and motor wheels

both found on http://goawaygarage.blogspot.com/

steam punk motor wheel design

http://www.pinterest.com/source/stefano1896.deviantart.com/ and there are other views there of this 1/32nd scale (approximately) 

a steampunk motorwheel at Dragon Con 2012 found on Epbot.com

for a whole bunch of great photos of Dragon Con and other conventions, and an emphasis on Steampunk!

http://www.epbot.com

Best steampunk book I've seen for kids, friends, your boss, and steam punk / inventors geek love .. Thaddeus the Boss, by Heather Theurer

http://www.heathertheurer.com/index.php

that is the first couple pages after you open it, so you can see how it begins

the story line is that Thadeus (the kid) wants to be a "boss" like his dad, and this tells how he tries and learns how difficult it is to be a boss, and what the things a boss has to do for the people he is a boss of.

one of the great things about Heather's art and design is the TERRIFIC details and inventions she displays throughout the book, like the pacifier with a dB meter

Every day the dad goes to work in a new way, but a Motor Wheel? How Cool!

the above reminds me of the big car in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen... notice the engine horsepower call out on the exhaust?

Steampunk baby buggy!

this is so cool, Heather wrote up a great amount of things that you can get your kids to think about or discuss, even go back through the book and look for

http://www.heathertheurer.com/index.php

http://www.amazon.com/Thaddeus-Boss-Heather-Theurer/dp/0982613784

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/thaddeus-the-boss/id512785971?mt=11

http://www.epbot.com/2012/03/saturday-steam-31712.html

A variety of cool cars that Nik posted recently at carrosantigos.wordpress.com

above, a German motorwheel

look at the multiple belts or chains on the steering column!

all found on http://carrosantigos.wordpress.com

the motorized monocycle only costs $13,000. Probably why no one has been seen riding one

found at http://www.hammacher.com/Product/Default.aspx?sku=11102

also posted at http://silodrome.com/motorized-monocycle/

The monocycles are made in the Netherlands, each one is capable of reaching a top speed of 25mph and is powered by a rather humble 31cc, 4-stroke 1 1/2-hp engine. It uses a centrifugal clutch on its inner wheel and has a rubber tire around the outer wheel, steering is accomplished by leaning the wheel left or right and the brake is essentially a clamp on the inner steel wheel.

motorized bicycles from about 80-100 years old

all just a small part of the variety on a 3 page thread at http://motorbicycling.com/showthread.php?t=43650

you can see a better gallery of cool old motorcycles at http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/180/Motorcycle-Photo-Gallery/2003-Art-of-the-Motorcycle-Show.aspx

or just use Google and search "Art of the Motorcycle"

Men In Black 3, the motor wheels, the cars of the 1969 scenes, Boris the Animals monster cycle, and that cool little diner

A bit of this scene with better stills from the trailer are what I posted back in March http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2012/03/men-in-black-3-mib3-is-going-to-be.html

I can't exactly place the cop car... a Beaumont? http://www.imcdb.org/movie_1409024-Men-in-Black-III.html says this is a Ford, but I'm thinking Chevy or Olds.. Caprice?