You think you've been in a traffic jam? Not as bad as this 1897 rush hour in Philly... no AC and surrounded by horses and smelly people w/o deoderant

Found on the HAMB

Solid tire Mack trucks, building the Empire State

I think I found this photo on the HAMB

1920's Cigarette card series on motorcycles gallery at Moment D' Inspiration

see the whole gallery at http://momentdinspiration.blogspot.com/2010/09/image-cards-cigarettes.html

Pinups by Gil Elvgren

for a full 100 photo gallery: http://www.dieselpunks.org/photo/albums/pin-up-girls-volume-1

Renard Daimler Road Train - built for the world road transport market in the early 1900's

This probably qualifies as the first ever semi tractor trailer.

from http://www.roadtransport.com/blogs/big-lorry-blog/2010/03/awesome-ancient-aussie-renard.html#more

Heavyweight Champion of the World 1910-1915, Jack Johnson

1912 Vanderbuilt cup milwuakee wisc is what the photo was labeled

Looking like after a race, only because of the number on the radiator and the missing fenders

photos from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=927

Jack also founded the famous Cotton Club

Early Harleys and Indians

The above Indian riders were relay riding from New York to San Fran, and I notice there are no front brakes. read about it here: http://www.shorpy.com/node/9225?size=_original

from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=920

Really old lifesavers cars

from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=920