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When the pope is on tour he is transported in special vehicles, affectionately known as popemobiles. These often have a platform surrounded by bulletproof glass. The popes car, carries the red lettered registration plate “SCV1”SCV is short for “Status Civitatis Vaticanae” (State of the Vatican City). This page contains a long list of vehicles that […]
Before COVID-19 nobody thought twice over places or things called Corona, but that changed quickly when the virus spread across the globe. Today, you won’t see many new businesses starting with Corona in it’s name. Companies Corona Data Systems American computer manufacturer founded in 1982. Corona Fahhradwerke und Metallwerke Corona Fahhradwerke und Metallwerke AG built […]
Vickers Limited built a large variety of products. Church bells, airships, jet planes, machine guns and Rolls Royce engined caterpillar tracked tractors, just to mention a few. The company started back in 1828, as a foundry, and one of their early successes were their church bells. The Vickers church bells were cast in iron, not […]
The Romanian lorry factory Steagul Rosu (The Red Flag) was created in 1948, on the remains of the pre WWII factory ROMLOC (ROManian LOComotive and wagon factory). In the beginning the factory built local versions of the soviet ZIS-150 truck, but in 1958 began production of their own vehicles. Most of these were powered by […]
The Blue Whale of Catoosa is one of many Route 66 landmarks that has been saved from disrepair. It took Hugh Davis and Harold Thomas two years, between 1970 and 1972, to create the giant beached whale, as an anniversary gift for Hughs wife.The artwork was built in a lake on their property. Construction The […]
In 1954, Lars Larsson had an idea.Lars wanted a vehicle that could bring him, and his brother out on fishing trips in the winter. Being the chief design engineer of “AB Westerås maskiner”, he was used to build complex machinery for the agricultural sector. Lars ended up with a design, that he chose to mass […]
Bengal Enamel Works LTD started production on the 6th of april 1921. The factory was situated just outside Calcutta, India, where it produced a series of enamelplated products and signs. One of their largest customers was the Indian Army, who had a series of plates, mugs, waterbottles etc. produced by the enamel factory. You can […]
I stumbled upon a pile of these signe when visiting an antique shop in Sri Lanka, and have since tried to discover more about the Elephant Kerosene brand. This has not been an easy task, as most searches result in signs for sale, or past auctions. Multiple producers/companies Originally I thought that this was a […]
With its 66 metres, this might “only” be the 12th tallest building in the world, and almost half the size of the Great pyramid of Giza. However measured by volume, this is the largest known pyramid in the world. In the local Aztech rooted language “Nahuatl” it’s called “Tlachihualtepetl”, that translates to “Made by hand […]
This Opel is one of the first snowploughs, from “Øveraasen”, a company that still exists today, creating huge snow removal systems for use on highways, railroads and in airports. The company was started by two brothers, Hans and Even Øveraasen, in 1923. From early on, the company produced snowploughs for almost any kind of transport. […]
