1905 Olds Curved Dash Runabout

1905 Olds Curved Dash Runabout

by | Aug 8, 2023 | Adopt A Car

About this vehicle In 1899 Ransom Eli Olds re-organized the Olds Motor Works with financial backing from Samuel L. Smith. Mr. Smith wanted to relocate the business from Lansing to Detroit, Michigan where a new factory was built to manufacture Olds vehicles. Several...
Little Red Penny Farthing Bicycle

Little Red Penny Farthing Bicycle

by | Jul 28, 2023 | Adopt Something

About the Penny Farthing The penny-farthing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary, is an early type of bicycle that was popular in the 1870s and 1880s. The large front wheel provided high speeds and comfort as well as providing greater shock...
1954 MGTF … only 3,000 produced

1954 MGTF … only 3,000 produced

by | Jun 19, 2023 | Adopt A Car

About this vehicle The MG-T type is a series of body on frame, open two-seater sports cars that were produced from 1936-1955. The series included MGTA, MGTB, MGTC, MGTD, MGTF and the MGTF midget models. The industrious British workers at MG did a revamp of the aging...
Barber Pole

Barber Pole

by | May 9, 2023 | Adopt Something

About the Barber Pole The barber pole’s colors are a legacy of a long-gone eras when people went to barbers not just for a haircut or shave but also for bloodletting and other medical procedures. During the Middle Ages bloodletting was a common treatment for a wide...
Ralph Evinrude’s Motors

Ralph Evinrude’s Motors

by | May 9, 2023 | Adopt Something

About the motor The Evinrude Outboard Motors was a North American company that built a major brand of two-stroke outboard motors for boats. The company was founded by Ole Evinrude in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1907. The first Evinrude outboard motors weighed 62 pounds...