Here is a sample of the photos that I took today at the Peterson Auto Museum on Wilshire in downtown Los Angeles. They pointed out that all of the vehicles are operational.
Classic Indian
An aerodynamic scooter.
Rig for camera work in the film industry.
Batman and Robins sidecar rig.
Note that the sidecar can be driven off on its own.
BMW Airhead
V8 powered bike
Part of the scooter display
Turn signals
Can you guess what this is? There is one on each side of the car.
Nice pics, but from the word 'Batman' on, I have the TV show jingle in my head and can't get rid of it.
ReplyDeleteSorry about that. It took me a bit to remember the music...
DeleteThere, that's your next project: A sidecar that can drive away on its own...
ReplyDeleteFor some reason that sounds better in a movie than real life.
DeleteVery cool pics. And to think they all run too.
ReplyDeleteIn that last picture it looks like a hinge maybe to lift the hood, other than that, I have no idea.
Nope, see comment below...
DeleteSMOKE SCREEN VENTS!
ReplyDeleteNice idea but no...
DeleteI can not guess, looks very interesting though.
ReplyDeleteThey are trafficators, a cable operated turn signal. An arm with a metal flag hinges out from the appropriate side to indicate your intention to turn to vehicles behind you. According to the staff member, they were usually only found on European cars.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how road-worthy the batman/robin sidecar rig really was....
ReplyDeleteThe bike was a moderate sized thumper and the sidecar/launch platform was really wide. I suspect that it was street able and there was a large chunk of steel in the bottom-outside of the frame i.e. ballast.
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