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Automotive Patent Illustrations

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Jive-Bomber, Oct 14, 2010.

  1. Jive-Bomber
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  2. Jive-Bomber Jay - Cool find ... not O/T in my eyes ... thanks for sharing.
     
  3. boldventure
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    I always really liked this style of drawing. Many years ago I worked as a pencil and paper draftsman and although I didn't do Patent Illustrations I did do some product drawings that made it into the company literature.
     
  4. I agree! :D
     

  5. Rolleiflex
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    Not O/T at all. I'd love to have just about any of those framed and hanging on my wall.
     
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  6. yxrancher
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    This is really cool stuff!!!!!

    Keep diggin!
     
  7. Atwater Mike
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    Agreed. I always start hot rod projects with drawings. Some CAD programs are sophisticated, but I still revert to the pencils & paper method...
    Harry Miller had archived drawings of every bolt and bracket on the Miller race cars.
     
  8. Kume
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    If you have a few hours to spare try 'Google Patents'. Key word search is excellent. Not sure about downloading images but attached is a pdf of Louis Chevrolet's patent overhead valve conversion head.
     

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  9. Time well wasted indeed...

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  10. Couldn't agree more! Looks hot rod to me. I checked out the website it came from. Lots of cool old time art/posters.
     
  11. Mr48chev
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    Neat stuff. Figure 3 looks like the perfect design for a vintage engine powered Bonneville modified sports class car.
     
  12. CHEERS! Not off-topic at all - certainly not to this hot-roddin' technical illustrator...
     
  13. chicagoboy
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    from uk

    Great stuff. The Golden Arrow & the "Slug", the Segrave cars, are particularly nice. Just love those LSR cars
     
  14. Cool stuff Jay. We are doing a monthly column on this in SciAm now. Wish that there was something like these that was more current!

    Best, MRAK
     

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