The original Michelin Man from 1894. The Michelin Man is white because rubber tires are naturally white. It was not until 1912, that carbon chemicals were mixed into the white tires, which turned them black. The change was structural, not aesthetic. By adding carbon, tires became more durable.
To the left is an M4 of the 707th Tank Battalion which was supporting the 110th Infantry, and to the right is a knocked-out German StuG III assault gun. Linea Gotica . Gothic Line.
Wood and Johhnson in Miss America X. The big boat was powered by four 1800-horsepower, 12-cylinder Packard engines . The boat smashed the world speed record in 1932, becoming the first to go over two miles a minute. (Detroit News Archives)
’27 T roadster powered by a blown ’37 Cord V-8 by Lycoming. He had to run the engine backwards to get the rear drive to work.