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1963 Dr. Pepper give away featured the Honda Cub

4. March 2009

To remind consumers that Dr. Pepper is “the unusual soft drink”, they held a magazine give-away that featured unusual things like an actual carved-from-stone, square wheel (B.C. comic strip inspired) as well as a grand prize with your choice of a Corvette Sting Ray Sport Coupe -or- a Chevy Impala Station Wagon. I’m not sure […]

Darn it! You didn’t buy gas, NOW look what you’ve done!

4. March 2009

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(A combo of images created on October 12, 2008, shows an Emirati investor reacting to the movement of share prices on the Dubai Financial Market in Dubai on October 12, 2008. Stock markets in the energy-rich Gulf states opened the week’s trading Sunday sharply down with the Dubai Financial Market shedding six percent. Getty Images)The […]

Remember when MV Agusta made a scooter?

4. March 2009

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(click to enlarge)I always have fun looking back on names we consider “motorcycle brands”, only to find a cute little scooter hiding out in their family tree. Here we see a tasty little treat from MV Agusta. It’s a 1953 Ovunque Scooter. I understand “Ovunque” to mean “Everywhere”. I’d love to own one of these […]

Scooter testing – Sumo vs. Simu

3. March 2009

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SolidWorks is promoting their latest and greatest version, 2009, by touting their revolutionary simulation system. Where you may have normally considered having your DIY scooter project tested by a certified Sumo wrestler like everyone else, SolidWorks is trying to convince you to use their new fangled Simulation Advisor application. I admit that it looks nice, […]

Ahh, to be young and fast again…

3. March 2009

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Sweet Freedom. Lawrence Peregrine-Trousers shares this image from his Flickr account.It comes from and old German school book titled “Wir Lesen und Schreiben 5″. I could see wanting to learn how to write with the promise of speeding around on my scooter with a girl riding cupcake. For more vintage scooter art, dive into the […]

New Money-saving site says – Get a scooter

3. March 2009

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(Pizza delivery in the UK has been saving money for years! image source)Found a very short article on a blog (gettingcheap) dedicated to helping you save money during our depression. In summary the story says, “Get a scooter!” Nothing ground breaking, just another point of view from outside the scooter blog world.Here’s how the writer, […]