Washington DC, what are you up to?

Do any bloggers out there know why someone in Washington DC blitzes a blog from the IP's of dozens of other websites, simultaneously? Must be scraping my content

I just learned that there is a WW2 warbird museum in Palm Springs at the airport

The Museum contains one of the world's largest collections of flying World War II military aircraft, many courtesy of Mr. Robert Pond. There are also aircraft on loan from the US Navy, and private owners. An average of 29 aircraft are on display on a daily basis.

The vast antique automobile collection of Robert Pond is also on a rotating display 

The Flying Collection includes:

• Bell P-63 Kingcobra
• Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet
• Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (which visitors can walk through, as well)
• Consolidated PBY Catalina
• Curtiss P-40 Hawk
• Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
• Douglas B-26 Invader
• Douglas C-47 Dakota
• Douglas SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber
• General Dynamics F-16 Falcon
• Grumman A-6 Intruder
• Grumman C-1A COD Transport
• Grumman F4F Wildcat
• Grumman F6F Hellcat
• Grumman F7F Tigercat
• Grumman F8F Bearcat
• Grumman F-14 Tomcat
• Grumman TBF Avenger
• Grumman OA-13/G-21 Goose
• Lockheed T-33 Trainer Shooting Star
• McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom
• McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet
• North American B-25 Mitchell
• North American P-51 Mustang
• North American T-6 Texan
• Piper J-3 Cub Grasshopper
• Republic P-47D-40RA 45-49205 Big Chief
• Ryan Sport
• Supermarine Spitfire
• Chance Vought FG-1D 92629 S 301 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Springs_Air_Museum

http://palmspringsairmuseum.org/about.htm 

it was also the location for the 2009 Desert Classic Concours de Elegance http://www.classicaldrives.com/50226711/palm_springs_concours_begins_with_a_blast.php

a unique look at automotive design, the French car of 1934, Avions Voisin Aerodyne from the Mullin Museum

 Notice the roof is slightly slid back to let just the front seats get the sun

this Paul Poiret fabric interior is not unique among Avoins Voisin, the pink is from the C14 Charte posted on http://southsiders-mc.blogspot.fr/2010/02/avions-voisin-c14-chartre.html

this sliding roof with multiple windows... never seen anything like it

If you are interested in the unusual, the French, and the Voisin cars... strap in, and check out the fantastic variety and unique appearance of every single car I've posted that they've made. Nothing in common. No one has that much style anymore http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/Avoin%20Voisin

Comparison of WW2 fighter planes speed, range, and bullet size

from WW2 magazine, by Max Gadney
found on  http://remove-before-flight.tumblr.com

the mystery of the BMW blue and white logo... what is the source?

In the movie Finding Forrester http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181536/ Sean Connery is the main character and teaches a young guy a lot, but specifically tells the guy what the blue and white badge was representing the blue sky and the white of a airplane propeller, because of BMW's airplane motors. Good movie by the way

This month's Automobile magazine has a pop quiz and says that is a mistake, and the real reason is the the flag of the Free State of Bavaria was a blue and white flag

So I tried to see what the internet had to say, it's the propeller according to http://www.etiziano.com/I_love_logo_design/secret_of_the_bmw_logo.html

Aircraft engines are the origin of the myth. People think that the BMW logo is based on a rotating airscrew. The origin of this interpretation is the cover of a BMW aircraft magazine. This picture (shown below) was taken in 1929, years after the logo first came into existence. Respect for the publicity department back then for the fact that the airscrew myth continues today. according to http://www.logodesignlove.com/bmw-logo-evolution who asked the BMW Group historian BMW chose the Bavarian national colours as a symbol, 

So it all depends on who you ask

The Moal family finally got their public admiration in Automobile magazine, get the August 2012 issue (it's great) and go to page 88-93

 this is the primo example of the coachbuilding expertise of the Moal family, now 4 generations of professional carrozzeria from father to sons...

 this is Michael Moals car

go read the article, it's that good, and effing incredible that Automobile magazine, one of my favorites, has made their content better this month by featuring a family company, that makes this level of incredible cars from scratch as well as working on Ferrari GTOs, race cars, and all the other cool stuff. 

Open house at RM Auctions... had the Easy Riders bikes... wow

found on Christine's facebook page