Just beautiful objects

[Balmoral]

s p a c e m a n said:

There's a Midlands PH'er in that pic, a member of the team responsible for that.

[GTIR]

Balmoral said:

s p a c e m a n said:

There's a Midlands PH'er in that pic, a member of the team responsible for that.

The hot twins in (tight) yellow trousers?

[Balmoral]

Nope, the bloke she's walking towards.

[Huntsman]

Nahlin.

Talitha G.

SS Delphine.

[GTIR]

RizzoTheRat said:

Beautiful mechanism

Any more details on this?

[Jackarmy100]

Now I am definitely biased here, but I think this clock my Dad made for me as a wedding present is such a beautiful object.
It`ll never be sold that's for sure!
Sorry about the Iphone picture!

[Moonhawk]

5 pages in and no Aston Martin???



also



and

[L555BAT]

Bohm Stirling engine

[ClassicMotorNut]

1933 Napier-Railton 24-Litre Special by Zack S. Classic Cars, on Flickr

The Napier-Railton and other multi-litre aero-engined specials


1907 Itala 120h.p. by Zack S. Classic Cars, on Flickr

The 1907 Coppa della Velocità-winning Itala and other motor racing leviathans of the Edwardian era

[dvs_dave]

Brother D said:

No...Just art from current home town, always awed by how it is so very perfectly smooth.

Chicago resident here too.

[Alfanatic]

Parker Jotter pen:



I was also going to post the 500ml glass Coca Cola bottle but it just doesn't look as sleek as I remember it.

Getting back to aircraft:
Probably influenced by growing up in South Africa, but the Mirage F1 has always been the classic fighter jet shape for me:



I've always loved the shape of the Starfighter too.


And then there was Airwolf, I don't think a helicopter has ever looked better than this:


And while you're doing motorbikes:

Edited by Alfanatic on Saturday 17th May 21:58

[Vaud]

L555BAT said:

Bohm Stirling engine

And now I'm on their web site, with a credit card in hand... I blame you...

[ClassicMotorNut]

Sea monsters do exist, at least in the Caspian. The Ekranoplan was a bit of Eastern Bloc engineering excellence.

[technodup]

Technics 1200/1210. First released in 1972, minor updates but essentially the same for 40+ years. Simple design, quality operation and last forever.

[mybrainhurts]

Brother D said:

Slightly biased...

See...? You CAN polish a turd...

[mybrainhurts]

GTIR said:

Riva

So that's what Lada did before they started making cars...

[Wacky Racer]

1968 Triumph Bonneville.

[ChemicalChaos]

technodup said:

Technics 1200/1210. First released in 1972, minor updates but essentially the same for 40+ years. Simple design, quality operation and last forever.

Talking of HiFi, you've reminded me of a Bang and Olufsen set I used to have. Even by B&O standards, the BeoMaster 4500 was a particularly sleek and timeless bit of design. It hasn't aged at all in my opinion - it would still look fresh if launched today, yet this system dates from 1989! Operation was via touch-sensitive bits of the front black panel, in which LCD digits illuminated from behind only when required



The BeoCord and BeogramCD units that worked with it looked identical, and had super-stylish one-touch powered lids:




The whole lot could also be controlled with the BeoLink 1000 - a beautifully functional yet aesthetic control that was milled from solid metal, and weighed a ton!

Edited by ChemicalChaos on Saturday 17th May 22:41

Edited by ChemicalChaos on Tuesday 22 December 21:40

[dxg]

I give you the K.J Henderson scooter from 1936:



http://www.bikeexif.com/art-deco-custom-motorcycle
http://imgur.com/gallery/csuPs

[boxst]

When it was released I thought this was a thing of beauty (although not that fond of Macs):