Ireland stamp with Corgi Ford Transit!
Just saw it on Google.I have that one! Corgi Ford Transit (Matchbox size), Made in Great Britain.I also learned today that Wimpey is a real company.
View Article¡Erdoğan en Chile!
Erdoğan y Bachelet.El presidente de Turquía, famoso por su parecido a Gollum, está en Chile. No tenía idea. De haberlo sabido quizás me hubiera animado a dar una vuelta por La Moneda. Hubo incluso una...
View ArticlePostcrossing Incoming! Poland, Stetysz
From my ongoing Postcrossing swap with Kamila in Kielce, this postcard with the old advertising for Stetysz, a Polish brand that was very short lived. The first 200 cars were produced for the 1929...
View ArticleToyopet Route Truck RK52
This truck was the ancestor of the Toyota Dyna line, being launched in 1956. I don't see lots of pictures or information on these ancient Toyotas around, so I wanted to share some here.Este camión es...
View ArticlePostcrossing Incoming! Slovakia (Eslovaquia)
A beautiful postcard from Slovakia, thanks to Martina for this view of the historic building of the Slovak National Theatre. Reminds me of our National Library in Santiago.Una muy linda postal de...
View ArticleNew VW Ameo for India
Nuevo VW Ameo para la IndiaThe new VW Ameo is a cute "short sedan", made to get into the lower excise duties for cars in India. I had never heard that sub-4 meter cars paid a lower tax, but that...
View ArticleHot Wheels 2016 Honda Odyssey previewed
I'm so excited! If the actual model looks anything like the official artwork from Hot Wheels for its new Honda Odyssey casting, it will be amazing. Probably lowered, racing graphics and some body...
View ArticleDocumentary: The Malayan Emergency
I didn't know about "The Malayan Emergency", the long war against Communist terrorists in present day Malaysia that started after the Second World War. Back then still a British protectorate, this war...
View Article¡EXCELENTE! Macri saca retratos de Allende y otros marxistas de la Casa Rosada
Mauricio Macri, Presidente de Argentina. Un ejemplo a seguir. Así se veía el interior del palacio presidencial en Buenos Aires... Salvador Allende (más info aquí), Chávez, el Che y otros personajes...
View ArticleVIDEO: Flags and design (TED Talk)
Flags are an often ignored example of how design impacts our everyday lives. Here Roman Mars highlights the importance of good flag design to make communities feel proud of their cities, and how...
View ArticleRamses car from Egypt - Documentary
El Ramses, un auto de Egipto - DocumentalOK, the documentary is in Arabic, but even if you (like me) don't understand a single word here, this video still has interesting vintage promo film for the...
View Article¿Grupo pro-violación a reunirse en Chile?
Atacado por el insomnio es que hace un rato revisaba Tumblr, y veo que aparecen muchos avisos llamando a las mujeres de distintos lugares del mundo a tener cuidado este 6 de Febrero, ya que...
View ArticleNissan Prince Royal - Videos
The Prince Royal was a car designed specifically to be the official limousine of the Emperor of Japan and his Royal Family. It was announced by Prince in 1965, but when the first cars were made the...
View ArticlePostcrossing Incoming! Belarus, Vitebsk
Belarus looks so interesting!! Today I got another postcard from there, this time from Vitebsk, the fourth biggest city of Belarus. Thank you very much, Vera!¡Bielorrusia parece tan interesante! Hoy...
View ArticleVolkswagen Taro
A Toyota Hilux built in Hanover and sold by VW. Cognitive dissonance.DetectAndPreserve on Wikipedia.forums.drom.rucommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Volkswagen_Taro_4x4Brandweer (Netherlands) -...
View ArticleNoreg? NOREG?! / Postcrossing Incoming! Norway (Noruega)
Yesterday I received 3 great postcards from Trond in Kongsvinger, Norway. I was most impressed by one of the stamps, that one with the pretty "Hjort" below.... "NOREG", instead of "NORGE"! Did I just...
View ArticleFrecuencia Mod - Duele, duele
Me impresiona lo osado de hacer una canción llena de gemidos orgásmicos a fines de los setenta en Chile. No hay que suponer que el pasado fuera tan pacato como podría parecer.
View ArticleLáminas: "Transporte: Tierra, mar, aire" - Codarte
Estas son las lindas láminas que conseguí hace años de un álbum editado por la Gráfica Codarte de Viña del Mar, al parecer en 1970. Las puse todas en este álbum de Flickr: "Transporte: Tierra, mar,...
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