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Objects from a More Civilized Age: Vehicles by Illiad 2008-10-01 08:37:30
I'm a fan of antiques, particularly Western antiques from between 1860 and 1945. If you could choose to have any object from that time period, what would it be? Give us a link to an example of it, and perhaps tell us why.

Wait, let's narrow it down a bit and do this over a few days. Let's start with vehicles, horseless carriages or not. Given the broad time period, this should give you quite a range from which to choose. I'll post my own answer in a reply.

[ Reply ]
  1901-1926 by Illiad2008-10-01 08:40:41
    I prefer the Phantom I by ag__wyvern2008-10-01 10:48:49
  P-51 Mustang by basher202008-10-01 08:42:56
    Over a Spitfire Mk IX? (n/t) by MatthewDBA2008-10-01 08:48:29
      yes by basher202008-10-01 08:55:04
        I like the look of the Spitfire better by MatthewDBA2008-10-01 08:56:44
      For performance most definately by Sterling_Ag2008-10-01 09:08:32
    Seconded by Sterling_Ag2008-10-01 08:49:20
    Amen to that! (n/t) by tully2008-10-01 09:00:42
    While the P-51 is the highest rated fighter of the by DesertRat662008-10-01 09:52:35
  That "More Civilized Age" was rather uncivilized. by kahuana2008-10-01 08:51:42
    The only reason for that by MatthewDBA2008-10-01 08:55:46
    fines arbitrary number of geek points by basher202008-10-01 08:57:40
      Hey! No fair! There were *no* lightsabres then. (n/t) by kahuana2008-10-01 15:08:15
    You missed a few... by Sterling_Ag2008-10-01 09:14:57
  Vehicles?! by voxwoman2008-10-01 09:04:06
  Any vehicle? by UnFair2008-10-01 09:09:33
    Just find a parking spot for it :-) (n/t) by MatthewDBA2008-10-01 09:11:16
      That thing floats. I only have to tie it to a mast by UnFair2008-10-01 10:06:46
        Will it float with helium? by vetitice2008-10-01 10:13:58
          It was designed for helium by MatthewDBA2008-10-01 10:17:55
        The Hindenburg by MatthewDBA2008-10-01 10:16:24
          In desert southwest by Sterling_Ag2008-10-01 10:25:13
            Probably by MatthewDBA2008-10-01 10:28:54
          Make that SEVERAL neighbours whining :-) by UnFair2008-10-01 12:34:12
            Just need to build one of these: by Sterling_Ag2008-10-01 13:02:17
              Like I said: a Big Barn :-) by UnFair2008-10-01 13:40:18
    Oh definitely, I'd love to repeat the voyages of by EndlessWaves2008-10-01 15:27:45
  Need more subclasses by tallastro2008-10-01 09:13:53
  That is a tough one.... by lheggland2008-10-01 09:16:47
  A Model T. by esbita2008-10-01 09:21:53
    My family has both Model Ts and Model As. by lheggland2008-10-01 09:30:33
      The two things about those cars that get me is by Classic_Jon2008-10-01 09:49:46
    o/` [...]and I want to paint it black (n/t) by sgrunt2008-10-01 09:32:28
    .. as long as you don't need to go uphill! by OsteSpiser2008-10-01 10:08:42
      Not A Problem here. by esbita2008-10-01 11:58:35
  P-38J Lightning by cyberspooked2008-10-01 09:53:42
    reason by cyberspooked2008-10-01 10:03:47
      Like **** it didn't hurt! by DesertRat662008-10-01 10:04:55
    That's not an aircraft by Sterling_Ag2008-10-01 10:21:26
      actually by cyberspooked2008-10-01 10:39:51
        Pfft. That's not a flying tank. by AnimeJ2008-10-01 13:27:29
          Which falls a bit outside by Sterling_Ag2008-10-01 14:08:29
            True enough. by AnimeJ2008-10-01 14:18:17
              It even has a tiatanium bathtub for the by Classic_Jon2008-10-01 14:37:27
      No, this is a flying tank by DesertRat662008-10-01 10:39:55
        Or the Mosquito FB Mk XVIII. by McNutcase2008-10-01 10:46:23
        a 75mm gun will do quite nicely by cyberspooked2008-10-01 10:47:25
          Tried on the Henschel HS 129 too. (n/t) by tallastro2008-10-01 11:13:29
        The flying tank title goes to by basher202008-10-01 11:09:00
        What about the M551 Sheridan? :)(n/t) by Classic_Jon2008-10-01 13:59:14
        There's an obvious candidate you're missing by EndlessWaves2008-10-01 15:16:43
          Best described as a lumbering target. (n/t) by lheggland2008-10-01 15:20:18
    I think I'd rather have a Dehavilland Vampire by EndlessWaves2008-10-01 15:22:36
  I'm thinking one of these in my backyard would be by Hieraco2008-10-01 10:05:23
  A 1939 Boeing 314 "Clipper" by vectorz2008-10-01 10:17:15
    Who said you had to actually by MatthewDBA2008-10-01 10:21:04
      Transport is what a vehicle has to be good at by vectorz2008-10-01 11:01:07
        Never been in the Hindenburg by MatthewDBA2008-10-01 11:05:01
          Since it had staterooms and dinning facilities... by lheggland2008-10-01 11:25:20
            That's why I didn't like by MatthewDBA2008-10-01 11:47:02
            There even was a Blüthner grand piano on board by UnFair2008-10-01 13:10:49
  ONE vehicle? by McNutcase2008-10-01 10:23:09
  The State Coach Brittania by run.dll2008-10-01 10:43:53
  1930's era Bugatti by ag__wyvern2008-10-01 10:46:24
    Bit too Art Deco for my taste by MatthewDBA2008-10-01 11:02:49
    The 1926 Bugatti racer would be about number 3 by basher202008-10-01 11:44:58
  Hawker Tempest Mk V by Corvus_One2008-10-01 10:50:51
  USS Lexington... by jdelphiki2008-10-01 12:08:09
    Oh..I think the USS Washington would be nice. by techi8702008-10-01 12:24:08
      But if you were to go along those lines by AndyA2008-10-01 12:45:59
      Why not go with one of the Iowa Class Battleships by Sterling_Ag2008-10-01 13:06:36
        Or the Yamato even by DesertRat662008-10-01 13:11:07
          I wish we finished the Montana. :-( (n/t) by lheggland2008-10-01 13:38:50
            Yeah, that would have been cool, by run.dll2008-10-01 15:06:25
          Didn't we have this argument before? by basher202008-10-01 13:51:20
            Nah, the US wouldn't even commit naval forces. by AnimeJ2008-10-01 14:09:26
              O'Rly? by lheggland2008-10-01 14:25:26
  Hrm. 1939 Ford Sedan, 2 door. by AnimeJ2008-10-01 13:21:52
  The Chrysler building! by veran2008-10-01 14:28:46
  '41 Merc. by themadkansan2008-10-01 15:46:14

 

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