The new movie "Planes" by Pixar and Disney (in theaters Aug 9th) has a lot of airplane characters, and here are the ones from Disney's website

Dusty is a cropdusting plane who dreams of competing in a famous aerial race. The problem? He is hopelessly afraid of heights. With the support of his mentor Skipper and a host of new friends, Dusty sets off to make his dreams come true.



Much better storyline in the French trailer

http://movies.disney.com/images/ripslinger-4d8cae2f1dc7c4b6d71811ef?list=4d8cea34a730f5111655279f and http://movies.disney.com/images/dusty-voice-of-dane-cook-4d8cac8ba8543d84e491e558?list=4d8ce8c5f32c9e81963841d6 for the galleries of these characters with a description of each

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A variety of the unusual from Yuripasholok Livejournal

 wow... wire rims, and aerodynamics... but no information on what is the story behind that car

looks like a bus converted to use as a car hauler, and though the step cut outs are great, the cab looks ridiculous

If the weather is so nice you can sleep outdoors, a bunkbed on your Pontiac might not be a bad idea for the kids to look at the stars

ever think about concept car designers being amazing at everything except the glaringly obvious rims and wheels? Always the most let down aspect of a cool prototype

that wagon must weigh a lot...

 the adjustable wings are suspect, but the fold up 4 wheels looks like brilliant engineering.

the best photo I've found of how people entered and disembarked a dirigible, and how the mast connected to the blimp

all from http://yuripasholok.livejournal.com 

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The Zep Diner in Downtown Los Angeles, CA - 1931

found on http://dieselpunk.livejournal.com/494951.html

If this type of roadside diner with flair still existed, I'd go and try the food. 

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