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Challenger I Streamliner
DURING the Bonneville National Speed Trials Mickey Thompson became this nation's fastest driver, thus earning the title of "1959 Hot Rod Champion of The Year."
Challenger 1 1959: The Challenger 1, American's Fastest automobile, at rest on the salt. 1959 Popular Mechanics Hot rod racing 1959 by George Hill
2CV Sahara Twin Engine
Citroen 2 CV Sahara 1960 to 1966
ENGINES
Two, one at the front and one at the rear
Number of cylinders per engine - 2
Bore and stroke per engine - 66 x 62 mm
Cubic capacity 425 cc per engine (850 cc total)
Fiscal power 5 CV
Maximum power - 24 bhp @ 3500 rpm
Maximum torque - 4 mkg @ 2000 rpm
WHEELS AND TYRES
155 x 380 (155 x 400 on early models)
ELECTRICS
One 6 volt 60 Ah battery 2 dynamos
FUEL TANKS
Two - one per engine, located under front seats
TRANSMISSIONS
USS Essex CV-9 Aircraft Carrier
The USS ESSEX was the lead ship of the Essex Class of aircraft carriers and the fourth ship in the Navy to bear the name. 
Building of USS Essex CV-9The keel of the Essex CV-9 was laid in the spring of 1941 by the Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) in Virginia. It was commissioned on December 31, 1942 and reached the Pacific Fleet in August 1943.
USS Essex CVA9 1960 and 7 Squadron Flyover
The Aircraft Carrier USS Essex CVA9 is shown with a 7 Plane Flyover. This cruise lasted from Aug.7, 1959 - Feb.26, 1960 Operation Monsoon
The picture was taken in the Mediterranean Ocean around January 1960 by a pilot of VFP-62 photo Cougar F9F-8P.
All 7 aircraft in formation use the tail code AK
Look at the bottom and see the 8th Squadron HUP-2
USS Essex CVA9 and 7 Plane Flyover
The Aircraft Carrier USS Essex CVA9 is shown with a 7 Plane Flyover. This cruise lasted from Aug.7, 1959 - Feb.26, 1960 Operation Monsoon
The picture was taken in the Mediterranean Ocean around January 1960 by a pilot of VFP-62 photo Cougar F9F-8P.
All 7 aircraft in formation use the tail code is AK
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Bacon and His Fuel Cell
Francis Thomas Bacon (1904-1992) and his fuel cell.
He was a British engineer who developed the first practical hydrogen-oxygen fuel cells. Advanced the work of Sir William Grove.
Allis Chalmers Fuel Cell Tractor
Allis Chalmers built in 1962 with a 15 kilowatt hydrogen oxygen fuel cell powered electric motor.
Apollo 8 Blast off
The Apollo 8 (Spacecraft 103/Saturn 503) space vehicle is launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center (KSC), at 7:51 a.m. (EST), Dec. 21, 1968. The crew of the Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission is astronauts Frank Borman, commander; James A. Lovell Jr., command module pilot; and William A. Anders, lunar module pilot. Apollo 8 was the first manned Saturn V launch. (F-ls 1/3 way from top of mobile launch tower.)
NASA
CMS-103 Apollo 8 artist's concept
North American Rockwell artist's concept illustrating a phase of the scheduled Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission. Here, the Apollo 8 spacecraft lunar module adapter (SLA) panels, which have supported the Command and Service Modules, are jettisoned. This is done by astronauts firing the service module reaction control engines. A signal simultaneously deploys and jettisons the panels, separating the spacecraft from the SLA and deploying the high gain (deep space) antenna.