The Official Dieselpunk Thread

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Some dieselpunk i made

 

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There were rear engine vans and pickup trucks (Chevrolet_Greenbrier), and even station wagons (Chevrolet Lakewood) based on the Chevrolet Corvair.

The Greenbriar pickup truck:

The Lakewood station wagon:

 

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The VW van was rear-engined until the early 1990s. My parents had several and we loved them.

 

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A map of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company service area from sometime before the mid-1940s.

 

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Multi-valve technology isn't just for overhead cam engines. Here are some multi-valve pushrod engines.

A three valve per cylinder design (image from here):

A four valve per cylinder design (image from here):

 

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Japanese students train on bicycles that would be used to get to the front lines. Image from here.

 

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New Japanese swimsuits for May 1946. The Bikini Atoll tests hadn't taken place yet, so they would have been called something else at the time. Image from here.

 

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People vote in the 1946 Japanese election. Image from here.

 

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Tokyo hit by a snowstorm in 1946. Image from here.

 

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A line for cigarettes in 1944 Tokyo. Image from here.

 

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Traditional music and costumes are used to advertise for a restaurant in 1947 Japan. Image from here.

 

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Toy jeeps in a 1947 department store in Tokyo. Image from here.

 

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A simplified 1949 Japanese typewriter with 1,132 characters instead of 3,000. Image from here.

 

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Opening day in 1949 Japan. Image from here.

 

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Prototype televisions on display in 1949 at the headquarters of the Japanese Broadcasting Company. Image from here.

 

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Japanese communist rallies in 1949. Images from here.

 

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This seems akin to something you would expect from the 1940s Japanese equivalent of Leave it to Beaver. Image from here.

 

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Whale meat arrives in 1948 Tokyo. Image from here.

 

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A woman prepares for Japanese New Year in 1948 Tokyo. Image from here.

 

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A $2,400 electric car in 1947 Tokyo. It would have been very pricey for even an American car in 1947 (a 1960s pony car sold for around $2,500). Image from here.