Top gear does another crazy stunt, putting and Audi and a Jaguar on train tracks
found the photos and info from Tamerlane's Thoughts http://karakullake.blogspot.com/2011/09/top-gear-audi-s8-train-versus-jaguar.html
Friday, 30 September 2011
found the photos and info from Tamerlane's Thoughts http://karakullake.blogspot.com/2011/09/top-gear-audi-s8-train-versus-jaguar.html
6th annual Mid Coast Road Rally (in Iowa) gets underway Oct 1st, about 140 teams will be getting a start from the Albaugh collection and
It's too late to join now, but if you are around Des Moines, you can check on the site for their route, and put up prank direction signs, or some other funny stuff.
Next year join them, and get a tour of the Albaugh collection before the race.
http://www.roadrallycharities.com/events/midcoast/
Thanks to Bob C for inviting me to join, but I'm broke, and long way from Iowa
cool photos from Blacbird.tumblr
all from http://blacbird.tumblr.com/
Thursday, 29 September 2011
the largest and most complete Maserati collection in America has been found by Jim, and posted about on his blog, Tamerlane's Thoughts
Best looking trash and recycle cans I've seen
The bins are reclaimed standard city trash bins with a custom fabricated top on the recycling bins. In the coming months, the Association is expanding the number of recycling bins to 20.
The students developed several great options. The El Cajon Boulevard BIA Board was so impressed by the designs that they decided to select three of the student's designs rather than the single design that was initially planned.
Congratulations to Kristin Hardy, Sonya Calderon, Cat Hunt for providing your creative design work which greatly enhances the Boulevard's garbage and recycling bins.
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Magazine review: Old Cars Weekly (Great content and variety, but nothing in color)
Wow, lots of cool content;
Vintage ad of the week
Wreck of the week
Impressive coverage of the big auctions
Concours De Elegance coverage
Feature car coverage
Bad news though? No color photos, just color ads, it's half classifieds, and the annual cost (but keep in mind this is for 5 times as many issues as monthly magazines) is double to triple what I pay for most of the dozen subscriptions ($32 for 52 issues vs $15 for 12 issues)... that aren't half classifieds, are all color, and have many more feature car stories.... black and white entertainment became archaic over half a century ago. Might as well daily commute on a horse as read a black and white magazine.
Good news? What they have is really damn good, and they have a hell of a lot of good stuff on the internet too. Several blogs from their subscribers? or staff... news, events, and readers cars plus lots more
http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/magazines
Read more...
Vintage ad of the week
Feature car coverage
Bad news though? No color photos, just color ads, it's half classifieds, and the annual cost (but keep in mind this is for 5 times as many issues as monthly magazines) is double to triple what I pay for most of the dozen subscriptions ($32 for 52 issues vs $15 for 12 issues)... that aren't half classifieds, are all color, and have many more feature car stories.... black and white entertainment became archaic over half a century ago. Might as well daily commute on a horse as read a black and white magazine.
Good news? What they have is really damn good, and they have a hell of a lot of good stuff on the internet too. Several blogs from their subscribers? or staff... news, events, and readers cars plus lots more
http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/magazines
car collector John Chapman lost more than 175 cars in the Texas wildfires... including a Shelby Cobra
Time capsule service station (closed since the 70's) contents auctioned off in Wisconsin
Barnfind Bugatti! 1938 Bugatti Type 57 Ventoux found in a Pennsylvania barn
Engine block recycling... very powerful shredder getting those wasted aluminum blocks back to work in new engines soon
If it's getting time to get some new heads for your hot rod, consider the months of Oct&Nov and they'll throw in an Edelbrock jacket
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Supercharged bug... wow!
for the whole gallery of this and a couple other radical bugs, see http://zelastchancegaragedu78.blogspot.com/2011/09/radikalbugz.html
What is the best thing to do to other drivers who piss you off in traffic?
So far being in front of them and keeping your windshield washer pumping to soak them is about the only thing I can think of that you can get away with.
Of course, dumping chicken feathers is legal, but everything else I can think of will land me in jail.
Anyone know of anything that is really effective, but not going to cause a traffic crash and pile up?
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Of course, dumping chicken feathers is legal, but everything else I can think of will land me in jail.
Anyone know of anything that is really effective, but not going to cause a traffic crash and pile up?
Monday, 26 September 2011
Smallest electric car... was advertised as being able to fit in your doghouse
Idea of the day... parking lots with parking reserved for combat wounded
Some parking lots have pregnant mother parking... it's not enforced by police, but it's marked with pink signs. I'm fully opposed to this nonsense. Preganancy isn't a disability, it's not even debilitating.
Most parking lots have reserved parking spots close to a business's front door for anyone with a DMV recognized disability, normally related to walking problems.
But I just heard the concept of getting the state or nation to set aside parking for military wounded in combat... I think that is a damn good idea. About time too.
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Most parking lots have reserved parking spots close to a business's front door for anyone with a DMV recognized disability, normally related to walking problems.
But I just heard the concept of getting the state or nation to set aside parking for military wounded in combat... I think that is a damn good idea. About time too.
Jensen Sutta photography of the US Marine Corp National Museum
Sunday, 25 September 2011
Jay Leno has a car collection in his Bog Dog Garage, and they have a racing team, and it gets hauled around by a 1961 Flxible bus... that's classic!
Achmed the Dead Terrorist drives the Defibrillator in Jeff Dunham's new show "Controlled Chaos"
For the whole gallery of the defibrillator at this spring's Grand National Roadster Show : http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/02/defibrillator.html
Worst prices in town, on Coronado Island in San Diego Bay... (rich neighborhood, plus only 2 or 3 gas stations, and 10 minutes from the nearest mainland gas station)
I love tow trucks. I love COEs (cab over engine)... and streamlined anything are cool.. so the streamlined COE tow trucks are pretty much the peak of the genre
Saturday, 24 September 2011
VFA-14, the Tophatters, the Navy's oldest active squadron, they've flown 23 types of aircraft, changed designations 14 times, and operated from 20 carriers and battleships
The military Pit Crew Challenge is down to 2 teams for tomorrows final match, USMC helo mechanics vs USN helo mechanics
See Tere's post of the finals: http://justacargal-s.blogspot.com/2011/09/coronado-speedfest-pit-challenge.html
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