Saturday, June 06, 2026
1867 painting by Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Baronet, who served as President of the Royal Academy. '
above posted for it's heavy transport cart, but below, posted for it's beauty of details
'View over an Italian Terrace'
It reminds me of the art of Francis Towne, on his Italian tour
you've never heard of Ike Tigrett... but he was amazing, and his grandson did something you know a bit about, he founded the Hard Rock and the House of Blues (thank you George!)
Ike's 3rd private rail car, the 50, was found by his son, and restored
Architectural Digest ran a feature on it
https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/10/patron-tequila-express-1927-railcar-of.html is the link to the story on the DeJoria railcar, where I had posted this photo in 2011 https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeslifestyle/2012/03/26/all-aboard-patron-billionaire-john-paul-dejorias-golden-era-railcar/
https://vimeo.com/726168299?fl=pl&fe=sh to watch the video
After 20 years of Hard Rock Cafe ownership, he sold his interest, and 4 years later he founded the House of the Blues, by partnering with Dan Ackroyd, Disney, Aerosmith, Chase and Harvard for funding
I just learned that the founder of Mr. Gasket, Joe Hrudka, and his brother Tom won the 1961 and 1962 NHRA U.S. Nationals.
he launched the Cleveland-based Mr. Gasket business in 1965 with his brother Tom
Tom's daughter, Tracy, is the CEO of the Quarter Mile Foundation
https://www.racingjunk.com/news/mr-gasket-founder-joseph-joe-hrudka-passes-away
this isn't AI, this is a real train in Japan designed by a former Nissan car designer, Tetsuo Fukuda, The Twilight Express Mizukaze.
skip the first minute (as always)
Friday, June 05, 2026
Thursday, June 04, 2026
859 Boss 429s were made in 1969, and this one was only driven 4435k miles since new... what a odd way to appreciate such an iconic muscle car - not drive it, and use it for an investment instead.
California is trying to regulate tire rolling resistance to reduce statewide fuel consumption, and it could limit enthusiast tire choices.
Basically, California is trying to set the performance standard for aftermarket tires, which can change almost everything, especially for enthusiasts who use inefficient but grippy high-performance tires.
the CEC wants all tires to meet or exceed the standards of Original Equipment (OE) tires, which are the tires that come with the car when it's brand new.
According to a May 28 statement from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), a commercial vehicle compliance operation was conducted in the coalfields of western Virginia.
it turns out that some of the drivers were busted for evading fuel taxes by using dyed fuel for highway use
That's one I haven't heard of before!
Eight people are facing felony charges for impersonating legitimate trucking companies in order to steal millions of dollars worth of items from logistics sites throughout the northeast.
between October 2025 and April 2026 they stole:
$165,000 worth of lamb
$432,000 worth of cheese
$295,000 worth of beef
More than $266,000 worth of copper
More than $3.3 million of cigarettes
they obtained shipment information of real shipping carriers and brokers, impersonated the legitimate companies, and stole nearly $5 million in goods from logistics sites in Pennsylvania, Virginia and New Jersey. The stolen items were then sold on the black market in New York City.
the defendants obtained information on winning bids on load boards from hackers. After that, they would “allegedly lease tractor trucks and affix the name and registration number of the real shipping carrier that was supposed to make the pickup. They would then drive to the logistics center, pick up the goods and coordinate further shipment into and through Manhattan.”
Wednesday, June 03, 2026
ghost signs of a great depression era gas station in Otsego Mi... I lived in Otsego (and was in 1st grade) in the mid 70s
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10232692060419257&set=gm.1696798304601202&idorvanity=352404969040549
ever heard of a 1985 Lincoln Mark VII Roush Stage III GTC? Me neither. It must not have had success or profit, they quit after making 2.
Before the mustangs and even the nascar team, there was the Roush Racing Lincoln Mark VII GTC Stage 3. 351, 5 spd, stiffer air springs, bigger sway bars, adjustable front struts, panhard bar, optional rear quad shocks and much more.
fwiw... I haven't posted as much as usual this week because between errands, and work and sleep I have very little time each day to look for stuff to post.
And I had a notion to accomplish some brass polishing, because I have a couple things, that are made of brass that haven't been polished in forever.
Not that I'm all spic an span, and into dusting and unnecessary labor and effort. Obviously I waste most of my spare time blogging...
but, the brass for some reason had me motivated to get it cleaned up. A compass, and a dipping compass (neat thing I leaned of and picked up CHEAP as no one else bid on it) and a transit I got a couple years ago with an oak tripod, and a pair of wood and brass folding rulers (Stanley #62 and #32) and the middle of a great ol jackknife made by Western States Cutlery, it's an innovative design where the knife side and the fork side, slide apart so a cowboy (or Boy Scout) could use it as a knife and fork combo to eat with OR just use the knife when a knife is needed for cutting stuff.
These are after the polishing (except the interior of the compass cover, those are still varnished) of course.
Nope, nothing to do with cars, but, has a lot to do with why I haven't posted mush this week so far, and hell, I figure, most of you are regular readers, average age of 68, and might not mind seeing the brass stuff for a change. You can bet it won't happen again, as I'm not collecting brass stuff. I'm just out to do a boit of caring for the few brass things I happen to have.
I'm also distracted by Clarkson's Farm season 5 on tonight
Tuesday, June 02, 2026
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