beautiful... why don't I know where there are high quality videos, of someone who has recorded the drive through scenery like this... with nothing but the camera on top of the vehicle, and the sound of the vehicle?

https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2026/07/friday-open-road-on-thursday-i-might.html

This is what the back roads in Houghton County Michigan looked like in late August in the 80s, when I was a kid

the Daily Timewaster just posted this : Tazio Nuvolari | Moto Vitelloni

https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2026/07/tazio-nuvolari-moto-vitelloni.html

San Diego pedicabs have changed a lot based on this one. I heard it's 50 dollars per person

this concludes about an hour of going through photos and posting so you have fresh stuff to look at on Monday!

Comic Con 2026 is over, and I found some good stuff to post, but it's less vehicle related than my typical daily variety

I would ordinarily post more, but I haven't gotten much sleep lately, and I'm wiped out, and need to get more than the last couple of weeks of 6 hours or less per night. 

During comic con, nightly sleep varied from 6 hours on Tuesday, 4 on Wednesday, 2 on Thursday, and 2.5 on Friday. Saturday I got about 10 to catch up some on the lost sleep... I felt better, but still a bit groggy

On average, Tuesday night to Friday night, I got about 3.6 hours a night

Dungeon Crawler Carl booth display at Comic Con

The Fire Dept mobility team at Comic Con for emergency medical services, is impressively compact, and there are 2 inside the Convention Center, and 4 outside

seen on the 163 when heading to Comic Con

 

The newest in movie and tv series previews from Comic Con, a wide variety

So, Saturday in Hall H, about a minute before Apple released this to the world on Youtube, we got to see it first... as if that matters. But, Matchbox the Movie, has a good cast, and loos like a FUN movie, being released on Apply streaming on October 9th

the 100 ton Wrecking Crane... 1907 steam powered... I didn't know they had to clamp the side opposite of the load, to the rails under the crane. Makes perfect sense.

 

that's all the time I have for now... like every year since 2012 , I am taking time off to enjoy Comic Con

 See you on the other side

If I don't make it back, it's been my pleasure to entertain you all with cool stuff and news

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review an Alaska bush pilot's claims that state authorities have tried to illegally seize his $95,000 airplane after a passenger brought a six-pack of beer on a flight bound for a dry village. It's simply govt overreach

taking his 1969 Cessna would violate the Eighth Amendment's "Excessive Fines Clause."

Read this article... it's worth it.  Good for him to fight this bullshit, and get it to the Supreme Court who NEEDS to put the govt back in check 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-alaska-seize-pilot-plane-6-pack-beer/

Do you remember me posting the John Deere that got itself Fooseified? Back in 2010? Well the Drive just discovered it in the John Deere Archives facility in East Moline, Illinois.

 

I posted about it in https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/07/1970-john-deere-model-4020-that-chip.html

and just found the Drive article on it https://www.thedrive.com/news/hot-rod-designer-chip-foose-made-this-john-deere-tractor-look-like-an-old-race-car

The concrete span buckled in a 2023 storm, but never got repaired. That hasn't stopped people from driving across it, though, driving across it is faster than the detour

 https://www.thedrive.com/news/locals-keep-driving-on-this-buckled-bridge-because-its-quicker-than-the-detour

One of a kind flying saucer Chipotle and Starbucks in St. Louis. Originally built in 1967 as a Phillip 66 gas station.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1836894433966670&set=gm.27543552208630468&idorvanity=353785941367129

 

Titmouse is having a panel at Comic Con! Thursday, July 23, 2026 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Room 25ABC

I posted about Titmouse animation studios https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2025/05/i-kid-you-not-only-obstacle-in-my-way.html

compliment of the week! Thank you Jerry!

Great banner today Jesse. I love Corvette race cars. 

 I'm still lovin JACG every day! 

You are amazing! 

Thanks pal!

Boston moved its highway underground in 2003. This was the result.

https://x.com/fasc1nate/status/2077789138380619899

THIS is an IMPOSTER! Not Just A Car Guy! Dang it.. I knew I should have gotten that vanity plate so no one else in California would... not it's too late a damn Tesla has it

 Don't be fooled by imposters! 

Ford only took 3 years to remedy leaking turbocharger oil return lines on the Australian Ranger and Everest

To date, no real fix has been issued - outside of just replacing failed lines with new ones of the same design - but now, The Blue Oval has come up with a solution.

According to CarSales, Ford has discovered the root cause of the problem, which stems from its Dagenham UK plant that builds the Lion V6 powerplant.

we identified that a specific assembly process at the engine plant in the United Kingdom could induce stress on the oil return line's O-ring groove, occasionally leading to a leak over time. To resolve this, we instituted a comprehensive assembly process enhancement

https://fordauthority.com/2026/07/ford-ranger-everest-v6-fix-found-for-defect-after-three-years

how much cocaine is getting smuggled from Mexico to El Paso? Enough to create a monthly cocaine shipment from to Tampa, they just nailed truckers with 132 pounds... just how much cocaine does Florida use in a MONTH? Damn

these idiots learned NOTHING from Clint Eastwoods movie The Mule. 

look at the photos? Felons... not harmless senior citizens

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-tractors-hauled-132-pounds-of-cocaine-to-florida-sheriff-says

the chief of police is pissed... the comments are hilarious!

 

https://www.facebook.com/AvonPolice/posts/pfbid0d2SwSYTWEQs5r94Xjw1WhPufsbCvyXma9bT8bGuRng8n8qHDyTLvv6ELPMMGqFKul

"The Mongoose," set to release this October, stars Liam Neeson driving a S650-based Mustang Shelby Super Snake on a high-speed cross-country car chase... and Ving Rhames! Been a long time since I've seen him in anything but Mission Impossible

https://fordauthority.com/2026/07/liam-neeson-drives-an-s650-ford-mustang-shelby-super-snake-in-new-movie-video

keeping the wingnuts from disappearing... good idea!

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=27873369468966971&set=pcb.2366131914204348

I didn't know there was a remote control car world speed record... thank you Paul !

 

Stephen Wallis from Warwickshire, set his previous record with a remote-controlled model which recorded a speed of 234.71mph earlier this year. 

 But after modifying and upgrading he recently hit a top speed of 256.74mph

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yznjq84n2o

shaking out the boxcars in the 1930s, how grain filled boxcars were unloaded. Not loaded with sacks, nor bundles nor drums, but raw almost powdered form put right into the boxcar itself!

https://www.facebook.com/ReadingandLehigh/posts/pfbid0px5KJoZ7kv3JM5wYt8MiGNaTrUiRDMmhvwtuJ6GmydvhGpFw8rGSaQgoBhTCKm37l

probably not a good idea, even though it's a good photo, to have a live lion in close proximity, London 1970.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10227424328754176&set=pcb.3165974116929150

The Federal Highway Administration has quietly stripped bike lanes, speed cameras and several other best practices from a list of "Proven Safety Countermeasures,"

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called them "DEI bike lanes" in a social media post earlier this month.

The FHWA says the changes to its website, which have not been previously reported, are part of a broader review of safety countermeasures to ensure they align with current DOT policies and the administration's priorities.

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/16/nx-s1-5893672/dot-bike-lanes-speed-cameras-safety-measures

Bob Ross? (Thanks John S!)

great painted garbage cans... probably a covid quarantine project

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1561532298854251&set=gm.1743986469882041&idorvanity=339009140379788

 

the Roth Conestoga Star from 1992

https://silodrome.com/for-sale-the-1992-ed-big-daddy-roth-conestoga-star-wagon

1968 Holden Monaro GTS

https://silodrome.com/1968-holden-monaro-gts/

 

a German rip off of the 50s T Bird, by Auto Union

https://silodrome.com/auto-union-1000-sp-car/

a barn find 1968 Plymouth Hemi GTX Convertible parked in the early 1970s was bought from his estate in 2017, with 34,326 miles showing on the odometer, and it has been driven just three miles since, heading to Mecum in July

https://silodrome.com/plymouth-hemi-gtx

at Laguna, or Birmingham... must be a member of the Mobil 1 DR1VRS club to enter

https://loveofdriving.mobil.com/mobil-1-dr1vrs-club/engage/porsche-track-experience/enter-to-win-member

 

https://loveofdriving.mobil.com/mobil-1-dr1vrs-club

and so far I've heard of NOTHING to substantiate this to be legit, that they actually have these events. It could just be a data grab scam, who knows

did you see Pastrana's self adjusting wing at Goodwood Festival of Speed? Deployed in less than a second.

that wing couldn't deploy faster if it were anchored behind him and stayed put while he launched

 

this was either the coolest thing to happen at Goodwood, or the 2nd coolest and the other thing's been kept a secret

!:56 to 2:40 on the video