Thursday, July 02, 2026
Wednesday, July 01, 2026
a scene in the 1959 version of On the Beach, a futuristic film about atomic war set in 1964.
Everyone is dying from radiation. Near the end, Fred Astaire seals his garage door, climbs into a Ferrari race car, revs the smoky motor and lays back in the seat to die.
The pres signed a memo to get the EPA to end the CARB bottleneck, and end persecution of Americans who fix their own cars
President Trump signed a presidential memo directing the EPA to end one of the more absurd overreaches of the Biden era: the prosecution of Americans for fixing their own vehicles.
The memo goes further than just ending the arrests. It targets a California-specific bottleneck that has been quietly choking the aftermarket parts industry for years.
The only federally recognized third-party certification body for aftermarket auto parts was CARB, the California Air Resources Board, a notoriously backlogged and slow process that gave Sacramento effective veto power over auto parts sold nationwide.
The presidential memo ends that monopoly. “๐๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐บ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ด,” Zeldin said.
in this analysis, things are not going well at VW, Chrysler, at its financial peak, bought Lamborghini only to resell it seven years later in the midst of a crisis... VW is in the same situation; let's see what the future holds.
VW is increasingly considering selling Lamborghini, as Ducati is already on the market.
BYD was in the running, but ultimately chose Maserati; negotiations are ongoing - nothing done yet.
VW is facing an unprecedented crisis. It needs money, and fast. Closing several factories won't be enough, laying off thousands of jobs won't be enough, and cost savings aren't coming quickly enough.
It needs cash flow, and immediately, hence the need to sell assets.
Lamborghini has needed new management since 2019, and has barely managed to replace its CEO, due to the lack of a suitable replacement.
Chrysler, at its financial peak, bought Lamborghini only to resell it seven years later in the midst of a crisis... VW is in the same situation; let's see what the future holds.
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Last month's blog traffic, was strange.
Previous to the 12th of June, it was a pretty consistent 50k to 100k a dayTuesday, June 30, 2026
a creative but unsafe attempt to fix the suspension, found during an inspection, and placed out of service
I've posted before about Vantablack... maybe this similar paint, will show up at SEMA, and get distributed in the USA for sale
your feel good story for the week - James Blair, a U.S. Navy veteran who has spent the last two decades working at John Wayne Airport, was seen limping across the airport tarmac
plans to continue working, as he has for as long as he can remember, so that he can pay for his 90-year-old mother's hospice care.
He was recorded limping, visibly struggling, by a woman traveler who knew that someone in that position shouldn't have to continue putting so much wear on themselves.
So she started a fund raiser, and the GoFundMe raised more than $170,000 for him
Posted because it's awesome, it's charity, and it's an airport. I post all three of those things
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