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I learned of Kinsey's logging photos in 2015, and they are impressive https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=Darius+Kinsey
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
a crude logging bridge, that got the job done. Photo by the famous logging photographer Darius Kinsey. Glacier Creek in Whatcom county
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Dodge Chargers don't swim, so either take a land yacht, or a Barracuda. Choose your musclecar carefully before driving on the ice. And don't drive on in until the ice is at least a foot thick
Hyundai and Kia must offer free repairs to millions of models under a settlement announced Tuesday
Under the nationwide settlement, the companies will offer a free repair to all eligible vehicles at a cost that could top $500 million, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said. Hyundai and Kia must also outfit all future vehicles sold in the U.S. with a key piece of technology called an engine immobilizer and pay up to $4.5 million of restitution to people whose vehicles were damaged by thieves.
The settlement was reached by 35 states, including California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The vehicles eligible for fixes date as far back as 2011 and as recently as 2022.
Thefts of Hyundai and Kia vehicles soared in part because beginning in 2021, videos posted to TikTok and other social media demonstrated how someone could steal a car with just a screwdriver and a USB cable. Minneapolis reported an 836% increase in Hyundai and Kia thefts from 2021 to 2022.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office in Florida is investigating a multi-state theft ring involving up to 200 stolen vehicles.
vehicle was reported stolen about five years ago, but was just sold through Carmax... don't they do a normal procedural vehicle background history?
New Jersey airport ride share fees to double, as part of the Port Authority’s $45 billion 10-year capital plan. Uber and Lyft drivers fighting to stop it.
Airport pick-up fee increases will double as pick-up and drop-off fees are among several toll and fare hikes proposed in the Port Authority plan
The policy exempts private cars and company vehicles that use the airports from the access fee, he said.
The proposed fee would prompt travelers to avoid app-based ride share vehicles, reduce drivers’ trip volumes and cut the incomes of thousands of drivers, the Guild contends.
to make vehicle production more environmentally friendly, Mercedes is looking at using screws instead of glue, when assembling headlights with individual components
being able to unscrew one and replace it with a fresh piece makes replacement easier, which avoids junking an entire headlight because of one bad part.
Mercedes may also use old tires to make synthetic leather and sound-absorption material, and engine mounts made from recycled airbags, if current experiments pan out.
Mercedes is also looking into simpler assembly processes for other parts. For interior door panels, it hopes to replace ultrasonic welding with thermoplastic rivets that are easy to undo, allowing the door panel to be disassembled and individual materials separated for recycling when a car has reached the end of its lifespan.
MJ-1 bomb loader, rear steer, stick shift 3 speed,
What did these Air Force goof balls drive after work?
there is far more on facebook than most people guess... I've barely dipped into it, even though I've spent about 15 years looking at it
At Ubon, AFB in ’72 I was an AGE Driver/ mechanic supplying the ground crews with equipment for the AC-130 Gunships. I received a “Red Ball” call from AGE dispatch. It seems the MA-1A at the aircraft wouldn’t start. The air crew was already on board. The dispatcher said they needed a replacement ASAP. I informed him, I had no other MA-1As on my ready line and I would have to go to the F-4 Phantom end of the flight line to get one. The dispatcher came back, “See if you can get that one started, Yellow seven” (Yellow seven was my call sign).
I pulled into the revetment, exited the tractor and approached an exasperated Crew Chief. “You don’t have another unit?”, he barked. I told him no and said I’d try to get it started. I went through the start-up procedure, nothing. I shut it down.
Trying again, Holding the “Primer Button, the tach began to spin up, 30 percent and ignition. It was the Mother of All hot starts. With a roar, fire rose out of the exhaust higher than the cockpit. The Crew Chief yelled an expletive. When the JP-4 that had pooled burned off, all was normal. Me being me, I turned to the CC and yelled, “You didn’t know these things had an afterburner did you”? He did manage a grin, and I went on my way.
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
“The 1930 Moonshine Explosion” Rocky Mount, Virginia
a "salesman" pulled into the Turner Motor Company dealership garage fully loaded with “illegal liquor”.
He explained he was having some car trouble. The mechanics decided to let the car cool down while they went home for dinner.
While they were away, the car, which was carrying a full load of illegal liquor, caught fire and sparked an explosion that burned through the floor. Remnants of the vehicles remain in the basement today.
While they were away, the car, which was carrying a full load of illegal liquor, caught fire and sparked an explosion that burned through the floor. Remnants of the vehicles remain in the basement today.
The flooring and walls were rebuilt, leaving the vehicles untouched in the basement for 85 years. They were discovered during basement renovations.
Troy Michigan, Big Beaver Rd on Interstate 75 is exit 69. I'm not making that up. It's blocks away from the intersection of Corporate and Crooks
Notice the tax services at that intersection
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