Just A Car Guy
Cool things with wheels since 2006
Monday, May 16, 2022
there aren't many times I've seen anyone start a car with something like this..
I've seen dragsters started with a portable starter attached with welding cables to batteries, which prevents that dragster from having to have a starter on it, and the wiring, starter relay, etc.
I've seen drag strips with roller starters, I've seen dragsters push started, and I've even started a a car with a dead battery by getting it rolling and popping the clutch, and I've seen tractors started with the ol hand crank... but I haven't seen a rig like this in action until now
Sunday, May 15, 2022
one Siata 200S was custom built with a 392 and a T10 (wasn't that what the Facel Vega had too? Seems like a popular choice!)
There were some interesting and cool cars on The Rockford files
and I wasn't expecting to see a GTO, though this has cool looking white accents on the hood scoops, they ruined it by carrying the stripes over the roof, and some white stripes down the sides.
stolen 1964 Vette finally discovered, recovered, and returned to owner after 40 years
But forty years later the 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was brought to a car show, and someone noticed the VIN was for an Impala and suggested to the owner that he take it to law enforcement to have it checked out.
With some detective work, the officer managed to locate the first owner of the 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, and it was Fleming.
Madrigal recounted the case to Red Bluff Daily News: "I contacted Anaheim and advised them of the situation. They researched their micro fiche for the stolen report and called me back. They then located the victim from 1976, who is currently living in Arizona, and told her we had her car."
Arrangements were made for Fleming to travel to California to retrieve the vehicle and on Nov. 4 Madrigal was able to return the Corvette to her.
Saturday, May 14, 2022
one of these days I'm going to quit blogging, so when I hear what a blogger said about his 24 years of daily work and why he's taking a long vacation from his blog I pay attention
https://kottke.org/22/05/announcement-im-going-to-miss-you-but-i-am-taking-a-sabbatical
he's a full timer that went the distance to get patrons and advertising, and made a living at blogging, if you haven't heard of Kottke, it's a variety blog that shares whatever comes up of interest to the blogger
Did you hear of the Jim Taylor collection coming to auction this October? It's got some rare stuff, like a real factory race '55 Type D Jag that wasn't raced, and an unrestored '64 Cobra 289, and a '67 427 Cobra with only 8k miles
the 1955 Jaguar D-Type Sports Racer. Mr. Taylor’s car, XKD 515, is considered by marque specialists to be one of the most original examples extant and owes its authenticity to the fact that it was largely spared from competitive racing when new and instead was used primarily as a road car. As the 15th of the 42 examples originally built and having had the benefit of a pampered life, the Taylor D-Type remains one of the finest pedigreed cars of the breed
2018 front flip, skip past the 118 seconds, to 1:58
2 weeks until Memorial Day; Monday, May 30
I just wanted to make a note that it's not flag day, not Veterans Day, not WW2 day...
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in the United States armed forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May.But I wanted to remember the Alamo (been there!) and so many Indian wars, and the various damn wars that have keep the country entrenched in a cycle of battles all over the planet. I think the USA has been in a war everywhere except Greenland.
the Norgrove Railway outside of Arroyo Grande Ca, restored a Davenport Locomotive Works narrow gauge sugar cane plantation steam engine built in Iowa in 1917 and was scheduled to be shipped to France for use as a “trench train” moving men and supplies, but the war ended before the train was shipped
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4962414163850136&set=pcb.4962415657183320
WWI 60 cm railroads:
Of the 80 locomotive built by Davenport and 30 built by Vulcan Iron Works none were shipped to Europe. Since the American abandoned all rolling stock sent to Europe at the end of hostilities, many of the Baldwins were reclaimed from the rail facilities and were shipped to many places in the world including Brazil, Australia, and Wales. Several had guage changes applied, usually 75 cm and one at least 100 mm (just shy of 3 feet and 40 inches). As late as 1982, 60 cm box cars were in use by a tourist railroad in France. Dunn has detailed disposition lists for the steam engines and the gas locomotives built by Baldwin for use in Europe.
regular soccer? Boring. But motorcycle soccer? Wow! THIS ought to be broadcast instead!
as always, skip the first minute's nonsense
https://www.luisonte.es/post/684160854337503232/ser-portero-si-que-es-deporte-de-riesgo
those two videos are good to get you up to speed, here's a real full game, and the first 19 minutes are not even the game, so, skip to 19:00 and the game will begin