Saturday, April 26, 2025

1970 Pontiac GTO Judge, Ram Air III

 https://www.autoevolution.com/news/orbit-orange-1970-pontiac-gto-judge-has-canadian-papers-matching-ram-air-iii-250510.html#

a well-built tribute that looks like the real deal at first glance, proof that a 50 thousand dollar build looks exactly like, and performs identically, to a 1 of 7 million dollar rarity


https://www.autoevolution.com/news/1970-plymouth-hemi-cuda-looks-a-million-dollar-gem-but-there-s-a-catch-250417.html#

A Russian general was killed by a car bomb just outside Moscow, in the second such attack on a top Russian military officer in four months








https://apnews.com/article/russia-moskalik-car-bomb-322ab66de5f32621103fb1fce3f1185f

I didn't think it was possible to mess with digital odometers, but there's been an Ohio dealership busted

between November 2020 and May 2022, Nwaru “knowingly disconnected, reset and altered the mileage registered by the odometer on vehicles, changing them from high mileage to lower mileage, before selling them to customers.”

The government pointed to rollbacks on eight different vehicles that had their mileage reduced by roughly 80,000 to 100,000 miles (128,748 to 160,934 km) each.

In particular, the Ohio Attorney General claimed they misrepresented actual mileage in written odometer disclosure statements and did not disclose odometer discrepancies to some customers. However, the real kicker was the “discrepancies were the result of … rolling back the odometers before selling the vehicles to consumers.”

They went on to highlight the case of a customer who paid $4,295 for a 2002 Acura MDX with a claimed 132,000 miles on it. However, it had actually been driven 168,120 miles.

The state also pointed to other problems with titles, paperwork, and not properly disclosing the fact that they were selling rebuilt salvage vehicles.


Smallest Cog, Hammonds workshop for restoring cars, is growing, and will now hire 3 more employees.




Issuing a call for new staff, Hammond said the team needs a mechanic, a panel beater, and a painter. 

the job description:  
hopefuls need to be "absolutely at the top of your game", able to live within commuting distance of the workshop in Rotherwas, Hereford and, "above all, just brilliant".

the German automotive sector has taken another blow, as a key part of the manufacturing chain has filed for bankruptcy.

Bohai Trimet made gearboxes and body parts for VW 

Several automotive suppliers based in Saxony-Anhalt have been forced to file for bankruptcy in the past six months, including Boruszew Kunststofftechnik and Schlote.

why not just put the top up, OR take the hats off, OR get a shawl that holds the hair from getting all messed up from 70 mph


another reminder of that dichotomy that cars that can't be sold in the USA can be driven across the border and stay here to be used as commuters. Makes me wonder why that's allowed, if the DOT won't certify them as safe for the public roads in the USA


I saw one of these 2 years ago, and asked the same question https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2023/02/occasionally-here-on-border-of-tijuana.html

I wonder why Chevrolet never used the HERO part of the name to market the brand?

 

Kevin D finds a lot of funny stuff and posts it to his facebook page

 




Happy 4-26 day!

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

Someone in Ohio scored a cool barn find SCCA racer AMX!




I got a good trailer maker to tell you about, in Oklahoma

 https://www.mikesprettygoodcampers.com/

learn about it at https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Gi9Q7G6NeLNZfvJxhfGjpxG28XrWeZZB8GQi6P9GvmVAUJAnyn4GzSHA8JzE2FcDl&id=61563102572119 

Here's a first, a Tesla with a Herbie stripe and number





going just as fast as it's possible to go, in the morning commute on the 15. I didn't thing Vespas were allowed on interstates




very clever vanity plate

well done lightning bolt... this would make a great electricians van

it must have been really cool to be able to go to races in the 80s, like IROC, when they had famous drivers all racing identical cars... it must have been great to see truly gifted drivers trying to outsmart each other on the track

 

1988 Dodge International Star Challenge were celebs racing Dodge Daytonas at Mid Ohio, and Road Atlanta







https://pbase.com/mwphoto/88_disc

if a guy had enough time to look around facebook, they'd find a LOT of interesting photos that exist no where else

 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10222016710647385&set=g.610404069049223

Dan Gurney won the first Motor Trend 500 in this Galaxie 500, owned and crewed by the Wood Brothers and prepped by Holman and Moody



I am looking forward to putting racing numbers on my ol Dodge someday, and have been looking at race car door numbers for years to get a design to emulate. This might be it
 

Wow, I've never seen this decal before, I LIKE it! 

https://public.fotki.com/gwadagone/sixties-nascar--dec/2821.html#media