Engine timer

Thanks to Newt and Tris for letting me share this with you.

Lap Speed Calculator

Two different sides

And if you'd like to make your own, just print these two, use your copier to reduce them to a useful size, and then use an exacto knife to remove the view window areas. Presto, you've made your self a sliding lap speed calculator.

Thanks to Newt and Tris for letting me share this with you.

American Hot Rod and Drag Racing Pioneers

Giving a biography of about 100 people you should be familiar with... guys like Isky, Engle, Ivo, Navarro, Hilber, Brizio, Carillo... Good resource of info!

Iskenderian Displacement Guide and Ratio Computer, 1953 Dream Wheel

Do you feel your socks were just blown off? Ain't that the coolest damn thing you've seen all day?!

DREAM WHEEL: A name for the Iskenderian Ratio Computer. Accurately converts MPH to RPM, or RPM to MPH . . . Set gear ratio desired opposite tire diameter, and read MPH opposite engine RPM. The dream wheel resembles a circular slide rule. http://www.iskycams.com/glossary.php

Thanks to Newt and Tris for letting me share this with you.

Concept of what Dodge could have done to compete with the 67 Corvette

http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/2009/top-2009-Viper-Concept-1967-by-Rafael-Reston.htm Via http://theawesomer.com/page/8/

Paddy's train photos

http://kenw2dtc.com/index-paddy732.htm

San Diego Coffee Cruise

Feb 21st
San Diego Coffee Cruise
8am Pinnacle peak Steak house
7927 Mission Gorge rd
Santee
619 987 5385

Flikr set of Lead East car show

http://flickr.com/photos/22172192@N03/sets/72157607078268048/

Mitsuoka Himiko Roadster

Mitsuoka’s Morgan-clone Himiko is a breath of fresh air; its internals are actually based on a Mazda MX-5 Miata.
From Pixdaus. For the website of the designer: http://www.mitsuoka-himiko.com/concept.html

Good hot rod galleries

http://www.myrideisme.com/Pictures

Ollongrooffan still amazes me, here's an excerpt from John's Daytona 500 trip

Without John taking photos in the pits like this, I would never see how organized and innovative the car teams are about spare parts

Love the mobile tool shed!

http://oleragtop.blogspot.com/ is a great website I've posted about before, and you'll always see me go back to time and again. John has class.

Station Wagon, origin of the phrase

I was thinking about Station Wagons after posting about the Desoto and the Dodge a post or so down the page... and I realized that the phrase must orignate from the horse drawn wagons that went from station to station... or stages, hence Stage Coach... ergo station wagon.

Well, it made sense to me until I looked on the web for confirmation.

I was wrong.

The very first station wagons were called 'depot hacks' - they worked primarily around train depots as hacks (taxicabs). The modified back ends that made them depot hacks were necessary to carry large amounts of luggage - everyone traveled by train then, remember, and you needed a car that could comfortably carry people and large amounts of luggage from the train station to home. They were also called 'carryall's' and 'suburbans' (a name Plymouth used on their wagons until the late 1970's). 'Station wagon' was just another derivative of 'depot hack'; they were vehicles that were used as wagons (to carry passengers and cargo) from (railroad) stations. http://www.stationwagon.com/history.html

Morgan three-wheeler lubrication chart

The above is extra large so you can print it poster size if you like. I'm not posting the full size scan, it's too huge, 2' by 3' approximately

Thanks to Newt and Tris for letting me share this with you!

NHRA Winternats photo gallery / slideshow from Jae Beuno... awesome!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nobueno/sets/72157613498806045/with/3264684629/

I posted a few to show you what a good photographer he is, http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/12/awesome-so-cal-photographer-jae-bueno.html

So go over to his Flikr acct, or direct to hiw website to enjoy great photography of the Winternats http://jaebueno.wordpress.com/

1959 DeSoto Shopper needs a new owner

http://californiacollectorcars.com/colcar_info.php?id_car_info=1059

One of 271 made. Has front discs, modern rear end, Mopar electronic ignition, Optima battery, WW radials. Original rebuilt 383 4 bbl., Torqueflite trans., luggage rack, registered to Calif. vintage YOM plates. New cover, lots of parts & literature included.

This looks very similar to another wagon I've never heard of, the Dodge Sierra Spectator. It had a rear facing 3rd bench, and the spare tire is actually located up in the wheel well and was accessed by removing a specially built removable fender skirt behind the rear wheel. http://freiburgersjunkyard.com/blog/Cool-Old-Pres-Photos-57-Dodge-Sierra-Spectator-Wagon.html

Bad things happen to good con rods.

401 AMC. Hydrolocking has a bad effect.

It says cool looking project to me, looks like a Ponitac

It's been a long time since I went on a neighborhood crawl, when I would post photos of interesting, and usually neglected stuff, and tell you readers that your neighborhood probably has cool stuff too.

Well, it should be easy to distinguish the manufacturer by the grill... I'll say 57 Ford. The holes above the grill number 4... like ford

Justin's 1928 Pontiac... wicked. Nuff said

The body is laid over a cage, and can be removed with a couple bolts so chassis of trans work can be done. Excellant planning.

Ain't that a great photo!

Above.. before ... ... .. below.. after

Illustrating the only way in or out. I just realized this rod better nor ever flip over.

Since I can't find the right words to relate how cool this slammed custom is, I'll stick to the stats, and let the photos say the rest.

Start losing your mind at learning the engine was still in the crate... since 1956... when Justin got it from some guy a couple years ago. It's a 331 cu in Chrysler Industrial Hemi, 6-71 blower... a set of 6 Stromberg 97's on a homemade intake, Vertex mag, Isky cam, Chev 350 trans, 10 bolt rear in a shortened, narrowed, chopped, shaved, 28 Pontiac 4dr body from John Hinn near Jacumba.

Street legal too.

Thanks Justin for giving me the time to photograph and share this cool hot rod with everyone

I also found this on http://customsickles.blogspot.com/2009/03/flat-black-pinstripe.html in March of 2009

1967 Olds Cutlass... damn good looking design, nothing fancy, but it's really eyecatching

Was bought with a 330 cu in, 2 spd... now upgraded to a 350 350 combo.

Weekly dose of train photos

From Pixdaus

The Hurst you've never heard of, it was a collboration with International Harvester... the Hurst Shawnee Scout

http://www.binderblues.com/main/hurst.html Via http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2008/11/22/four-links-remixed-1950s-car-ads-the-little-known-hurst-shawnee-scout-the-johnny-dark-woodill-wildfire-a-brilliant-exhaust-system/

Cool designs, and trailers I'd love to admire in person

On the road in the mid 1930's, from Beirut to Baghdad, by way of Damascus, reminded me of the 1937 D-35 Jungle Caravan of Commander Gatti http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/09/extraordinary-designer-of-automotive.html

The above was designed by Brooks Stevens, its a 1936 Zephyr Land Yacht

The above is a Curtiss Aerocar trailer. I'd like to see a photo of the rig in the trunk of the car towing it. It reminded me of http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/12/rare-trailer-and-pulling-car-combo.html

1932 Arrow Plane in a museum in Mesa Arizona

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/category/trailers/

Sonny and Cher Mustangs that Barris kustomized went for $198,000

http://www.pbase.com/xl1ken/fff0502

The pair stayed together and sold for $198,000.
Both cars were originally taken straight off Ford’s San Jose assembly line and the Motor Company commissioned the legendary George Barris to personalize these cars to reflect the couple’s flamboyant onstage personas.

Sonny’s Mustang was finished in Murano Gold Pearl, adorned by dark brown side panel and with an orange and gold fade-away treatment over the wheel wells and grille openings. The interior was upholstered with Bobcat fur and antique buffed leather trimmed with rustic suede.

Cher’s Mustang featured a hot pink pearl finish, blended with candy red, deep red side panels and a matching fade-away treatment. It also had white Ermine fur and black antique Scottish leather upholstery, trimmed in hot pink suede. Both cars were fitted with opulent three-inch long Mouton fur carpeting, Sonny’s in gold and Cher’s in hot pink.

Upon completion, the cars were used for publicity purposes before going on to appear in Sonny and Cher’s only feature-length movie, Good Times. Following the movie’s wrap, they toured the car show circuit before they were returned for the use of Sonny and Cher and later reverted back to George Barris. http://classiccars.about.com/

Marvel Mystery Oil, still around since 1923

Why did he give it the name Mystery Oil? Is it said that Burt Pierce refused to divulge the formula for his new product and, when asked about its ingredients; he would say “It’s a Mystery”, and the name caught on The Marvel Oil Company was founded in 1923 by Burt Pierce, inventor of the Marvel Carburetor. His carburetor was standard equipment on eighty percent of all vehicles produced after World War I.

You can find more information on Marvel Mystery Oil and it application here: http://www.marvelmysteryoil.com/

Oil Price vs. Gas Price

The reason for the obvious discrepancy between the trends in the cost of a barrel of crude oil and a gallon of gas, it turns out is due to a discrepancy between where our gas comes from and where the crude oil used as the national benchmark is produced.
The price of a barrel of crude oil often quoted in the media comes from West Texas Intermediate. It is set at the New York Mercantile Exchange, according to the Associated Press.Right now, in an unusual market trend, West Texas crude is selling for much less than inferior grades of crude from other places around the world. A severe economic downturn has left U.S. storage facilities brimming with it, sending prices for the premium crude to five-year lows.
The recession in America has dramatically cut demand for crude oil, and inventories are piling up. So prices for West Texas crude have fallen well below what oil costs from places like the North Sea, Saudi Arabia and South America.
That foreign oil sells in some cases for $10 more per barrel - and that doesn't even include shipping.
http://www.dunndailyrecord.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=104695
Vince agrees: http://www.rightsidenews.com/200902163689/editorial/what-we-are-not-told-about-oil-prices.html


I was listenting to AM1070 news radio yesterday and the expert they interviewed said the reason for gas going up steadily, while oil prices have been steady around $34-40 for the past week, is that refineries have forced the price up, by cutting back on production. From the usual 90% to a low 80%. So much for getting cheap gas from cheap oil
http://seekingalpha.com/article/109516-oil-price-vs-gas-price-is-1-a-gallon-realistic

Oil prices have become extraordinarily volatile because the March contract expires Friday. That means anyone in possession of a contract must find a place to store the oil in a few weeks.
That has become more difficult each week, with U.S. crude storage hitting 82-week highs, yet some traders say there is no rational for the volatility of this market.
Crude prices fell another 11 percent last week.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/

Or read all about it, and get really educated here: http://www.wikinvest.com/concept/Oil_Prices

Bend the rules a little

New Zealanders have been registering their cars as hearses to avoid paying registration fees, it emerged yesterday.

The scam came to light when a Christchurch woman told a radio station she had paid just NZ$58 (about $36 U.S.) to register her car, instead of the usual NZ$183, by registering it as a ''non-commercial hearse'' that would be used to carry dead animals.

The woman's definition of carrying dead animals: "Taking frozen chickens home from the supermarket."
http://www.joesherlock.com/blog-2006-08.html

This reminded me of the gas rationing in WW2 that had people making trucks out of cars, by modifying the trunk, to get the truck gas pass, instead of the limitation for passsenger cars

There may never be a day in the future when we have rediscovered all the cool designs that have been forgotten and lost

This is a REO Speed Tanker
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/category/trucks-and-jeeps/vans/

reminds me of the Diamond T "Doodlebug" http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/07/cool-rvs-some-because-they-melded.html

A couple unusual Nissans came to Breakfast

How about that watch, chronograph, stopwatch... all the racing essentials

http://www.breakfastatbalboa.com/

Cobras came to Breakfast

http://www.breakfastatbalboa.com/

Ferrari engine, an interesting looking design

Chevrolet never made an engine this interesting

http://www.breakfastatbalboa.com/

Feb 15th Breakfast at Balboa

http://www.breakfastatbalboa.com/

AMX's aren't seen together very often, it's really rare to see this variety of years and hood scoops at once, they came for Breakfast at Balboa

The above is poster size for anyone who digs AMX's like I do, and wants to have it printed. Just click on the above image, it'll go fullsize, then right click again and choose "save to computer" from the menu choices, and it's yours.

I believe the green one has changed it's license plate, here is a good gallery of it: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/08/amx-has-one-of-coolest-hoods-and.html

If you like these photos, try my favorites: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/12/off-all-photos-i-or-my-girlfriend-tere.html or just look around.... http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/

http://www.breakfastatbalboa.com/

Mustangs show up in greater numbers to Breakfast, than any other car clubs

This pair has nailed a look: power, force, tough.. very cool looking

The three Shelby's.. blue Daytona Coupe, and the pair of AC Cobras

Palm trees and hood scoops... now ain't that a good thing!

1985 1/2 or '86 SVO Mustang, the turbo four.... it was the first Mustang to have 4 wheel disc brakes... and the tail lights were also the same ones used on the late eighties Cobra Mustang

http://www.mustangsvo.org/svostory.htm for lots of info

http://www.breakfastatbalboa.com/

Bill's Hemi Satellite interior, cool tooled leather interior look

It might be leather, I don't know, but I like the look

World's Fastest Indian, 205.67 mph. Damn good movie

Cut right to the 17 second mark, (skip the ratings nonsense)



"Offerings to the god of speed" I dig that.

Think you have made concessions to speed before? Burt was able to sit 3/8" lower because of these rocker arm divots.
http://hooptyrides.blogspot.com/2006/08/gale-gearhead-banks-accidently.html

Burt set the under-1000cc world record, 183.586 mph (295.453 km/h), at Bonneville, 26 August 1967, on his 1920 Indian Scout. This record still stands today.
Look over http://www.indianmotorbikes.com/features/munro/munro.htm for more tidbits like these;
He used an old spoke for a micrometer
He made two new con rods from DC6 B propeller
He cast parts in old tins and pistons in holes in the sand at the local beach! He built his own four-cam design to replace the standard two-cam system and converted to overhead valves.
He made his own cylinder barrels, flywheels, pistons, cams and followers and lubrication system.
He effectively hand-carved his con-rods from a Caterpillar tractor axle, and hardened and tempered them to 143 tons tensile strength.
He built a seventeen plate, thousand pound pressure clutch and used a triple chain drive.
Burt still held the Australian sidecar record, as-late as 1977.