Just A Car Guy: 11/20/11

Saturday, November 26, 2011

One cool pedal car

I found this pedal car earlier this year at the Qualcomm Swap Meet http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/02/pedal-cars-at-annual-qualcomm-stadium.html

great scallop job, perfect accent to the body lines

The scallops and pinstriping were done by Pete "HOT DOG" Filan. I purshased the car after selling my 50 Fleetline this last summer. It's a 15 year old school build from the Chicago area. 1951 was the first year of the hardtop for Ford. It's powered by a 1959 283, with a 327 cam, 3 duces, a combination of 49 & 50 Ford side stainless, 49 Plymonth bumpers, 49 Chevy license plate guards, Maverick rear end, Old's Fiesta hupcaps with extra flippers and the bullet and working Unity spots. 50's Customs and Tuck and Roll are BACK!

Parker Brothers motorcycles has made another cool creation

found on http://www.wired.com/autopia

This is one interesting looking bike.

The Parker Brothers made the big wheel I posted here: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/05/twofers-from-goawaygarage.html

based on

and they made the motorcycle in the new Batman movies with Christian Bale

and a working simacrulum of the Tron light cycle

http://www.parkerbrotherschoppers.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=16

677 feet per second

Found on http://www.wired.com/autopia/

full gallery from last years SEMA here http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/speed-demon-of-poteet-and-main-and-hot.html

No Red Bull air races in 2012

Red Bull says the one year break its race series that happened this year will extend another year through 2012.

A spokesperson for Red Bull Air Race told the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association there will be no races again in 2012 saying, “a revamped concept and a fixed race calendar will be revealed in 2013.”

Found on http://www.wired.com/autopia/

Friday, November 25, 2011

the most far out cool and ridiculous stuff I came across at SEMA

Far out ridiculous rims... no self respecting Charger or Dukes fan is going to buy these Forgiato rims that badly mimic the Tornado rims

Most ridiculous vehicle to use low profiles, and thousands of dollars of airbrushing.

Most ridiculous place to put a gold club bag

I doubt the below is true. Too coincidental, and I stopped believing everything I was told many years ago, especially when it comes to advertising. I can believe it rolled down a 300 foot dune, but I doubt there was anyone in it, especially just a day before it needed to be the prize winnign advertisement for this safety roll cage