Wednesday, November 20, 2024

an “engineered beam” in a 1930 farmhouse

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 With some supports under it, I bet that's one of the strongest beams in the whole building! https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=872535...

there were a nice amount of Chevelles at SEMA this year (there were probably more than these three, but, I have a 1000 photos and no time to look through them all right now)

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comparison between the famous Buick GNs at SEMA this year

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Ring Brothers above   Dutchboys Hotrods above I think I'd like to know why Buick GNs are the latest thing that are getting the extreme t...

great looking C10

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cool paint job, though not as awesome as the "Real Fire" that Mike Lavallee was putting on cars... but the hood scoop is remarkable

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A trip to Disneyland and a guessing game led to Janet Long's surprise win of this 1961 Chevrolet Corvette, in 1989

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She had to correctly guess the number of yo yo's that had been put in the Corvette and filled it up, and amazingly, she did The park was...

I posted a week ago that a vet was given a car and it enabled him to carry on helping other vets, , so, here's the follow-up/backstory/etc... in the middle of SEMA, there was a presentation of cars to 11 Las Vegas-area recipients

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local families’ lives were changed for the better by the gift of reliable transportation, thanks to the National Auto Body Council (NABC) Re...

the "Quote Of The Day", is from Marc B (long time and frequent friend, commentor, collaborator

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I'm not in the market for a Jaguar, so it won't affect me at all, but it does seem like very bad business decisions. I'm curious...
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

1939 Zephyr sedan delivery and 1955 R69/R70 BMW streamliner that it carries

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It's always very intriguing to learn more about a car, and this morning I read a good article on the Renault from SEMA that was the absolute standout

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For the third straight year, Pit+Paddock and ENEOS Oil joined forces with Dai Yoshihara to award one lucky project car builder with a featur...
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Jaguar has unveiled its new brand identity, marking the beginning of its EV-only era. And it's likely the stupidest thing I've seen all year. They don't even show, or mention what the hell the poses are supposed to sell

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So, if in the upcoming days you hear about investors abandoning Jag, the stock plummeting, and the whole damn company shutting down after a ...
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During excavations along Old Kent Road in London, archaeologists found a Roman road

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Wating Street was built closely following the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43, according to a Wednesday press release from the London Bor...
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last week several new Raptors were stolen from Ford, about a half million dollars worth, and they were later found abandoned in a ditch. The thieves know nothing about four wheel drive

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https://fordauthority.com/2024/11/2024-ford-f-150-raptor-pickups-ditched-after-getting-stolen-from-dearborn-plant/

Eric De Seynes collection of motorcycles will be at Retromobile (Thank you Solène B!)

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Monday, November 18, 2024

a 15 year old, in 1976, was driving this to high school. I kid you not

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  https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=9650013968349231&set=g.1686223568321025
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haven't posted jack today, and not much yesterday, because as of Saturday, I've started my cat adoption process.

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 just like dating,  you can choose based on looks,  but anyone with a god damn bit of IQ knows that getting along matters so much more than ...
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mysterious bamboo cart, resembling a two-wheeled wagon, was found in the Swiss Alps... revealed by the melting of a glacier

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https://archaeologymag.com/2024/11/bamboo-cart-discovered-in-melting-glacier-in-switzerland https://www.facebook.com/KantonGR/posts/pfbid0rU...

U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that engines can fail on as many as 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles

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The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers the 2016 through 2020 Honda Pilot and Acura MDX, as well as the 2018 ...

it's nearly time to buy Xmas cards, send out the presents, and avoid the post office madness that is the Christmas season

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I didn't think my blog would outlast Roadkill, with David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan, but, they made money and were in business, and not many tv series last longer than 13 years, Supernatural and the Simpsons are about it.

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  https://www.theautopian.com/motor-trend-kills-roadkill/
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Sunday, November 17, 2024

The Race of Gentlemen (TROG) returned to New Jersey, the 1st weekend of October

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  https://www.hotrod.com/events/the-race-of-gentlemen-2024-event-coverage/ https://www.hotrod.com/features/the-race-of-gentlemen-2024-drag-r...

Cherry Creek Schools of Colorado expanded its high school program training future aircraft mechanics to a three-year program

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senior Izzy Mitchell is focused on tightening a propeller. It's part of the classroom curriculum for her course in powerplant aircraft m...

Russia needed armor so badly that its biggest film studio, Mosfilm, donated 36 tanks that had been used as movie props, including the aging T-55, to Russia's defense ministry.

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The director general of Mosfilm, Shakhnazarov said, according to a transcript published by the Kremlin. "In 2023, we handed over 28 T-5...

the top 10 of the Hot Wheels international search for the next coolest car has finally got it's crazy fun and cool cars

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you might recall this from 2021  https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2021/07/making-delorean-way-he-wanted-it-with.html   https://justacarguy.b...

1938 Ford Hunting Car was found in a remote part of Argentina, built on a truck chassis instead of the usual car chassis

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The coachbuilder, Tieppo Hinos, was a company from Argentina. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2018510011926629&set=gm.2795109150781...

Bantam with a 5th wheel?

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  https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2013488009095496&set=gm.27872911828966691&idorvanity=1464654713552429

I love innovation with old tools used at machinery parts

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10227173790790817&set=a.1617402035143
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Bugatti - bicycle engine.

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=969071298591372&set=pcb.969071491924686