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Monday, March 10, 2025
In Feb '47, a P-82 with the name “Betty Jo” completed the longest nonstop flight by a fighter aircraft without aerial refueling by flying from Oahu to New York. This flight still stands in the record books today, some 78 years later, one of the biggest achievements for a piston engine fighter.
But while the XP-82 Twin Mustang would make its first flight on June 15, 1945, WWII ended before it could conduct it’s combat trials.
Thank you George!
Brown tool auctions has some pretty cool stuff, here are some vintage store displays that must have been in a hardware store about 75 years ago
my sister just me a really cool woman who has some really cool stuff, a model t axle built Lazy Susan kitchen table she got from a saloon, and her grandfather's garage time card punch clock!
These are just examples that are similar. I asked my sister to get photos of both the clock, the time card (because the woman actually worked at the garage for her family, and kept a time card) and the axle based lazy susan table from a saloon, along with more of THAT table's history! I asked her to either get photos, or get me that woman's phone number or email!
Remember that Subaru that was returned aka "crashed" into the dealership windows to get to the middle of the Utah showroom in December? That inspired someone to do the same with another Subaru!
I just noticed my battery water jug (inherited from a good friend) was made by some company with the last name Hennessy... it had me wondering, is there any connection to the Hennessy in Texas that makes cars a lot faster? Answer nope. But there is some cool history here
So, this has me wondering which Jack P Hennessy had the company that made this water jug.
This Jack P Hennessy was born in 1919, (died in 2001 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/257088653/jack_patrick-hennessy ) and after university, as World War II escalated, he enlisted in the U.S. Army seeing active duty in the Philippines and Korea both during World War II.
He attained the rank of 1st Lieutenant. After the war, Jack returned to Los Angeles but soon joined with his father to develop further what would eventually become Hennessy Industries, the leading manufacturer and manufacturer representatives of tire service equipment in the country for several decades.
He and his wife were Hollywood types, played golf at the country clubs, and played golf with Bob Hope and his wife Dolores... possibly because after high school she was working in the mailroom at MGM Studios, followed by 4 special years at the MGM front reception desk in the administrative office building. She would sign-in all the stars, and executives who passed through alongside her desk each day. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195384587/shirlee-hennessy
The Coats tire changer, Bada wheel balancer and Kenamental tire studs were among the top products produced or represented, with Ford Motorcraft products added in the latter years of the 1970's. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/jack-hennessy-obituary?id=28040643
In 1960, he was sued for copyright or patent infringement for improvements on certain devices known as circumferentially traveling type tire mounting devices. https://casetext.com/case/moore-v-jack-p-hennessy-co
During the 2nd World War the plaintiff, Roosevelt Moore, was in the Armed Forces of the United States, stationed in India. The problems of the Air Force in that significant area were complicated immeasurably by the high incidence of pneumatic tire trouble and the frequency with which tires had to be changed. The difficulty of mounting and dismounting tires on the planes caused inordinate delay, reducing the effectiveness of their operations.
Working with inadequate tools and hampered by the problem of supplies, the plaintiff herein, with surprising ingenuity, devised an apparatus which speeded up to a great degree the processes involved in tire changing, thereby facilitating the performance of the planes.
Working with inadequate tools and hampered by the problem of supplies, the plaintiff herein, with surprising ingenuity, devised an apparatus which speeded up to a great degree the processes involved in tire changing, thereby facilitating the performance of the planes.
The defendants counter with the denial of infringement and assertion that the plaintiff's patent is invalid, having been anticipated in every respect by previously granted patents, notably the Dickey patent No. 1,587,634 (1926) and the Weaver patent No. 1,341,727 (1920), among others.
His contribution to the effective operation of the airplanes was recognized by the military authorities by way of special citation, and after cessation of hostilities he was assisted in his efforts to secure a patent on the apparatus he had constructed. It is a tribute to his skill that under such unfavorable circumstances he should have succeeded in developing the tire mounting implement. A patent was issued on a limited aspect of the machine. Because of lack of funds the invention was not marketed. But on June 30, 1958, and June 25, 1959, plaintiff instituted suits for patent infringement against certain individuals who, the plaintiff deemed, were unjustly appropriating the fruits of his invention.
Since, then, it is the determination of this court that the Moore patent is invalid, there can be no infringement thereon by the defendants. And, further, even if the Moore patent were to be found valid, because of the findings above referred to with reference to the Dickey patent, the Coats device does not constitute an infringement.
this was 2 hours of research.
The LumberZone in Steinbach Manitoba must have ran out of straps. This load doesn't have a single one.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=9037690643024144 for the video of this rig driving past the dash cam of another trucker
If you see something, say something... the life you save might be a very important one to you, or to me, or to someone who needs someone else on the road to make it home alive
Sunday, March 09, 2025
Over $6.2 million in cocaine was found hidden inside a shipment of plastic wrap from Mexico, and was seized by Customs and Border Patrol at the Pharr International Bridge,
Officers found over 470 pounds of cocaine in 150 packages Wednesday inside a commercial tractor-trailer coming from Tamaulipas, Mexico, CBP said Friday.
The seizure is part of an unusual new trend that Border Report has noticed along the South Texas border of large amounts of cocaine put into single transports since the Trump administration has ordered a lockdown of fentanyl drugs crossing the border.
As Steven Spielberg continues makng a movie starring Emily Blunt, there’s a casting call for local New Jersey residents with cars for a “big scene” filming later this month
Spielberg is filming the movie throughout Jersey — last week in North Jersey and today and next week in South Jersey — but this particular scene will be filmed in Middlesex County.
Jersey drivers are sought to work as background actors, or extras, March 27.
People with cars participating in the Middlesex County scene will be paid $216 for eight hours of work if they are Screen Actors Guild members and $181.50 for 10 hours of work if they are non-SAG. The car allowance for the filming is $37.50.
Anyone interested in being cast can send an email to nonview@gwcnyc.com with the subject line “3/27/25 CARS” and should include this information:
Their name and preferred pronouns, phone number, whether or not they are a SAG member, confirmation that they are 18 and have a driver’s license, availability with their car on March 27, their car’s year, color, make and model. Attach current, non-professional photos of themselves and one of their car. Extras must present identification.
Jersey drivers are sought to work as background actors, or extras, March 27.
People with cars participating in the Middlesex County scene will be paid $216 for eight hours of work if they are Screen Actors Guild members and $181.50 for 10 hours of work if they are non-SAG. The car allowance for the filming is $37.50.
Anyone interested in being cast can send an email to nonview@gwcnyc.com with the subject line “3/27/25 CARS” and should include this information:
Their name and preferred pronouns, phone number, whether or not they are a SAG member, confirmation that they are 18 and have a driver’s license, availability with their car on March 27, their car’s year, color, make and model. Attach current, non-professional photos of themselves and one of their car. Extras must present identification.
a master class in wheel balancing
test the collet chuck accuracy
it's radial force variation
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radial_force_variation#:~:text=Radial%20force%20variation%20or%20road,traction%2C%20braking%20and%20load%20support
OEM alloys are normally made out of center so tire rfv can be compensated.
Tires coming to car factory have been measured for rfv and marked with a spot.
Tire fitting machine senses the spot on tire and rim.
Steel rims are always eccentric
To check any balancer balance a wheel and tire.
Press button to get 1gm accuracy note position of out of balance on tire .
Rotate wheel 180 degree on balancer shaft
Run machine again read out should be similar to notes on tire.
If more than 5gms different or angular position big difference probably balancer shaft bent.
It would seem over time the shafts warp.
This trick is not well known.
Balance machine normally set to read zero if less than 5gm
Have to press button to get actual.
it's radial force variation
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radial_force_variation#:~:text=Radial%20force%20variation%20or%20road,traction%2C%20braking%20and%20load%20support
OEM alloys are normally made out of center so tire rfv can be compensated.
Tires coming to car factory have been measured for rfv and marked with a spot.
Tire fitting machine senses the spot on tire and rim.
Steel rims are always eccentric
To check any balancer balance a wheel and tire.
Press button to get 1gm accuracy note position of out of balance on tire .
Rotate wheel 180 degree on balancer shaft
Run machine again read out should be similar to notes on tire.
If more than 5gms different or angular position big difference probably balancer shaft bent.
It would seem over time the shafts warp.
This trick is not well known.
Balance machine normally set to read zero if less than 5gm
Have to press button to get actual.
Saturday, March 08, 2025
I can't even tell if this was a real car, or a photoshop, or an AI image. But it's well designed for good looks
https://notasanehuman.tumblr.com/
why didn't a car manufacturer make a model named the M80? It's clever, and a regional dealership network took advantage of the opportunity, and named a 1980 Malibu the M80 and sold about 1900 in North and South Carolina
At some point in the late 1970s, seven of the most powerful Chevrolet dealers in the southeastern sales zone came up with the idea of rolling up a special version of the Malibu in an attempt to make the fourth generation attractive to a new type of clientele and resuscitate the muscle car enthusiasm of the 1960s and 70s.
It was a dealer package, mostly aimed at the NASCAR fans who traveled to Darlington Raceway in South Carolina
Front and rear spoilers were also on the menu – the one at the front was from the El Camino SS – while the car rode on 1981 14-inch steel rally wheels from the 1980 Monte Carlo.
the Sisterhood Rickshaw Rally is 60 women journeying 1000Km across India with the goal of raising £350,000 to support projects in Chennai
Ladies Circle India and Round Table India identified three women and girls' projects for the funds to be donated to, weather-resistant classrooms towards giving skills training to young women to allow them to achieve
Since launching in 2006 to dragonboat across the English Channel in Aug 2007 (gaining a World Record), The Sisterhood has clocked up an incredible number of challenges - the Amazon raft race, Marathon de Sables, Bosphorus swim, Costa Rico Coast to Coast race, Kilamanjaro, Venice Vogalonga, The LA to Vegas Speed Project, Chennai Rickshaw run .. the list goes on. All in aid of various women and children’s charities.
one of the very few trucks that had factory racing stripes, the 65 Dodge D100 CSS HPP (Custom Sports Special High-Performance Package) could be had with a 426 wedge
covered on video at https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2014/02/buy-dodge-if-you-dont-like-smell-of.html
but Boynton's dual quad max wedge 413 was probably faster in a drag race https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-413-dual-quad-max-wedge-dragmaster.html
Mopar Connection Magazine is looking to give a young Mopar enthusiast an opportunity to get their foot in the door into the automotive publishing industry as a 1099 writer
So, since they specified young, it's probably excludes me as I was born in 71.
Maybe you, or someone you know, is looking for a side hustle gig, putting in a couple hours of work a day, making as much as $1,000 a month
The Staff Writer position is a 1099 freelance/subcontractor position and will be paid twice a month per a predetermined scale for each written article. There will be a 90-day trial period for every applicant to evaluate work ethic, determination and commitment to providing superior, reliable news-worthy content for Mopar Connection Magazine audience.
All serious inquires are to email introductory letter and resume to kevin.shaw@shawgroupmedia.com
Before a paint job and starring role in American Graffiti, Falfa’s '55 Chevy starred in Two Lane Blacktop... and now it's getting restored to make it "movie accurate"
The car made its movie debut a long damn time ago, in a movie I haven't seen since the 80s, Two-Lane Blacktop, 2 years before American Graffiti.
In Two-Lane Blacktop, young James Taylor and Dennis Wilson (has any other half famous movie ever had a couple real musical A lister legends ever play non musician characters?) portray a couple of no-name dudes cruising the southwest in search of drag races at the track and along the nation’s roadways.
‘Tallet’s Gym’, one of the Real Steel filming locations, was a fire-station – the former Detroit Fire Department HQ, in the heart of downtown Detroit. Another filming location "Crash Palace" is the old Model T factory in Highland Park that was building Ts in 1910
From 1929 to 1949 it was the fire dept HQ, and was the city’s first firehouse designed for motorized – rather than horse-drawn – fire equipment. Then it was the MGM Grand casino, but never was put up for sale until 2012.
The firehouse was designed to house more than 500 firefighters on its second through fifth floors
The site was used by the fire dept constantly since 1840, and is across the street from Cobo hall
Other filming sites were the former Belle Isle Nature Zoo, and the Parkway Motel on I 75
What might be a surprise is that the whole movie was filmed in Michigan, and not Texas where the story is set.
I posted about the truck in 2011 https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/10/movie-real-steel-is-awesome-and-has.html
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