Friday, March 27, 2026
Thursday, March 26, 2026
the coolest thing I saw on todays walk... this So Cal original Mustang. The license plate is the same one it was given when first purchased. That's a cool thing about California yellow on black plates, they show that a car's from here, never left, and wasn't brought in from some place it rains and rusts
this was the rear license plate originally... that's weird to have had it moved to the front. But, it's the very accurate way to say what year the car is, and that it's been in So Cal it's whole existence
they didn't make 4 door Gran Torino, did they? Why the hell would they?
yes, I learned, they did wreck a solid decent looking Gran Torino by selling a 4 door version. That's stupid.
I did not realize Steven Tyler's mouth was really this big... wow. Makes you wonder if it's abnormally large, maybe a record size? Anyway, thanks to Steve for telling me about this photo collection!
Steven Tyler with his 1956 Mercedes-Benz 220S were taken by Ron Pownall at Jamaica Pond in Boston, Massachusetts in October 1975 for CREEM magazine.
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a plan to install 125 speed cameras. Some are on interstates, most aren't
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
when the hybrid, all-wheel drive ZR1X lapped the 'Ring in 6:49.275, it became the fastest ever lap by an American production vehicle, as well as the fastest completed by any non-professional race car driver and the fifth-best overall.
Fast forward to today, and two Mustang GTD - one blue, one black - were turned loose at the Nürburgring.
Though official scoring and timing results aren't available, outside timing indicates that they both beat the times set by the Corvette's best.
The black Mustang GTD was clocked at 6:41.74, while the blue one came home at 6:45.71.
Though these are not official results, until official results are posted that irrefutably prove contrary, (not likely) the Ford Mustang GTD has put the Vette to shame.
https://fordauthority.com/2026/03/ford-mustang-gtd-duo-may-have-just-beaten-chevy-at-the-nurburgring-video
as strange as it seems, these two old trucks were the only interesting cool old vehicles in the area I walked in tonight... and it's a RICH neighborhood.
and under car covers, so they barely count as being seen... what is likely a Chevelle and an Elk.
seen on today's walk... lol, a tortoise on a furniture dolly! Hey, it's got wheels! LOL!
when I was walking by the tortoise was in the front yard by the sidewalk, so I stopped to shoot the breeze with the homeowner, as I was curious, do they really like strawberries.
They do. But it is also true that they like to eat anything red, or bright orange. I was remembering a book my mom had when I was about 10, Readers Digest "Animals You'll Remember"
and one of the stories was about a turtle or tortoise that loved to eat strawberries.
After a bit of chatting, about turtles, the book, etc etc, I found out that it's a backyard critter, that escapes at every single chance. And someone left the side gate open, and it headed right for the front yard full of long green grass. After a bit, the neighbor came over to help get it back as it's too heavy to carry, it seems. So, furniture dolly!
a bad shop was busted... Miller Performance and Restoration in Sevierville owner arrested, and the owners of vehicles taken there, years ago, and tens of thousands of dollars ago, got their 56 F-100, 69 Mach 1
In October 2023, the Sevier County Grand Jury indicted Miller on five counts of unlawfully and knowingly controlling personal property, automobiles belonging to three different people, and he was later arrested on felony charges.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
the current bombing of Iranian military targets, probably is accomplishing the destruction of the last operational F-14s anywhere in the world. Not that it's particularly significant, but in the historical context, it's strange that some have been functional since 1979
if confirmed, their loss would close the book on a decades-long saga that saw their unprecedented sale in the 1970s to a Middle Eastern ally — a move that only a few years later would land them in the hands of a virulently anti-U.S. regime.
Tehran's relentless effort to keep them flying in the face of a U.S. embargo eventually led to a long-running spare parts smuggling ring. When the U.S. replaced its F-14s, the issue was still such a high concern that it prompted the Pentagon to destroy them to make sure that Iran could never gain access to their components.
It's unclear if the story of the F-14s is completely over.
Earlier this month, Israel said it destroyed "several" F-14s on the ground. But not everyone agrees that they are gone. Cooper is skeptical. "Some of what the Israelis have shown us about the destruction of Iranian Tomcats is absolutely 100% wooden decoys," he says. "If you know where to search for them, you can actually see them standing in the same place for two, three, four or five years."
Still, only about 10 F-14s were operational at the onset of the current conflict.
Earlier this month, Israel said it destroyed "several" F-14s on the ground. But not everyone agrees that they are gone. Cooper is skeptical. "Some of what the Israelis have shown us about the destruction of Iranian Tomcats is absolutely 100% wooden decoys," he says. "If you know where to search for them, you can actually see them standing in the same place for two, three, four or five years."
Still, only about 10 F-14s were operational at the onset of the current conflict.
Coincidentally, I posted about the Iran F14 issue just 3 months ago https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-us-navy-destroyed-most-of-its.html
So... neighbors are nothing but trouble for most of us with loud and fun vehicles, and the star of the tv series Reacher, is not isolated from assholes. His neighbor decided to get stupid about his motorcycling on the street (where, you guessed it, motorcycles belong)
I think this guy wanted to get hit, and in a way that he could sue Alan Ritchson and get millions... but he was too stupid to pull that off. He not only provoked the physical confrontation, but when Ritchson was leaving - this mook jumped into a shoving move, and that's assault.
What a maroon as Bugs Bunny would say.
The footage published by TMZ had been edited, removing how the altercation began. Ritchson’s body cam footage was later released, showing Taylor rushing into the street in the way of Ritchson’s bike, which resulted in Ritchson going over the handlebars to avoid him. After a verbal exchange, Ritchson can be seen returning to his bike to leave, but Taylor follows and shoves him, leading to the physical altercation.
a Boeing 747 was acquired in 2019 from Victorville Ca, and it was deconstructed, and the exterior is being reassembled without a lot of interior and engines, between two 47-story residential towers at 1200 Stewart Street, in Seattle. It's not finished yet
The nose extends outward, making the plane visible from the street and impossible to ignore. The landing gear remains, subtly suggesting motion, as if the aircraft is arriving rather than resting. Its aluminum skin, left raw or polished, reflects light like a gallery object instead of a preserved relic. Even the tail is integrated into the flow of the building, forming part of the entrance sequence to a music venue below, ensuring that the plane is woven into how the space is used.
Did you hear that Israel hacked Iran's traffic (or religious Big Brother checking to make sure women wear hijab head covering?) cams? That was how they tracked the religious leader of Iran and assassinated him! Hey Flock... just how easily can you be hacked by China?
The role of Israel's hijacking of Iran’s street cameras in the killing of the Iranian religious leader underscores how surveillance systems are increasingly being targeted by adversaries in wartime.
On Feb. 28, Israel vividly demonstrated the potential of such systems to be hacked and used against adversaries when Israel tracked down Iranian religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with the help of Tehran’s own street cameras
Iran has installed tens of thousands of cameras in its capital in response to waves of protests, most recently in January, when massive nationwide demonstrations ended in a bloody crackdown that killed many thousands of Iranians.
That Tehran's cameras were compromised was no secret: the city's cameras were repeatedly hacked starting in 2021
Atlanta’s streetcars were one of the slowest forms of public transportation available, and, probably the most expensive to the taxpayer, per rider. (thank you LukyPunchy!)
The system has an average traveling speed of 5 mph. Considering the average human walking speed is 2.5 to 4 mph,
The cost of the first 2.7 miles exceeded estimates at $99 million, or $36.7 million a mile, in 2015. In 2023, estimated costs ballooned to between $88 million to $107.5 million a mile for the proposed expansion with total project costs ranging from $176 million to $230 million
Considering MARTA has had a 60% reduction in ridership in the last decade, it's fair to point out that buses are much less expensive, the streetcar was free, but ridership was significantly below capacity, and now that the line costs $1 a ride, ridership has sunk to an average of 400 riders a day in 2022, so the busses capacity of 50 to 60 passengers? Easily would handle all the riders there are in a couple of slow commutes, and bus use can be easily scaled up or down with changing passenger demand.
Monday, March 23, 2026
The DC streetcar's final week of service is upon us. The boondoggle will offer its final ride on March 31.
Initial planning began in the 1990s. The city published a feasibility study in 2002 and broke ground in 2004.
Three streetcars were ordered from a Czech company in 2005 but sat in European storage until 2009 because the city didn’t know what to do with them.
It was comically over budget. Construction cost about $200 million. Operating the streetcars cost $10 million every year.
Many didn’t dare ride because of how many homeless people camped out.
Finally, a serious structural budget deficit has forced city leaders to pull the plug. Outgoing D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) says “next generation” electric bus service will replace the streetcars by mid-2029. In the meantime, the chair of the D.C. Council’s transportation committee announced plans to budget $250,000 for a study of replacement transit options.
Of the many lessons from this debacle, perhaps none is more important than the fresh reminder of the sunk-cost fallacy. Year after year, D.C. politicians were unwilling to expend the political capital necessary to stop wasting millions of tax dollars, because they were afraid of antagonizing a small but vocal community of die-hard advocates for public transit. It’s better late than never to stop throwing good money after bad, but D.C. could have stopped this streetcar in its tracks two decades ago.
Of the many lessons from this debacle, perhaps none is more important than the fresh reminder of the sunk-cost fallacy. Year after year, D.C. politicians were unwilling to expend the political capital necessary to stop wasting millions of tax dollars, because they were afraid of antagonizing a small but vocal community of die-hard advocates for public transit. It’s better late than never to stop throwing good money after bad, but D.C. could have stopped this streetcar in its tracks two decades ago.
Via https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2026/03/yet-another-reason-politicians-should.html certainly a daily stop for me
Ford Racing High-Performance Driving School, formerly known as the Miller Motorsports Driving School after Larry H. Miller launched it back in 2006 at the now-defunct Miller Motorsports Park in Utah, is getting yet another name change
For the 2026 season onward, the Ford Performance Racing School will now be formally known as the Wheelhouse Racing School
I guess the era of sports car schools may have ended with Covid, or, chatter about them in the auto enthusiast world has waned.
I never hear about the drag racing schools, the Hellcat, Viper, Corvette, Camaro, etc etc
news flash... LaGuardia ATC has got a lot of explaining to do
2 pilots of Air Canada dead, the airliner collided with a fire fighting vehicle
The pilot and copilot of the Air Canada plane were killed, and 41 passengers and crew members, some with serious injuries, were taken to local hospitals. Of those injured, 32 have since been released
The fire truck was traveling across the runway to respond to a separate incident on board a United Airlines flight that reported an odor issue. Moments before the crash, audio of an air traffic controller revealed that they gave clearance to a vehicle to cross part of the tarmac. Moments later, a controller can be heard saying, “Stop, stop, stop, truck 1 stop, truck 1, stop.”
Later in the audio transmission, a distraught controller is heard saying, “We were dealing with an emergency earlier. I messed up.”
Preliminary data show that the Air Canada plane was traveling between 93 and 105 mph when it collided with the fire truck
Later in the audio transmission, a distraught controller is heard saying, “We were dealing with an emergency earlier. I messed up.”
Preliminary data show that the Air Canada plane was traveling between 93 and 105 mph when it collided with the fire truck
Follow up,
A flight attendant was found alive on the ground by rescuers, still strapped to her seat with the seatbelt - which had fallen through the floor of the damaged planeAnd we will never hear the end of that from airlines about wearing the damn seat belt during landing UNTIL the plane has reached the terminal. God damn it. They now have proof
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