Monday, July 06, 2026

Loving his style: Stefan Marjoram, who will be sketching for Bentley @ Goodwood Festival of Speed


A massive F1 fan, Clarkson has entertained multiple drivers at his farm, with Piastri featuring in the most recent series of Clarkson's Farm




Jeremy refers to Alpine as the 'Chipping Norton Formula 1 team', with the outfit and the farm based within a close proximity of each other.

Alpine has a strong relationship with Clarkson, with the TV personality previously supplying copious amounts of beer to aid the celebrations after podiums in the 2023 Monaco and 2024 Brazilian grands prix.

Brazilian Division 3, C-class, 1975 Dodge

 


As permitted by the regulations, neither the front nor the rear suspension retained a single original component. The front torsion bars and control arms, as well as the rear leaf springs, were eliminated and replaced with double wishbone suspension using ball joints. Koni shock absorbers, the same type used in the British Formula 5000 series, were fitted with coil springs at both the front and rear, complemented by a De Dion rear axle, also utilizing ball joints. The braking system featured larger disc brakes on all four wheels, each equipped with dual calipers, which were likewise derived from Trans-Am competition.

Traffic cameras around New York City have caught James Giovansanti committing 547 violations since 2022. He's an officer in the New York City Police Department. (Thank you George!)

 Why don't they screen the people they hire, and do a decent background check? 

https://www.jalopnik.com/2202744/nypd-bans-second-most-ticketed-driver-from-squad-cars/

Nashville PD was looking out for this Chevelle... told the owner to park next to them during the parade

one of the officers said "That's a sweet ride. Do you want to park where nobody will touch it?" 

 I said "yes Sir." He said "Follow me." 

They led me to a section of the garage where all the police cars were parked and then said "Today you're parking with us! I guarantee you nobody's gonna mess with your Chevelle!!!"

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10239139127328830&set=a.1549613512550

it looks liek Thierry is liquidating his impressive collection, and retiring with plenty of funds.... Artcurial guesses his collection to be worth 20 million, give or take 5. I bet it goes for closer to 35 million

these guys restored a P 40 to fully functional, full guns blazing capability, and it's likely the only P 40 that has working guns, and uses them.


a big wheel / pennyfarthing with bunting on a 4th of July parade in the "good old days"



the revolution won't be televised

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=999968912938255&set=a.103876269214195

Sunday, July 05, 2026

How have I never spotted this panel before? It's PERFECT!


Paul Pelosi, just off probation, and too stupid and rich to get a driver, did a hit and run in Yountville, California, home of the French laundry, in the middle of Napa Valley




his wife was a law maker, and he's the megamillionaire law breaker. Rich - entitled - connected piece of shit putting innocent bystanders lives in danger because he's a convicted damn drunk.. This time the cop ruled out drunk driving, probably because he's a local cop that doesn't want to ruin his career by being the one to bust the connected politician's husband for drunk driving

the Amish also came to cheer on the 4014, in Northern Indiana, near Argos, and Ironwood Crossing, june 5th. They were watching a steam train “for the first time in their lives”


1985, the dozer went in, and never came out, of Witch Lake... they were laying cable for the ELF project.... Extreme Low Frequency, comms with subs (yeah, we could receive that under water, 1/2 the planet away in the Pacific)


Seems they did not know about making pads, or they would have built a caisson, and gotten that out of there in about a day

4014 on the 4th


https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1675267034608939&set=pcb.1675267294608913

from Art of Spiderman Across the Universe


senior on her way to senior prom lays tracks after her dad said she didn't know how to do it.


As Kloe gets ready to pull away, her dad can be heard in the background saying "she loves that truck," which her mom affirms by saying "yes she does." 

The grandparents are in attendance, too, adding "she takes after her parents, that's for sure." 

It's then that the dad states that "she doesn't know how to do a burnout," but mom advises him not to watch what's about to happen as Kloe pulls out onto the road and proceeds to stop.


good morning!

 

Saturday, July 04, 2026

Dick Moroso's speed shop in Greenwich Conn



https://www.facebook.com/groups/2695731877370740/

Valve cover and intake display.


which would typically look like : 


what it would look like when displaying valve covers, and intake, in a speed shop. Damn, now I want one, so I can take the 6 pack off my R/T, run a big 4 barrel, and never worry about someone popping my hood and stealing my carbs. 

Damn things are 3 to 4k a set, for ones that don't even work, and I wanted a mopar 6 pack for a decade before buying my R/T... 24 years ago, and it happened to have already been upgraded from the factory stock 4 barrel intake and carb to the A12 optional 6 pack. 

But superchargers don't have 6 pack set ups, so far as I know, and I'd love to someday get a Novi supercharger 4 barrel combo. Pretty dang sure that would make more horse power.... you know, dream a little dream, right?  

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10244320986547803&set=pcb.4701438963466678

ever heard of a Cragar distributor?





in Ephrata Pa.


the red white and blue



Viper engine transplanted into this '79 Cherokee Chief and then a 6 speed, just sold for $315k


what an odd time to part ways with a project... it looks ready to reassemble, and enjoy driving! 1961 Maserati 3500 GT Vignale, Sold for $167k

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1961-maserati-3500-gt-spyder/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=June2026_Market_Snapshot

adorable adaptation of a 50s Ford onto a Daihatsu Midget... which is why I think the license plate is indicating an F 100


thank you John! It's sunset here in San Diego, about an hour before fireworks go off, but I suppose most of you readers have already been to fireworks for the night, and gotten home already. I hope you all had a great time!


Thank you John S! 

It doesn't have the 57 Chev Bel Air spear, as it's a 4 door, so I am not sure, is this a 55, 56, or 57? 

Keanu's bike company goes racing seems to get it paid for with the tv show... like Walt Disney showed us, never use your own money


unusual to me, the coal docks in Sandusky, and the cool little train engine and cable car used to move coal hoppers and get them emptied, skip the first 5 minutes

 

CGI can do amazing videos


the best red white and blue photo I've come across lately


The research vessel of the late Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, was outfitted with of state-of-the-art sensors and remotely operated vehicles to aid in its underwater archeology mission.

The Navy purchased the vessel in 2022 for $12.5 million, and in 2025 rechristened the Sarah Lynn, the U.S. Naval Institute was first to report.

https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2026/06/30/vessel-that-aided-in-discovery-of-famous-wwii-shipwrecks-finds-new-life-in-us-navy/

anyone else miss grandparents, catching fireflys, playing horseshoes, and roasting marshmallows on the 4th of July?

https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2026/07/friday-open-road.html

Thursday, July 02, 2026

Elwood Blues, was partly based on Felix the Cat, the black and white, and Felix's "Magic Bag of Tricks" became Elwood's briefcase handcuffed to his wrist, that he carried onstage to retrieve his harmonica from





According to Aykroyd he based the black and white look of the brothers and the bag that Elwood carries around, on the popular comic strip and cartoon character.

For those interested, Aykroyd makes his Felix reference around the 14:05 mark in this episode of the Fly on the Wall podcast  https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gxrIjHrQUyTnX6Sl95JyT

Manual Transmission Cars Help Prevent Dementia, According To New Study



According to Japan's Best Car Web, this new study comes to us from Professor Ryuta Kawashima (who helped develop Nintendo Brain Age games) of the Tohoku University’s Institute of Development, and it found that driving a manual transmission equipped car can actually stimulate the brain's prefrontal cortex in ways that an automatic cannot. Through his research, Kawashima discovered that the physical sequence of rowing through the gears is particularly stimulating for the region of the brain that controls things like attention, decision making, and memory.

The Type 96 ku radio receiver (in the photo) were purchased by the Japanese Navy from Sylvania U.S.A. and marked U.S. Navy!


long live the king!