Friday, July 03, 2026
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
Wednesday, July 01, 2026
a scene in the 1959 version of On the Beach, a futuristic film about atomic war set in 1964.
Everyone is dying from radiation. Near the end, Fred Astaire seals his garage door, climbs into a Ferrari race car, revs the smoky motor and lays back in the seat to die.
The pres signed a memo to get the EPA to end the CARB bottleneck, and end persecution of Americans who fix their own cars
President Trump signed a presidential memo directing the EPA to end one of the more absurd overreaches of the Biden era: the prosecution of Americans for fixing their own vehicles.
The memo goes further than just ending the arrests. It targets a California-specific bottleneck that has been quietly choking the aftermarket parts industry for years.
The only federally recognized third-party certification body for aftermarket auto parts was CARB, the California Air Resources Board, a notoriously backlogged and slow process that gave Sacramento effective veto power over auto parts sold nationwide.
The presidential memo ends that monopoly. “𝘕𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘈𝘙𝘉 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴,” Zeldin said.
in this analysis, things are not going well at VW, Chrysler, at its financial peak, bought Lamborghini only to resell it seven years later in the midst of a crisis... VW is in the same situation; let's see what the future holds.
VW is increasingly considering selling Lamborghini, as Ducati is already on the market.
BYD was in the running, but ultimately chose Maserati; negotiations are ongoing - nothing done yet.
VW is facing an unprecedented crisis. It needs money, and fast. Closing several factories won't be enough, laying off thousands of jobs won't be enough, and cost savings aren't coming quickly enough.
It needs cash flow, and immediately, hence the need to sell assets.
Lamborghini has needed new management since 2019, and has barely managed to replace its CEO, due to the lack of a suitable replacement.
Chrysler, at its financial peak, bought Lamborghini only to resell it seven years later in the midst of a crisis... VW is in the same situation; let's see what the future holds.
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Last month's blog traffic, was strange.
Previous to the 12th of June, it was a pretty consistent 50k to 100k a dayTuesday, June 30, 2026
a creative but unsafe attempt to fix the suspension, found during an inspection, and placed out of service
I've posted before about Vantablack... maybe this similar paint, will show up at SEMA, and get distributed in the USA for sale
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