Just A Car Guy: 8/30/15

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If you walk into the Dudley Perkins dealership (celebrating its 101st year) you will see a scattered collection of iconic Harley-Davidsons from the past 110 years of the manufacturer’s history.

The 2012 Cannonball coast-to-coast event for antique motorcycles ended at the Dudley Perkins dealership, providing a flood of excellent publicity.

http://www.motorcyclepowersportsnews.com/dudley-perkins-company-100-years-of-harley-davidson/

Unfortunately, their exact car had a date with the crusher years ago, but they managed to find the next best thing, one that was not only the same model year but was also built in the same factory.

This video uploader’s dad’s first car was a 1973 Pontiac Lemans, but like most will find, their first car manages to get lost somewhere along the way thanks to the twists and turns that life throws at us.

For a little bit of a surprise for his parent’s the uploader goes on a journey to find his dad’s first car, the car that his parents started dating in and the first car that he remembers riding in.

http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2015/9/5/5-Siblings-Surprise-Their-Parents-With-An-Old-And-Fully-Restored-Friend-7729082/

http://speedsociety.com/kids-surprise-mom-and-dad-with-their-1st-car-fully-restored-1973-pontiac-lemans/?gmg

http://artofgears.com/2015/09/02/kids-surprise-their-dad-with-his-first-car-a-73-lemans/

I don't know who decided that today was a day to promote a movie that does not even show in theaters for 4 months...

Or why they are pushing so many tie ins - but Mattel, promoting their hot new line of Star Wars-related Hot Wheels products teamed with ride-sharing company Uber to give patrons free rides around New York City today in specially themed Star Wars First Order Stormtrooper Dodge Charger, after 1st activating the promotion in the Uber app before selecting one of the Stormtrooper cars—if they’re available.

Seems like Uber is getting very clever with ways to get new people to sign up. Last weekend was Mad Max Fury Road vehicles in Seattle http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/09/uber-seattle-goes-mad-max-for-video.html

http://blog.caranddriver.com/uber-dresses-up-dodge-chargers-as-first-order-stormtroopers-marches-on-manhattan/

http://collider.com/star-wars-hot-wheels-stormtrooper-dodge-charger-hellcat/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=collidersocial

notice they changed the front license plate? California black and yellow plates started with letters on the left, not numbers. And 666, how did that get past censors?