Saturday, January 07, 2017
a couple 60s transporter/haulers, some work trucks for repairing race cars, and plenty of spares
https://revslib.stanford.edu/catalog/fz426fw0371
https://revslib.stanford.edu/catalog/yn245rt8915
https://revslib.stanford.edu/catalog/ps948mm3323
https://revslib.stanford.edu/catalog/mg001pd6366
https://revslib.stanford.edu/catalog/xm917kg6471
https://revslib.stanford.edu/catalog/th459rb7998
1964 Bridgehampton Grand National
if Clarkson is right (The Grand Tour episode 9) it's a 20 euro fine for putting cops lights on your car, and coercing slow dumb drivers out of the way, but a 400 euro fine to tail gate them, plus 2 points plus 3 month driving ban
if you have a slow driver ahead of you and tailgate, it's a 400 euro fine, 2 penalty points, and 3 month driving ban
if you pass in the slow lane 150 euro fine and 1 point
if you use the emergency lane, it's 1 point, but only a 90 euro fine
if you put on police lights, it's only a 20 euro fine, and no points
The Grand Tour, epsiode 9, minute 17 and 15 seconds
So... consider the alternatives, and choose the one that least affects you if the police get involved
if you pass in the slow lane 150 euro fine and 1 point
if you use the emergency lane, it's 1 point, but only a 90 euro fine
if you put on police lights, it's only a 20 euro fine, and no points
The Grand Tour, epsiode 9, minute 17 and 15 seconds
So... consider the alternatives, and choose the one that least affects you if the police get involved
Friday, January 06, 2017
Pete left us today
He had a stroke recently, and at age 76, that was the last straw.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, just carry on.
If you do, nothing more really needs to be said. You know why it matters, you know who I'm talking about, and lets go light up the hot rod and rev the damn engine once for Pete.
I didn't know that he'd resurrected the Spencer deuce and nailed the first Pebble Beach hot rod class trophy with it.
1910 Franklin D Race Car, LA to Phoenix (Desert Classic) 1910 race car driven by Ralph Hamlin, (west coast distributor of Franklin) unrestored since then
the Desert Classic (also known as the Cactus Derby) was a race I covered a couple years ago http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2012/07/desert-classic-1908-1914-los-angeles-to.html and the winner was given a gold medal with a diamond, that pronounced him the Master Driver of The Universe http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2012/06/june-21st-6pm-san-diego-auto-museum-is.html
https://drivetribe.com/p/Px8W_eDrRvOpVIvx3B-UQQ/R9k2x0pYSt2FdOZ202NPRg
At Pebble Beach in 2012
The Gilmore remade a circa-1910 Los Angeles dealership for their Franklin exhibit, recreating a dealership once owned by Ralph Hamlin, the former bicycle racer who became Franklin’s West Coast distributor, and the firm’s largest and most successful dealer.
Of the 150,000 Franklins built between 1902 and 1934, it’s estimated that about 3,700 have survived. Those survivors in the museum include a 1909 Model D touring car, 1925 Franklin Series 11 Sport Runabout and 1930 Series 147 Pirate Touring, among the approximately 15 cars on display.
Perhaps the most impressive Franklins currently exhibited include a 1932 Franklin Supercharged Twelve Series 17 Touring Sedan and the unrestored 1911 Model D
https://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2008/10/15/on-deck-1911-franklin-model-d/
1100 dollar rust free 914 was quickly snapped up on Craigslist, it came from California in the early 80s, got stuck in a Minnesota garage for the past 2 decades. Damn it.
didn't take long to rip out the interior and replace it.
man, that is tight!
https://drivetribe.com/p/fyzAfaQ1SHatV_qy6w3rtg/UTbU5y3MRGKL4LMoGfCjag
https://drivetribe.com/p/Wwn7E_-4Qde5DGIND13ijg/GRYxLfdfS2OdQqSC3Zoevw
1985 VW Beetle, bought but never used. Sold at Sotheby's aution for $21,000
The Jubilee Edition Beetle, or 50 Jahre Käfer, celebrated the model’s 50th anniversary in 1985. Also a Germany-only model, it featured Zinkgrau (Pewter) Metallic paintwork, green tinted glass, chrome bumpers and trim, a silver “50 years” badge on the left front quarter and engine lid, twin white side stripes, 4.5Jx15 sports wheels with 165SR15 tyres, a Braunschweig Brunswick radio, padded dashboard, cloth upholstery with grey and red stripes, head restraints in cloth and leatherette, a four-spoke sports steering wheel, grey headlining, grey carpet on the sills and rear luggage compartment, and a heated rear window. Just 3,150 were built.
Without question, that offered here must be the most original Jubilee Edition in existence. Showing just 25 kilometres, it still wears its shipboard transport wax coating and wrapped bumpers. The exhaust is still wax-sealed to avoid any corrosion. Purchased in 1985 by its first owner, it was rolled off of the truck and immediately put away for nearly three decades. It has all its original equipment and features, including the Braunschweig Brunswick radio, sports steering wheel, and heated rear window. The car has never been started since arriving in Europe, though the fan belt has been manually turned to keep the pistons from seizing. Furthermore, the car has only been pushed around when necessary, and as the consignor notes, neither he nor the original owner have ever sat in the car. The 25 kilometres showing on the odometer were accumulated during testing after it left the assembly line in Mexico.
http://www.rmsothebys.com/lf16/london/lots/1985-volkswagen-beetle-50-jahre-kafer/1080735
http://www.automobilemag.com/news/2017-rm-sothebys-auctions-london-sale-highlights/
paint ball used by police, good idea
The balls, locally known as bohan yu kara boru, derive their bright hue from the orange paint that fills them. In the event of a theft or robbery, store employees are supposed to fling the balls at the perpetrator. When the balls hit the thief, they will burst, marking him with orange paint and making it easy for the police to identify and apprehend him.
It seems that the balls were developed over two decades ago, as a replacement for throwing eggs at criminals! “At that time, the nation’s highways had a problem with toll evaders, and toll-booth attendants had taken to throwing raw eggs at vehicles that charged through without paying their tolls,” Gordenker wrote. “ While the police appreciated this effort to mark non payers, they felt it was inappropriate to use food for the purpose. So someone came up with pigment-filled balls as an alternative.”
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2gaebb/til_japanese_police_fire_paintballs_at_fleeing/#bottom-comments
http://www.odditycentral.com/funny/japans-bizarre-anti-crime-orange-balls-a-unique-way-to-stop-crime.html
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/20/reference/anti-crime-color-balls/#.WG_qBFMrKM8
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