Just A Car Guy: 2/23/20

however the Netflix image you'll want to click on looks like this:

so, don't look for the image in the video clip up top

During the 18-day auction of MGM props, costumes and memorabilia that took place in May 1970 when new studio owner Kirk Kerkorian was liquidating the studio's assets, a Sacramento restaurateur paid 4,000 dollars for a chariot used in the film. Three years later, during the energy crisis, he was arrested for driving the chariot on the highway.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052618/trivia

The car still has a mountain of paperwork including its original SCCA log book and hand written notes from the legendary racer Dick Gulstrand, who set up the car for racing at Riverside International Raceway.

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/1968-corvette-race-car-barn-find/

It's coincidence I suppose that just weeks ago when this video was made, I got the unexpected comment from Optima that they have a rule (now) against open wheeled vehicles

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2020/02/4-and-half-years-ago-i-posted-this-cool.html

Because it's been 5 years since James made this https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/10/looks-cool-to-me.html

in his words:

I figured I needed as much practice as I could muster and the new car needed a shakedown, so off we went. Me, the team boss and mechanic (son and father), a mate who has 40 years racing and training experience, and another good friend who is a car nut but had never driven a track.

I don’t know what the form is in the US, but over here (for insurance purposes) the cars have to start the day with sighting laps. All the cars must do two laps over the start/finish line (plus in/out laps, of course) in a crocodile behind the safety car. It starts slowly and builds up speed to gain track familiarity.

We put Graham, our virgin driver, in the car. Well, it’s the safest time – regulated speed, no overtaking - what could possibly go wrong? He’s near the back of the crocodile, with about 15 identical cars in front of him. Sunny weather, dry but green track.

He leaves the pits, turns right into paddock hill bend and the car understeers. Cue a bit of panic and some over-correction. He puts the car into the gravel trap and rolls it three times. The new car has done about 400 yards and he’s damned near destroyed it.

The only injury is a stiff neck, and he didn’t hit anybody else. He will pick up the repair bill

Thanks for the photos and story David!

About a 5 minute movie... something that Disney and Pixar are trying out is getting their artists and animators to make lots of small videos that will keep things humming along productively, and possibly be made into the next full length feature production

Director: Terry Moews. Screenwriter: Unknown. Producer: Nicholas Russell. Composer: Mondo Boys. Production company: Walt Disney Animation Studios.

https://disney-planet.fr/the-race/

Seriously, I took an extra ten minutes of lunch to loop back through the parking lot at Costco to find this, because it passed me going inbound when I was about to leave, so I could get a photo of this to share with you

This is really how damn small it is, the back of it is barely at the middle of that suv's drives side door

We had that, and it was really hammering down a couple times, instead of cool parts and stuff, stuff that is ruined if it gets wet, like this

I would buy that box for 5 bucks, just for garage wall stuff that's cool.... wouldn't you?

Probably just waiting for some collector to offer an arm and a leg for the rolling chassis. No doubt it's a sound plan for not wasting time or money on a car he has no interest in other than selling it for a hefty profit

current owner bought it in 1983 with a hemi not in the car, for 3850. Obviously he wanted the hemi more. This has 62k on the odo.

https://moparconnectionmagazine.com/finders-keepers-mark-meyers-1-of-11-1970-dodge-hemi-super-bee/

When officers arrived just after midnight, they found the destroyed vehicle up against a McDonald's restaurant across the street from the garage at 1571 Second Street, two blocks away from the Santa Monica Pier, police said.

They said the 20-year-old driver from Twentynine Palms, was conscious and speaking with officers when they arrived.

Two passengers inside the Jeep were able to jump out before it went off the roof, the Los Angeles Times reported.

https://kmph.com/news/local/man-drives-jeep-off-6-story-roof-of-los-angeles-area-garage
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-23/man-drives-jeep-off-roof-lands-across-street
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/02/23/car-flies-off-6-story-parking-garage-in-santa-monica-lands-across-the-street/

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