https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/auto-racing-1894-1942.380814/page-338#post-11507443
Saturday, December 05, 2020
Looks like there's going to be a documentary on Amazon about the King Of the Hammers contest
A documentary that takes a bold and unflinching look of a brutal off-road racing event held in an unforgiving wasteland. This December, the Hammer will fall.
In this documentary Justin Reece his brother Cameron Reece push for the ultimate glory.
Also featuring interviews with legends from all over the world of off-world racing, including Casey Curry, Marlin Crawler, and Larry Chen.
The most in-depth look ever, into the world’s most famous off-road racing teams as they try to complete the hardest race on the planet, King of Hammers.
Gerard would like to know ( i am not making this up, he's serious)
"please, aside from the photos could you furnish us with info regarding these wild things? Like technical specs, who built them, where were they built, who financed this extremely expensive projects - etc"
answer: No. Unless you are hiring me to do all that, and then sure. If you're paying, I can do that and more.
But until you, or someone hires me full time, with good pay, long term contract for about 20 years, with 40 days paid vacation, expense account paid travel for car events, company car for getting to car events, with gas card, new laptop, and various other job requirements, and if you want SEMA covered great, but If not, I'll be on vacation during SEMA - that's simply non-negotiable.
Vince is wondering if anyone knows what this is
Just from the hood, and lack of fender mounted headlights it's pre 1937.
It appears to be a humpback
So, my guess that I haven't looked up, is 1934 Chevy Standard.
how embarassing it is to see a car site screw up identifying an easy to recognize car like a classic Challenger. The Hotchkis E Max
Charger? Really? That's pathetic. Turn off your site and start blogging about buttons or quilts or something.
https://brutalexhaust.tumblr.com/post/635384572407955456#notes
compliment of the day
This blog is the best because you don't do it for the sake of fame, fortune and egocentrism. You do it because you like it. We can see it between the lines. You are one of us!
Awww heck. Thanks AutoClandestino!
Ford XM Futura Coupe 1964
6 years after Mike King dragged a sad XM Futura coupe out of South Australia, the covers were whipped off a machine that stopped spectators in their tracks
Friday, December 04, 2020
Cibeles Fountain – Madrid
As you can see, Cibeles appears in a carriage carried by 2 lions. Why lions and not horses? Because the fountain represents the story of one of her most famous Myths, Hipómenes and Atalanta Mith. Let’s discover the story, they were not always lions:
Atalanta was a really beautiful hunter who became famous because of her strength and speed. Because of her beauty a lot of suitors tried to get her love but she was not interested in any of them as she had made a pact with Artemisa (the Goddess of the Hunting) to stay virgen.
Nevertheless her father wanted her to get married. So to avoid to get married Atalanta reached an agreement with her father: she would only get married if one of her suitors could beat her in a race by foot. If he won, she would marry him, if not, he would be condemned to death.
Beacause of her beauty and speed, the pretenders went to the Hades really fast, so she stayed single and happy for a long time. But then Hipómenes came into play. He knew that it was impossible to beat Atalanta by running, so he asked for help to Afrodita, the goddes of the Love. She told her that one of the main defects of Atalanta was avarice. So to defeat her, Afrodita gave 3 gold apples to Hipomenes.
Hipomenes took them and went to challenge Atalanta to the race. When the race started Hiponemes took one of the gold apples and threw it far away from the road of the race. When Atalanta saw the apple she got apart from the road to catch it letting an important advantage to Hipómenes. But just some minutes later, Atalanta reached back the head of the race; as we mentioned she was really really fast. So Hipómenes threw the second gold apple far from the road again. Atalanta went for it. He repeated this strategy as many times as apples he had, wining the race finally. “Love” won the battle and they got married!
So having this story in mind, Ventura Rodriguez designed the proyect and Francisco Gutiérrez y Roberto Michel sculpted the figure. 10,000 kilos of sculpted stone later, Cibeles was inaugurated in 1782.
Since then Cibeles have had different functions. In the beggining the fountains was used to provide water to the city but over time it has become one of the most important symbols of Madrid and it has changed its original function. Nowadays Cibeles, apart from being one of the most beautiful monuments of the city is also the place where Real Madrid supporters go to celebrate the trophies won by their team.
https://leafmadrid.com/en/cibeles-fountain-the-goddes-of-madrid/
Kleinschnittger F-125
I don't think I've ever seen a set of tires that more accurately defines the term "pizza cutters" more aptly
https://absolutelycars.wordpress.com/2020/11/14/kleinschnittger-f-125/
Mel Brooks driving Marty Feldman and Dom DeLuise in a Morgan. They were some great guys, who made this world a better place
found on the Twitter page of the grandson of the founder of the car manufacturer Morgan Cars https://twitter.com/charlesmorganuk
Been a long time since I've had a Morgan to post!
Buick Wildcat show car at the Seneca Cup Race, paces the Caddy powered Allard
Only here. Because my source posted it 2 years ago, that's why http://www.overdrive.fi/forum/threads/vanhoja-valokuvia-ameriikan-raitilta.267070/page-1259#post-3412732
Today's compliments are sit down and hold on to your socks compliments!
Lee said "You may be the greatest auto journalist ever... "
Stiff Speed Steve said "Places like this can't be getting away with shit like this. Especially from the worlds best auto-blogger."
Dang.
Thanks guys!
