this guy looks like a dead ringer for Iggy Pop mixed with John Waters, with David Lee Roths hair from 1983, trying to pull off a modern Nudie Cohn
Saturday, January 09, 2021
ummmm, why does the amount of good taste and decorum decrease when someone's wealth increases? Do they get stupider? Color blind? crazy? Or are they just letting their inner freak flag fly to see how many people are paying attention?
Harry Crosby quit his teaching job to be a photographer, and was on assignment photographing the city of Tijuana in 1964.
https://vanguardculture.com/the-buzz-picture-this-the-retrospective-photography-of-harry-crosby/
Harry Crosby is almost single-handedly responsible for introducing the culture, history and landscapes of Baja California to contemporary audiences through his explorations, landmark photography and classic volumes on the magic peninsula, including “Antigua California.”
Mexico honored Harry Crosby with a postage stamp for his pioneering photography and documentation of over 180 rock art sites painted by the peninsula's original inhabitants. The resulting book, “The Painted Caves of Baja California” received international acclaim and is credited for helping to bring UNESCO World Heritage Site designation to the Sierra de San Francisco murals.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-journeys-of-harry-crosby--2#/
well, this went too far
wow, compliment from a fellow 1969 Coronet owner, fellow vet - Nam combat wounded vet!
the blog is fabulous. It is the first thing I look at when I open my computer in the morning. Truly a pleasure every day. Thank you.
I survived getting shot in the chest in 1969 and returned to the U.S. in time to be invited to attend Woodstock. I didn’t go, I was done camping. But I was able to buy my absolute favorite car, a 1969 Dodge Coronet 500. I kept it for 7 years. If I could find one now, I’d buy it, restore it and keep the rest of my days.
I am always delighted to read your reports on your 1969 Dodge.
Mine only had a 318, but it was a beautiful car with white bucket seats, medium green paint and a white vinyl top. I was in heaven getting the car and having it until children arrived.
Thanks again for your work. I love cars and I particularly enjoy the interplay of the cars, the trains and the planes.
Thomas Murphy
Friday, January 08, 2021
A man came home from work, and found a brand new driveway he knew nothing about.
However, he had no need for one, nor did he order it. Apparently there was a home a few doors down the street that did order the driveway though that looked very similar. When the crew came back to see if the job was up to par, they realized it was the wrong customer and it ended up costing them an estimated $8,000 Australian dollars.
The Reddit user wrote, “When the person that laid it came back to see if I was happy with the job, he realized it was the wrong address. I now have a free concrete driveway.”
Thursday, January 07, 2021
the Ford vs Chevy race to dominate any and every aspect of the automotive world resulted in a lot of similar things, like the ponycars, Mustang and Camaro, the car trucks, Ranchero and El Camino, the 427 vs 427, and the wrist twist steering
1st photo is the Mercury Wrist Twist if I recall correctly, and bottom is the Chevy Turbo Titan III
have you heard of the Viper R/T 10/ CS? Carroll Shelby and Fitzgerald Motorsports, made 19 Carroll Shelby Limited Edition Viper Roadsters... even though the plan was to make 50. Seems no one needed to waste more money on a Viper for minimal gains in performance over the stock factory Viper they could buy in a dealership
this is #5, and about 25 years ago, #16 was in the San Diego Auto Museum for about a year.
18 1995/1996 RTs were built (16 white with blue stripes, 1 blue white stripes, 1 black with gold emblem on the hood) and one 1997 GTS Shelby S/C (Street Competition) which was red with gold stripes.
Modifications were a fresh air intake and better exhaust, plus a remapped ECU, helped bump power to around 500 Hp from the stock 415.
The car was also fitted with a 3.73:1 rear axle ratio in place of the stock 3.07:1 unit, along with racing harnesses for some extra safety.
https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1130796_world-s-only-dodge-shelby-viper-gts-cs-heads-to-auction
A group of Shefford UK neighbors threw an attention getting party — for a car that has remained abandoned on their street for a year. There aren't many ways to draw attention to a car that has not moved, and this is a good idea
Since the car has been here, George Street has been turned into a one-way road — and it is the only vehicle on the road parked facing the wrong way.
thanks Gary!
Wednesday, January 06, 2021
Some lyrics of Tom Petty's American Girl
Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by
Out on 441
Like waves crashin' on the beach
And for one desperate moment there
He crept back in her memory
God it's so painful
Something that's so close
And still so far out of reach
Oh yeah, alright
Take it easy baby
Make it last all night
She was an American girl
Tuesday, January 05, 2021
1928 onomatogram of Citroen, as the company got a Parisian jeweler to make this piece
an Onomatogram is replicating the traits of an object directly linked to the word
https://www.facebook.com/isabelle.bracquemond.7/posts/10224353980826060
