Saturday, April 06, 2024
Ever heard of the Press On Regardless Rally? At one time, part of the FIA, and George Henderson won it in 1972 in a Jeep Wagoneer
they put four-wheel-drive at the top of the podium for the first time ever in a professional rally.
In the early ‘60s, Henderson had already got sponsored rides, including driving for Mercedes-Benz. He even went along to navigate with Scott Harvey when he took the factory Plymouth rally team to Monte Carlo Rally in 1964, where the duo finished third in their class.
n 1974, On Halloween eve 1974, with the kids of the town out trick or treating, one of the Lancia Stratos did a massive burnout on the main drag of the town of Felch and hauls through town, which caught the attention of the Sheriff of Dickinson County ,” Layton says. “The sheriff went to the next stage of the rally, set up a roadblock, and asked all of the teams to leave his county.” As a result, a majority of the stages had to be scratched
do you remember when polish jokes were all the rage, I think they were brought on by All In The Family's main character Archie Bunker
Friday, April 05, 2024
Compliments to this Fed Ex driver for displaying an April Fools gag!
Rachel said
" I literally chased down this FedEx guy while flashing my lights until he pulled over because he had a package on the back of his truck. This is what he did. What an awesome world we live in. I love those who enjoy life, who don’t take things too seriously and take time to make other peoples day. "
Thursday, April 04, 2024
a couple of the vehicles in the new Mad Max movie, Furiosa
https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1141610_furiosa-a-mad-max-saga-trailer-release-date
the Bridgeport Brass Company and the Copper Development Association commissioned a 1967 Buick Riviera Gran Sport chassis, and coachwork designed by Mario Revelli de Beaumont to be built by Turin’s Carrozzeria Coggiola
It was subsequently purchased for a Connecticut collection and underwent a refurbishment in 2015 before winning its class at the 2016 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance.
thank you Doug!
Air Transport Auxiliary pilot Second Officer Jadwiga Piłsudska, 1943, daughter of Marshal Józef Piłsudski, the prewar leader of Poland. Before war she was a renowned glider pilot. In September 1939, together with her sister and mother, she escaped from Soviet-occupied Wilno to Sweden and then to Britain.
Wednesday, April 03, 2024
The Albatross was a glider conceived by Jean-Marie Le Bris, a French sea captain.
The wheels were jettisoned after lifting off, in 1856 he managed a flight of 660 feet, climbing to 330 feet. Takeoff speed was accomplished by being pulled by a horse drawn buggy. Hand and foot controls were connected to the wing and tail. This 1868 photo is the first photo ever taken of a flying machine.
Tuesday, April 02, 2024
they took a lot of weight out of this hot rod the old fashioned way, they swiss cheese'd it with a drill and a hole saw
https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2024/04/somebody-went-wild-with-drill.html
Bob Hope! and a P-40F Warhawk 325th
Mortimer Snerd was the secondary ventriloquist dummy of Edgar Bergen, and was created in 1938,
