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Thursday, July 04, 2024
I just learned that Hank died last year at age 99, and his Cobra (CSX 2227) is getting sold at Mecum, just like he predicted. His kids didn't want it at all, but knew it's worth millions, as Hank had been offered 2M, and they'd eventually auction it off
from 15 to 10 years ago, Hank drove his Cobra to a LOT of car shows, little local ones (Simpson's Nursery), and bigger ones like the Knotts Berry Farm Fabulous Fords. If you went to a good sized car show, you probably saw it, and I posted about it a couple of times, as it's a REMARKABLE car, and Hank was a really cool guy!
One of the last original owner Cobras, this is also one of the most raced, as I've thoroughly written about in the above linked articles, Hank entered nearly 400 races, including SCCA, Solo 1, rallies, slaloms, and private club events, and received over 260 trophies and awards.
Wednesday, July 03, 2024
it's the small moments in life that cause you to think about your decisions.... it's not the 1/3rd of your life you're asleep, or 1/3'd of your life you're at work. Nope. It's the "OH SHIT" panic moments when you have zero idea how to cope
biking along when the lights go off... or being in an elevator when the electricity fails...
It's things like that when I have had serious moments of realizing I've made BAD decisions, and am in, WAY over my head
https://ogdaa.blogspot.com/2024/07/wednesdays-gifs.html#more
the Ford CEO recently admitted that the company lost billions selling sedans in the U.S. – which is why it chose to discontinue them.
So, now that the EV is clearly not a good idea to invest all the corporate future on, and Ford lost it's shirt on sedans, GM and Chrysler went bankrupt ... is it finally clear that Ford needs to revert to the winning formula it had for 6 decades until 1971?
Inexpensive small 2 door cars (model t, T bird, Mustang) changed the world, and exerted Ford's dominance around the world.
It's also how VW Beetles had 30 or 40 years of success
It's how Honda and Toyota shut down the American car market.
Does anyone not understand that the best selling cars in the world have always been the lest expensive? (Model T, VW Beetle)
This was a huge surprise, a 73 Sport Satellite that's been a daily driver for 51 years!
Tuesday, July 02, 2024
YR-6A helicopter initial production was by Sikorsky, but most examples were built by Nash-Kelvinator.
by the way, Whirlpool made the BREN light machine gun, and Vietnam era mortars.
I love how some creators, artists, authors, are autographing their stuff in stores, first I saw was Neil Gaiman signing books in an airport's bookstore incognito, now, here's Daniel Simon signing Hot Wheels in a grocery store
you might not recognize the name, but you're seen his art:
the California Attorney General warned police about the license plate data law. They ignored him, and sold or shared the data with as many as 130 other agencies... illegally
The police department for El Cajon, a city near San Diego, made the information available to more than 130 non-California agencies.
The College of the Sequoias District Police Department, in the Central Valley, was second with 91.
The Menifee Police Department, in the Inland Empire, was the third highest with 30.
A report published Wednesday by the Sacramento County grand jury found the Sheriff’s Office and Sacramento Police Department both recently shared license plate data out of state.
Law enforcement agencies say the readers are a powerful aid to solving crimes. Along with scanning license plates, police tout how the cameras can capture other information about vehicles, such as their type, which can help quickly track down suspects. Accessing another department’s data, they add, can be critical to making an arrest. Beyond that, agencies’ desire to share the information centers around a dispute over state law. In 2015, the Legislature passed a bill that said California police departments are only allowed to share license plate data with other public agencies. The Attorney General’s Office argued in an October bulletin that the bill’s definition of a public agency is limited to only those in California. But state police associations countered that the law does not explicitly prohibit the sharing of data outside the state.
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article288926148.html#storylink=cpy
The College of the Sequoias District Police Department, in the Central Valley, was second with 91.
The Menifee Police Department, in the Inland Empire, was the third highest with 30.
A report published Wednesday by the Sacramento County grand jury found the Sheriff’s Office and Sacramento Police Department both recently shared license plate data out of state.
Law enforcement agencies say the readers are a powerful aid to solving crimes. Along with scanning license plates, police tout how the cameras can capture other information about vehicles, such as their type, which can help quickly track down suspects. Accessing another department’s data, they add, can be critical to making an arrest. Beyond that, agencies’ desire to share the information centers around a dispute over state law. In 2015, the Legislature passed a bill that said California police departments are only allowed to share license plate data with other public agencies. The Attorney General’s Office argued in an October bulletin that the bill’s definition of a public agency is limited to only those in California. But state police associations countered that the law does not explicitly prohibit the sharing of data outside the state.
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article288926148.html#storylink=cpy
3 Fords that Consumer Reports has on it's list of used vehicles that it believes one should avoid purchasing...
the 2017-2019 Ford Expedition, 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid, and the 2021 Escape, each vehicle has much worse-than-average reliability compared to the rest of the pack.
These are the vehicles used shoppers should avoid, based on rankings Consumer Reports derived using data from a variety of sources, including Consumer Reports Annual Auto Surveys submitted by owners, which notate any problems those folks have experienced with their vehicles.
The 2017-2019 Ford Expedition made the cut this year after ranking dead last among its peers in the full-size SUV segment in terms of reliability
compliment of the day!
Always love the banner review. Thanks for taking the time to find such great pics, and thanks for such a great blog Jesse!!
TheBeaversDad
Monday, July 01, 2024
this 1970 Lamborghini Miura P 400S with only about 26k miles was off everyone's radar for the past 4 decades
This was just removed from a living room, by removing a wall or two, of an East Rockaway NY house where it had been featured, since 1980. 40 years as a feature of a living room!
Gooding and company will be auctioning this, and expect it to fetch about 2 million or more
