my cool estate sale score today, for only 20 bucks, was this matched set of Elgin car clocks, with surprise notes tucked inside! Made in 1965, with repurposed maple from a 1925 telephone switchboard

 

I had no idea the notes were tucked inside, that wasn't mentioned when these were up for sale... but wow, I was super impressed that Harry wrote this info, so that everyone will forever know what cars the clocks came from, and the wood, and when he made these, and where he lived (Los Angeles then moved to San Diego, on Alabama st, which is coincidentally near my rented garage on Kansas St, and I also lived on Kansas and on Utah streets.)

Since these came from a 1924 and a 25 Studebaker, that makes them 100 years old (give or take a year) 

Why did I buy them? Well, I'd have paid 20 just for the story! But didn't know that was going to happen, without these notes, these are just random good Elgin clocks, and that too is a cool thing, worth 20 bucks, I think you'll agree. 

But I saw something super cool years ago, a miniature godfather clock made with a pocketwatch, and I think I'll make two of those with these. 

Elgin put out some cooler looking car clocks, I kid you not, but try and get one for a decent price. Here's one for something around 40 dollars at LiveAuctions.com https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/185283749_early-automobile-dash-clock

So there is a lot of possibilities and variety in what you can do if you want to make one

and there are a LOT of varieties in the clocks that were mounted in cars, back seats got them in expensive cars... near the armrest ashtrays:

I had no idea that there was still a Briggs Cunningham company, but, they are putting out a 60th anniversary Corvette, the "Briggs" edition, and look to sell 100 of them

https://cunninghamautomotive.com/products/cunningham-corvette-2-60th-anniversary

Lingefelter engine, and the tail spoiler disappears into the "Speedtail" when stowed.

But the images show some other interesting positions as well

Trepanier's latest will be a '39 Hudson with the fenders removed, chopped, with a twin turbo '36 Caddy V16

 sounds damn interesting but there's nothing online about it

Pure Vision is bringing a Road Runner to SEMA 2024

32 F1 drivers have come from Brazil, including Senna and Fittipaldi

Here's a "what is it" about a feature in a road, as I spotted this metal area near an intersection and wonder what it was designed to do.

 

for guesses based on the shape and size, I've speculated that these were for weighing the axle passing over them, or raising to block traffic from that lane, or, for holding a partition of wall, again, to block traffic from that lane, but only to prevent the blocks from being pushed out of alignment and position

in the extras on Despicable Me 4, there is a great So-Cal car chase scene of a minion on a Vespa, the way the cop cars and cars on the interstate are drawn is very cool, quite realistic

even the interstate signs look perfectly correct

See what I mean about the cop cars? 

And the cars in traffic... a GTO, Firebird, and Mustang. Lots of others too

the new Despicable Me movie, number 4 in the series, has a flying car, probably inspired by Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

by the way, in the opening scene, Gru's car number plate is the release date of the first Despicable Me (2010) movie, 09/07/10. 

I just love this, the sign on the door says "Camel Trophy, Adventure Travels" if I remember correct

I just looked it up, you can buy the sticker set for about 75 bucks https://www.starsamstickers.com/en/car-stickers/5106-camel-trophy-adventure-travels-sticker-set.html

over all it looks strange to me, but they did the tire cover right to match the tailgate.

seen in traffic... I can't make sense of either

 

I think this bottom one might be to confuse someone writing a ticket. Why the hell else is it XXX9111 ?

it won't surprise anyone that gas prices are rigged to gouge people on the island in the middle of San Diego bay, simply because only lazy rich people will pay it unflinchingly, everyone else will save at least 10 dollars every tank by driving over the bridge to gas a dollar less a gallon

 

a buck 50 more per gallon, there's the damn proof. That's price gouging the lazy rich people.

That's 15,000 dollars of profit per semi truck load of 10k gallons of gas.

great make over of a Jeep

in the latest of the "guess what's under the car cover" game

I think it's an amphicar

brilliant use of a electric motor pallet jack, to move dumpsters from around an apartment complex to the area the garage truck company collects them in.

Curtains? Who the hell needs curtains in their SUV?

 

Ellen brought up a good point in her last stand up Netflix concert...

the warnings that cars give us, are ironically worded. 

Important problems get the fewest words, stupid NON-Problems, get the most elaborate description. 

Check Engine. How about the car's warning elaborates on that a LOT! Like, use the damn radio/AV touchscreen to tell the driver/owner what sensor has noticed a problem, if it's a critically important issue that we need to treat like an emergency, or the gas cap is loose?

Windshield wiper fluid low.  Seriously, no one needs a warning light on that. 

I wish I worked with a guy this fun

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the 1955 Porsche 356's imported to the USA could be bought with two different nameplates on the fender... Continental, and European. Only the '55 was given a name, as Hoffman convinced Porsche that Americans liked car names

Hoffman insisted that Americans wanted names on cars, not numbers, and convinced Porsche to call it a Continental for the 1955 model year. Within months, Ford, who owned the rights to the Continental name, threatened to put the fledgling brand out of business, and that was that. The Continental badge didn’t make it through a year of production.

 Porsche still had fenders left over with holes in them, so that’s when the European name came in. They used that until they ran out of those fenders and never put a name on the 356 again.

https://www.hagerty.com/media/market-trends/hagerty-insider/porsche-356/

the 2X LeMans 24 Hours winner and reigning Goodwood Festival of Speed shootout champion Romain Dumas started from the very back in the Galaxie, and advanced to 3rd

"wild and a bit out of control" moments at Goodwood

 

Brazil has taken a bold move by manufacturing its first-ever alcohol-powered engine.

Brazil has always been an expert in biofuel, especially ethanol, which is manufactured from sugarcane. For years now the country has managed to utilise this resource and this has helped to reduce its dependency on fossil fuels. Now that Brazil has announced an alcohol-based fuel

While hydrogen is being labelled as the fuel of the future, Brazil’s latest prototype seeks to show that biofuels may offer a viable, sustainable substitute. The development of this engine is not just a technological accomplishment, rather, it is evident that research and investment were taken to produce this type of engine.

Hydrogen is of course on the rise and has gained significant attention due to its ability to replace traditional fuels and its ability to replace fossil fuels. However, there seems to be competition now. The alcohol-powered engine does feature some attributes that could potentially be a threat to hydrogen. Ethanol is simpler to produce and transport compared to hydrogen, making it a readily available fuel choice for countries with limited infrastructure.

It can also be regarded as a flex-fuel because it can function as ethanol or gasoline, which is an advantage for options when it comes to choice of fuel. It is because of these advantages that Brazil’s alcohol-powered engine could compete with hydrogen-powered vehicles. Despite its efficiency, hydrogen fuel cells frequently need a completely new infrastructure to be refuelled.

Additionally, ethanol produces less carbon footprint compared to hydrogen when resources such as sugarcane are utilised. Brazil is in a good position to benefit greatly from this new engine technology since it can generate ethanol from its enormous sugarcane crops.

Ethanol-powered cars have the potential to lower carbon emissions and compete with hydrogen on the international scene, and they can make use of the current infrastructure.

https://www.eldiario24.com/en/stellantis-alcohol-ethanol-engine/694/

this 1944 Beechcraft Staggerwing has been stored in a T hanger in Arizona since 1994, but it hasn't flown since the late 70s or early 80s.

That's decades of optimism that someday it might fly again. I doubt it though, considering the 100k to get it flying again

https://www.westernstateaviation.com/copy-of-c-1726da75123

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