Just A Car Guy: 9/14/25

https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/31569/lot/813/c1959-super-shaker-bonneville-streamliner-engine-no-7/

a “special decor package” that used ZZZAP nomenclature with Bright Sunburst Yellow paint, black stripes led by yellow/orange/red chevrons, racing mirrors, and rear window louvers

https://www.hagerty.com/media/market-trends/hagerty-insider/8-options-and-editions-that-make-a-massive-difference-in-collector-car-value

I wonder if this is Von Dutch pinstriping

The Wynn's Spit Fire was front wheel drive, 4 wheel steer, 305 with 4 valves per cylinder, with Hurst/Airheart brakes

Covering airplanes, airports and the pioneers of the day, the exquisitely illustrated Art Deco Airports, highlights the magic of air travel. Moyle canvasses airport architecture in Europe and the United States mostly 1920s and 30s

you can look through the book at https://www.scribd.com/document/828279062/Art-Deco-Airports

Terry Moyle has an MA (Hons)in English (Master of Arts with Honors in English) from the University of Waikato. He was the creator of New Zealand’s first Daily Internet Cartoon Strip, Fisbowl’ in the 1990’s. He has published a book of poetry, Cominghomeland

https://au.newhollandpublishers.com/art-deco-airports-9781742577821.html

Buying on Amazon is out of the question and 2500% more than it will cost you on Ebay, but it's only for sale in Australia or New Zealand, no one in the USA is selling a copy

if "hey bud, psssst, come here" sounds familiar, then you might remember Lefty the Salesman, one of my favorite characters from Sesame St. Also, from 1971

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10165893730643222&set=gm.2247479092382139&idorvanity=405517713244962

The alley just south of Woodbine Street between Motor Avenue and Vinton Avenue looking towards Palms Blvd in the background in the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles,

I watched a lot of Little Rascals / Our Gang as a kid, loved those shorts and movies

if trucks were too short to be an efficient method to move cargo, more freight would be shipped by rail.

https://www.theautopian.com/six-decades-ago-general-motors-made-semi-trucks-carry-more-weight-by-turning-the-truck-into-a-cracker-box/

this was back when states had the control over the highways, before the federal interstate system changed that to federal laws on the interstates

More than 1,300 people voted, with other suggestions including

Buster Grimes,

Britney Clears

and Itsy, Bitsy, Yellow Anti-leaf Machinery.

The shortlist included

Leaf-Fall Weapon,

Pulp Friction

and The Autumn Avenger.

Ctrl Alt Deleaf won with 50% of the public vote.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgv80mxry1o

https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2025/09/wow.html from the always entertaining Daily Timewaster blog

Roush bolt ons include a supercharger, a Roush exhaust system, for 670 horsepower and 545 lb-ft, plus upgraded half-shafts, an upgraded body kit, Roush exterior badges, Roush-embroidered seats and floor mats, and more

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/9AEBvlxe/2017-ford-mustang-gt-roush-warrior-coupe

the actual significant part of these are the rims, supposedly, they are real 1967 Magnesium Torq Thrusts manufactured by American Racing

They probably are, they were snapped up for 5200 bucks

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/wheels-277

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10231023065182636&set=gm.885770394008035&idorvanity=242922141626200

Making it look like the store hook, and Hot Wheels packaging, is just superb!

and then it was washed off

then they fired it up

put the hood back on, and took it for a cruise

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3669096106512868&set=pcb.3669100776512401

from the Vintage Camaro Drag Racing Photos facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/794642460584701/

Just A Car Guy

Saturday, September 20, 2025

if you have a fortune and want to buy the legendary Bill Burke built 'Super Shaker' Streamliner, and Jan 1960 Hot Rod magazine cover car that went 151.7 mph on a bored and stroked Harley Engine, at the 1959 Bonneville Nationals

A Wooden Carousel motorcycle

Marx made some cool stull, but I don't think I've seen farm equipment until now

this is adorable, a kids pedal car that imitates an ultralite, 1955 Doepke Rolybird (thank you Doug!)

In 1977, for example, Datsun introduced the “ZZZAP Edition” on its 280Z to capitalize on it's arcade game “Datsun 280 ZZZAP by Midway Manufacturing”

you may have seen the "Cool things with wheels since 2006" under "Just A Car Guy" title of this blog, when the background photo is the right color... here's a new one to me! A peanut oil Single Tire Stone Grinder

steam powered... just ran at Santa Pod, 3.197 in the 1/8-mile at 179.93 mph. It rains there a lot, so, probably not bothering anyone that it got the lane wet.

MT .... Not many people are instantly recognizable from just their initials

There are some cool stories in the history books, how about when some moron decided to steal parts from Mickey Thompson, during working hours? Of course it was a car chase through Long Beach that caught the cops attention!

if you want to watch them change a flat on the 7313

Art Deco Airports: Airports of Dreams From 1920's & 1930's... artist Terry Moyle captures a time when visiting an airport was a glamorous event. (Master of Arts with Honours in English)

hey bud, psssst, come here. I have some eye candy for you (730HP 1971 Pontiac Trans-Am SCCA 496")

Friday, September 19, 2025

I love that some people are so determined to find the exact filming location of movie scenes

On the first day of its debut at the Paris show, Citroen took over 12,000 orders. By the end of the event, that number had ballooned to 80,000 - a record that stood for decades; it was only beaten by the Tesla Model 3 in 2016.

the railroad lobby once successfully convinced Illinois to limit the total length of a tractor and trailer to just 35 feet.

Officers of the 101st airborne after liberating Herman Görings Mercedes. 1945.

The billionaire chairman of Ferrari and Stellantis has agreed to do a year of community service and pay €183 million to settle an inheritance tax dispute over the inheritance he received from his grandmother

the second owner of this Vette ran out of gas while driving it back home, and had to push it a block into his garage. That was the first and last time he drove it, the insurance "was too high to drive it," (about 5x normal amount). He finally decided to pass it on to the next owner, his grandson

specialist trains - known as Multi-Purpose Vehicle trains - clean slippery leaves off the railroad in Britain are on the job to make sure that the trains are on time, and now, they have a fun name

Motorcycle decided to boop the cameraman on the nose. (No cameraman was harmed in the booping of the nose)

Ever hear of the 2017 Roush Warrior Mustangs? I hadn't, until Doug sent me this link (thank you Doug!) Roush Performance partnered with Military AutoSource to produce 40 Warrior Mustangs in 2017, sold only to members of the U.S. military for an extra $21,367 over MSRP

I have never heard of Goodyear Diamond Back Goldline tires, it turns out, they are newly made, but made to look old (thank you John!)

I hope everyone gets as much satisfaction looking around on Facebook as I do... there's so much wonderful stuff that people are sharing on it, like this "lending library" of Hot Wheels

All it needed was a trans rebuild, and for life to ease up on the marriage and kids type stuff... and then Tim took the ol Z 28 for a spin. It's not a barnfind... Tim just didn't forget where he put it... he simply was too dang busy with other priorities to get it fixed until 2020