“The 1930 Moonshine Explosion” Rocky Mount, Virginia

a "salesman" pulled into the Turner Motor Company dealership garage fully loaded with “illegal liquor”.

He explained he was having some car trouble. The mechanics decided to let the car cool down while they went home for dinner.

 While they were away, the car, which was carrying a full load of illegal liquor, caught fire and sparked an explosion that burned through the floor. Remnants of the vehicles remain in the basement today.

The flooring and walls were rebuilt, leaving the vehicles untouched in the basement for 85 years. They were discovered during basement renovations.

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https://www.visitroanokeva.com/listings/moonshine-explosion-museum/15579/

https://mainlymuseums.com/post/1339/the-moonshine-explosion-museum-where-history-meets-intrigue/

https://discoverrockymount.com/moonshine/

cool historic bridge that was built to last under HEAVY loads

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mighty big wing for a car that probably didn't reach very high speeds

you'd need to be around 90 for that wing to be getting effective...  I'm just sorta guessing, so, I'm further guessing that it didn't go that fast very often. Just a guess. 

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Robert Patrick is proud if his LAFD firehouse

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he ENTHUSIASTICALLY posts on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/TheRobertPatrick

I get a big kick out of precision machinery

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This is likely real

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better versions of elf on a shelf

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I wonder, is that one of his wives? Probably not, the other woman in the picture indicates fun times were afoot

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Troy Michigan, Big Beaver Rd on Interstate 75 is exit 69. I'm not making that up. It's blocks away from the intersection of Corporate and Crooks

Notice the tax services at that intersection

The Feds indicted the Bay Area Hells Angels for RICO, and failed not twice with mistrials at a estimated cost of 20 million, to get in front of this the Hells Angels decided not only would they support the Olympics they would participate in the torch relay.

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dang it... this is nice!

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'35 Ford Deluxe 3 Window Coupe parked in 1958

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1940 Merc that was in the same family for 84 years until an estate auction in 2024

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patina!

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1956 Almquist Sabre II

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW9M3_Zg8UQ

I just learned that there is a Facebook page for Disneyland Railroad

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one hell of a big car collection

The American Muscle Car Museum in Melbourne spans more than 120,000 square feet and houses over 400 vehicles from the personal collection of Mark Pieloch

The museum isn’t open to the public day to day, which is what makes its upcoming Space Coast Toy Drive and Car Show worth making the trip for. 

For the event, the team is working alongside Vetted Ventures, a company that focuses on private sales and acquisitions across a range of industries. The goal this holiday season is pretty simple: bring people together around cars and do some good for the local community in the process. 

The collection includes more than 50 Indianapolis 500 pace cars, 

over 50 Shelby models, and one of the most extensive Yenko collections in the world, 

with 29 cars representing every make and model ever produced.

 Add in more than 50 Porsches, including a handful of Porsche-Diesel tractors

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as the year 2030 gets closer, European countries are getting closer to getting rid of the EV mandate that all new cars sold have to be electric

From 2030, all new cars will have to be electric or hybrid as part of government efforts to meet a legally binding aim of achieving "net zero" by 2050.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says the Conservatives will scrap the ban on petrol and diesel vehicles due to come into force in the UK if they win the next election.

The Conservative leader's comments come after her meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has lobbied the EU to water down its own plans for a ban.

Six EU countries, including Italy, have recently called on other member states to rethink plans to phase out new petrol and diesel cars by 2035, saying it could hurt industrial competitiveness.

Badenoch suggested the EU had signalled it would drop a full ban, adding: "The reality is that the EU's change of heart on EVs will leave Labour even more isolated, and by pressing ahead alone, we are placing our domestic industry at a disadvantage while giving others the opportunity to dominate global supply chains."

She said the only "winners in this economic self-harm are China"

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a 2014 California law mandated that all single-walled underground storage tanks and piping must be permanently closed or upgraded to double-walled systems by December 31, 2025. As a result 477 gas stations will close.

the State Water Board Website: Provides maps of remaining single-walled tanks and program details.

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/0167aef5ced240ddb27331f6988dc8b2  for the interactive map

One is on the Navy Base at the Balboa Hospital, NBSD - NAVFAC Facilities & Co-Gen Steam Plant at NMCSD... that's federally owned by the DOD. 

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How to completely destroy your racing Beemer

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a retired sales manager from Southlake, Texas, never stopped searching for his 1967 Austin-Healey after it disappeared from outside his Philadelphia home in 1970.

 
The car was stolen the morning after he took his future wife on their second date, giving it deep sentimental value that went far beyond its price.

“I never gave up looking for it,” Russell said. “The fact that the car still exists is improbable. It could have been junked or wrecked years ago.”

Russell originally paid a friend $3,000 for the sports car and spent years casually searching for it online, though he admitted he had little hope of ever finding it again. That changed in 2012 when he spotted a familiar-looking Austin-Healey listed for sale on eBay by a Beverly Hills dealership.

Suspicious but hopeful, Russell contacted the seller and confirmed that the vehicle identification number matched his original car. He still had the original title and key, though he no longer possessed a copy of the police report from the theft.

With the help of Philadelphia police, Russell discovered the original stolen-car report had never appeared in the FBI’s national crime database due to a clerical error in the VIN. Once the mistake was corrected, the case was reopened, allowing Los Angeles County authorities to impound the vehicle.

Russell and his wife, Cynthia, flew to California to reclaim the car. Today, the Austin-Healey is valued at approximately $23,000.

“It still runs, but the brakes aren’t great,” Russell said. “We’re going to put it back exactly the way it was.”

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a Willys 77 that didn't get made into a dragster

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the NSU Bison 2000, with a 2000cc single cylinder motorcycle.

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lol... this is innovative

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who the hell hires an open trailer to transport a car worth around 200k from Texas to Chicago, in bad weather?

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