Sunday, December 21, 2025
Merry Christmas! I think some readers will not be checking back to see what gets posted later this week, so I think this is the best time to share these
From George Lucas, and Skywalker Ranch
Ellie the model T girl! There is hope for the future of model t's when people this young are enthusiastically experiencing driving T speedsters. Damn shame it's as expensive to make one as it is to buy a weatherproof commuter with AC, air bags, and anti lock brakes
She worked to get the car running and built a racer body... Shortly after getting her driver's license, she started to drive her T racer to school.
This fall at the Ogunquit beach auto show she took the peoples choice award of 2nd place out of 245 cars in attendance
Police in Minnesota pulled over a man behind the wheel of the new Dodge Charger Daytona EV and wrote him a ticket for having a “loud exhaust.”
The driver disputed the ticket, saying he wasn’t using the loudest drive mode at the time and that another car nearby may have been the source of the noise. The case now highlights a legal gray area as cities and states apply traditional exhaust laws to a new era of electric vehicles.
about 20 years ago one of the most innovative marketing ideas to sell cars was created, Trunk Monkey. A rare repost of something from deep in the archives, as very few people look in them for all the great stuff from the past 19 years
I posted them 17 years ago https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/01/my-readers-and-friends-time-of-trunk.html
This is from the creative geniuses at Suburban Auto Group of Sandy Oregon, but they aren't around anymore, the dealership was bought by Dick Hannah Ford
F 350 Super Camper Special, powered by the 460 1973-79
extra large radiator, larger alternator, bigger rear axle, 9 rear leaf springs on each rear axle, anti-sway bar. Hauling capacity is 9900 pounds.
two batteries in the engine cab and two solenoids so you could turn the ignition key to the left and not drain your starter battery.
Spare tire hidden behind the panel
I can't imagine what the worn out suspension felt like on this Mustang...
but a regular racing suspension changes everything
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1273178098175531&set=pcb.1273178124842195
