Wednesday, April 01, 2026

seen on today's walk...


This makes the 2nd 914 I've found in this neighborhood... but that's a flat front tire on the passenger side front.



what the hell is the deal with this license plate? Yellow on black would be right for this era, but this sequence isn't the 3 letters followed by 3 numbers that would be proper for this year. Must be one of the new re-issued plates, which are fine for new cars, but, it's all wrong for the cars in the 60s to have the right color plates, without the right alphanumeric sequence




first time I've seen a 80s/90s 1st generation Humvee in nearly 17 years. 

 
this car has been parked so long, the tire dry rotted and went flat, on BOTH SIDES on the back. I think it's a beemer


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  1. The paint on that Stang. Why has there not been Govt. inquiries into the absolute rubbishh that car manufacturers are putting out. Been going on for ,what,twenty years now. Clear coats are crap,no matter what the base coat is;plain or metallic,and it also comes with your Beemers,Mercs right down to the compact affordables. I drive a '94 Falcon in plain white,been looked after and waxed regularly;I get people asking,when did you have it repainted? It is I think,early two pack...and of course,you are not allowed to use that any more. Do I hear cries of inbuilt obsolescence......

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    1. True, the clear coat clearly hasn't been able to maintain it's integrity on anything, and the companies making it, and using it, have no reason to force the issue... they benefit from the short lifespan it has.
      The sun damage is clear on this Mustang.
      Enamel was great car paint, and obviously we are all familiar with it's decades long durability.
      Planned obsolescence, a fact of consumerism

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