Just A Car Guy: 2026

Here with his wife Lillian, and in the back seat is Fred McMurray

https://www.tumblr.com/walt-at-disneyland/173195747218/celebrating-today-walts-mother-flora-call

The vehicle was part of the Disneyland Stage Lines which operated at Disneyland from 1955-1959.

Original photo taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt - Burbank, California - December 1954.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1571352008325494&set=a.530718349055537

https://www.tumblr.com/walt-at-disneyland/173195747218/celebrating-today-walts-mother-flora-call

a couple months ago I posted one I found on a walk, https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2026/02/its-rained-lot-lately-and-this-jeep-has.html#comment-form

and M Currie posted a comment:

When I was a kid, we had a CJ5, and I always wondered what that was for. Then I went to some Boy Scout function at a local armory, and they had one there. It was for the mounting of a model-specific anti-aircraft gun.

the above corner is 5:45 into the video

His 660 page two-volume set called The Art of Racing: Helmets is about helmets worn by famous and less-famous race car drivers, some of which are rather plain, and some are artistic masterpieces.

The Art of Racing: Helmets is co-authored—or co-curated, according to the book’s cover—by Ronald Stern, a noted helmet collector

a driver’s helmet may well be more recognizable than their likeness.

Watch a race for minutes or hours and you may see the driver’s face for only moments, and that’s only if they do very well. The rest of the time, you’re looking at the racer’s helmet.

“It was a three-and-a-half-year project,” Twyman said. Though these are helmets—properly worn helmets, Twyman stressed, not copies, not promotional versions—from significant winners of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Indianapolis 500, the Mille Miglia, and the Targa Florio, the subject is overwhelmingly Formula 1. “My aspiration was to get an example from every single world champion, which initially seemed like a big task, but we achieved that. And then I wondered how far we could go beyond that. What about grand prix winners?”

The plan was for a single book, “but it became quite apparent we needed two volumes, so we created a split,” ending the first book around 1979, with the second volume covering this modern era, through 2024.

Many of the helmets came from institutions such as the Swiss Museum of Transport, as well as private collections of motorsports enthusiasts such at McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.

https://www.hagerty.com/media/automobilia/the-art-of-racing-helmets-lifts-the-visor-on-racings-fastest-art-form

There are 300 “standard, slip-cased” sets for about $600, plus shipping, and there are 50 leather-bound editions that are numbered and signed for about 2k

https://www.magnetomagazine.com/product/the-art-of-racing-helmets

https://www.octane-magazine.com/product/the-art-of-racing-helmets/

So WHY hasn't anyone replaced the instrument panel in 100 years? This is garbage

But this is cool, a kids Fatman Tilt lok steering wheel!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/other-unknown-79

one of the most popular pin-up artists during World War II.

During the war he worked as a driving instructor for the armed forces in Abersoch, Wales, which left him plenty of time to continue his illustration work.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wright_(artist)

I don't like them, but that's not why I'm posting them. I post them to remind us what ugly stuff looked like in the mid 70s

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10238394013688271&set=pcb.4626862084257700

By the way, in February, the Ukrainians liberated more territory in the theater than the Russians seized

https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-is-slowing-russia-down-and-making-gains-warfare-experts-2026-4

the car was found in the backyard of a Whittier home, picked apart and non-operational, missing some tires, bumpers, lights, the passenger's side door, and all of its windows, by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigators.

"I haven't seen this car in 17 years." said Victor, who said that he had given up all hope of ever seeing his car again

He's also started an Instagram account, @vics69camaro, to detail the rebuilding process, and started a GoFundMe

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/orange-county-stolen-1969-camaro-located-vietnam-veteran/

Just A Car Guy

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Walt Disney seems to have preferred this tiller steered cool old runabout

Walt Disney cruising around the studio backlot on a miniature horse-drawn stagecoach.

1952 Willys-Overland M38A1 has a odd notch on the top of the rear 1/4 panel (thank you M Currie! )

1910 Shaney's Auto Apthorp

old engine art

very cool

original owner slant 6 1969 Barracuda, 14k on Facebook marjketplace

cool home made tool box

Nova SS, thank Mike! 1:18 into the Mt St Helens Disaster documentary

good video, annoying narrator, terrific variety of museum pieces at a Japanese Concours

get the day off to a good start, pony car racing in Australia

this kid grew up, to write a book about racing helmets and run a car auction company

Ford stopped selling Shelby Mustangs, and maybe it was because it cost 800 per car for the name, and nothing else, from Shelby

thank you Marc! This kids car resembles a Packard, and was factory electric, instead of the basic pedal power

Friday, April 17, 2026

bought at a yard sale for $5 years ago by some lucky guy

I hope you all find at least one fun thing to do this weekend

Steam car built by Czech-Polish engineer Josef Božek - 1816

The Denver Press Club gave a trophy to the driver of a Warren Detroit that beat Barney Oldfield in a race. Now the current owner of that trophy wants to give it to an owner of a Warren Detroit

fundamentally true

1952 Alvis Healey 3-litre G type convertible.

I just learned they rebooted Speed Buggy

this is so typically odd... an artist who is so talented, unable to pay the bills with art, has to have a regular job to pay the bills.... David Wright, famous pin up artist, was a driving instructor!

Thursday, April 16, 2026

the old Ford dealership in Black River Falls Wisconsin was built in 1916, and had the first gas pump for the city in front of building. The original car freight elevator took the cars stored in the basement up to ground level

1975 Motor Wheel Corp Hot Flash wheels

this is the fastest accelerating vehicle. The only thing quicker, is a primo top fueler. It holds the world record for a 2 wheeler in the 1/8th, at 1.96-seconds

there is a custom 3 Airstream fishing camp near Redding. It's for sale, along with 650 acres, for about 19 million

what's the point of an armored gun, or tank, when it has to have this much stuff on it to prevent it from being a target of drones?

An Orange County man has been reunited with the 69 Camaro he inherited from his dad, that was stolen from a body shop back in 2009. His dad bought it the day he got back from Nam, and gave it to his son on his 16th birthday