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Wednesday, June 03, 2026
ever heard of a 1985 Lincoln Mark VII Roush Stage III GTC? Me neither. It must not have had success or profit, they quit after making 2.
Before the mustangs and even the nascar team, there was the Roush Racing Lincoln Mark VII GTC Stage 3. 351, 5 spd, stiffer air springs, bigger sway bars, adjustable front struts, panhard bar, optional rear quad shocks and much more.
fwiw... I haven't posted as much as usual this week because between errands, and work and sleep I have very little time each day to look for stuff to post.
And I had a notion to accomplish some brass polishing, because I have a couple things, that are made of brass that haven't been polished in forever.
Not that I'm all spic an span, and into dusting and unnecessary labor and effort. Obviously I waste most of my spare time blogging...
but, the brass for some reason had me motivated to get it cleaned up. A compass, and a dipping compass (neat thing I leaned of and picked up CHEAP as no one else bid on it) and a transit I got a couple years ago with an oak tripod, and a pair of wood and brass folding rulers (Stanley #62 and #32) and the middle of a great ol jackknife made by Western States Cutlery, it's an innovative design where the knife side and the fork side, slide apart so a cowboy (or Boy Scout) could use it as a knife and fork combo to eat with OR just use the knife when a knife is needed for cutting stuff.
These are after the polishing (except the interior of the compass cover, those are still varnished) of course.
Nope, nothing to do with cars, but, has a lot to do with why I haven't posted mush this week so far, and hell, I figure, most of you are regular readers, average age of 68, and might not mind seeing the brass stuff for a change. You can bet it won't happen again, as I'm not collecting brass stuff. I'm just out to do a boit of caring for the few brass things I happen to have.
I'm also distracted by Clarkson's Farm season 5 on tonight
Tuesday, June 02, 2026
Cass Casmir and his barnfind late 1920s-era Fronty Ford 88 (thank you Larry W! I found this in the Speed Secrets magazine!)
Casmir's speedster has lettering for local Indiana and Illinois businesses in existence during the 1920s.
“I have no factual history on this car, and we don’t know for sure if it was raced at Roby Speedway,” he said. “But there was no other racetrack around, and the wording (advertisements) on its sides show local companies of the time.”
Roby Speedway was a one-mile dirt track located between 108th and 112th streets in a small town named Roby, Ind., near the the Indiana/Illinois state boundary, that once drew thousands of spectators in the early days of auto racing, from 1920 to 1936
notice the unusual bars under the front axle!
Those were required by some racetracks to prevent death and destruction if a wheel fell off or broke an axle!
here's an example
Andrea Hair met the 4014 Big Boy in Carroll Iowa to honor her family’s connection to Union Pacific. (thank you George!)
“I wanted to come out to honor my grandpa’s, great grandpa’s heritage with Union Pacific,” Hair said. “He was a machinist that lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming. I’ve always wondered if he worked on locomotives like this or this specific one, but yeah, so that’s kind of the heart behind that is like, you know, hey, that’s part of my heritage and I’m proud of it.”
https://www.ktiv.com/2026/06/01/big-boy-4014-draws-hundreds-iowa-during-cross-country-tour
A judge has ruled that the city of San Diego illegally collected millions of dollars in parking violation late fees and penalties over the course of about three years
The ruling stems from a class-action lawsuit involving parking citations issued within San Diego city limits between Feb. 22, 2022, and March 31, 2025. According to the ruling, the city owes plaintiffs more than $16 million.
The lawsuit alleges the city failed to follow requirements in the California Vehicle Code when issuing notices for parking citations. Under state law, the city must mail an initial notice giving recipients 14 days to pay a parking ticket without penalty.
The lawsuit alleges the city failed to follow requirements in the California Vehicle Code when issuing notices for parking citations. Under state law, the city must mail an initial notice giving recipients 14 days to pay a parking ticket without penalty.
A judge found that the city instead sent notices with late fees already added, according to the lawsuit.
The city of San Diego denies the allegations. The city has not responded to the judge’s ruling nor NBC 7's request for comment in time for publication.
The city’s website still states: "The court has not determined whether plaintiff or the city are correct. There is no money available now and no guarantee that there will be."
The city of San Diego denies the allegations. The city has not responded to the judge’s ruling nor NBC 7's request for comment in time for publication.
The city’s website still states: "The court has not determined whether plaintiff or the city are correct. There is no money available now and no guarantee that there will be."
a guy is looking for his dad's Cutlass, great story, sad ending (Lost Musclecars is a Facebook page for posting about cars you're hoping to find again)
the guy looking for this 442 is hoping to find his dad's car, for his sister who misses it bad.
His dad was a helicopter pilot for the 101st airborne in Vietnam, and around 2000, got the the help of buddies in the neighborhood, and they rebuilt this 69 442. Then he was laid off, and he had to sell it. He's since passed away.
Monday, June 01, 2026
someone was watching a lot of movies, and decided to go into production on trackers that cops can shoot your vehicle with, so they don't have to chase it... they just get that tracker on your vehicle, and GPS tracking does the rest
It works by launching a GPS-tracked object using compressed air from the grill of the police car
Then police can back off the pursuit and use the GPS tracker to locate where the vehicle ends up before apprehending the suspect.
This may be a result of state laws that restrict when police can engage in a high-speed pursuit
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Arizona Highway Patrol stopped this oversize load after morning rush hour on I-10
There were no lights on the trailer, and no flags…
No commercial driver's license, no insurance, no oversize permit, and no certified pilot car,
Further investigation showed that 10 of the 14 brakes were inoperative, making this haul legitimately unstoppable.
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