Saturday, August 15, 2026
how do you get 720 HP from a 327 in 1965? Twin turbos from Garrett, and dyno time with Isky! new to me history of drag racing! B Gas supercharged at Winternats of 65, with a 10.35 @135
Skip to 1:33 for this story, previous to that is the Olds Jetfire Turbo history
Friday, August 14, 2026
Richard Bay's little Porsche powered 1958 Fiat 600 winning the I/Gas class at the 1970 NHRA Winternationals
Rich took this Fiat from a street driven racer in 1965 to the full out race car weighing 1200 lbs
Power came from a 1966 Porsche 1790 cc 912 engine with a Norris cam shaft and a Weber481 DA carb.
Rich won class at the '70 Winters going 12.52 at 107.57 mph.
In June of 1970, Rich set the NHRA I/Gas national speed record at 111.52 at Fremont California.
The "World's Fastest 327 Camaro" was running in the 10.80's at the 1969 NHRA Winternationals. 2nd runner up to Landy's Charger
Joe worked as a tool and die maker for Edelbrock Equipment Company.
He lost to Bob Riffle and his Rod Shop Anglia in the C/G class final at Pomona that year.
Riffle then went on all the way to runner-up in Street Eliminator, losing to the factory backed Dodge Charger of Dick Landy.
UC San Diego researchers who discovered a vulnerability in the KARR and SWDS security system that can be remotely accessed to unlock millions of cars
a UC San Diego professor oversaw the research which had groundwork laid down in 2018 for the research, which resulted in discovering a security flaw almost two years ago.
after notifying the KARR company, the security team and implementation team came to UCSD campus for a demo of the vulnerability
a security update is available, for owners who will upload an app and fix the problem themselves
KARR said the issue is not limited to KARR security systems because other companies use the same anti-theft device technology across the country. KARR also provides online instructions and tutorials for installing the update.
thank you Gary for the compliment of the day!
Your posts continue to delight and encourage me to be more curious and understand history/life/people better.
Gary in Detroit
there ought to be a good reality tv show about smuggling, and customs inspections / border patrol - and how the look for and find the stuff that's smuggled
I haven't heard of one... which doesn't mean much... I used to watch a show that took place in a big airport, and the amazing amount of stuff they had to deal with.... I expect that a show about a border checkpoint, a port of entry, trucking inspection station, or river or border lake (between Canada and Michigan, Washington, Maine etc) (Mexico and Texas)
this is the American spirit in action, a peaceful protest about govt overreach. So of course the cops showed up and threatened to arrest him... in Green Bay for Pete's sake. He should have had a 2nd sign that said (Bad Cops! No Donuts!) when they showed up to harrass him
Fyi, the fastest way to cut aluminum pipe, lets say for on the job situations, is not a grinder and cutting wheel. it loads up with aluminum, and takes about a minute. It's not a Sawzall, that loads up with aluminum and also takes a minute.
Nope. Use a Skill Saw, and in less that 12 seconds, you've cut that pipe through. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1044711568254159
thank you Turdherder! For lettting me know about the Gulf No-Nox advertising campaign "It gives you an extra kick" and the Gulf gas station attendant gave customers a little pair of orange plastic horse shoes
this reminds me about my article on day glo colors invention and use in advertising https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2023/05/name-one-invention-that-allies-enjoyed.html
Thursday, August 13, 2026
This i respect.... cops vs driver, one on one.... In an effort to catch more drivers illegally using their phones, police in Dunellen New Jersey dressed up in a hunter ghillie camo suit and stood next to an extra-leafy tree, looking for drivers who were holding their phones in violation of a statewide ban.
the results? 74 citations for distracted driving in six hours.
Cost to build a Goodyear tire in the USA... about 87.00. Cost for the Chinese competitor? 12 dollars.
and that would possibly be a reason Goodyear has lost 2 billion dollars in the last 5 business quarter years
https://www.thedrive.com/news/goodyear-cant-make-a-tire-for-12-like-china-heres-its-plan
the YouTube channel Project Farm did a comparison test of car batteries
you've heard about all the cities looking to cash in on Flock surveillance cameras with tickets on registration and speeding... but anyone ever heard of a city FINDING an UNAUTHORIZED Flock Camera? Millcreek Utah discovered one that they did NOT pay for, and don't get the data from
A Flock automated license plate reader was recently discovered on Millcreek city property. City leaders say they did not authorize its installation and do not know who did.
Yup, if Iran wants to snoop on Washington DC? Get some Flock Cameras installed.
If the Bin Ladens want too keep an eye on One World Trade Center in time for the 9-11 anniversary? Install some Flock Cameras.
So, how long until TMZ and other paparazzi install cameras that look like Flock, and track Hollywood celebs? How long until China installs Flock Cameras to track who and what comes and goes off military bases, air fields, and ports?
Just sayin, Big Brother ain't the only one who wants cameras watching us, and Flock doesn't care who pays with a credit card. They'll get a subcontractor out there installing them.
I think it would be a hoot to have hundreds or thousands installed, get an AI bot to monitor and edit a highlights reel of all the illegal things that any police department does.
The camera has since been removed, but its discovery raises broader questions about how it got there and whether unauthorized cameras have been installed elsewhere.
What are the implications? ANYONE can put up a Flock Camera LOOKALIKE and data gather until it's discovered.
Yup, if Iran wants to snoop on Washington DC? Get some Flock Cameras installed.
If the Bin Ladens want too keep an eye on One World Trade Center in time for the 9-11 anniversary? Install some Flock Cameras.
That right there is an example of how the govt won't have a damn clue who put up how many or where, or for what reason, because the govt isn't keeping an eye on what cameras are installed, they are only keeping an eye on the people they can fine and ticket.
So, how long until TMZ and other paparazzi install cameras that look like Flock, and track Hollywood celebs? How long until China installs Flock Cameras to track who and what comes and goes off military bases, air fields, and ports?
Just sayin, Big Brother ain't the only one who wants cameras watching us, and Flock doesn't care who pays with a credit card. They'll get a subcontractor out there installing them.
I think it would be a hoot to have hundreds or thousands installed, get an AI bot to monitor and edit a highlights reel of all the illegal things that any police department does.
The Danube's water levels have been falling, revealing finds from as far back as the Ice Age. Near the Serbian port of Prahovo, the remains of dozens of German battleships sunken during World War II, and the foundations of a bridge commissioned by Roman emperor Constantine I in 328 CE, near Gigen, Bulgaria
"Borate Bomber" -- The Forest Service did not discover unti the 1956 season, that a borate mixture for fire fighting sterilized the ground. They first started in Lake Elsinore Ca (Near San Diego) in 1954
borate bomber is an affectionate historical nickname for an aerial firefighting airtanker.
The term originated in the mid-1950s when pilots first began dropping water mixed with sodium calcium borate—developed by the Pacific Coast Borax Company—to slow down and suppress wildland fires.
Pure water evaporated too quickly before hitting hot flames, so chemists added borate compounds to improve retardant capabilities.
At its peak in the 1950s and '60s, Ford Times reached nearly two million households a month — circulation in the neighborhood of Time —
It rode along on the great postwar road trip: the interstates unspooling, the station wagons loading, the two-week summer vacation as a national institution.
It was corporate media, yes — nobody pretended otherwise — but it was corporate media that believed its highest duty was to be useful and beautiful, in that order, and it kept the faith for half a century.
Then corporate was over the Ford Family, and what they'd stood for, and handed the magazine to outside publishers in 1987, and in January 1993, in a season of cost-cutting, the last issue went out.
No one cares about your project when you are gone...
https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/articles/2026/introducing-ford-from-the-road-travelogue
the ol papermill in my 2nsd home town of childhood years (k-2nd, 1976 to 1979) has finally found a new company to take over the ol papermill (after 26 years of being empty, and 2 decades of cleaning up the industrial pollution)
After more than two decades of demolition, environmental cleanup and redevelopment planning, the former Plainwell Paper Mill appears poised for its most significant transformation since production ceased nearly 26 years ago.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Singer and Louis Vuitton 911, unveiled on Wednesday at Pebble Beach, Calif., as part of Monterey Car Week,
The Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer – Classic Turbo designed in collaboration with Nicolas Ghesquière, artistic director of women’s collections at Louis Vuitton
The conversation with Singer began with a simple request. The bespoke auto workshop, founded in 2009 by Rob Dickinson, the former frontman of English alternative rock band Catherine Wheel, wanted to commission a detachable dashboard clock based on Vuitton’s signature Tambour watch.
“In addition to the design and production of this clock by La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton workshops in Switzerland, it quickly became apparent to us that this collaboration with Singer could extend to the personalization of every functional element of the vehicle, enhancing them through our expertise in leather craftsmanship and watchmaking,” said Jean Arnault, Louis Vuitton’s watch director.
the Louis Vuitton Dolomites Classic Run is next month in September, and will mark the French luxury brand’s first classic car rally in 14 years.
a DKW NZ 350, and the remains of two German soldiers, were recovered in Budapest because the Danube river is so low, exposing the WW2 machine (Thanks to Sam Joe!)
the Hungarian Institute and Museum of Military History recovered the machine on 2 August at Batthyány Square, opposite parliament. The motorcycle is almost completely intact, because it was under water and mud since WW2
In this saddle bag were the following artifacts:
a Bosch W 175 T 1 type sparkplug, oil canister, grease tube, insulation tape, cylinder head and sparkplug sockets, small screwdriver, air pressure gauge, inner tube repair kit, glue and stain material, a chain link, a pair of screwdriver heads, a hammer head, and Y-shaped screws
A Y-strap was a leather harness worn over the shoulders and joined at the front and back with additional straps. It was used to attach equipment to the body, such as bread bags, ammunition pouches or canteens. The name "Y" comes from the shape of the shoulder straps.
The mortal remains of two German soldiers were discovered beneath the motorcycle. Their fully preserved identity discs could, for the first time in more than 80 years, provide information about who they were and what happened to them
In 1932, DKW merged with Audi, Horch and Wanderer to form Auto Union AG.
