Sunday, January 29, 2023

1904 Oldsmobile Model R Curved Dash Pie Wagon

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It is the only known real Light Delivery Wagon known to survive. The collection of period accessories on it is, alone, highly rare and incl...

have you seen the the Indian Army Dare Devil precision drill team in the Republic Day Parade? It's cool to see what unlimited training hours can result in (skip the 1st 20 seconds)

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A federal grand jury in Los Angeles is gathering evidence in a criminal investigation of Goodyear recreational vehicle tires that the government blames for crashes that killed eight people and injured dozens of others.

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The documents also revealed Goodyear knew the G159 RV tire could fail and cause severe crashes, yet it didn’t recall them for as many as 20 ...

Bob Owens' 1956 Ford

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Bob’s dad, Bob Sr., opened the junkyard in 1964.  The junkyard crusher is a device Bob’s dad built by hooking a diesel engine up to a pair o...

it astonishes me that a 57 Chevy can be ignored and neglected at all, but this blows my mind, this one has been left to rust since 1993

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What started as a restoration project in the early 90s, quickly turned into a "store it and wait" project as the owner fell on har...

Man arrested. Passed out. In stolen car. In front of the San Diego police station Law enforcement searched the car and found drugs

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Just after 3 a.m., an officer noticed a white Hyundai sedan with a man asleep inside of it in the Traffic Division's parking lot on Aero...

(feels check) Calvin, a young artist, drew his "Emoji Strong" truck design, then found it come to life as a Monster Jam toy truck — and now Monster Jam fell for the little kid's awesomeness, and made a real monster truck for him

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The 13-year-old has gone through more than 18 months of "grueling" chemo and radiation treatment, his mom noted — yet he's nev...

how to impress a date: have your own airplane, on the coast, ready to hang out on for sunset and snacks.

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  see the video clip at  https://youtu.be/7yXh1juSDdw from 3:52 - 4:28. They must have moved it there a long time ago, the trees coming up ...

OHV, overhead valve, or Valve in Head, engines are the evolution of the invention of engineer Walter Marr, chief engineer of Buick.

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Working for Buick, engineer Walter Marr's valve-in-head (overhead valve) engine, patent number 771,095, was awarded to Eugene Richard (w...
Saturday, January 28, 2023

how to prevent door dings... cleverly

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Pay for two parking spaces  https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/7451041/bmw-driver-two-parking-tickets-two-bays/

a great historic shootout cover was recreated at the MCACN, it's a cool way to remember the famous magazine story

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  https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid037bm9dz49ykZr6NLsrMSfvtp7S6BYB9XJjMYSCotQu6UuT4AfTaTxG4ghWykvDK5tl&id=13926035...

A Duesenberg Model J, was sold without the trunk in the mid-1990s after winning it's class at the 1988 Pebble Beach Concours, now the trunk is available for another Duesenberg

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'49 Mercury Pro Mod “El Mero Mero”

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https://dragillustrated.com/craig-sullivan-fan-favorite-el-mero-mero-49-mercury-ready-to-get-rowdy-at-world-series-of-pro-mod/ https://www.r...

great graphics, it's nice to see a fun loving racer decorate their race car with

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h ttps://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=573903908104733&set=a.498449628983495  

old school power and performance tips

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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=5821172111302706&set=p.5821172111302706&type=3

a million mile Honda Accord owner made notes on how to keep a car running, without dealership costs when possible, and what OEM parts to use, and which parts can replaced with aftermarket parts. I find it fascinating

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"I have learned (at least for this car) that some parts really need to be replaced with OEM parts," Kilmer told The Drive. "I...

pure-gas.org lists gas stations all across Canada and the USA that have non- ethanol gas for sale

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https://www.pure-gas.org/
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Doug let me know that a nice poster collection is being auctioned off, including Mucha, Geo Ham, Cuneo, etc

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https://www.bonhams.com/auction/28746/vintage-posters-online/?page=4
Friday, January 27, 2023

I bet the fng was volunteered to pedal the pump all day long

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  https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/images-of-vintage-gas-stations-pre-65.1033288/page-53#post-14011865
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you know there was once a time when Mickey was selling gas?

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https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/images-of-vintage-gas-stations-pre-65.1033288/page-49#post-13898376
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the hot rodding 50s

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here's a look at how photo realistic video games are now

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https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/modern/2023/1/video-watch-the-new-forza-motorsport-2023-trailer

a drone's look at Retromobile

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https://www.goodwood.com/grr/road/news/2023/1/video-retromobile-might-be-the-coolest-car-show-in-the-world

A Porsche and Volkswagen dealer entered a dune buggy into the 1970 24 hours of Daytona "as a novelty" with a Deserter GS, effectively a tube-framed Formula Vee car with a dune buggy's body.

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They were running practice laps when Gulf Oil-backed JW Automotive, sent out its Porsche 917K practice car with Formula One Grand Prix-winni...

terrific paintjob of a snake on this Ju 87

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  https://www.facebook.com/worldwarincolor/photos/2855788627884244

nose art on the engine cowl... I don't think I have seen that before

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  https://www.facebook.com/worldwarincolor/photos/3910118915784538

posted because I like to listen to them

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Spitfire presented to RAF by Uruguayan Railways staff, by Brigadier FD Hammond, chairman of Central Uruguayan Railways.

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https://www.facebook.com/worldwarincolor/photos/4229208223875604
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I'm impressed with these tank treads

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  https://www.facebook.com/worldwarincolor/photos/4292012504261842
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one of nineteen C-47 Skytrains shot down by flak west of Bastogne. The aircraft was baptized ‘Aint Missbehavin’ by the crew. The pilot crash landed safely after having dropped supplies to elements of the 101st Airborne Division which had successfully repulsed all attempts to capture the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium.

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https://www.facebook.com/worldwarincolor/photos/4493833807413043

Jay Leno relayed in a recent interview "I’ve got a broken collarbone, two broken ribs, two cracked kneecaps" from trying to access a parking lot while riding a 1940 Indian, and not seeing the small cable across the driveway, with no flag

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Jan 17th... but what most guys want to know after finding out that Jay's ok... is, how's the bike?  https://www.reviewjournal.com/en...

Ever look at a car and think, with a couple small changes, that would make a good looking hot rod?

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put this nose on a 38 Ford Keep the Ford's headlights Just an idea https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/is-the-1938-ford-standard...