Just A Car Guy

Cool things with wheels since 2006

Thursday, February 12, 2026

this was a cool surprise, I haven't seen a Starion in years

The Starion is was made from 1982 until 1989 — with variants known as the Conquest, under the Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth brands.

seen on the walk today

I had no idea that they kept the Nomad name around this long

Good news on the Rockford Files reboot, they've picked a really good actor, who LOOKS the part!

Boreanaz's first paid acting job was in a JC Penney commercial with Bryan Cranston. H is first important role as Kelly's boyfriend i...

Photo of the five Futurliners that Joe Bortz bought in the 1980's

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1534133378715258&set=pcb.1534136055381657

Demi Moore roller skating west on the Sunset Strip during a photo shoot in 1977 for a story explaining the life of a typical Los Angeles teenager

In the background right behind Demi's head is the Licorice Pizza store that later became Aahs; Matt Groening worked behind the counter t...

there's a lot of interesting American history in the library of congress

https://milwaukeeroadarchives.com/MilwaukeeRoadMagazine/1968SeptemberOctober.pdf

I had no idea that Ford made a ’63 Hi-Po Fairlane. A hi po 289 the 4 door... unusual combo, but, I guess you could order about any combo of trim lines and engines. If you'd buy it, they'd sell it. But only 2 were made. Only this one survived

The Challenger 221-cid and 260-cid V-8s returned as options for 1963, the only news was the debut of the High Performance 289-4V engine (aka...

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Amelia Earhart tests out a rubber life raft before setting off on her record-breaking solo Hawaii to California flight.

She planned to survive on tomato juice, chocolate and malted milk tablets until she was rescued. She didn't need any of it. BTW, malted...

Ha!

another great one from the Daily Timewaster https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2026/02/my-nephew-was-once-attacked-by-cat-with.html

the Daily Timewaster is such a good daily to look at. I've not missed a day in about a decade. F 22 over Chicago. I was unable to find the photographers name though

https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2026/02/blog-post_19.html#comment-form

wow, found in a newspaper. That famous baseball catcher went to my hometown to hunt deer in 1911

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19110123.2.84&srpos=4&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-sidnaw-------

1915 Packard rumble seat! Thank you Billy O!

reminds me of the flip lid on the 1911 Autocrat

Alabama police made a surprise discovery earlier this month when they seized nearly 80 gallons of moonshine during a routine traffic stop, of a 61-year-old

The 61 yr old was traveling through the Alabama area from Florida, with his final destination not made clear to police. https://www.wbko.com...

thank you Casey! Who knew there was a 4.2cc V-Twin 4 stroke working gasoline engine?

Shay #12 locomotive arrived at the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad in Fish Camp from its former home in Colorado on Monday. (thank you George!)

there are less than 10 narrow gauge Shay drive locomotives that remain operational is fractional “It hasn’t run in more than 15 years,” McGh...

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

interesting bunch of street names the developer arranged for this area of Mira Mesa, San Diego

Camino Ruiz, I believe is known as the Kings highway Gold Coast Mayor, Lady Bess Royal Arms Empress Baroness Embassy Ambassador

69 sport satellite convertible 383 magnum 4 speed export, which had to meet European market lighting standards, so it received a side marker reflector, with a 194 bulb, with what appears to be a 72-up backside and socket.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1284828927036920&set=pcb.25506636929031628

seen on the walk today, another chance to guess what is under the car cover

did you know vehicles radiators can be coated with an ozone reducing catalytic coating? Manganese oxide, a catalyst, not consumed during the conversion of ozone; therefore the catalyst’s lifetime is extensive, usually several years.

as it drives along, it reduces ozone, a component of smog, capturing about 75 percent of ground-level ozone and converts it to ordinary oxy...

best looking front yard parking spot I've seen

72 Datsun spotted on the walk today

cool looking rims. Nice guy too, by the look on his face, he was surprised to see me taking a photo. After that I went over and talked to h...

How important is it to look for the gas station that isn't price gouging you? This one is 1.50 more a gallon than others within a mile.

this reminds me of that gas station on Coronado in the bay, that I posted in the summer of 2024 https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2024/09...

I love the new advancements in design of tailgates... that's what I first noticed, then, I looked at the edition

seen on College Ave this past Sunday... that truck had a very bad night, that's my guess

Wow, original design art from Fleetwood (thank you Doug! )

The aristocratic-sounding Fleetwood, which came to epitomize fine automotive design throughout the world, had humble beginnings not in some ...

So, this happened about 830 this morning...

A police pursuit on Interstate 15 northbound resulted in a standoff Tuesday morning as officers worked to resolve an incident involving a st...

look at the fricken bumpers on this 76 Comet!! Another surprise? It's only got 18k miles

https://fordauthority.com/2026/02/1976-mercury-comet-with-18k-miles-up-for-auction

the Jeep Wrangler is the most stolen vehicle in San Diego

Honda Civics were just behind as the second most stolen with 190 followed by the Toyota Tacoma with 151 https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/l...

Monday, February 09, 2026

huh, 1st time I've seen this. Was there really that much money or sponsorship in the national Soapbox Derby racing? To buy a Pullman 5th wheel?

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/691/

Check out the parking lot butchers shop: a repurposed body of an old rear entry Jitney!

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/692

One Oakland police officer made $490,000 in overtime. The city can’t find records detailing much of what he did

Lieutenant Timothy Dolan, a 26-year veteran who leads the traffic unit and serves as vice president of the OPOA police union, was paid $493,...

Mexico is racing to finish the new trade route "the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec" across its narrow southern waist, linking the Pacific with the Gulf of Mexico along a 303 kilometer railway backed by upgraded ports and industrial parks.

Containers leave a ship on one coast, cross the country by train, then board another ship on the other side. With drought and heat already s...

Here's a strange, but car related news item, A man named Allen Rex Roberts was charged with possession of a stolen car in August 2021. Now, the severe shortage of public defenders has resulted in 1400 cases getting dismissed

The charges were dismissed in October 2022 because of the state’s failure to appoint him a lawyer, but in April 2024, prosecutors re-indicte...

For years, truck drivers and farmers have complained about newer diesel engines that require DEF systems. In addition to sudden shutdowns, drivers have reported reduced engine lifespan and performance.

Last August, the EPA announced new guidance for engine and truck manufacturers. The agency urged them to update the DEF system software on c...

A California jury has awarded roughly $52 million to a group of truck drivers and yard workers who were retaliated against after raising safety, wage and regulatory concerns at Sysco

The jury found that Sysco violated California Labor Code Section 1102.5, the state’s whistleblower protection statute, which prohibits retal...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has closed 7,500 commercial driver training schools in a first year of enforcing federal laws governing trucking to increase road safety.

Three top trucking-related accomplishments made his total list of accomplishments: Removing more than 11,500 drivers who failed to meet Eng...

how is it California fails to regulate most of the schools that train truck drivers? This allows nearly 200 unlicensed schools to operate with effectively no oversight, according to a CalMatters analysis of state and federal records.

Both the federal government and the state of California have systems for regulating trucking schools, making sure that they adhere to the cu...

Whoa, Nick made a seriously thorough collection of gas station maps!

Just one example, and the top half is the front, and the bottom half the back another example. Each map shows what that oil company made for...

Sunday, February 08, 2026

C.L. "Outdoor" Franklin standing beside the Richfield Scout Car, with some interesting luggage under his elbow, 1930. (thank you 49er Badger!)

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/694/ https://newspaperarchive.com/chehalis-bee-nugget-...

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