Just A Car Guy

Cool things with wheels since 2006

Monday, July 27, 2026

A vehicle covered in leather by a book binder in South London, It belongs to Rooks Books who bind leather books and its covered all over in leather. There are even rooks on the hub caps! Thank you Andy!

when at Comic Con, stop by to see the latest from Magic Wheelchair (I do every year) and drop in a donation

looks interesting. Of course I bought a copy, just look at the cover!

but it will not get read for a little while... who has time? I get home around 6pm, I wake up around 6am, and have to stuff in blogging, c...

I've heard SO MUCH about the new book series Dungeon Crawler Carl... and spotted this, the 8th book in the series, cover.... looks interesting! Fyi, Peacock is bringing a live-action television adaptation of DCC

As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where th...

Isle of Man Hill Rally 2026 Crash & Action! Check out the wipe out at 2:50

I was at the Grimm 15th anniversary panel in Hall H when the least actor, David Giuntoli, mentioned his score of a Land Rover from the production company, for 900 bucks. a couple hours later, I was walking by the celeb parking area, and ...

notice the back tire on the curb? Dude, take a sec, get it right. Don't damage your tires on curbs

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters joins Teamsters Canada and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) in calling on Canadian National Railway (CN) to immediately stop operating trains through active wildfire zones and put the safety of Teamsters Canada rail members first.

A recent viral video on social media shows a CN freight train engulfed in flames while traveling through an active wildfire in Northern Onta...

Spotted somewhere near Comic Con

Sunday, July 26, 2026

beautiful... why don't I know where there are high quality videos, of someone who has recorded the drive through scenery like this... with nothing but the camera on top of the vehicle, and the sound of the vehicle?

https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2026/07/friday-open-road-on-thursday-i-might.html This is what the back roads in Houghton County Michig...

the Daily Timewaster just posted this : Tazio Nuvolari | Moto Vitelloni, and thanks to Robert Menking, I learned the history of this car, the Porsche type 360 Grand Prix designed by Cistalia in Italy, built by Porsche

https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2026/07/tazio-nuvolari-moto-vitelloni.html the history of the Cistalia Porsche at https://www.stuttca...

San Diego pedicabs have changed a lot based on this one. I heard it's 50 dollars per person

this concludes about an hour of going through photos and posting so you have fresh stuff to look at on Monday!

Comic Con 2026 is over, and I found some good stuff to post, but it's less vehicle related than my typical daily variety I would ordinar...

Dungeon Crawler Carl booth display at Comic Con

The Fire Dept mobility team at Comic Con for emergency medical services, is impressively compact, and there are 2 inside the Convention Center, and 4 outside

seen on the 163 when heading to Comic Con

The newest in movie and tv series previews from Comic Con, a wide variety

So, Saturday in Hall H, about a minute before Apple released this to the world on Youtube, we got to see it first... as if that matters. Matchbox the Movie, has a good cast, and looks like a FUN movie, being released on Apple streaming on October 9th

the 100 ton Wrecking Crane... 1907 steam powered... I didn't know they had to clamp the side opposite of the load, to the rails under the crane. Makes perfect sense.

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

that's all the time I have for now... like every year since 2012 , I am taking time off to enjoy Comic Con

See you on the other side If I don't make it back, it's been my pleasure to entertain you all with cool stuff and news

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review an Alaska bush pilot's claims that state authorities have tried to illegally seize his $95,000 airplane after a passenger brought a six-pack of beer on a flight bound for a dry village. It's simply govt overreach

taking his 1969 Cessna would violate the Eighth Amendment's "Excessive Fines Clause." Read this article... it's worth it. ...

Do you remember me posting the John Deere that got itself Fooseified? Back in 2010? Well the Drive just discovered it in the John Deere Archives facility in East Moline, Illinois.

I posted about it in https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/07/1970-john-deere-model-4020-that-chip.html and just found the Drive article o...

The concrete span buckled in a 2023 storm, but never got repaired. That hasn't stopped people from driving across it, though, driving across it is faster than the detour

https://www.thedrive.com/news/locals-keep-driving-on-this-buckled-bridge-because-its-quicker-than-the-detour

One of a kind flying saucer Chipotle and Starbucks in St. Louis. Originally built in 1967 as a Phillip 66 gas station.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1836894433966670&set=gm.27543552208630468&idorvanity=353785941367129

Titmouse is having a panel at Comic Con! Thursday, July 23, 2026 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Room 25ABC

I posted about Titmouse animation studios https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2025/05/i-kid-you-not-only-obstacle-in-my-way.html

compliment of the week! Thank you Jerry!

Great banner today Jesse. I love Corvette race cars. I'm still lovin JACG every day! You are amazing! Thanks pal!

Monday, July 20, 2026

Boston moved its highway underground in 2003. This was the result.

https://x.com/fasc1nate/status/2077789138380619899

THIS is an IMPOSTER! Not Just A Car Guy! Dang it.. I knew I should have gotten that vanity plate so no one else in California would... not it's too late a damn Tesla has it

Don't be fooled by imposters!

Ford only took 3 years to remedy leaking turbocharger oil return lines on the Australian Ranger and Everest

To date, no real fix has been issued - outside of just replacing failed lines with new ones of the same design - but now, The Blue Oval has ...

how much cocaine is getting smuggled from Mexico to El Paso? Enough to create a monthly cocaine shipment from to Tampa, they just nailed truckers with 132 pounds... just how much cocaine does Florida use in a MONTH? Damn

these idiots learned NOTHING from Clint Eastwoods movie The Mule. look at the photos? Felons... not harmless senior citizens https://www.fr...

Sunday, July 19, 2026

the chief of police is pissed... the comments are hilarious!

https://www.facebook.com/AvonPolice/posts/pfbid0d2SwSYTWEQs5r94Xjw1WhPufsbCvyXma9bT8bGuRng8n8qHDyTLvv6ELPMMGqFKul

"The Mongoose," set to release this October, stars Liam Neeson driving a S650-based Mustang Shelby Super Snake on a high-speed cross-country car chase... and Ving Rhames! Been a long time since I've seen him in anything but Mission Impossible

https://fordauthority.com/2026/07/liam-neeson-drives-an-s650-ford-mustang-shelby-super-snake-in-new-movie-video

keeping the wingnuts from disappearing... good idea!

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=27873369468966971&set=pcb.2366131914204348

Saturday, July 18, 2026

I didn't know there was a remote control car world speed record... thank you Paul !

Stephen Wallis from Warwickshire, set his previous record with a remote-controlled model which recorded a speed of 234.71mph earlier this ...

shaking out the boxcars in the 1930s, how grain filled boxcars were unloaded. Not loaded with sacks, nor bundles nor drums, but raw almost powdered form put right into the boxcar itself!

https://www.facebook.com/ReadingandLehigh/posts/pfbid0px5KJoZ7kv3JM5wYt8MiGNaTrUiRDMmhvwtuJ6GmydvhGpFw8rGSaQgoBhTCKm37l

probably not a good idea, even though it's a good photo, to have a live lion in close proximity, London 1970.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10227424328754176&set=pcb.3165974116929150

Friday, July 17, 2026

The Federal Highway Administration has quietly stripped bike lanes, speed cameras and several other best practices from a list of "Proven Safety Countermeasures,"

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called them "DEI bike lanes" in a social media post earlier this month. The FHWA says the chan...

Bob Ross? (Thanks John S!)

great painted garbage cans... probably a covid quarantine project

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1561532298854251&set=gm.1743986469882041&idorvanity=339009140379788

Thursday, July 16, 2026

the Roth Conestoga Star from 1992

https://silodrome.com/for-sale-the-1992-ed-big-daddy-roth-conestoga-star-wagon

1968 Holden Monaro GTS

https://silodrome.com/1968-holden-monaro-gts/

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