Thursday, September 10, 2026

of course they are sorta ridiculous... but dang, they'd look great in a garage for a bit of eye candy

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4093256344301903&set=gm.4783413118602595&idorvanity=2695731877370740

I've never seen this Robt Williams before, that I can remember

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I wonder... since when can anyone personalize the message at the bottom of the license plate?

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Monday his department is shutting down 110-plus driving schools after they issued driver's licenses to more than 5,000 individuals who failed ELP exams.

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The department is also launching a nationwide audit of third-party commercial driver's license (CDL) skills testers and states' over...

the UK hates, and has outlawed, bikes that can go faster than 15 mph... so this highly modified one really pissed them off when they caught it going 30 mph (and not paying for vehicle registration and insurance)

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the bike had a scooter motor roughly wired to a battery held on by tape. The rear wheel had also been replaced with a smaller solid wheel. h...

an 86 Beauville g30 (Chevy Van) had a magnetic box spare key safe, and 400 bucks underneath the driver's seat, forgotten by the original owner when it was sold

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/1436388403136042/permalink/28215163051498547

Grass Valley, California, is one of the many cities that has ended its contract with Flock and removed all cameras from the city, the Flock reinstalled at least two of them without permission

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the Grass Valley Police Department said that Flock Safety was following the maintenance provisions of its contract despite receiving a lett...
Wednesday, September 09, 2026

Only a week after posting Jim''s Comet, I found this Cyclone, with an old fashioned fuel tank solution (probably for weight transfer) - fishing boat, outboard fuel tanks, which I've never seen in any car, not even a rat rod

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the Hi-Risers '65 Mercury Comet Cyclone. the Hi-Risers were a group of Ford employed engineers who raced on weekends, and  set the NHRA ...

interesting photo from Airstream's facebook page, a bas relief of Shapur I, who triumphed over the Roman emperor Valerian, in Iran, in 260 CE... the first time a reigning Roman emperor was captured alive in battle (photo from 1964)

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In the summer of 1964, an American caravan arrived in Iran with its ambitious “Around the World” tour. Although founder Wally Byam (inventor...

a blue steel suspension tower on the Manhattan Bridge in New York City

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https://www.reddit.com/r/InfrastructurePorn/comments/n0dh4e/manhattan_bridge_new_york/#lightbox

California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton says he wants to eliminate the DMV and lower vehicle registration costs (if he's elected) to a flat $73.

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton Tuesday unveiled a proposal to abolish the California Department of Motor Vehicles as a stan...

I love finding some hand made humorous bits on vehicles and bikes

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3963267947303472&set=gm.3498149950358584&idorvanity=132380976935515

I just learned that Richard Hammond's Workshop (filmed in 2021) is finally streaming on Amazon

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there is a new, outstanding, entertaining kind of racing - trying to be the one that can drive onto a moving trailer, at Hudson Speedway, NH

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Wesley Williams built and rides the world’s craziest unicycle. It stands 34.6 feet tall, and is made of 25 wheels stacked and zig-zagged together

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https://www.facebook.com/Ringling/videos/2354077285040438/ https://www.ringling.com/the-worlds-craziest-unicycle-how-wesley-williams-is-rede...
Tuesday, September 08, 2026

there must be new management at Hagerty Ins Co, because today's experience was clearly not up to their usual standard of simple, clear, easy, and friendly.

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 I get a statement in the mail, that my renewal will be about twice the amount I was charged last year.  Since there is not a SINGLE thing t...
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Louis Vuitton has been sponsoring racing since at least 2012

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A rare 1939 Aston Martin C-type with coachwork by Bertelli won the Louis Vuitton Dolomites Classic Run.  The car, driven by Gianandrea Redae...

how about a movie about aliens in '50s biker gear who've come to conquer Earth?

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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/alpha-gang-review-cate-blanchett-dave-bautista-lea-seydoux-1236691984/
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lol, thank you Mike!

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one of the few car models I've wanted to see in person, but have never found at a museum, car show, cruise or on the street while out walking around or driving around, the Buick Century Free Spirit, which had two sticker appearances

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https://www.hagerty.com/marketplace/classified/1975-Buick-Century/3ccdb082-ab1e-4318-92b6-4f741e25bae2 https://www.virtualparking.net/post/7...

in 1964, a buddy agreed to smuggle his pal out of East Berlin... in the back of his Isetta. No, there is no trunk, there is no luggage area... he customized his engine area, removed the fuel tank, spare tire, rerouted the exhaust, and made a space big enough!

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And they show how it was done on the new Grand Tour, episode 5.  this is how much space he had to fit in By the time the Berlin Wall fell in...
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The smallest armored train ever built, shot down 3 German aircraft during World War 2. A 1/3rd scale steam locomotive clad in boiler plate, armed with WWI-era Lewis guns and anti-tank rifles, crewed by 7 soldiers, was conceived and built in the 1920s by millionaire racing car drivers

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originally conceived and built in the 1920s by millionaire racing car drivers Captain Jack Howey and Count Louis Zborowski Count Louis Zboro...
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there once was a lot more variety of interesting stuff on the railroads...

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4718418465059914&set=gm.955744086825492&idorvanity=751896323876937 see this facebook page for A...
Monday, September 07, 2026

Van Nuys cruise night

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4485636175055327&set=gm.10164097799509331&idorvanity=2348509330
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quite a curious roadside tourist cabin

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in British Columbia, and showed a 1956 or 1957 Rambler Super sedan parked with the trunk open. It looks like cardboard was placed over the ...

Currently happening at World Ford/ Group 1 Ford in Pensacola. Thinking maybe having a Ram pull up with your product on a trailer and that sign attached to it might mean you wanna escalate his warranty claims

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=39016462331301206&set=a.101835249857399

1938, when traffic was so slow that they installed a gas station in the middle of the road

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https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4699377383629265&set=gm.1811912826653212&idorvanity=319578812553295

photographer David Freund went on a mission to document the gas stations from '78 to '81, he called the photo series Gas Stop

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https://www.davidfreundphotography.com/gas-station
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might be the coolest thing I've seen all week

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https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=27505841602424370&set=gm.1814188243092337&idorvanity=319578812553295
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a neighborhood where all the street names are Harry Potter themed in Killeen Tx

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I wonder, was this a mobile recap rig?

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https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=27884561584549652&set=gm.1844107550198396&idorvanity=226675368608297

racing Maverick!

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=27896794156659728&set=gm.1844952006780617&idorvanity=226675368608297
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good use for a worn out tire

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video at  https://www.facebook.com/reel/1552632066266928