Monday, June 08, 2026

Dennis goes to an auction, and is the only bidder on this Econoline

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 and was the only bidder. It was $5, and he gets the engine, a 24,000 mile 1972 302 in a lovely carrying case. https://www.facebook.com/phot...
Sunday, June 07, 2026

the Mercury Quicksilver Ride Guide steering for outboard boats

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https://dorsettbelmont.blogspot.com/2015/06/vintage-mercury-quick-silver-ride-guide.html

new to me Big Deal poster art of Grumpy Jenkins

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10202081940468065&set=pcb.4680414775569097

a tractor driven road roller...

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an 18-year-old kid who worked at a dealership ordered his first car, a 69 Corvette 427/435. His mom paid half of the cost of the car as a high school graduation gift.

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The wrecked pics are from a telephone pole on a snowy winter day. soon after purchase.  https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1441597534663652...

last week I posted about San Diego losing a class action suit over ticket revenue, now someone found a illegal procedure with Denver's tickets

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  https://www.denverpost.com/2026/06/05/aurora-photo-radar-speed-cameras-response-time/

Car and Driver's picks for the 16 best car stunts of all time in chronological order.

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  https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g31978859/wildest-car-stunts-in-film-history

Americans are keeping their cars longer than ever. Automakers, dealers and repair shops are changing business practices to adapt to a new normal: the 13-year-old car

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  https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/americans-are-keeping-their-cars-longer-than-ever-and-remaking-the-auto-industry-c169e494 \ Hidden behi...
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once again, it's the time for the annual auction for a tour of Jay Leno's garage and car collection to benefit the UMass Lowell scholarship named after his Andover gym teacher

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The winning bidder will get to meet Leno and tour his "Big Dog Garage" in Burbank, California, which is home to more than 250 rare...

Kenworth’s fairly extensive bus manufacturing history has been forgotten, but buses were part of its portfolio from its beginning as the Gerlinger Motors Co. in 1912, and at one point were its most profitable product line.

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The Model T was built from 1949 to 1957.  The engine was the sturdy International-Harvester “Red Diamond” – a 450 cu. in. version for the 35...
Saturday, June 06, 2026

some interesting stuff shows up on Facebook Marketplace.

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  https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2429701404176081
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brilliant marketing... hearing loss protection for kids, sold at Monster Jam

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a Charger GLH-S is on Facebook Marketplace from Oceanside Ca (an hour North of San Diego) for 3500

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  https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1535215287969771/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type...

1867 painting by Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Baronet, who served as President of the Royal Academy. '

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Poynter above posted for it's heavy transport cart, but below, posted for it's beauty of detail...

sweet piece for garage wall art, a cam timing wheel

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  https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4366545880287556&set=gm.4683612208582687&idorvanity=2695731877370740
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you've never heard of Ike Tigrett... but he was amazing, and his grandson did something you know a bit about, he founded the Hard Rock Cafe and the House of Blues (thank you George!)

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Ike's 3rd private rail car, the 50, was found by his son, and restored Architectural Digest ran a feature on it and bought by DeJoria, t...

I just learned that the founder of Mr. Gasket, Joe Hrudka, and his brother Tom won the 1961 and 1962 NHRA U.S. Nationals.

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he launched the Cleveland-based Mr. Gasket business in 1965 with his brother Tom Tom's daughter, Tracy, is the CEO of the Quarter Mile F...

this isn't AI, this is a real train in Japan designed by a former Nissan car designer, Tetsuo Fukuda, The Twilight Express Mizukaze.

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https://japanesenostalgiccar.com/twilight-express-mizukaze-japans-luxury-train/ https://www.twilightexpress-mizukaze.jp/en/about/train/cars....
Friday, June 05, 2026

oh hell, just in time for Friday afternoon rush hour, a fuel tanker truck has a fire on the tank... on I-5 new Del Mar

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https://www.facebook.com/reel/1513361883532083

69 Dart into dump truck... fatal to the driver. I wonder if the crash was a result of the car being in the vicinity of the repair, was it coming over for brakes?

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https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122294314526232168&set=pcb.122294313518232168
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1893 Oregon

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  https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4451413315115103&set=pcb.4532267670378090

Bandimere, now and then

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=26669182192764616&set=a.486840984758761
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Thursday, June 04, 2026

simple easy hiring test

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859 Boss 429s were made in 1969, and this one was only driven 4435k miles since new... what a odd way to appreciate such an iconic muscle car - not drive it, and use it for an investment instead.

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this unrestored example of awesome, has it's numbers matching Boss 429 S-Code, 4spd, and 3.91 gears. It's original Candy Apple Red a...
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a map of the remote and unpopulated areas... where it's more than mile to reach the closest road.

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1613825026772866&set=pb.100044361527327.-2207520000

incredible that a 61 Apache could survive a flash flood, and a tornado, and more surprising that youtubers found out about it and bought it sight unseen just to get a cool story for their You tube channel of them cleaning out the caked on mud

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https://www.autoevolution.com/news/1961-chevy-apache-survived-flash-floods-a-tornado-and-a-tree-rescuers-bring-spades-to-save-it-270968.html...

California is trying to regulate tire rolling resistance to reduce statewide fuel consumption, and it could limit enthusiast tire choices.

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The California Energy Commission (CEC) wants to introduce a law that sets a minimum tire rolling resistance target to help save a claimed $1...

According to a May 28 statement from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), a commercial vehicle compliance operation was conducted in the coalfields of western Virginia.

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it turns out that some of the drivers were busted for evading fuel taxes by using dyed fuel for highway use That's one I haven't hea...
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Eight people are facing felony charges for impersonating legitimate trucking companies in order to steal millions of dollars worth of items from logistics sites throughout the northeast.

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between October 2025 and April 2026 they stole: $165,000 worth of lamb $432,000 worth of cheese $295,000 worth of beef More than $266,0...
Wednesday, June 03, 2026

ghost signs of a great depression era gas station in Otsego Mi... I lived in Otsego (and was in 1st grade) in the mid 70s

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10232692060419257&set=gm.1696798304601202&idorvanity=352404969040549  

a Boss 429 in a barn loft (probably AI, but I can't tell either way, except it's too stupid to post a real situation like this) Thank you Robert !

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see the video clip at   https://www.facebook.com/reel/1704041503920930

ever heard of a 1985 Lincoln Mark VII Roush Stage III GTC? Me neither. It must not have had success or profit, they quit after making 2.

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Before the mustangs and even the nascar team, there was the Roush Racing Lincoln Mark VII GTC Stage 3. 351, 5 spd, stiffer air springs, bigg...

fwiw... I haven't posted as much as usual this week because between errands, and work and sleep I have very little time each day to look for stuff to post.

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And I had a notion to accomplish some brass polishing, because I have a couple things, that are made of brass that haven't been polished...