Monday, July 06, 2026

a big wheel / pennyfarthing with bunting on a 4th of July parade in the "good old days"

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the revolution won't be televised

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Sunday, July 05, 2026

How have I never spotted this panel before? It's PERFECT!

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Paul Pelosi, just off probation, and too stupid and rich to get a driver, did a hit and run in Yountville, California, home of the French laundry, in the middle of Napa Valley

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back in 2022 he was busted drunk driving   https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2022/08/news-follow-up-on-drunk-driving-multi.html https://www.f...

the Amish also came to cheer on the 4014, in Northern Indiana, near Argos, and Ironwood Crossing, june 5th. They were watching a steam train “for the first time in their lives”

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1985, the dozer went in, and never came out, of Witch Lake... they were laying cable for the ELF project.... Extreme Low Frequency, comms with subs (yeah, we could receive that under water, 1/2 the planet away in the Pacific)

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Seems they did not know about making pads, or they would have built a caisson, and gotten that out of there in about a day https://www.faceb...

4014 on the 4th

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from Art of Spiderman Across the Universe

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senior on her way to senior prom lays tracks after her dad said she didn't know how to do it.

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As Kloe gets ready to pull away, her dad can be heard in the background saying "she loves that truck," which her mom affirms by sa...

good morning!

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Saturday, July 04, 2026

Dick Moroso's speed shop in Greenwich Conn

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=27241863295499108&set=gm.4702574770019764&idorvanity=2695731877370740 https://www.facebook.com/...

Valve cover and intake display.

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which would typically look like :  what it would look like when displaying valve covers, and intake, in a speed shop. Damn, now I want one, ...

ever heard of a Cragar distributor?

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in Ephrata Pa.

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the red white and blue

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https://www.hagerty.com/media/lists/5-of-the-most-american-vehicles-to-wear-red-white-and-blue https://musclecarandcorvettenationals.blogspo...

Viper engine transplanted into this '79 Cherokee Chief and then a 6 speed, just sold for $315k

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https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-jeep-cherokee-12/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=June2026_Market_Snapshot

what an odd time to part ways with a project... it looks ready to reassemble, and enjoy driving! 1961 Maserati 3500 GT Vignale, Sold for $167k

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https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1961-maserati-3500-gt-spyder/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=June2026_Market_Sn...

adorable adaptation of a 50s Ford onto a Daihatsu Midget... which is why I think the license plate is indicating an F 100

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https://fordauthority.com/2026/07/daihatsu-midget-with-ford-f-100-style-front-end-is-as-quirky-as-they-get
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thank you John! It's sunset here in San Diego, about an hour before fireworks go off, but I suppose most of you readers have already been to fireworks for the night, and gotten home already. I hope you all had a great time!

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Thank you John S!  It doesn't have the 57 Chev Bel Air spear, as it's a 4 door, so I am not sure, is this a 55, 56, or 57? 
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Keanu's bike company goes racing seems to get it paid for with the tv show... like Walt Disney showed us, never use your own money

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unusual to me, the coal docks in Sandusky, and the cool little train engine and cable car used to move coal hoppers and get them emptied, skip the first 5 minutes

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CGI can do amazing videos

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the best red white and blue photo I've come across lately

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The research vessel of the late Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, was outfitted with of state-of-the-art sensors and remotely operated vehicles to aid in its underwater archeology mission.

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The Navy purchased the vessel in 2022 for $12.5 million, and in 2025 rechristened the Sarah Lynn, the U.S. Naval Institute was first to repo...

anyone else miss grandparents, catching fireflys, playing horseshoes, and roasting marshmallows on the 4th of July?

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https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2026/07/friday-open-road.html
Friday, July 03, 2026

it is amazing to see the beginning of a car company's run, and compare it to their latest model

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a model T Ford and a GT 40, or GTR Mustang, would be another cool comparison https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com

this is the level of expertise we want in a body shop

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Thursday, July 02, 2026

Elwood Blues, was partly based on Felix the Cat, the black and white, and Felix's "Magic Bag of Tricks" became Elwood's briefcase handcuffed to his wrist, that he carried onstage to retrieve his harmonica from

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According to Aykroyd he based the black and white look of the brothers and the bag that Elwood carries around, on the popular comic strip an...
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Manual Transmission Cars Help Prevent Dementia, According To New Study

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According to Japan's Best Car Web, this new study comes to us from Professor Ryuta Kawashima (who helped develop Nintendo Brain Age game...
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The Type 96 ku radio receiver (in the photo) were purchased by the Japanese Navy from Sylvania U.S.A. and marked U.S. Navy!

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long live the king!

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/996045710517424/posts/27070363095992329

Aly has the off road wheel chair adapter with cat tracks... very damn cool

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  https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=aly%20corvin%20wheelchair%20user

2018 April fools from Watterson and Breathed

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  https://www.reddit.com/r/calvinandhobbes/comments/88q57m/another_april_fools_from_berkeley_breathed/#lightbox

the 1934 Belchfire Runabout, Donald Duck’s 313

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https://go.vwvortex.com/en/vintage-muscle-cars-existed?ly=native_one  
Wednesday, July 01, 2026

building made out of SP boxcars in Truckee, CA back in Sept 2007

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/350648048350702/permalink/27395339086788232
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a scene in the 1959 version of On the Beach, a futuristic film about atomic war set in 1964.

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Everyone is dying from radiation. Near the end, Fred Astaire seals his garage door, climbs into a Ferrari race car, revs the smoky motor and...
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