Just A Car Guy
Cool things with wheels since 2006
Friday, September 27, 2024
in the 1980s, empty C-5 airlifters had a big problem, it took 15 tons of rock to solve it, the guys loading those twin 15 ton cement clocks called them pet rocks
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To stay within contract funding limits, the Air Force cut the weight and structure support for the aircraft wings. This resulted in a profou...
now a small restaurant/candy shop at Tramvaj in Niš, Serbia
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https://theeuropeanbarguide.com/tramvaj-nis/ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=470095272700218&set=gm.3836643313217579&idorvanity...
"Mammouth & Piston" by Coyote
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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10227110833656633&set=gm.1698233977666820&idorvanity=438477260309171
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Maverick in Paraguay
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https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/cc-cohort/in-motion-classic-73-76-ford-maverick-in-motion-down-south/
Corvette vanity plates at Corvettes at Carlisle 2024
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https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2024/09/20/pics-the-corvette-vanity-plates-of-corvettes-at-carlisle-2024/
grumpy old man who hates yuppies making Harleys crazy loud, wrote a really long article about it ("some of them wanted everyone to know their mufflers are broken")
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"full disclosure, I do know a little about generating noise. I have an electric wood chipper that can scare off crows and terrify small...
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Two juveniles have been arrested after more than 70 vehicles were damaged in the Cheboygan area
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from damage to the mirrors to deflated tires to rocks put in the fuel tank https://x.com/mspnorthernmi/status/1838319865662443893 h...
imagine just walking along and finding yourself next to legit gran prix race cars, that are in the last stages of race prep
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the results from the May 2024 International Roadcheck inspection campaign, in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada,
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During the 72 hour inspection effort, CMV enforcement personnel conducted a total of 48,761 inspections. 688 drivers had no license 138 ha...
a woman flying Cathay Pacific had just horrible people sitting behind her, who were NOT going to allow her to recline her chair, OR continue with the rest of the trip without extreme harrasment
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During a flight from Hong Kong to London, on Sept. 17, a woman had a terrible married couple in the seats behind her "The lady behind m...
You Tube's "Salvage Adventures" guy was called to "remove an old junk car" from an old lady's yard, because she wanted the yard cleaned up. It's a '66 Pontiac GTO
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after he cleaned it up, it's still not perfect, but pretty good! https://www.autoevolution.com/news/man-gets-called-to-remove-an-old-ju...
The problem with high schools, is they don't teach kids what it takes to get a job. But the Opportunity Central, also known as the OC, in Dallas Texas, flipped that. One thing kids get hands on day to day work experience on, OJT, is car mechanics, They also operate a barber shop, florist, coffee shop, etc
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https://www.today.com/video/texas-high-school-teaches-life-skills-through-on-the-job-training-220111429877
here's a question that probably only has one dumb answer (because the govt said so) but I'll ask it anyway
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Why is it that the vehicles the govt will not allow Americans to buy and drive (they don't pass crash standards, safety standards) whate...
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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
I think you'll get a kick out of this
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a Los Angeles Metro bus was hijacked last night, around 1 am, and the bus driver reacted calmly and superbly, he hit the silent alarm!
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The incident started before 1 a.m. Wednesday at Figueroa Street and Manchester Avenue in South Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Po...
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it's hard to imagine how focused on being malacious the off roaders had to be, to pick the area with the 3000 year old geoglyphs, it wasn't by accident. These are at Alto Barranco in the Tarapacá region, in the Atacama desert
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via https://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2024/09/geoglyphs-damaged-in-chile.html via https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/24/science/geoglyphs-ataca...
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these were created by a full-time pediatric radiologist working at a children’s hospital.
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https://www.lnclnwrks.com/ https://www.blessthisstuff.com/stuff/living/art-decor/mini-3d-car-prints/ Via Scenic Route by Mobil 1 Reminds me ...
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
how did the loudest aircraft ever known get so damn loud that the scream of an engine run-up could be heard 25 miles away?
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sonic booms emanated from its propeller tips that were moving at supersonic speed John M. Leonard of the Rolls Royce Heritage Trust perf...
Nice way to prove your tow truck passes muster
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It takes something genuinely shocking to catch people's attention, especially when it comes to cars or trucks and their capabilities. S...
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George just told me about a Air Force Blue 1966 396 El Camino used as a U-2 chase vehicle! Thanks George!
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Looks like a truckers AC unit on the roof! This picture of one that was in Viet Nam back in the 70's was taken by the guy who took care...
Monday, September 23, 2024
the volunteer fire department of Calhoun, Missouri was just rescued from bankruptcy by a million dollar donation from 91 year old Sam Sloan. That's the coolest thing I've seen in a while!
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When Mark took over as chief of the volunteer fire dept in 2021, there was just one volunteer and none of the trucks worked. After Mark used...
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An estimated 180,000 motorcyclists gathered Sunday in Portugal for the ninth annual Pilgrimage of the Blessing of Helmets.
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https://apnews.com/article/portugal-our-lady-of-fatima-motorcyclists-d49a07a39c60030dfe5241f1097e4614
ha! This is pretty apt!
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Sunday, September 22, 2024
Goldfinger, was released 60 years ago, when the storyline of a movie was so simple, just a villain smuggling gold disguised as car parts on his Rolls Royce.
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Goldfinger used a 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Sedanca de Ville with coachwork made from actual gold to smuggle the metal from England to ...
Humanity Showers, founded by Jordan Verdin, is doing a damn fine thing, helping the homeless (because in spite of billions of dollars, the state of California isn't)
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In 2014, Jordan Verdin took to the streets to assist the unhoused and document their stories through portraiture and journalism. This led to...
in 2018, police shot a Silver Lake Trader Joe's assistant manager, as they pursued a suspect who ran into the store. Last month, Los Angeles formally reached a $9.5 million settlement with the family
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the $9.5 million payout is the "largest pre-trial settlement" ever paid by the city over a Los Angeles Police Department shooting...
Charcoal lighter fluid, known as LF-1, was used in the Pratt & Whitney J57 engine, which powered the Lockheed U-2 aircraft.
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Charcoal lighter fluid is made of Benzene, naphthalene, petroleum distillates, toluene, xylene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charcoal_lighte...
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Meyer's Manx Baja racer
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Motion Corvette
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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122105689658528300&set=pcb.3936254389984587
nice looking Starliner, the tires and rims make all the difference
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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122106642752528300&set=gm.3937290999880926&idorvanity=1686223568321025
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Saturday, September 21, 2024
1970 Chrysler 300 H, had a factory fiberglass trunk lid, that was vacuum switch actuated
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Probably the only Chrysler to ever have a hood scoop or hold down twist locks https://www.orlandoclassiccars.net/vehicles/187/1970-chrysler-...
No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4
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https://sportscar365.com/lemans/asian-lms/winward-to-make-series-debut-with-two-car-mercedes-amg-effort/ https://racer.com/2021/01/31/winwar...
Meyers Manx dune buggies celebrated the car’s 60th anniversary with a parade lap at the Goodwood Revival.
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Among the Manx, was the 1st built, and the Thomas Crown Affair driven by Steve McQueen, and the radial engine Manx I recently posted about. ...
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