Saturday, December 13, 2025

G/P Class 1971 Mustang with a fuel injected straight 6, built and tuned by Ak Miller

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  https://www.motortrend.com/features/1901-john-bearces-1971-mustang-straight-six-land-speed-racer
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Ak Miller Bonneville Speed Week 1964. “The White Tortilla” did 144 mph with a 289

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/527146584145263/posts/2952874751572422/ https://www.hotrod.com/features/a-yak-with-ak-april-1969-982-668-50-...

good news for Californian's who moved to Tennesse, or anyone in the MidWest that has heard about Double Doubles - In and Out has opened two locations, one in Lebanon and one in Antioch

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Who knew they still made wicker baskets?

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https://velos-mont-valerien.over-blog.com/article-kelly-brook-65608840.html
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Friday, December 12, 2025

the Critérium des Porteurs de Journaux (Criterium of Newspaper Carriers) race in Paris. The event featured real newspaper couriers, known as porteurs de presse, who delivered newspapers across Paris.

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Long before the current courier competitions and other Bike Messengers World Championships, Parisians had organised bicycle delivery races, ...
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1/2 million acres destroyed, 1000 homes and everything in them, because a trucker's trailer was sparking

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the Carr Fire could have been stopped by two actions: The trailer with the sparking wheel pulled into a wide turn out, but CHOSE to continue...
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Blackhorse Jones was a fascinating guy in California who raised black Morgan horses for use by mortuaries to bring materials for his grave to the Grangeville Cemetery

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Kenzie Whitten “Blackhorse” Jones came to California in 1865 A tragic accident had robbed him of his one-and-only true love and he chose ...

straight out of Final Destination... wouldn't you think anyone working for the Forest Dept would be familiar enough with logging to KNOW not to be so damn close you could get killed by one?

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A USFS truck was at the front of a two-vehicle convoy traveling west on Highway 101.  This vehicle was driving at or near the speed limit (5...

terrific commercials!

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Over the past 11 years, ANA painted four jets in various Star Wars-themed liveries, "jets also featured customized cabin audio, safety briefings, with seats, cups, literature and other items to match the respective liveries." Thank you Doug!

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the last remaining livery (C-3PO) will be decommissioned in early January 2026.  ANA has opened up a lottery to allow up to 80 people (40 A...

Once a street was named after Chuck Norris, but after a minute it got its original name back, because no one crosses Chuck Norris.

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 "When Chuck Norris went to college he told his dad, 'You're the man of the house now.'"   "One day Chuck Norris ...

Sign painting, Chicago Style, brief history (I love the signpainters, pinstripers, race car letterers)

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These are just notebook covers from a notebook company that makes a variety of covers to appeal to a wider variety of customers https://fiel...

A VW Bug woody wagon

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https://www.automesseweb.jp/2022/05/27/1030132/_mg_0218
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good looking 356 made better looking by adding Moon discs

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https://www.automesseweb.jp/2022/05/27/1030132/_mg_2335

it was after the expensive high tech latest from the R&D dept CRACKED during the race when he was in the lead, that the soon to face plant cyclist thought about getting a heftier rim that weighs 1 ounce more, and lasts the entire race

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https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2025/12/worse-than-flat-tire.html https://fixed.org.au/t/tour-de-suisse-on-channel-one-digital-tonight/...

ever wonder how many ambulances a race track needs? These people wonder that in exactly 3, 2, ....1

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https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/2025/12/wow.html
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Over half of London's roads now have a 20mph speed limit, according to Transport for London.

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Figures from the Department for Transport show that in 2024, while 43% of cars exceeded the 30mph limit (and 44% exceeded 70mph on motorways...
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Giant, the worlds largest bike maker, is moving its long-time California HQ to Boulder, Colorado

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  https://www.carscoops.com/2025/12/worlds-largest-bike-maker-giant-group-moving-us-headquarters/

the British Education Authority has written to drivers asking them to reduce their rates for driving school kids to school (I have never heard of such a thing) by 10% to bring down the budget allotted to the social service

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The organization said the annual bill for taxi use has more than doubled over the past five years - rising from over £19.4m in 2020/2021 to ...

Japanese police have suspended the car driving licenses of nearly 900 cyclists after they were caught riding bicycles under the influence of alcohol

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The number of suspended car driving licenses from January to September rose sharply compared to last year, as Japan imposed new traffic laws...

Porsche has patented a way to clean up the catalytic converters... and it's the same old smog EGR method. Possibly, it's going to work without decreasing power. Time will tell after they prototype and test it

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https://carbuzz.com/porsche-catalytic-converter-regeneration-patent/

A woman with more than 100 arrests and dozens of traffic violations in Rhode Island was still behind the wheel, and was driving recklessly, when she left her lane and struck two telephone poles, and one 70 yr old

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The 41 year old was driving "in possession of numerous illegal narcotics and packaging materials commonly associated with drug distrib...
Thursday, December 11, 2025

a new thing, dinosaurs that operate on a very small wheeled machine, coolest thing I've seen today

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https://www.creaturetechnology.com/ https://www.facebook.com/creaturetechnology

Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing has officially settled its antitrust lawsuit with NASCAR after more than 15 months of courtroom battles. The agreement restores charters to both 23XI and Front Row Motorsports,

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Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing has officially settled its antitrust lawsuit with NASCAR after more than 15 months of courtroom battles. The ag...

I guess I never did a post on the history of the Zamboni

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1270104745154477&set=a.550432810455011

Anyone else see that “Amazing Stories” episode from 1985 about the ball-turret gunner stuck in a B-17 with a jammed up landing gear that has to make a belly landing?

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written and directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Casey Siemaszko as the trapped gunner and Kevin Costner as the pilot, an equally unknown ...

this is one dedicated Radiator Springs fan... he's ridden it 15,000 times. But what it took to get to ride it the first time is just as amazing as how many times he rode it after that

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He is a huge Cars movie fan. He always wanted to ride Radiator Springs when it came out. But due to him needing reconstructive knee surgery ...

"History of Suspended Time" a car over the water pool outside the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas! By artist Gonzalo Lebrija

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https://galeriemagazine.com/hotel-week-fontainebleau-las-vegas/ https://niada.com/dashboard/make-plans-for-2025-niada-convention-and-expo-at...

incredible good idea for dressing up a welding helmet

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https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10241175218462084&set=pcb.2373780039713519

Cliff Burton and his 1972 Volkswagen Station Wagon 411, which he nicknamed “Grasshopper.” ⁠

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According to the photographer, this photo was taken in the parking lot of Big O Tires, located across from Ruthie’s Inn, the infamous “Bezer...

Joan Jett with a jet engine car, one of the few rock stars to get photographed with a dragster thank you Marc!

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https://www.instagram.com/creemmag/ It's Walt Arfons' Green Monster! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157791132624160&s...
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