Saturday, August 31, 2013
the coolest kid on the block is easily recognized by the pedal car they drive
1953 Bosley GT Mk1
from this photo it looks really spherical
for a full gallery see http://flaviendachet.blogspot.ru/2012/08/53-bosley-gt-mark-i.html
1936 Schlorwagen Pillbug, A prototype aerodynamic rear-engine passenger vehicle developed by Karl Schlör and presented to the public at the 1939 Berlin Auto Show.
Found on http://flaviendachet.blogspot.ru/2013/08/36-schlorwagen-pillbug.html
http://anyskin.tumblr.com/post/181832188147/1936-schl%C3%B6rwagen-pillbug
In a test drive with a production vehicle Mercedes 170H as a comparison, the Schlörwagen tested about 84 mph top speed – 12 mph faster than the Mercedes; and consumed 8 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers – 20 and 40 percent less fuel than the reference vehicle.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
The editor of Classic Chevy runs this truck in SCCA in Southern California,
because the truck is used for the magazine articles and "how to's" some things get done and some have to wait for another time, like the wheel well covers
if it looks familiar, it was at the Tustin event in February, the American Street Car Challenge http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2013/02/sports-car-racing-not-just-for-sports.html
Best steampunk book I've seen for kids, friends, your boss, and steam punk / inventors geek love .. Thaddeus the Boss, by Heather Theurer
http://www.heathertheurer.com/index.php
that is the first couple pages after you open it, so you can see how it begins
the story line is that Thadeus (the kid) wants to be a "boss" like his dad, and this tells how he tries and learns how difficult it is to be a boss, and what the things a boss has to do for the people he is a boss of.
one of the great things about Heather's art and design is the TERRIFIC details and inventions she displays throughout the book, like the pacifier with a dB meter
Every day the dad goes to work in a new way, but a Motor Wheel? How Cool!
the above reminds me of the big car in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen... notice the engine horsepower call out on the exhaust?
Steampunk baby buggy!
this is so cool, Heather wrote up a great amount of things that you can get your kids to think about or discuss, even go back through the book and look for
http://www.heathertheurer.com/index.php
http://www.amazon.com/Thaddeus-Boss-Heather-Theurer/dp/0982613784
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/thaddeus-the-boss/id512785971?mt=11
http://www.epbot.com/2012/03/saturday-steam-31712.html
an octopus on a pennyfarthing, and riding in a steam car... I love Steam Punk!
this book is fun! Great gift idea, no one is going to expect it, everyone will enjoy it! For the art from the book: http://www.bkartonline.com/subgallery-page/otto-and-victoria/
From Brian Kesinger http://www.bkartonline.com/ and his facebook is https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brian-Kesingers-Tea-Girls/212094505475204
in the history of SCCA races, I bet no car ever has won with a kids compliment page on the back window before... makes me say AWWW!
In the above photo you can see the page in the back window, below, you can see what it said
Car is the E Max Ride of Hotchkis, http://www.hotchkis.net/index.html the driver and mechanic is Dan Weishar aka "Dan The Man" (business is DTM Racing http://dtmracing.us/ in Yuma Arizona)
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Hand made Mercedes V-12 motor made from 53 materials hand forged by 35 craftsmen in Morocco
by Eric von Hove
Nine months in the making,V12 Laraki began when van Hove dismantled a mercedes engine and then set about creating faithful reproductions of every single component, some 465 parts and 660 bolts made of casted copper.
Paul has a new piece to sell, and can be met at Goodwood or online at Automobiliart.blogspot.com
Paul's newest laser-cut illustration, showing the Shelby/Salvadori Aston Martin DBR1 which won the 1959 24 heures du Mans.
Laser-cut from stainless steel, powder-coated green; then hand-paint the additional colours using pin-strippers paint. The hood opens to reveal laser-cut brushed stainless steel illustration of the famous inline 6-cylinder DBR1 engine. The side brackets are also laser-cut illustrations, and the back-plate is powder-coated in black crinkle finish.
The piece is very limited (10 to 25 max.) and comes in a custom-built box.Here are the specs:
22” x 13” x 3” (55.8cm x 33cm x 7.6cm)11 lbs 9 oz (5.25 kg)
$4550 CDN/£2800 GBP/€3300 EUR/$4400 USD plus shipping/fees
you might see him at Goodwood, or, you can order it at
Paul Chenard
http://automobiliart.blogspot.com/
paul.chenard@hotmail.com
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1 902 817-9273
http://automobiliart.blogspot.com/
paul.chenard@hotmail.com
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1 902 817-9273
new bureaucratic problem at the Florida DMV... suspending your license because you change your last name
thttp://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/01/florida-accuses-man-of-fraud-for-taking-wifes-name-then-backs-off/
someone has his license "Properly" suspended by the Florida DMV, who screwed up... and had to reinstate the drivers license.
Bureaucrats. Sheesh.
learned about this at http://www.epbot.com/2013/01/my-husband-criminal.html
someone has his license "Properly" suspended by the Florida DMV, who screwed up... and had to reinstate the drivers license.
Bureaucrats. Sheesh.
learned about this at http://www.epbot.com/2013/01/my-husband-criminal.html
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
it took 31 days for Joy Rainey to drive from the Pacific to the Atlantic (Los Angeles to Daytona Beach) in a 1904 Curved Dash Oldsmobile
http://joy-across-america.com/journey-blog/ for her story in her own words
For the basic story http://www.washingtonpost.com/cars/would-you-drive-a-109-year-old-oldsmobile-across-the-united-states/2012/08/09/3b4f7316-e253-11e1-89f7-76e23a982d06_story.html
For the basic story http://www.washingtonpost.com/cars/would-you-drive-a-109-year-old-oldsmobile-across-the-united-states/2012/08/09/3b4f7316-e253-11e1-89f7-76e23a982d06_story.html
just curious, was a car insurance bill bigger or smaller relative to the car payment 10, 20, and 30 years ago?
I think (therefore I am) that it should be lower due top all the stuff insurance companies claim to have accomplished to lower car losses, lower theft rates, better car design and security, etc etc.
But have car insurance companies actually gotten to charge us car drivers more relative to the car payment?
Yes, some times I think about stuff like this, and I have no answers, and no time to research it.
Oh, all you guest post wanna be writers? Try that for a topic.
But have car insurance companies actually gotten to charge us car drivers more relative to the car payment?
Yes, some times I think about stuff like this, and I have no answers, and no time to research it.
Oh, all you guest post wanna be writers? Try that for a topic.
what you haven't heard about car insurance in California... thanks to Prop 103, it's cheaper now than in 1989, and Insurance companies keep trying to screw us in court to remove our protection laws from them over profitting
http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/blog/big-win-and-winners for Prop 103 (just on NBC ch 7 San Diego) and lookout when insurance companies get to play with the new healthcare rules, we're doomed regarding costs
http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/focusarea/prop-103-california-insurance-reform for the "read all about it" stuff I'm amazed at... Mercury insurance news is all bad
http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/focusarea/prop-103-california-insurance-reform for the "read all about it" stuff I'm amazed at... Mercury insurance news is all bad
Most memorable car advertising
the VW commercial with the Darth Vader kid
the Mayhem commercials from Allstate
the "That thing got a Hemi?"
the old but classic "Corinthian Leather"
and built Ford Tough
Coolest looking Torino GT I've seen in a long time, by Doug Fowler and The Autodream Group in Niagara Falls
for more about the Autodream Group, http://www.theautodreamgroup.com/
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