Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Challenger Hellcat info
Gets to dealerships in November
Only about 2/3rds of dealerships will get 1 in the 1st round. Not some, 1. For example, of all the dealerships in California, there will be only 89 Hellcat Challengers, in the initial 2 month dispensing of the first production run. No one knows what the factory is going to do after that, but you can guess they'll see what they can do about cost ($59,999.00 to start) and profit.
So far, one has been sold for $125,000 in New York... expect all other dealerships to auction off their first car for similar profit, as selling Vipers is a big loss for dealerships. 10-20 thousand loss per Viper
The EPA gave it the estimated highway fuel use of 22mpg
With stock factory tires, it had a 11.2 second 1/4 mile, at 125 mph
With drag slicks, it had a 10.8 @126mph
Only about 2/3rds of dealerships will get 1 in the 1st round. Not some, 1. For example, of all the dealerships in California, there will be only 89 Hellcat Challengers, in the initial 2 month dispensing of the first production run. No one knows what the factory is going to do after that, but you can guess they'll see what they can do about cost ($59,999.00 to start) and profit.
So far, one has been sold for $125,000 in New York... expect all other dealerships to auction off their first car for similar profit, as selling Vipers is a big loss for dealerships. 10-20 thousand loss per Viper
The EPA gave it the estimated highway fuel use of 22mpg
With stock factory tires, it had a 11.2 second 1/4 mile, at 125 mph
With drag slicks, it had a 10.8 @126mph
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
What is is the Donuts? Or is it 'roid rage? Cops busted, laughing and ‘Fistbumping’ as they beat a handcuffed nurse over using her cell phone while driving.
Post by Keith Kuder.
Proof that body cameras need to be used in LAPD
On Aug. 21 2012 , registered nurse Michelle Jordan was pulled over for holding her cellphone while driving. She got out of the car and did not comply with an officer's demand to get back in the vehicle. The 5-foot-4-inch woman was slammed to the ground and handcuffed by at least one officer. While being led to the patrol car, an officer slammed her to the ground again.
The incident was captured by a surveillance camera at a nearby restaurant.
The officers involved were removed from patrol duty pending an investigation, and their supervising captain was transferred. Beck said the videotape raised serious concerns and ordered it shown at officer roll calls throughout the department.
In one incident, Alesia Thomas died in a squad car July 22 after struggling with officers trying to arrest her on suspicion of child endangerment.
In one incident, Alesia Thomas died in a squad car July 22 after struggling with officers trying to arrest her on suspicion of child endangerment.
During the struggle to get Thomas into the patrol car, a female officer was captured by the car's video camera threatening to kick Thomas in the groin if she did not obey, and then she made good on the threat. A short while later, Thomas stopped breathing. The coroner has not determined what caused her death.
In a third incident, college student Ronald Weekley Jr. was stopped Aug. 18 by officers for riding his skateboard on the wrong side of the street. A bystander's cellphone video appears to show that an officer punched the 20-year-old in the face while he was on the ground being handcuffed with four officers on top of him. He said he suffered a broken nose and cheekbone.
Weekley was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest. Police have launched an internal investigation to determine whether excessive force was used, but the officers involved remain on duty.
"These are unarmed, handcuffed suspects. It's a disturbing, growing trend of police brutality throughout Southern California," said Najee Ali, of the South Los Angeles civil rights group Project Islamic Hope.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/01/lapd-violent-arrests-rece_n_1849031.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/01/lapd-violent-arrests-rece_n_1849031.html
Monday, September 22, 2014
A variety of shapes, colors, and abstract details that caught my eye at the Palos Verdes Concours
I've never noticed before that an Airflow had a specific coachbuilders badge
one of the Le Bestione above, full gallery at http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2013/10/another-le-bestioni-from-gary-wales.html
terrific art deco side mirror, from the era of sidemounted spares and headlights on cross bars, before the 1936-37 trend change to fender mounted headlights, and spares in the trunks.
this turned out pretty well
this is the running board of an exquisite car at the Palos Verdes Concours. It's not often I try to pull off a good photo of some detail about a car... mostly because out of hundreds of cars you only find a couple that have something worth paying attention to that you haven't noticed before and posted already, but the resemblance to a flying v formation caught my eye.
big 26 inch rims.. small problems that the idiot owner tried to fix with welding... be careful, this moron is on the same roads you are driving on, and this rim is going to break off for sure
So don't drive behind a new Ram 1500 that's baby blue and has 26" rims
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