Thank you David!
photos of the original are found at https://drivetribe.com/p/cadillac-le-monstre-the-monster-c7JrMri3SbKOYqmYV00JFA?iid=FHDMjzbrQvKE_IhN9N6Cyg
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
there is a very close replica of the original Le Monstre in England, on the race tracks! David photographed it at the Silverstone GP circuit, – they say that the roll hoop is slightly thicker and higher, and the seats and harnesses are a little more substantial. Apparently it does have the period-correct 331ci Cadillac engine with five carburetors.
Thank you David!
SEMA news: 20 Foose builds, and new hall on the West side of Paradise Rd, what has been known as the Gold Lot
The Chip Foose SEMA display will include 20 Foose builds from the Overhaulin’ tv show and his Ridler winners
Foose Design “FD-100” (Overhaulin’ build)
“Impression” (Ridler winner)
“Imposter” (Ridler winner)
“Hemisfear” (Handmade original Foose design)
“P-32”
1932 Ford Roadster “0032” (2000 America’s Most Beautiful Roadster winner)
1933 Ford Speed 33 “Keystone Coupe”
1969 Chevy Camaro owned by Kevin Mayberry
1939 Cadillac 60 Special “Madam X”
1935 Chevrolet Master “Grandmaster” (Ridler winner)
1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe
1932 Muroc Roadster “Magnatude”
1934 Ford Coupe “Stallion” (Ridler winner)
1948 Cadillac “EldoRod”
1935 Chevrolet Phaeton “The Black Bow Tie” owned by Wes Rydell
1954 Plymouth Belvedere “Sniper”
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air “Boyd Air”
1974 Jaguar E-Type Roadster (Battle of the Builder category winner)
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Restomod built for Mike Malone
1967 C10 “C/28” will be on display in the Wheel Pros booth
it used to have a small building on the corner, with an escalator that took convention goers to an overpass, and that was removed
and they finally got the walkway over Paradise Rd right, it looked like amateurs built the old one, with a hatred for good looking design
a resident of Norway was returning from Germany after picking up his brand new Huracan. He paid approximately $240,000 for the car and was on his way to catch the ferry to Norway when he was pulled over for 147 mph
His ignorance of Danish laws in Denmark, where the law separates regular speeding from reckless driving at 124 mph, allows police to seize and auction off any roadworthy vehicle used for reckless driving.
The Huracan was clocked at 147 mph, instantly seized, and will be auctioned off
nice scissor lift! Thanks RLK!
The scene is at the only Miller Brewing plant in the nation at the time, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The two guys are icing up a reefer, no doubt to keep a cross country shipment of beer from spoiling. (Appears to be summer, as at least one guy is in short sleeves and the building windows are open. Notice the empty beer cases stacked inside.) The truck is a 1937 International. Although the scissors apparatus served this icing function well, it’s primary function was to facilitate residential coal delivery. Most houses at the time had a coal bin in the basement, accessible by a window to the outside. If the truck could get close enough, the deliveryman would attach a steel chute from the hopper to the window, trip a trap door in the hopper and let the product flow by gravity. If the truck could not be so arranged, the hopper would be raised and the coal dumped into canvas baskets. Those baskets would then be carried on the delivery guys shoulder and dumped into the basement...one at a time.
https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM89045
https://content.mpl.org/digital/collection/HstoricPho/id/10440/
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
recently Audi made a legacy video, now Honda has too, well done!
Honda says that it features over 100 of its historic products in its 60-second ad spot. Specifically, it calls out the first motorcycle ever built by Soichiro Honda, the 1949 Honda Dream, its first passenger car, the S600, and even the first-generation of its iconic Civic.
some Ferrari owner learned how bad they were at driving, and flipped their Ferrari on the Tail of The Dragon
The car in question appears to be a Ferrari 488 Pista, which may have been taking part in the Epic Adventures Blue Ridge 2021 rally. Images of the aftermath of the crash show a Porsche 918 Spider in the vicinity bearing windscreen banners advertising the event
the incident occurred just after a hump in the road commonly referred to as Gravity Cavity MM3, named for the nearby mile marker. Speaking to The Drive, the local indicated it appeared as though the Ferrari hit the bump at too high a speed heading southbound, at which point the driver lost control. This resulted in the car heading into the northbound lane, hitting the wall and ending up on its roof.
Monday, October 25, 2021
here's a simple easy way to get the hot air out of your car when it's been baking in the sun, but you've got somewhere to and would like it to cool down inside as fast as possible, pump the pair out with a door!
of course, getting a reflective car cover will prevent it from baking, I assure you, I've used one for years. http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2018/09/i-am-very-very-happy-with-this-heat.html
https://lifehacker.com/quickly-expel-hot-air-from-your-oven-like-car-with-a-ja-5823069
https://sayinsurance.com/sayinsights/10-driving-basics-you-may-be-embarrassed-to-ask-about
Two participants from the La Carrera Panamericana and a Mexico National Guard patrol vehicle were involved in an incident during the Durango-Parras stage of the race.
Just last year, rental-car giant Hertz was filing bankruptcy, selling massive amounts of inventory just to stay afloat. It has managed to make a comeback however, and recently placed an order for 100,000 Teslas.
Hertz is also building its own charging infrastructure as well as utilizing Tesla’s network of superchargers for customers.
Hertz Global Holdings Inc., barely four months out of bankruptcy, placed an order for 100,000 Teslas in the first step of an ambitious plan to electrify its rental-car fleet. Tesla Inc.’s shares soared, pushing the automaker’s value past $1 trillion for the first time.
It’s the single-largest purchase ever for electric vehicles, or EVs, and represents about $4.2 billion of revenue for Tesla, according to people familiar with the matter who declined to be identified because the information is private.
Tesla shares rose as much as 9.8%, the most intraday since March 9, to a record $998.74, making it one of only five publicly traded U.S. companies with valuations above $1 trillion. Hertz, which currently trades over the counter ahead of its relisting on the Nasdaq Stock Market, surged as much as 14% to $28.25.https://www.powernationtv.com/post/hertz-has-revived-itself-and-purchased-100000-teslas
Sunday, October 24, 2021
the poor taste of the disco 70's, personified in a gold painted, 3 hood scoop, Firebird for Ponch... even the grill was painted. Yuck
After it was on CHiPS it was in Corvette Summer
On July 9, heavy rains caused extensive cracking of the asphalt, which collapsed due to the softening. However, four days later, it was reopened after repairs. Oct 1st, this collapse happened, killing one. This overpass was only built 12 years ago
https://www.livik.net/2021/10/01/bridge-collapsed-in-mexico/
https://www.riviera-maya-news.com/woman-crushed-in-car-after-repaired-overpass-collapses/2021.html?cn-reloaded=1
https://www.riviera-maya-news.com/woman-crushed-in-car-after-repaired-overpass-collapses/2021.html?cn-reloaded=1
a photo of the July 8th work
ever notice that the Cobra wasn't allowed to race in the Can Am?
and that was why Shelby and De Tomaso made the P70
https://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/car-tales-de-tomaso-mangusta-mongooses-ate-my-homework.htm
Saturday, October 23, 2021
what is the damn hurry to test your brakes, traction, or reflexes? None of them are good enough
https://www.facebook.com/minascorte244/photos/248383173316109
Video of the rocket man at https://mghazal67.tumblr.com/post/665898479330230275 just before he ran out of luck
Tom Malloy's collection is one of the most impressive private collections of Indycars in the world. I'm guessing few people have ever heard of it or been invited to one of his open house events.... Thanks Warren S! ( for telling me about it, no, I didn't get an invite)
his dad built and operated Carrell Speedway in Gardena, California, owned open-wheel race cars, and sponsored several different drivers including Jimmy Reece in the 1953, 54, and 55 Indy 500.
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