And this is a decal!
Thursday, December 05, 2024
the Christmas spirit is strong in Southern California too, even though we don't have snow, or the kind of pine trees (growing naturally) for making Christmas trees with, we do decorate our vehicles
the official voice of Mickey Mouse, Bret Iwan, is also a very hard core train enthusiast
Over the years, I’ve delved deeper into trains, from building a garden railroad in my backyard to becoming a licensed locomotive engineer working with full-sized steam trains. Today, I’m working on restoring my very own half-scale steam locomotive.
Wednesday, December 04, 2024
a new investor has stepped in and plans to take control of Recaro seat company, Italian Proma Group will take over Recaro GmbH; production to resume across Europe in January
Proma Group has signed an investment agreement with Recaro Automotive GmbH to ‘take over business and have begun the transition period.’ Nobody is hanging around, either, as Proma believes relaunch could happen as soon as January.
Furthermore, its press release has suggested that several of the Stuttgart employees in Sales and Tech will be retained; helps those folk out with a job back, and benefits them with a ‘more seamless transition of support to meet customer needs.’
Training new people will take forever, which would clearly be suboptimal given the urgency of the announcement, so good news all round. The Proma acquisition leaves Recaro’s North American and Japanese operations untouched.
it's been a momentous day! 2nd best compliment ever! (nothing will top being made an honorary Australian, seriously. You have to have spent as much time, and love as mush Australian stuff as me to appreciate how much I dig being made honorary Australian)
So, 2nd best?
I have been appointed by Stefan Marjoram as his advertising department and PR guru!
Again, nothing can top being made an honorary Australian, I think you'll see why, AND I think you'll see why the next best thing is to be appointed by Stefan as his advertising department and PR guru, for much the same reason!
See, I've loved his photography, event coverage (NSRA, Pendine, Montlhery, and Goodwood for example), the Beast Of Turin 1st person coverage from him, and movie maker about the restoration of it!, and of course, his sketches, and watercolors, and "how to" deomonstrations https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/Stefan%20Marjoram and because I misspelled his name for a long time (remember, I'm just a car guy, not a linguist) https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/Stephan%20Marjoram
starting way back with his photos on PBase.com (you're not going to remember that site is my guess) in 2009!
Ok, there is other good news!
I adopted a cat today, that seems to be VERY happy getting petted, likes my place, loves the window, and seems to match my list of things I wanted a adoption cat to be, about the right age, healthy, likes to be petted (a cat that ignores you, well, that's not a great match for someone that wants to pet the cat ) has super fine super soft fur, short coat (hopefully means less hairballs) as my last two cats (25 years sequentially) were both long hair/medium hair and had hairballs occasionally.
And there is more good news!
The engine on the commuter which was replaced due to the excessive oil consumption at about 65,000 miles... well, that was built with a bad rear main seal, so it leaked all summer, very little but consistently, and when the dealership looked into what was the problem, they also found a bad oil gallery plug missing.
When they put it back together, and I get the car back last Tuesday, then I noticed the transmission making noise. Well, not only is that cause for concern, BUT, it's still under warranty, AND it seems like the problem is likely going to result in my transmission getting replaced, for free, under warranty!
When the engine was replaced, I had a new clutch installed, and new serpentine put in. Yup, that wasn't cheap, but, done in hopes that it prevents problems, and makes my car able to handle the next 5-8 years trouble free. Right? new engine, new clutch.
And now? Probably a new transmission!
I did spring for a new clutch actuator hose, that was a thou. I kid you not, hourly shop rate at the dealership is now 300 an hour.
Tuesday, December 03, 2024
72 Charger owned since 2009 in Southern Sweden, what a cool look made by the right stance, cool rims, and aftermarket hood!
This is one of the worst looking mopars until it gets the day two changes
During the Vietnam War, the United States military lost almost 10,000 aircraft and helicopters. (thank you George!)
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U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force lost 2,251 aircraft, with 1,737 lost to hostile action and 514 lost in accidents. The U.S. Air Force's loss rate was about 0.4 losses per 1,000 sorties.
F-4 Phantoms
More F-4 Phantoms were lost than any other type of aircraft during the war.
A-6 Intruders
Of the 84 A-6 Intruders lost during the war, 56 were lost to conventional ground fire and AAA, 16 were lost to operational causes, 10 were shot down by surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), and two were shot down by MiGs.
F-111A
Between October 1972 and March 1973, F-111A crews flew over 4,000 combat sorties and lost only six aircraft.
Suffolk County, New York, red light cameras are being deactivated, ending over a decade where the cameras resulted in the number of crashes with injuries dropped, but the total number of accidents rose over the program's 14 years.
Suffolk County's new Republican administration claims the red light cameras were never about safety, since most tickets were for turning right on red violations.
Last week, a New York state appellate court ruled the sizeable administrative fees that Nassau and Suffolk counties have been charging with red light camera tickets are illegal.
"It's about time that taxation through citation has ended," County Legislator Anthony Piccirillo said.
County data that caused the controversy to swell showed an 11.3% drop in accidents with injuries, but an overall increase in crashes by 8.6%.
here's what the electric car looks like that Jaguar says is going to be the new line of cars after it converts to making electric vehicles only. If that even happens. Not many concept cars get put into production. These will cost double what the current Jaguar does
This reminds me, I meant to post some excerpts of the reaction articles that happened in the past 2 weeks:
But the one thing we can be absolutely sure of is: not a single one of those defenders will be buying a single one of these cars.
Monday, December 02, 2024
Bernie Ecclestone is selling 69 Grand Prix and F1 cars from his private collection
Ferraris raced by legendary drivers such as Mike Hawthorn, Niki Lauda and Michael Schumacher, while Brabham, the marque that helped catapult Ecclestone to the top, is well represented, too. Many of the Brabhams have never previously been sold and for many the star car will be the one-off Gordon Murray designed Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46B ‘fan car’, which raced only once, victoriously, to win the Swedish Grand Prix at Anderstorp in 1978 by more than half a minute.
Cars being offered include everything from Maserati 250F and ex-Chiron 4/CLT plus a brace of 6CMs to Lancia-Ferrari D50 replica and 1931 Bugatti Type 54 ‘Tiger Two’, one of only three survivors, plus two (!) Talbot Lago T26Cs, a significant Delahaye and Connaught.
Ken Block's Gymkhana #9 Focus RS RX is up for sale
Sadly, advertising is prioritized over saving lives in emergencies.
Above, that IS a tire rack commercial BEFORE the video on how to use a defibrillator. (and tire commercials are what I post about, so I feel validated about posting about this issue)
Why the hell am I grouching and grumbling about a video on defib's?
I am currently watching a favorite tv series "Ghosts", season 2 episode 10, and the characters had a situation where they needed to use a defibrillator, and when trying to save a life, they grabbed a cell phone to see how to use the defib,
"OK I got the defibrillator"
"Everybody stand back"
"I just have to check a quick youtube video"
and then remarked "why would they put an ad in front of something like this?"
and THAT got me wondering, IS Youtube SO DAMN GREEDY that they will push a commercial before you can see a video as potentially emergency life saving as a How To Use a Defibrillator?
Yes. You can see the title of the video "How to use an AED"
That's how terrible a value system the people who run Youtube have.
the Lamborghini series of rims, a variety of designs on the same concept.
the Lambo Silhouette
The Countach rim
Diablo
Aventador
Huranan
Gallardo
Sunday, December 01, 2024
I didn't find out why this is halfway through a paint job
Now I remember, it was a booth for sandpapers for sanding down and doing paintjobs
Watertown Tennessee bought a round table, and relocated it, so the steam locomotive they are restoring will have a turn about for its future as an tourist excursion steam train. When's the last time a round table was made for a steam train?
The locomotive is currently being restored at the Tennessee Central Museum in Nashville.
“The turntable will serve as both a historical and operational asset to the future operation of No. 576,” Bryan said. “It will give our passengers a first-hand view of the infrastructure that was needed to operate trains in the steam era and will allow the steam engine to pull trains both to and from Nashville."
“The turntable will serve as both a historical and operational asset to the future operation of No. 576,” Bryan said. “It will give our passengers a first-hand view of the infrastructure that was needed to operate trains in the steam era and will allow the steam engine to pull trains both to and from Nashville."
Finally, the news is out that the last decade of pearl white paint put on Hondas and other cars was a screw up. First, Hyundai engine oil consumption, then massive thefts due to no immobilizer, now the paint peeling issue. My Hyundai has been a problem
The four shades of white currently named are:
White Diamond Pearl (paint code NH-603P) used on Acura MDX, Honda Odyssey
Taffeta White (NH-578) used on Honda Odyssey, Honda Pilot
White Orchid Pearl (NH-788P) used on Honda Fit, Honda HR-V
Bellanova White (NH-788P) used on Honda Fit, Honda HR-V
A similar class-action suit filed in Canada was settled in 2022 for upwards of $27 million
The affected vehicles are found nationwide, meaning the paint issue is unrelated to specific regional climates, for example. The suit alleges that the paint defect “existed in latent form when Honda manufactured the vehicles and when Plaintiffs purchased the vehicles” but will “manifest itself” during vehicle ownership. Also, per the filing, the vehicles were manufactured at Honda’s plant in Lincoln, Alabama, with the paint applied via a “robotic paint system.”
Why is this something I'm posting?
Same paint problem happened to Hyundai, and I happened to buy one, with pearl white paint, and JUST last week, I was talking to people at the dealership, and found out that they already know that the problem is the primer under the paint. The formula was wrong, and the pearl white paint didn't stick to it like it should.
maybe even Toyotas
a 99 Viper RT 10's owner commissioned oceanic artist Lassen to decorate it. Oddly, it didn't get a typical scene of whales, sea turtles, and dolphins, but tit
To compliment the artistic interpretation of the car a signature Lassen ornate marine scene of two dolphins, under a beautiful Hawaiian sunset was added to the hood.
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