Just A Car Guy

Thursday, February 01, 2018

This has to be the same car, a decade later

at the Car Craft Street Machine Nationals in Indianapolis in 1979.

http://www.overdrive.fi/forum/threads/vanhoja-valokuvia-ameriikan-raitilta.267070/page-123#post-3012343
http://www.jims59.com/other59s/theultimus/index.html

cars in the nuke bomb tests in Nevada

http://www.overdrive.fi/forum/threads/vanhoja-valokuvia-ameriikan-raitilta.267070/page-118#post-3010053

Ford and Chevy ought to man up, just race each other, and be done with the pissing contest

A few years ago the Viper set a lap time record at VIR (Virginia Intl Raceway) with a 2:40:02. Fine, that's nice, they took a factory race car and dropped the record time. Expectedly, and this isn't a newsworthy item.

But last week, the new Ford GT was supposedly not out to set a record lap time, but clocked a 2:38:62 while "Ford nonchalantly claimed this was part of a validation lap to iron out a few developmental kinks, not a planned record-breaking run" paraphrased

So, yesterday, those goofy dorks at Chevy decided to have a measuring contest so long as no one was on the track ready to put up a fight for bragging rights, and shaved 00:01:37 off the Ford GT time, with a front engine pushrod dinosaur that costs 1/4 the expense of the Ford supercar.

Keep in mind, it's only that cheap because unlike Chevy, Ford hasn't been building GT40s since the 60s when they kicked ass at Le Mans. They stopped then, and to get into production with a Le Mans winner right out of the gate was a ridiculously expensive venture.

Supposedly, with a fully optioned factory bare bones Corvette that wasn't stripped for racing. Uh huh. Got video proof of the car the camera was on? No? Well, let me know when you're ready to be serious about who gets to claim fastest factory stock dealership available car around VIR.

Unlike the photo of the Demon lifting the front end off the ground with a NHRA validated 9:65 in the quarter mile that made Chevy and Ford fans lose their grip, so far all we have is Chevy's word it was a production Vette like any you can buy from a dealership.

Sure, I believe that. It's that Vette that you can find on the beachfront race track for sale in New Mexico, or the one that is for sale in New York City that comes with a bridge they'll throw into the deal for free.

http://www.automobilemag.com/news/2019-chevrolet-corvette-zr1-sets-lap-record-virginia-international-raceway/

how to film a running cheetah

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05t9hp1

Dang it Jeffries, come up with your own thing? Why wear a Von Dutch shirt?

Ripping off another artist's trademark? Seriously, that's not cool.

Bitching design on that red car trunk

http://www.overdrive.fi/forum/threads/vanhoja-valokuvia-ameriikan-raitilta.267070/page-116#post-3009412

JFK, a ticker tape parade in New York City, and a 57 Chev Bel Air.

http://www.overdrive.fi/forum/threads/vanhoja-valokuvia-ameriikan-raitilta.267070/page-115#post-3009146

New York City, October 19, 1960. Hard to make the connection that JFK ran for president of 1960, just 2 years after the 57 Chev was new. I just have this notion that the whole JFK thing was so 60s, and that the 50s were so different

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/514184482449348251/

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/rare-photos-provide-behind-the-scenes-john-f-kennedy-1960-campaign-photos-article-1.1095050

What do you think this car would be worth at auction today? A 2 dr 57 Chev Bel Air with JFK parade time?

getting the rocket imagery to meld with the side trim on the Pontiac spear

http://www.overdrive.fi/forum/threads/vanhoja-valokuvia-ameriikan-raitilta.267070/page-107#post-3006594

Shelby and McQueen in only the 2nd photo I can think of with both of them together, plus Coca Cola and Snap On. So long mom and apple pie, I have a new standard definition of Americana

http://www.overdrive.fi/forum/threads/vanhoja-valokuvia-ameriikan-raitilta.267070/page-106#post-3006039

http://www.overdrive.fi/forum/threads/vanhoja-valokuvia-ameriikan-raitilta.267070/page-162#post-3026279

Jay Thorpe's Packard delivery in Grosse Pointe Michigan

I think it's reasonable to assume some mega wealthy woman went to NYC for a fitting, selected an entire wardrobe of everything she desired, and it was delivered to her home in the richest neighborhood in all Michigan. This custom Packard may have been a gift from the president of Packard to the Jay Thorpe company, but I haven't found any info on the car yet

The house in the background?
The Alvan Macauley mansion, 2nd only to Henry Ford's mansion, was one of the ‘stand out’ estates on Lake Shore Drive. Similar in both construction and appearance to the Ford Estate, which had been completed two years earlier in 1929 by Albert Kahn, who designed this spectacular home for Alvan Macauley and his family in 1930.

So when it was time to lay out the Proving Grounds, the Grand Entrance Gates, the Tudor Revival Lodge, the Repair Garage, the Timing Stand, and the oval track -- it went without saying that the architect of first choice was Albert Kahn. http://www.packardmotorfdn.org/Albert%20Kahn.htm

When the home was demolished in 1975, the dining room was painstakingly removed and relocated to the Charley’s Crab restaurant in Troy

Why is the house significant to the car?
Mr. Alvan Macauley was one of the most prominent figures in Detroit. Having graduated with degrees in both engineering and law who was working for an adding machine company, when Henry Joy (whom had Kahn design him a home in 1911) hired him as general manager of Packard in 1910, becoming president of the company in 1916.

Often history, a backward glance, will discover an event or person that not many people have heard about. Great biographies have been written about people after they are gone, however, few people were recognized, nor given so many awards while, shall we say, they were on active duty, as Mr. Alvan Macauley. Ford, Chrysler, Nash, the Dodge brothers, Willys, Studebaker, Graham, General Motors were but a few of the members of the Automobile Manufactures Association (AMA) that for 18 years elected Mr. Macauley as the Association’s president.

Indeed it would take an unusual person to represent and head those leaders of industry. Mr. Macauley was also the head of the Automotive Council for War Production during WW II.

Macauley resigned from his position as president in 1939, however he remained chairman of the board until 1948

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1937 Packard six, fifteenth series, model 115-C, 6-cylinder, 100-horsepower, 115-inch wheelbase, special panel delivery

Jay Thorpe was an exclusive store located at 24 – 26 W. 57th Street, New York which opened in the 1920s. A specialty retailer, the firm offered custom-made goods as well as French imports.

Jay Thorpe was founded in 1920 by Charles J. Oppenheim, Jr. His father, Charles J. Oppenheim, Sr. (1890-1941) and grandfather, Albert Oppenheim (1832-1914)--who were later joined by Israel D. Levy--founded the New York City department store Oppenheim, Collins and Co. Grandfather Albert had also been associated with Brooklyn department store Abraham and Straus

One of the best stores on 57th Street, Jay Thorpe offered custom made clothing from French and in-house designers. The store was on an equal footing with Henri Bendel and Hattie Carnegie in terms of quality, but had a more eclectic image.

https://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A152842
https://vintagefashionguild.org/label-resource/thorpe-jay/
http://higbiemaxon.com/2016/06/28/historical-architecture-of-grosse-pointe-the-lost-tudor-mansions-of-grosse-pointe-part-2-the-alvan-macauley-mansion/
http://www.gphistorical.org/autobarons/macauley/index.htm

train carrying GOP lawmakers hit truck... think they'll appropriate enough funds to fix the fucking crossing arms and bells now? How about install a damn sensor to warn trains when some moron parks on the tracks?

"Front of the train heading to the Greenbrier," Rep. Jeff Denham says in a tweet after train carrying GOP lawmakers hits truck

Yes, it's been verified that the train was running at about 61 mph, and 24 hours earlier this very crossing gate wasn't working.

https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/958757641098027008

someone stole a truck and trailer with 2,592 cases of Coors Light — valued at $155,000

You know they didn't leave a single can of beer for the cops? Nope. Took it all and left the truck and empty trailer.

https://cdllife.com/2018/beer-heist-cops-say-someone-stole-trailer-containing-150k-worth-coors-light/

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Salute Of the Day to Rob Bliss! One cyclist can make a big difference, by making a very effective protest

A man protesting the FCC's recent decision to eliminate net neutrality came up with a creative way to demonstrate the potential consequences by affecting their traffic times in the way that hurts them the most, on the road outside the agency's headquarters in Washington and charging drivers money to use a special priority lane.

http://www.thedrive.com/news/18128/net-neutrality-protester-throttles-traffic-on-road-outside-fcc-headquarters-in-washington-d-c

the UPS drivers must have the best snacks ever! (thanks Mario!)

https://www.facebook.com/bigislandchopper/posts/2042881072405563

if you dig this, and want to see some other awesome UPS posts: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2017/10/what-do-dogs-look-forward-to-every-day.html
and even better http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=ups

A cool truck from a flop of a worlds fair, the one you've never heard of, the 1923 LA

the above tank level indicator is a floating rod that has an actual hand with an extended finger in that 1860-1910 "over there" pointing symbol way, and it is currently at E, which is painted on the back window. In the picture above, you can't even see the F painted on under the word Gas, the lighting etc was no good for taking a photo of a letter on a window

I didn't have any idea what the 1923 World's Fair was, and really, it wasn't. None the less, I looked to see if anything even mentioned Ford having trucks there, which of course they would. That they built a round gear shaped building in San Diego for the 1915 Expo, which still is there and being used at the Air and Space Museum, shows that Ford was dedicated to having a big presence at all big events.... and judging from their exhibits at SEMA and other car enthusiast events, they still are.

Anyway, since nothing is evidence of the trucks inclusion there, this claim of being there is nice, but not backed up. Nothing mentions why this truck as a dual sparkplug v6 flathead with Australian heads either, with 3 carbs. So the body might have been in that expo, but the rest is hot rod custom stuff that's not meant to give the impression that this is a restored Concept truck, as obviously, it's all newer parts than 1923... the call board mentions lots of 41 Lincoln parts... nor can we understand what was 1923 concept, and what is the owners preference for more modern hot rod stuff.

http://www.jmarkpowell.com/hollywoods-biggest-flop-the-disastrous-1923-worlds-fair/

there was also a World's Fair in Brazil from 1922-1923, and with the Ford production in Brazil, this truck could have been there instead of the Los Angeles expo. We'll probably not know, or care.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world%27s_fairs