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back in the golden days, when people were happy, had a sense of humor, could drag race station wagons with beer money, and didn't need sponsors... and they hired pinstipers and letterers to make their car look better, even when new

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https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/sedan-delivery-and-panel-truck-picture-thread.1079062/page-7 https://www.facebook.com/groups/stiffspeed/permalink/1604319979714612/

the countdown to Christmas is on!

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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1825895127509811&set=a.369601016472570&type=3

if you don't have a ramp, or a nice useful ditch, you better have a friend with a tow truck to lift the front end and give your truck a nice angle

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thanks Mario! https://www.facebook.com/thebikerbarn/videos/260427451373121/

the album cover art of Crush, by OMD (also known as Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark) was based on an obscure 70 year old painting

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While this is a painting of Paul Slater, the theme of an Edward Hopper influences the painting as dictated by Caz Hildebrand. The album from my readings is full of oddities. Hildebrand decided he wanted a car, a couple, and the Hopper type theme. Slater did the work and assumed it went well since no alterations were needed. The main building in the center right is almost a duplicate from Hopper�s 1930 painting Early Sunday Morning. https://albumcoverart.wordpress.com/2008/12/17/1985-orchestral-maneuvers-in-the-dark-crush/

It�s not everyday you get to see a Lamborghini with a JB Welded mirror.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Justrolledintotheshop/comments/a0ngzy/its_not_everyday_you_get_to_see_a_lamborghini/ considering what the Lambo dealership would charge to replace it? I think they made the right decision to just JB Weld it... it's going to get broken again in a parking lot anyway

And that's 36,000 posts!

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so, anyone actually been reading along since November 2006? 

I'd never thought about it like this... but it's true, once that snow has been packed down, those roads are smooth for the winter

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https://www.facebook.com/mymidlifecrisis2/photos/a.527381910676517/1998228143591879/?type=3&permPage=1

When you work at a Dodge dealership that sells Hellcats and Demons....

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there's more, but just how damn far should I walk back to get the whole length of the new tattoos? 

General Motors confirmed on Monday that it will no longer make 6 lines of cars, following Ford's lead of killing off all cars that aren't named Mustang, a couple months ago

They will kill the Volt (9 years after it's debut) the Cruze (8 years after it's debut) the Sonic the Impala Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac XTS sedan and Cadillac CT6 sedan. https://autoweek.com/article/car-news/report-ford-taurus-fiesta-chevy-sonic-impala-put-out-pasture https://www.wxyz.com/news/general-motors-ending-production-of-six-vehicles-including-chevy-volt no doubt Mazda, Honda, and Hyundai are looking forward to less cars competeing for the customers

seems to hate imports

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David asked me yesterday why he's paying 4.20 a gal when oil just crashed to 50 a barrel... well, it's possibly the gas station you go to... this one, photographed minutes ago, hasn't lowered prices in years

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Yes, you can find 3.40 a gallon all over town. This station doesn't have any competition for about a mile in any direction, and the news just said oil is up to $51.55. in fact, this a 10 cents more a gallon than when oil was 69 a barrel 2 months ago yes, same station. https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2018/09/prices-on-gas-at-different-places-on.html and when oil was 33 a barrel, in Jan 2016, gas was 2.99 a gallon. So... riddle me that! How does the price of oil double, but gas doesn't?    https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2016/01/us-benchmark-crude-sank-2-or-56-to.html

moving a big log with a big horse takes a set of big wheels

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the Exeter Racecourse hosted the Clydesdale racing charity fundraiser last week, for the Devon air ambulance. How that's connected, helicopter to horse racing, I don't know. But racing draft horses is a beautiful thing to see

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seems that there isn't a lot of work for horses anymore, and a lot of draft horses are now into competitions, even dressage.  http://www.horsenation.com/2014/10/09/5-clydesdales-who-are-letting-their-feathered-freak-flags-fly/ for videos on barrel racing, dressage, etc Devon Air Ambulance Trust owns and operates two Air Ambulances in the county of Devon. They respond to over 1,000 incidents a year. Proud to be independent of Government and National Lottery funding, the Charity relies on public generosity to keep its helicopters flying https://www.daat.org/

they think they'll be selling this in 2 years... an electric truck. Ummm, where is the demand for a startup company that hasn't made a vehicle yet, to make electric trucks?

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https://www.foxnews.com/auto/the-rivian-rt1-may-be-the-american-made-electric-pickup-of-the-near-future thanks Gary!

the British have a sense of humor that is often amazing - Monty Python for example, and sometimes more low key and subtle, such as naming their county road service trucks

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Cumbria County Council�s name the gritters competition had 200 name entries then chosen by a series of polls hosted on the council�s Twitter page, with the top-placing names in each poll being declared the winners. Gritter Garbo, Gritty McVitie, Ready Spreadie Go, Gritty Gritty Bang Bang, Spready Mercury, and True Grit were the best ones... Brad Grit, Bay Gritty Roller and Nitty Gritty all failed to make the cut for for the Cumbrian fleet. Last month Shropshire Council had 500 entries for their naming contest, and announced Gritty McGritface and Frosty the Snow Van made the cut. I was curious where Cumbria County was... so here's the map https://www.itv.com/news/2018-11-23/spready-mercury-and-gritty-gritty-bang-bang-top-gritter-poll/ thanks Steve!

unusual grill on this Charger, blacked out headlight covers but normal center... nice racing stripes too

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mayby thats some aluminum screen to keep shrapnel from hitting the radiator? https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/75101569/The-games-they-re-playing-in-heaven-A-look-at-the-sports-stars-we-lost-in-2015 http://www.floridastockcars.com/gallery3/v/Daytona/Buddy+Baker+with+the+Ray+Fox+Dodge+-+1968+Daytona+500___.jpg.html

the rake on this... damn!

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just to make sure this wasn't a distortion of photography, I looked around for another copy it's not as pronounced, and looks flatter Compare it to a Charger: http://www.floridastockcars.com/gallery3/v/Daytona/Al+Unser+and+Richard+Petty+before+practice+for+the+1968+Daytona+500___.jpg.html but I don't recall seeing a white topped Petty Road Runner before http://artpictures.club/shans-november-26-8.html https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/richard-petty-nascar-photo-postcard-814651165

when people talk about the "greatest generation" they rarely point out why... their chances of making it through the war were low, and the opportunities for doing amazing things were everywhere. For example, Iron Man George Waltman

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In WW2, he was a B 29 pilot in the Pacific... and that, as a teenager, is a life shaping experience that hasn't ever happened to very many people. After the war he became an engineer for Jaguar-British Leyland and in that capacity dabbled in auto racing in the Bahamas, Sebring, Daytona, Bridgehampton, Lime Rock and Watkins Glen. In 1968, at age 42, George Waltman took a car that a friend found at a police impound lot in the Bronx and drove it down to Florida for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The Morgan Plus 4 was originally purchased by his friend and racing mechanic Ali Lugo. Waltman and Lugo made some minor tweaks before the race, such as adding an air scoop under the car to funnel more air to the engine, and outfitting the small auto with Michelin X radial tires. The big difference between Waltman and others coming down for the event was that he then raced the 1964 Morgan Plus 4 street car, by himself, finished the race, took a side trip to Miami and then drove it back home to New Yo...

the most rookie race of F1? 2013

because of the enormous turnover in the 2012 season, 5 drivers made their rookie start in 2013, and their were only 8 drivers starting at Melbourne with more than 2 seasons of F1 on their resume

sportsmanship, too often lacking in sports, is rarely celebrated when noticed... so, here's a terrific example of two guys being good sports when it counts, at the race, on the line

At Pomona in Feb 2013, Vincent Nobile and Jeg Coughlin Jr were both racing Pro Stock Dodge Avengers in the finals. Coughlin, a four time class champion arrived at the finale with lane choice, and when Nobile took his lane, he couldn't back up to the starting area after his burn out. But, showing incredible sportsmanship, Coughlin elected to shut his car off and wait for Nobile's team to fix it's problems.  Once Nobile started backing up, Coughlin went to refire his Jegs.com machine only to realize he had no spark. Now the thrash was on in Coughlin's lane as his crew hurried to remove the hood and diagnose the issue. This time it was Nobile who graciously waited, despite the chief starter urging him to pull to the line. Coughlin's car started eventually and the two pulled into the timing beams, but ironically Coughlin jumped the light by 0.014 second and and fouled out, giving the win to Nobile's Mountain View group. "I didn't know what was going on,...

this Mach 1 was trying to be inconspicuous but I got lucky and spotted it off the track. Never seen it before, but it looks race ready

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small cars... damn they hide easy - and piss you off when you're at the mall trying to find a parking spot

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clever ad from Lokar

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there's a cute movie coming to theaters next March 15th

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A young imaginative girl named June (Brianna Denski) spent her childhood days constructing an amusement park filled with fantastical rides and inhabited by talking animals called Wonderland with her mother (Jennifer Garner) and her friends. After growing up, she lost her sense of imagination and wonder, until she finds the real Wonderland in the woods. She needs to team up with the animals to stop the destruction of Wonderland by Chimpanzombies and bring it back to life. The film is scheduled to be released on March 15, 2019 by Paramount Pictures. A television series based on the film will debut the same year on Nickelodeon,

Compliments to Barron Guss for his bad ass COE getting chosen to be the cover of Street Rodder Magazine Jan 2019

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https://www.hotrod.com/articles/an-ode-to-pete-the-barron-guss-1939-ford-coe/   for a full gallery I saw this at this springs Grand National  https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2018/01/1939-coe-at-gnrs.html

cool looking hot rod, that 4 inch chop is great, and the wheel covers nail it

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https://www.hotrod.com/articles/adventures-flip-tricia-hayes-1932-ford-fordor/