Way cool valve covers and exhaust pipes
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Ever see a speedometer that has higher speeds a different color to distinguish speeding? Sure, the 1970's cars changed at 55, but ever see it at 50?
Not many International Harvesters out there, it's cool to me to see one at a car show
Coolest compliment of the month for a car guy.... and two good stories of buying cars
Your blog is like an old box of car parts hidden away in the corner of a favorite grand parents garage
Hey man just wanted to drop a line and say thanks for your blog, it is so much fun to go through.
I live in LA and have been a car nut ever since I was 9 I saw an old dilapidated and dusty 68/69Barracuda notchback sitting in a parking garage. I dreamt about how it probably belonged to an old lady who just couldn't drive it anymore. The lines of that car really got me wanting one. I used to stay up late with a flashlight, thumbing through endless ads in The Recycler until my fingers were black from the inked pages. I saw an ad for a 69 Barracuda notch and jumped when i saw the lowly price of 2700. I drove out to Glendale and saw the car of my dreams, in about 6 different shades of primer, with the original Spanish Gold metallic peaking through. A rattle canned Plum Crazy engine bay sealed the deal, and the poor old guy selling the car gave me the keys as his wife sat with her arms on her hips, tapping her foot as he signed his baby away to me. The car came with two extra pumpkins, one a 3.23 and the other a set of 3.11's. Also came with an extra dash, endless wiring, 3 sets of emblems, a spare window frame, two sets of ballast resistors and an old Maxwell coffee jar full of clips and fasteners. No doubt, the minute I left he handed the wad of cash over to his wife, the poor bastard.
It was a moment of pure joy to just sift through the box of what must have taken years and years of car shows to collect. i have not parted with my beloved car or one single item of spare parts.
On another note, I have a pretty nice 64 Buick Riviera that i am trying to sell. I saw it sitting in front of the house of my girlfriend (at the time) for a week or two, and then one day there was a tow away sticker on it. I broke into the car with a wire coat hanger so I could fish around the glove box for a registration card. I grabbed the card, walked around the block and knocked on the door of a second story apartment building. The dude answered and I told him that his car was going to be towed. He said that he was leaving for New York the next day and that he could not do anything about the car because it would not start. It was obvious that this guy knew nothing about Buick points distributers, or anything about cars in general. Well, I'd be damned if I was going to let that beauty go to the impound, so I told him that I would buy the car off of him for what he would have to pay to get it out of the impound. He fell for it, I grabbed the pink slip and the keys and got that old bitch running in an hour. I have been enjoying that old nail head for about 5 years now, but it is ready to pass on to another caretaker. If you know anyone who wants a nice Rivi, send me an email in return so I can send a few pictures.
Best,
Noah
Hey man just wanted to drop a line and say thanks for your blog, it is so much fun to go through.
I live in LA and have been a car nut ever since I was 9 I saw an old dilapidated and dusty 68/69Barracuda notchback sitting in a parking garage. I dreamt about how it probably belonged to an old lady who just couldn't drive it anymore. The lines of that car really got me wanting one. I used to stay up late with a flashlight, thumbing through endless ads in The Recycler until my fingers were black from the inked pages. I saw an ad for a 69 Barracuda notch and jumped when i saw the lowly price of 2700. I drove out to Glendale and saw the car of my dreams, in about 6 different shades of primer, with the original Spanish Gold metallic peaking through. A rattle canned Plum Crazy engine bay sealed the deal, and the poor old guy selling the car gave me the keys as his wife sat with her arms on her hips, tapping her foot as he signed his baby away to me. The car came with two extra pumpkins, one a 3.23 and the other a set of 3.11's. Also came with an extra dash, endless wiring, 3 sets of emblems, a spare window frame, two sets of ballast resistors and an old Maxwell coffee jar full of clips and fasteners. No doubt, the minute I left he handed the wad of cash over to his wife, the poor bastard.
It was a moment of pure joy to just sift through the box of what must have taken years and years of car shows to collect. i have not parted with my beloved car or one single item of spare parts.
On another note, I have a pretty nice 64 Buick Riviera that i am trying to sell. I saw it sitting in front of the house of my girlfriend (at the time) for a week or two, and then one day there was a tow away sticker on it. I broke into the car with a wire coat hanger so I could fish around the glove box for a registration card. I grabbed the card, walked around the block and knocked on the door of a second story apartment building. The dude answered and I told him that his car was going to be towed. He said that he was leaving for New York the next day and that he could not do anything about the car because it would not start. It was obvious that this guy knew nothing about Buick points distributers, or anything about cars in general. Well, I'd be damned if I was going to let that beauty go to the impound, so I told him that I would buy the car off of him for what he would have to pay to get it out of the impound. He fell for it, I grabbed the pink slip and the keys and got that old bitch running in an hour. I have been enjoying that old nail head for about 5 years now, but it is ready to pass on to another caretaker. If you know anyone who wants a nice Rivi, send me an email in return so I can send a few pictures.
Best,
Noah
MODIFIKASI Audi R8 GT Edisi Khusus
MODIFIKASI Audi R8 GT Edisi Khusus
Reportedly Audi will launch a special edition of the R8. This car is made with only 333 units along the selling price of Rp2, 2 billion.
Audi R8 GT is a car that is lighter, weighing about 220 pounds. To achieve weight reduction, the Audi adds windshield made of thin glass cell and the bulkhead between the passenger compartment of the machine.
Window located at the rear is made of lightweight but strong polycarbonate. Then another extra that makes this vehicle is the rear wing is lighter, with a thin metal sheet material, as well as carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) on the rear bumper and sideblades, and glass reinforced plastic (GRP) on the chassis bucket seats.
One more change in the Audi R8 GT which makes it more lightweight is the added engine power. Source tanaga using 5.2-liter FSI V10 engine which has been modified to provide a total power of 560 HP and 540 Nm of torque at 6500 rpm.
The result is this car capable of doing speed sprints from 0-60 mph in 3.6 seconds, 0-124 mph in 10.6 seconds. Remarkably, its highest speed is achieved in kecepatan198 car, 8 mph or around 320 km / h.
With that big machine capable of downed power fuel with an average consumption of 13.7 liters fatherly mileage 100 km. Obviously this is a fuel economy very good given for extraordinary powers.
This powerful engine combined with the exterior appearance of a sexy body in 4 different color options, namely Samoan Orange Metallic, Suzuka Gray Metallic, Silver Ice Metallic, and Phantom Black pearl effect.
To further enhance the appearance, fitted sized 19-inch wheels with a width of 8.5 on the front and 19 inches in diameter and width of 11 in the rear. To support the maneuvers while speeding, fitted tires sizes 235/35 and 295/30, at each wheel
Reportedly Audi will launch a special edition of the R8. This car is made with only 333 units along the selling price of Rp2, 2 billion.
Audi R8 GT is a car that is lighter, weighing about 220 pounds. To achieve weight reduction, the Audi adds windshield made of thin glass cell and the bulkhead between the passenger compartment of the machine.
Window located at the rear is made of lightweight but strong polycarbonate. Then another extra that makes this vehicle is the rear wing is lighter, with a thin metal sheet material, as well as carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) on the rear bumper and sideblades, and glass reinforced plastic (GRP) on the chassis bucket seats.
One more change in the Audi R8 GT which makes it more lightweight is the added engine power. Source tanaga using 5.2-liter FSI V10 engine which has been modified to provide a total power of 560 HP and 540 Nm of torque at 6500 rpm.
The result is this car capable of doing speed sprints from 0-60 mph in 3.6 seconds, 0-124 mph in 10.6 seconds. Remarkably, its highest speed is achieved in kecepatan198 car, 8 mph or around 320 km / h.
With that big machine capable of downed power fuel with an average consumption of 13.7 liters fatherly mileage 100 km. Obviously this is a fuel economy very good given for extraordinary powers.
This powerful engine combined with the exterior appearance of a sexy body in 4 different color options, namely Samoan Orange Metallic, Suzuka Gray Metallic, Silver Ice Metallic, and Phantom Black pearl effect.
To further enhance the appearance, fitted sized 19-inch wheels with a width of 8.5 on the front and 19 inches in diameter and width of 11 in the rear. To support the maneuvers while speeding, fitted tires sizes 235/35 and 295/30, at each wheel
SPESIFIKASI Aston Martin One-77 | Semburkan Tenaga 750 Hp
SPESIFIKASI Aston Martin One-77 | Semburkan Tenaga 750 Hp
Luxury car maker Aston Martin to claim their exotic supercars One-77 is a car with a powerful engine in the world. Cars Aston Martin One-77 new generation will be launched next year.
Aston Martin One-77's latest effort is claimed capable of spraying up to 750 hp and they think is the most powerful class.
British carmaker claims is certainly surprising. For the fastest production car, the Bugatti Veyron already has more power than 1000 hp.
Even the American muscle car, the Ford Mustang Super Snake Shelby GT 500 in 2011 it was able to reach up to 800 hp power.
Aston Martin One-77 alone has the power for it from a capacity of 3.7 liter V12 engine capable of spraying power 750 bhp with torque of 553 lb-ft. The figure is claimed to be greater than the Pagani Zonda Cinque supercar 681 bhp powerful or even that only Pagani Zonda R is specifically used in the circuit.
And despite the crazy relative worth, ie, reaching 1.2 million pounds or approximately USD 16.7 miliarm believe 77 Aston Martin One-77 units that will make them back it will be sold out sold.
"One-77 has now closer to reality for manufactured and of course there is considerable joy in these projects. Now next step is to conduct all details to complete the repairs and composition. I know at the end of this car will show what the Aston Martin team able to create , "said CEO Dr Ulrich Bez Aston Martin in Aston Martin's official website on Wednesday (22/09/2010).
Shipping a car is by Ulrich Bez will begin in 2011. And now at least 100 millionaires already lining up to get the most luxurious car is Aston Martin.
One is the rich buyers from the Middle East. Amazingly, he bought 10 units at once.
Luxury car maker Aston Martin to claim their exotic supercars One-77 is a car with a powerful engine in the world. Cars Aston Martin One-77 new generation will be launched next year.
Aston Martin One-77's latest effort is claimed capable of spraying up to 750 hp and they think is the most powerful class.
British carmaker claims is certainly surprising. For the fastest production car, the Bugatti Veyron already has more power than 1000 hp.
Even the American muscle car, the Ford Mustang Super Snake Shelby GT 500 in 2011 it was able to reach up to 800 hp power.
Aston Martin One-77 alone has the power for it from a capacity of 3.7 liter V12 engine capable of spraying power 750 bhp with torque of 553 lb-ft. The figure is claimed to be greater than the Pagani Zonda Cinque supercar 681 bhp powerful or even that only Pagani Zonda R is specifically used in the circuit.
And despite the crazy relative worth, ie, reaching 1.2 million pounds or approximately USD 16.7 miliarm believe 77 Aston Martin One-77 units that will make them back it will be sold out sold.
"One-77 has now closer to reality for manufactured and of course there is considerable joy in these projects. Now next step is to conduct all details to complete the repairs and composition. I know at the end of this car will show what the Aston Martin team able to create , "said CEO Dr Ulrich Bez Aston Martin in Aston Martin's official website on Wednesday (22/09/2010).
Shipping a car is by Ulrich Bez will begin in 2011. And now at least 100 millionaires already lining up to get the most luxurious car is Aston Martin.
One is the rich buyers from the Middle East. Amazingly, he bought 10 units at once.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
WW2 was instrumental in changing the American culture in so many ways, but did you ever hear of car bumpers being donated to the scrap drives?
Rita Hayworth did her part... so if you come across her big old car with no bumpers, now you'll know what happened to them.http://www.sptimes.com/2005/08/28/Worldwarii/War_changes_fashion.shtml
For an example of immense largese in donating to the scrap drives, read about Panmsy Yount's 1933 Duesenberg Model J Judkins Berline that was turned over to the war effort for it's use as metal for armor plate, or whatever they did with all that steel http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/08/ive-posted-before-about-ww2-scrap.html
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