31 Ağustos 2014 Pazar

Kyle posted his dad's Super Bee on Facebook today, it's the same colors as my R/T, except it has stock rims instead of Magnum 500's



full gallery at https://www.facebook.com/airgrabber70gtx/media_set?set=a.10150967167015598.409284.673490597&type=3

I find it remarkable to have never seen another 1969 Coronet exactly like mine until now, after 12 years of ownership. I found it impossible until now to see what it will look like with stock rims and dog dish hubcaps.
Found on https://www.facebook.com/airgrabber70gtx?fref=nf
2 minor differences of the exterior, are his mud flaps, and lack of the optional rocker panel aluminum trim pieces



This is mine, full gallery at http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2013/12/for-my-new-job-i-was-tasked-with.html

a kids and cars vintage photo Facebook page I just came across "Young Gentlemen Drivers"

monkey see monkey do was what this was called when I was a kid

everything is cooler with the Flying Tigers shark teeth

great art, on what appears to be the cover of Life Magazine, Jan 4th 1917. But Life magazine didn't have this on it's cover. So this is a mystery


so here are the covers of Life Magazine's 4 issues in January 1917. I don't know where I found the top image, the bottom is from http://2neat.com/magazine/product-category/life-magazine-1883-1936/life-1917/

29 Ağustos 2014 Cuma

great art in old car brochures

you only have to grow older, not act your age

Amish stop sign

Go Pro makes a damn good high def sports movie camera... TORC Wisconsin 2014

The long jump... and then something went a little bit wrong.



grandpa of the year award goes to:

Red Wine racing club jacket

Secured load vs unsecured loads




The driver in the bottom photo was able to walk away.

Both photos from https://www.facebook.com/twistedtruckers

Some ships are christened with a bottle of champagne, some bridges are smacked with a big rig trailer.


Just one hour after opening the new bridge, some moron smashed into it http://m.localnews8.com/news/crash-closes-newly-opened-dstreet-underpass/27772912

Mitch Anderson, who works at Oswald Service near the underpass, said he was helping a customer outside the auto shop when he saw the crash.

"I just turned and I was like, 'Really? Already?' You know, I can't believe,” said Anderson.

"I had a customer stop in just this morning and he was saying, 'You know, Kevin, it would be a good promotion to take bets on when the first accident's going to happen in the underpass,” said Kevin Oswald.

Idaho Falls police said the driver of the truck, 31-year-old Ryan Blatter of Idaho Falls, has been cited for inattentive driving.

LA Sheriff deputy who killed bicyclist due to emailing while driving his patrol car is immune to prosecution, not even ticketed for distracted driving


California prosecutors have declined to file charges against a sheriff's deputy Andrew Wood who was apparently distracted by his mobile digital computer when his patrol car drifted into the bike lane, stricking and killing a prominent entertainment attorney last year.

‘Wood briefly took his eyes away from the road, typing on his onboard computer in response to an email, precisely when the narrow roadway curved slightly to the left, causing him to inadvertently travel straight into the bike lane, immediately striking Olin.’

Under the law, law enforcement officials are allowed to use electronic wireless devices while carrying out their duties. The victim’s family have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Sheriff's Department and accused Wood of negligence. Olin’s loved ones also started an online petition on Change.org demanding that charges be brought against the deputy. So far, more than 67,000 people have signed.

Found on http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2736376/Deputy-killed-former-Napster-COO-drifting-bike-lane-distracted-laptop-NOT-face-charges-answering-work-related-email.html


According to the Sheriff’s Department’s own policies and procedures involving the operation of a vehicle, “members shall always employ defensive driving techniques to avoid or prevent a collision” and shall not operate vehicles “in an unsafe or negligent manner.”

In mobile digital competency tests, employees are also reminded “to use caution” while operating an MDC and that “distracted driving is inherently unsafe,” according to training documents provided by the Sheriff’s Department.

Wood, who is still a deputy, transferred shortly after the incident to court services but had made the request more than a year earlier, a department spokesman has said.

http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20140827/in-calabasas-death-of-cyclist-milton-olin-no-charges-against-typing-deputy

What does it look like for another cop that was driving and using his laptop?

Keep you eyes on where your 4000 pound killing machine is going. The life you save might be your own

some old hot rods are still around


Bill Lakes built this roadster, and at the time was the machine shop manager at Edelbrock, knew how to make a car fast, and good looking enough that it was the April 1950 Hot Rod Magazine feature, and won multiple records at Bonneville in both B/Roadster and B/Fendered Roadster classes (turning 144.24 and 123.84mph respectively).


Those headlights look terrible though

Found on http://www.roddersjournal.com/revival/

1928 American LaFrance brochure

Pierce Arrow tiger advertisement art

the design changes of the Ford Mustang


Found on http://aacalibrary.tumblr.com/

Notice they skip from 1969 to 2005? All the ugly 1970's King Cobra II are best forgotten I suppose