Monday, December 1, 2008

Coolest custom tool rack we'll see for a while


This may be the coolest thing you see all day, incredible precision driving

http://oleragtop.blogspot.com/2008/11/precision-driving.html

Cool remarkable train photos from Shorpy and Pixdaus


Good place to get used tires and save lots of money, I've been buying from them since '95


In Miramar, off Santa Fe Rd.

Some cool cars at the Salisbury House annual car show


The red rimmed buggy is a Sears

the above is a 1923 Columbia

the above is a 1912 Little
http://www.pcaucr.org/site/page.jsp?pageid=196 and http://www.aroundtheworld.scotland.net/ for more about the rally
Around the World in 80 Days London to Beijing Motor Challenge sponsored by the Classic Rally Association, outfitted their 1949 Buick Super with eight-ply truck tires (normal car tires are four-ply) to prevent flat tires on the 20thousand mile journey in 2000. This is one of about 100 woody Super wagons that still exist. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3828/is_/ai_n8911630
This was one of 10 teams form America, but the only all American team of drivers and American car, to drive in the legendary Silk Road. Airlifted from China to Alaska, driven to New Jersey by way of northern states like Montana and Michigan, then flown to Morrocco for the finish. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F00EFDB163DF93BA15754C0A9669C8B63

A Bantam

http://www.salisburyhouse.org/aspx/photogallery/photogalleryphotos.aspx?albumid=10 For a gallery from the Salisbury House website about the car shows the host

http://www.fordmustang.us/gallery/v/CarShows/ is where I borrowed these photos from.

1970 Superbee rolling chassis needs a new project manager... factory 4 spd, 383, with optional 3 speaker dash, some body work already done







Factory race set up, 4speed, no PS, no PB, bench seat. Scorch red, tan interior. Gromet440@yahoo.com is a buddy of mine who is not desperate to sell, he's got time to take the best offer, and he wants this to find a new home where it's going to get back on track.

Update to the Dennis Albaugh collection photos, 24 more added

Here's one new one. The rest are here: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/06/dennis-albaughs-collection-in-alkeny.html in my first post about this collection, since that's the one that everyone finds from Google
Via: http://www.fordmustang.us/gallery/v/CarShows/ from a thread there, I emailed Steve who posted the photos I updated with in Nov. and he emailed me the link to these 2 dozen I updated with today.