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Original owner Cyclone

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1970 Cyclone 429 Super Cobra Jet with the Drag Pack option, the Detroit Locker with 4.30 gears, and the four-speed Top Loader transmission at the Mason Dixon Dragway, and I've drag raced there... as crazy as that seems. I drove my Super Bee to visit my sister in Hagerstown Maryland, and then learned they had a dragstrip in the next town over. So, Friday night I went over and had fun by loosening a wingnut the center nosepiece of the grill swings up out of the way for a cam swap https://www.hotrod.com/articles/wanted-pontiac-won-races-1970-mercury-cyclone-429-super-cobra-jet/

Slicks vs MT ET Street SS radials..

the slicks weighed 34 pounds, the Mickeys were 43, however, the times at the dragstrip were nearly identical, and the MTs can be driven legally on the street. Mopar Muscle  Dec 2018 issue

Volvo P1800

were first produced (1st 6000 units) at Jensen motors in England, and designed in Italy by Frua. When capacity was added at Volvo in Sweden, they moved production there, and added the S to the P1800, so the car became known as the P1800S

interesting cover art, I was wondering why THIS specific plane was chosen for the cover art

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The cover of the album features a vintage Lockheed Model 10 Electra aircraft, with similar markings to the one flown by Amelia Earhart in 1937. This is often mistaken for a Beechcraft Model 18 (a very similar aircraft) and is referred to in the lyrics of "Five Miles Out" ; "lost in static, 18" and "automatic, 18". The aeroplane has registration G-MOVJ, as also referenced in the lyrics (as "Golf Mike Oscar Victor Juliet"). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Miles_Out The album had "Family Man" which was immediately covered by Hall and Oates who made it a hit.

i just learned that there is a VW van convention every spring in Long Beach, the Orange Country Transporter Organization (O.C.T.O.) Winter Meet, and a summer event too

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http://octo.org/ https://www.facebook.com/OCTOshow/ but since we missed that, you can hit the Kowabunga Van Klan take over of the entire Huntington Beach Pier

with this being the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, they tried to find the original Light Bus that was driven there, but when that failed, they made a replica

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Dr. Bob Hieronimus, the original artist responsible for the creation of the artwork on the iconic van that had graced countless media and news outlets, did the magic again The original plan was to locate the star bus, a 1963 Standard Microbus, that Hieronimus painted in 1968 and restore it, but after six months of futile search, Hieronimus and Wesley decided to build a replica instead. The duo turned to Kickstarter to help acquire an exact model of the original ‘Light’ bus and begin a painstaking restoration process. The artwork alone took Hieronimus and a team of five artists six weeks to recreate. https://mikeshouts.com/replica-1969-light-bus-vw-type-2-van/

1936 Bentley 4 1/2 Litre Vanden Plas Tourer, 1 of 6 like it made, and the only one left with its original body. Bought in 1952, driven until 1988, parked in a garage since then. Thanks Gary!

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and when pulled out by the inheritors, and will be sold at auction https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/8661647/wrecked-1936-bentley-once-owned-by-war-hero-who-bombed-hitler-to-go-on-sale-for-200000-after-30-years-hidden-away/ https://www.foxnews.com/auto/rusty-barn-find-car-owned-by-pilot-who-helped-bomb-hitlers-eagles-nest-sold-for-small-fortune

Franken beemers in the newest episode of the Grand Tour, somewhere in Georgia, or Azerbaijan

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duct tape... fixes all sorts of things

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this has been sitting here for a couple years... I don't know what the story is though, but it's on one OLD farmstead house in San Diego

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worst Firebird and most interesting?

1985 four-cylinder model was the LQ9 2.5-liter four with only 88 hp. the 1989 20th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Trans Am used the turbocharged 3.8-liter V-6 used in the Grand National and GNX. and during the run of the Firebird in the 70s, they had Chevy, Olds, and the already mentioned Buick engine. https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2019/03/22/25-firebird-facts-enthusiast-should-know

Which came first the Lancia Aurelia, or the Karmann Ghia?

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1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America has the grill, wrap around windshield, and hoodscoop, but without them? The 1955 Karmann Ghia. The prototype was a driver in 1953, and was driven to the Paris Motor Show

I get lucky finding stories that involve famous people, cool cars, and a rescue from a junkyard

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it was the car used in the Dodge Safety Sheriff Joe Higgins commercials with the new Challenger Making his first appearance in a Dodge car commercial in the fall of 1969, the first lines, "You in a Heap 'o Trouble, Boy," made actor Joe Higgins a celebrity. From 1969 to about 1975, Joe Higgins parlayed his excellent acting skills into a wonderful promotional career with Dodge, first as a comical agent pitching various features of cars on television. Then Dodge gave it to the winner of the 1969 Dallas 500, which was Bobby Issacs. He'd also had the pole position. When Bobby picked up the car at Dodge City, a now well-known photo was taken of him and Sheriff Joe with the Challenger in-front of the dealership. The EV2 Hemi Orange 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T was being used in commercials for Dodge City in Charlotte, North Carolina, close to Bobby’s hometown of Hickory.  Bobby’s new Challenger came equipped from the factory with the standard 383 Magnum engine backed by an A833...

check out this garage themed bathroom!

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to have a gas station light, is nothing short of genius! A parts washer for a sink? Brilliant! soap dispenser from an old Chevy oil filter housing tp holder is an old wrench the floor is this 7' x 7' mural and the ceiling is now old corrugated tin from an old warehouse Thanks to Randy who sent me these photos of his innovations to his bathroom!

album cover art of Fu Manchu, thanks Dale!

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https://www.allmusic.com/album/daredevil-mw0000182353

those cars that wouldn't run coming off the assembly line were pushed over to the side, and some troubleshooters just figured out the problems, and got them going

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/582589785103319/permalink/2716496981712578/

60s cars just had more differences in design, maybe because the car makers had guys designing everything new every year or so

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now a days the cars keep using the same parts year after year, etc. Some cars go 8 to 10 years without a substantial overhaul. The 2018 Veloster looked the same as the 2011 Veloster for exmple and the switches, etc etc haven't changed much in decades

1928 Buick, and as odd as it is, I don't think this is photoshopped

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/582589785103319/permalink/2716622441700032/

2019 Mint 400 had one impressive highlight... the rest of this video is crap

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It's spring time in Texas, and snakes seem to be more numerous than usual, so, please be safe out there.

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the whole car gets set on fire. No questions asked https://www.facebook.com/david.strother1/posts/10215864922189259

in the category of what if

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a Photoshop image by an artist named James Laga, and it is sometimes called "Thunderstang". Sort of has that backsloping look of the 67 Impala http://wwwboard2.spotlighthobbies.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/webbbs_config.pl?md=read;id=238628

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All vehicle breakdowns ought to qualify as requiring an emotional support cat be sent post haste

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Dorsett, 48, runs a roadside-assistance business and often takes his cats Pixie, Dixie and Jinx on calls. The cats have helped calm people before, he told the paper, and they really like riding in—and on—the car. https://www.facebook.com/TheCatCommunity/photos/a.871834819493422/2819453818064836/?type=3&permPage=1 https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7uenu1/my_tow_truck_driver_has_a_cat_named_dixie_with_a/ https://jalopnik.com/owner-has-to-explain-that-his-cats-love-riding-on-the-h-1822443757 https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/2018/01/car-surfing_oregon_cat_sparks.html