September 2012 ~ cars

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Coolest drag chute logo? I think so

8:51 PM

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the 1960 Indy winner, and crew... the Ken Paul Special, with Smokey Yunick

8:48 PM

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Kissing the trophy queen, with gusto!

8:43 PM

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the Bob Nowicke Special, offy powered

8:41 PM

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the small lines dragged off the tail end off the number, nice tou...

Worlds Fastest Dragster of 1957, the Isky U Fab Special of Cook and Bedwell

8:24 PM

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Coolest car I saw this weekend, was at the 4th annual Crower Annual Open House and car show

8:20 PM

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the above photo was included for anyone wanting to know what a Lenco transmission looks l...

Saturday, September 29, 2012

How much of a (pre1976) gear head car guy are you? I'm not testing you, just offering these for your use (but don't email me the answers! I know them already!)

6:04 AM

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What cars were factory Super Stockers in the 1960's drag racing wars? (Made by GM, Ford, Chrysler, AMC... and factory built only to drag race, sometimes not street legal in any way) I don't know anyone (I know they are out there, but I don't have them on the phone to ask for a helping hand to edit this) who knows more about all of the vast car world in general (versus hot rod or sports car fanatics for example)than I do (I am not a specialist) because I'm just a car guy (like...

Friday, September 28, 2012

updated car shows for the rest of the fall in San Diego and So Cal that I'll be going to

11:17 PM

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Sept 29thCrower Cams open house and car showStarts about 10 amprevious coverage at http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=crowerhttp://www.crower.com/Sept 29thTouch a TruckKid centric truck and car show for fundraising to stop cancer from getting kids(Robosaurus will be there!)and so will 15 food trucksQualcomm Stadiumhttp://www.TouchATruckSD.com http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/8/prweb9802773.htmOct...

Opel GT with customized license plates to accommodate the cars odd size and shape

10:43 PM

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Ever seen anyone ventilate a license plate before? Even the back plate is trimmed and rolled over to get it to fit in the car makers formed a...

Hornet X Sportabout station wagon... I don't think I ever heard of one before

10:37 PM

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Looks like a precursor to the AMC Eagle 4 wheel drive station wagonI like seeing a tool box in an old car, it preserves my concept that the old car owner is a car guy with repair skills he'll use on a roadside. Those are great people. Capable, handy, ready to problem solve....