- The race cars have returned! They'll be racing on North Island NAS all weekend, it's called Speedfest. They met at Orange and Isabella for a car showDriven from the pits of the track on NAS Miramar, and over to Orange and Isabella near the Hotel Del Coronado... in the usual location of the Coronado car show that happens each spring in March or April Two Lagondas were there... way cool! Above a...
- Speedometer I've never come across before, a windspeed indicator mounted to the hood trim on a 40's ChevroletI bet it works as a bug deflector like the green one I photographed as well as a speedometer...
- Some weedburner exhaust outlets would look great on any musclecar I believe....
- Spitzler's Auto Supply with curbside gas pumpsFrom Shorpy...
- Hitchcock drove a 300sl convertible ... huhfrom http://jesusplayingolf.tumblr.com/page/47 via: http://chromjuwelen.tumblr.com/page/23...
- 1904 New York New York electric tour busses
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electric car Shorpy from http://www.shorpy.com/node/8314?size=_original... - Marlene Dietrich was a tough one... she brought a tank to a gun fight
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celebrity Military image via: http://jesusplayingolf.tumblr.com/... - There were 2 of the 1950 Taylor Tot stollers at the Cruise for the Cause car show, one restored to original look, one has the full custom paint design...
- a pair of great photos, from PhilscarblogGo to Phil's blog for more, it's mostly imports from the orient: http://philscarblog.wordpress.com/...
- The tv show Top Gear had a great advertising gimmick to get the attention of everyone at SEMA, they gave rides in REALLY expensive cars...
- Lowrider old Mopars from the 30's and 40's at the Cruise for the CauseThis one is owned by an 18 year old guy! I bet it's the coolest car in his high school class...
- 1906 Altantic City boardwalk stollers, for kids vs adultsAbove found on http://www.atomicantiques.com/2010/02/05/rolling-chairs-on-the-boardwalk and the stroller on the left is the same as the bottom photo, the one on the right another variation like the below photo the above 2 from Shorpy http://www.shor...
- Troy Brumbalow's Franken'cuda, design by Pfaff DesignLike almost half the cars I see at car shows and SEMA, it was made to tour, show, and sell. 3 months later, it's at auction in the January Barrett Jackson http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/01/famous-vehicles-for-sale-at-barrett.html...
- The Rollaway Motor Company made the Lokwel "fat man" or "more room" steering wheel
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steering wheel Made around 1921 - 1922 You learn something new every day... I've never come across anything like this before. But to read more about them, and see other examples of it: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/118802/131964.html?1269713249... - Spin off car manufacturer companies that failed to make it
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The Imperial reverted back to ChryslerThe Clipper for the single year of 1956 wasn't a Packard, and then was thereafterThe Comet, could have been mistaken for a Ford when it had nothing on the exterior to say who made it, and the radio was marked For... - Remembering veterans (I'm a 10 year Navy submariner vet) on Veterans Day here in the USAFor photos of military stuff that I think was great: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/Military...
- Hood ornament identification guideAll of these incredible visual ID guide posters are from here: http://www.taillightking.com/Hood_Ornaments.htm...
- Love those fantastic painted intake butterfly valves, great airbrush work too!Aren't those great?!
- 1904 Cadillac Model B runabout with cool rear tire mountable tread covers
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Cadillac Shorpy From the commentor KCMORon on http://www.shorpy.com/node/8316?size=_original : It's my speculation that the covers were more than just variations of tread design, they were an extra layer pf protection from sharp rocks (no pavement) and the frequent... - Power to weight ratio of a Z06 vettte, at half the cost
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SEMA 2010 I can't remember the details, but it's a LS3 or 4, with a GM trans that's good for 700 hp, and both of those are stock from the GM parts counter at your local dealership.
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