Saturday, May 30, 2015

genius

either you've done this, or wanted to at some time in your younger years

best tats I've seen in a while



Found on Facebook 

cool merchandise!

Incredibly cool, and a good way to remain the local landmark

Wanna know how to tell that you are in a bad part of town? Exhibit A

tiny bit too competitive

you were a cool kid if you had one of these in the 70's

Tommy Ivo, showman, drag racer, tv star, innovator, and wnner of a National Drag meet, had the most impressive hauler, the Vette was stowed on top... and a 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed exhibit

once, there were train / tank / Monster Trucks.. what a beast!

and bike stunts just were cranked up to a higher degree of difficulty, now it's dancing while standing on your tank

quick and easy tunnel construction

Before the Model T... was the forgotten Model S

this meme about race cars deserves the follow up "he's right you know" with Morgan Freeman

heavy equipment, cool photo

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Bay King Chrysler in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, completed its new showroom, and the franchise really wanted to show its dedication to the Jeep brand.


As you can imagine, getting the Jeep safely down there was no easy feat. First, we had to drain all of the vehicles fluids- this vehicle could not be emptier if we tipped it upside down. We then used a local towing company to bring the vehicle into the dealership, and slowly….very slowly, lower it onto a bed of rocks and rubble within our foundation. We then placed triple-paned glass over top (similar to that used for the glass floor in the CN tower), so that this beautiful piece of machinery can be admired from directly above.
http://www.9mpg.com/blogs/p/174206/1943-willys-jeep-on-display-at-hamilton-dealership





the inspiration for the Jeep installation came from a home that had a glass floor looking down into its wine cellar.

 The company already had the 1943 Willys MB to display, but it had originally planned to build a jungle gym around it for customers' kids.

 Now, the classic is literally in the floor as customers enter.

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/1943-willys-mb-in-dealer-floor/#image-5

Challenger T/A trivia

three T/A's have painted (in place of vinyl) roofs.

One's green, has the vinyl top molding, and a black painted roof.
The other two consists of another black top and a super rare white top on a plum crazy car.

The fender trim code was V08, Paint, Trim and Vinyl Roof Edit Waiver

tell me... what's the first thing that would clue you in, that you've chosen poorly of the two options? Seriously, the really old guy driving did this with nothing to force him into a quick decision




A shovel handle on the shifter... I've never seen that before

the "two tone" trials? Soviet prototypes, 1950s

nice slow up close look at a Union Pacific Challenger, the 3985

Ford of Canada Performance Clinic hauler/transporter

The stone chariot of Hampi India, depicting a elephant drawn carriage (all speculation, but that's what it looks like) from 700 years ago. At the Vittala Temple


In front of the chariot two elephants are positioned as if they are pulling the chariot. In fact these stone elephants were brought from elsewhere and positioned here at a later stage. Originally two horses were carved in that position.

The tails and the rear legs of the horses can be still seen just behind these elephant sculptures. A broken stone ladder once gave access to the sanctum is kept between the elephants.

There was even a dome like superstructure over the chariot. That too is missing now. However you can see them on the first ever photographs of Hampi taken in 1856 by Alexander Greenlaw.



The great Vijayanagara Empire was established in the year 1336 by the two brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama Dynasty. The empire came to be regarded as a culmination of all the struggles of the southern powers for averting the Islamic invasions in late 13th century. Its power started declining after the great defeat in 1356 at the hands of the Deccan sultanates

It is clear that India at the time when Muslim invaders turned towards it (10th to 12th century) was the earth's richest region for its wealth in precious and semi-precious stones, gold and silver, religion and culture, and its fine arts and letters.

Tenth century Hindustan was also far more advanced than its contemporaries in the East and the West for its achievements in the realms of speculative philosophy and scientific theorizing, mathematics and knowledge of nature's workings. ( Europe was suffering through the "dark ages" and Islamic cultural advancement was permanently reversed by some idiot that decided math was against muhammad's plan)

 Hindus of the early medieval period were equal to or superior in more things than the Chinese, the Persians (including the Sassanians), the Romans and the Byzantines of the immediate proceeding centuries. Vijayanagar city was bigger than Rome city and one of the richest kingdoms.

 The followers of Siva and Vishnu on this subcontinent had created for themselves a society more mentally evolved-joyous and prosperous too-than had been realized by the Jews, Christians, and Muslim monotheists of the time.

Medieval India, until the Islamic invaders destroyed it, was history's most richly imaginative culture and one of the five most advanced civilizations of all times. Hindu culture was at its imaginative best and vigorously creative when the severely-allergic-to-images Muslims entered Hindustan.

Giving proof of the resentment that men belonging to an inferior civilization feel upon encountering a superior civilization of individuals with a more refined culture, Islamic invaders from Arabia and western Asia broke and burned everything beautiful they came across in Hindustan.

After the Muslims destroyed the Hindustan civilization, the Christians created massive poverty in it.
http://www.thehistoryhub.com/hampi-facts-pictures.htm  and  https://www.facebook.com/ancientoriginsweb/photos/a.595116573862624.1073741825.530869733620642/979775105396767/?type=1&fref=nf

http://hampi.in/stone-chariot/stone-chariot-of-hampi-new-old

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Dean Moon's Cheetah race car transporter, inspired by the Mercedes Renn Transporter

first time I've seen a drag racing car with a car body, and dualie truck wheels front and back

A good car website interactive tool

P 51 going to estate sale auction, Torrence California, June 1st







Preview is By Appointment Only: Call Sean 714-264-5740
 Deposit Required to Bid: Cashier's Check Only; $25,000 for P-51; $2,500 total for Temco Swift, Packard Rolls Merlin and PT-22 Project
 Final Payment by June 9th, Cashier's Check or Bank Wire Only
Removal: By Appointment Only

http://www.estatesales.net/CA/Torrance/90505/872457  and  https://www.warhistoryonline.com/military-vehicle-news/for-sale-1944-north-american-p-51d-mustang.html