Category Archives: Planes Trains and Automobiles

Hillbilly Motorcycle

Posted on October 12, 2018 by James| Comments Off on Hillbilly Motorcycle

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Heathrow’s Ghost Flights

Posted on October 8, 2018 by James| Comments Off on Heathrow’s Ghost Flights

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Anniversary of the Camaro

Posted on September 29, 2018 by James| Comments Off on Anniversary of the Camaro

On this day (September 29) in 1966, the Camaro went on sale for the 1967 model year.

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Ummm… NO!

Posted on September 24, 2018 by James| Comments Off on Ummm… NO!

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New World Record: 482 mph

Posted on September 17, 2018 by James| Comments Off on New World Record: 482 mph

On Friday, Sept. 14, Team Vesco and the turbine-powered vehicle Turbinator II went 482 mph to set a new record at Bonneville Salt Flats International Speedway and on Saturday they hit 483 mph. The team broke its own 470 mph record, set in August (video below). Vesco will attempt to reach 500 mph Saturday, Sept. 15.

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How It’s Made – Bugatti Veyron

Posted on September 9, 2018 by James| Comments Off on How It’s Made – Bugatti Veyron

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RIP Burt Reynolds. RIP Bandit

Posted on September 6, 2018 by James| Comments Off on RIP Burt Reynolds. RIP Bandit

Burt Reynolds with Sally Field in 1977 (Smokey and the Bandit)

Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director and producer. He first rose to prominence starring in television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966), and Dan August (1970–1971).

His breakout film role was as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance (1972). Reynolds played the leading role in a number of subsequent box office hits, such as The Longest Yard (1974), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Semi-Tough (1977), Hooper (1978), Smokey and the Bandit II (1980), The Cannonball Run (1981) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982).

After a few box office failures, Reynolds returned to television, starring in the sitcom Evening Shade (1990–1994). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Boogie Nights (1997).

Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise and Jack Elam in The Cannonball Run

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6cm gap

Posted on September 6, 2018 by James| Comments Off on 6cm gap

You just have to hear him say: “decided that, at what point was the 6cm gap going to be checked.  It can only be checked by a scrutineer when the car is stationary ’cause not that many scrutineers are fit enough to run at 180 miles per hour beside a Formula 1 car with a measuring tape.”

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MJF meets Christopher Lloyd

Posted on September 1, 2018 by James| Comments Off on MJF meets Christopher Lloyd

While walking around the 2014 DeLorean Car Show in Dayton, Ohio, actor Christopher Lloyd of Back to the Future appeared to be taken off guard when spot-on Marty McFly impersonator Rob Sims caught his attention. After posing for the requisite photo, Sims began talking to Lloyd in character. The actor enjoyed a good laugh before walking away.

Actually I didn’t want to do Marty for Christopher Lloyd but his handlers insisted on it. I really just wanted to talk to him just normally.?

 

via Reddit

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SR-71 ‘Blackbird’ Sets ‘Speed Over a Recognized Course’ record

Posted on September 1, 2018 by James| Comments Off on SR-71 ‘Blackbird’ Sets ‘Speed Over a Recognized Course’ record

SR-71

The SR-71 holds the “Speed Over a Recognized Course” record for flying from New York to London distance 3,508 miles (5,646 km), 1,435.587 miles per hour (2,310.353 km/h), and an elapsed time of 1 hour 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds, set on September 1, 1974 while flown by U.S. Air Force Pilot Maj. James V. Sullivan and Maj. Noel F. Widdifield, reconnaissance systems officer (RSO). This equates to an average velocity of about Mach 2.68, including deceleration for in-flight refueling. Peak speeds during this flight were probably closer to the declassified top speed of Mach 3.2+. For comparison, the best commercial Concorde flight time was 2 hours 52 minutes, and the Boeing 747 averages 6 hours 15 minutes.

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Peeled Out

Posted on August 27, 2018 by James| Comments Off on Peeled Out

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2019 SSC Tuatara

Posted on August 26, 2018 by James| Comments Off on 2019 SSC Tuatara

The company confirmed:
will be powered by a twin-turbo 5.9-liter V8 engine
1350 HP running 91 octane fuel
1750 HP running E85 fuel

Read more at Jalopnik

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Ferrari 488 Pista Spider

Posted on August 26, 2018 by James| Comments Off on Ferrari 488 Pista Spider

Ferrari 488 Pista Spider

The 50th drop-top model from the Maranello marque.
 

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Anti-Theft Devices

Posted on August 25, 2018 by James| Comments Off on Anti-Theft Devices

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Camaro Wagon

Posted on August 21, 2018 by James| Comments Off on Camaro Wagon

 

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WTF Lines?

Posted on August 19, 2018 by James| Comments Off on WTF Lines?

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$500 Million Bug

Posted on August 11, 2018 by James| Comments Off on $500 Million Bug

It happened in 1961—just a little under a year after brothers Tom and James Monaghan had purchased a pizza restaurant, DomiNick’s, for $500. After eight months of running the business as a partnership, James Monaghan decided to trade his stake to his brother for a used Volkswagen Beetle.

Fast-forward 38 years, and Tom Monaghan decided to retire and sell most of the company that was now known as Domino’s Pizza. He got a bit more than the price of a used Volkswagen Beetle, though: He sold 93 percent of the company for $1 billion. One can only imagine the awkwardness at the Monaghan family gatherings. “So, how’s that Beetle running?”

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The Inventor of Cruise Control Couldn’t See

Posted on August 3, 2018 by James| Comments Off on The Inventor of Cruise Control Couldn’t See

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Touch Roll Touch

Posted on July 27, 2018 by James| Comments Off on Touch Roll Touch

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Street Rod Nationals

Posted on July 26, 2018 by James| Comments Off on Street Rod Nationals

NSRA Street Rod Nationals

August 2 – 5, 2018
Kentucky Exposition Center
Louisville, Kentucky

Official Site

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