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Curb Weight – Packard Wins – 09-02-13

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Curb Weight is frequent blathering of car stuff – current and maybe some old stuff.  I hope you enjoy it.

If you are a car show buff and painful attention of fender/door gaps is what you are into then you’ll be glad to hear that  a Packard 1106 Twelve won the Pebble Beach Concours car show.

The 1934 Packard started life as a Taxi in Puerto Rico.  That is a long road to winning a Concours event.

The winner.

The winner.

Other winners were:

1934 Hispano-Suiza J12 Vanvooren – what?

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Best in Show

Best in Show

1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Va den Plas

Great looking car. Huge headlights

Great looking car. Huge headlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last but not least a 1932 Lincoln KB

These are beautiful cars. This isn't the car that won, just an exsample

These are beautiful cars. This isn’t the car that won, just an example

 

Thanks for reading.

Tim

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Ruxton has been announced as a Featured Marque for the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Stay tuned for more info!
2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance – Autoblog

The culmination of the 2013 Monterey car week took place yesterday at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
Pebble Beach Concours: 1934 Packard Wins Best of Show …

Winner of Best of Show honors at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Élégance was a 1934 Packard with Dietrich bodywork.

Vintage Hood Ornaments

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I love hood ornaments.  The big heavy chrome or chrome on pot-metal ones, that let you know that the car behind it was something special.

Now days if your car is lucky to have one,  your hood ornament will be a cheap chrome coated plastic with a flexible base.   But I’m betting, if you walk around to the front of your car and look at it straight on, you will fine a 2D plastic logo belonging fixed as part of your grille.

But the older ones helped identify the car and gave you an indication of what the engineers had as an inspiration for the building rest of the car.

I have a few.  Started  as a photo project my son started.  Check them out, I have them for no other reason than I liked them.

Check them out.

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I don’t have a favorite, well maybe the Chevy ornaments.

Got a couple laying around on or off a car?  Drop me a note.

Thanks for reading.

Tim

 

 

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Addictions – The Classic Hood Ornament — D’Scoop

Addictions – The Classic Hood Ornament. March 8, 2013. I will admit to having many many addictions. Sadly, for most of them, there are absolutely no cures for my sort of addictions. Take toilets, for example. It’s a passion of mine to find the …

Quick Trip – Labor Day 2013 – Classic Cars

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So it’s Labor Day Weekend.  The unofficial end of summer. (I’m guessing it’s because there isn’t another holiday until November – no one celebrates Columbus day any more).

End of summer or not we took a quick trip to a small town south of here and of course on a beautiful Arizona day (80 degrees and sunny) the classic cars come out.

Take a look:

Not Just one Ford Delux....

Not Just one Ford Delux….

 

...But TWO Ford Delux classics

…But TWO Ford Delux classics

I love the panel truck

Love the fenders

Love the fenders

My favorite:  The tear drop headlight brightwork

Dear Drop Headling chrome

Tear drop Headlight chrome

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Single rear door with very nice pin-striping

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Well done Ford Deluxe Delivery.

The Deluxe coupe had the save great lines as the other.

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Beautiful Coupe. Love the wide white walls. Looks like it’s in the process of having it’s running boards replaced.

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Rear end looks so classic. What???? Are those straight pipes coming out the back? Are there 4 of them? That has gotta sound nice!!!

 

Not a favorite color but it was styling with the chrome wheel and huge whie walls

Not a favorite color but it was styling with the chrome wheel and huge white wall….and again those cool tear drop headlight

Little bit  further down the street ran in to  this beauty!!

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Come on!!  Don’t tell me you don’t want jump on  this Trail 90 and pop some wheelies right there in the parking lot!!!!

Here’s nice looking 427 parked outside the food ‘co-op’.

I'm pretty sure that this isn't Andy's car,but I love looking (too bad it's not a coupe). Notice the NCM on the rims.

I’m pretty sure that this isn’t Andy’s car,but I love the look (too bad it’s not a coupe). Notice the NCM on the rims.

Here a little clip of Andy’s Corvette Hall of Fame induction.

Then there were these great looking classics out on the street.

Chevy 300 Wagon - nice chrome/dog dish wheels

Chevy 300 Wagon – nice chrome/dog dish wheels

Beautiful Bel Air - still under construction

Beautiful Bel Air – still under construction

 

And what’s a road trip without a peak in a couple of backyards to see what might be stashed there.  Check this one out:

Interesting!!!

Interesting!!!

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Looks like a Cushman over there on the left!

 

 

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There a Dodge Cornet 440, Mercedes hidden on the right. A Chev and Plymouth???

O.K.  Now you now you want to climb in to our neighbor’s backyard and see what he’s got, don’t you?     Send me pick when you do!!!!!

Thanks for reading.

Tim

 

 

 

 

Pawn Star – 1969 Lola T163 Can-Am For Sale

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via Pawn Star – 1969 Lola T163 Can-Am For Sale.

A true race car.

Lola 1969

Lola 1969

Chassis SL163/20 was delivered to American Lola importer Carl Haas on June 6, 1969. Its first owner, G Auto USA didn’t utilize the car, so in 1970 it was sold to SCCA racer Steve Weaver of Indianapolis. Weaver drove SL163/20 to 3rd place in the SCCA Central National Division points standings, with two outright wins at Michigan and Indianapolis Raceway Park. At the completion of the season, Weaver sold the SL163/20 chassis to Gregory Hodges, who campaigned it in SCCA California events. In 1973, Tony Settember acquired the car and entered it in the 1973 Laguna Seca Can-Am, where it blew a head gasket on just the second lap. SL163/20′s last appearance in Can-Am was under the ownership of Charles Semple, whose driver Bob Kemple qualified for the 1973 Riverside race but failed to start. After retiring from active racing, the car had a number of documented owners within America, New Zealand and France, who displayed it in their personal collections. In 2009, SL163/20 returned to California when it was sold to its latest owner. He had the car prepared for vintage racing by Toluca Lake Historics.

via Pawn Star – 1969 Lola T163 Can-Am For Sale.

 

I'm wonder if this is the same one I recently say on Ebay? Can't be that many around.

I’m wonder if this is the same one I recently say on Ebay? Can’t be that many around.

 

Thanks for reading.

Tim

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Lola race cars: Mac McClendon – the worlds most renowned Lola …

MyCarHeaven.com highlights this wonderful video that looks at Mac McClendon, the worlds most renowned Lola historian and restorer, and give a history of him, the cars and his business. Great stuff.

Read This: Three Chevrolets stolen from Monterey auctions

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Three Chevrolets stolen from Monterey auctions | Hemmings Daily.

Maybe we can find this cars before they’re chopped up.

Beware of where your parts come from.

These are the cars:

 

1957-Chevrolet-Bel-Air

1957-Chevrolet-Bel-Air

1961-Chevrolet-Impala

1961-Chevrolet-Impala

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61-Impala-SS

 

 

 

 

 

1971 Mach 1 4 Speed For Sale – Day 1 – Part 1 Ford Mustang Restoration.

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These are great to watch – http://www.mustangmedic.com/

I’ve been watching these guys for a couple of years.   Watch and you’ll be come a fan!!!!

 

 

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Mustang Memories – A Classic 1965 Mustang Now Within Your Reach

Comments (1) | Email This | |. Posted in Auto | Permalink · Technorati Tags: autos, cars, classic cars, classic mustangs, restoration cars, restoring cars, velocity. Comments. Shhmichael. Its amazing how cars from you childhood …

Russian motorcycle gets wood-power conversion – Autoblog

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This Ural has had a rudimentary wood-gas generator fitted, while an a number of other low-tech, scrounged items make up the rest of the side-car-mounted system. According to The Knee Slider, the top speed of the bike is a mere 80 kilometers per hour (about 50 miles per hour), while the fuel it runs on is quite bulky. Still, if you run low, just pack an axe and hope you run out of gas somewhere that’s wooded.

via Russian motorcycle gets wood-power conversion – Autoblog

Russian wood fueled motorcycle.

Russian wood fueled motorcycle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Talk about alternative fuel!!!!

Thanks for reading.

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Automotive Start-Ups

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I got a note from a reader I’d like to share with you.  Not because he likes my site (who doesn’t??….no…no don’t answer that!!!) but he recognized the Parting Out ad and, well I’ll let read the comment:

ddsundowner says:   (ddsundowner.wordpress.com)

Great blog and always cool content! And Ps. thanks for support auto startups like partingout.com

I’m very big on startups and “Mom & Pop” enterprises. You can see that on this blog by reading the Racing Corner, where I highlight the small racing teams around the country.

So that gave me an idea “Why not give a shout out to all the small automotive company?” To which I answered, “Thanks ddsundowner!!!  That is what I’m going to do.

Now I don’t currently sell ad space and even if I did you wouldn’t see NAPA or Quaker State Oil, but I will place an ad for FREE  to small auto companies – just like the race teams.

You only need to contact me by dropping an email to timsweet@cox.net or fill out the contact from below.

I’ll need to see your work and you will need provide an image or logo (or both) you’d like to use.

HEY…IT’S FREE!!!  Lots of page hits and 100 new members a week…you’ll get some exposure with 10K plus page views a day!!!!

Drop me a note

Thanks for reading.

Tim

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RJS Corvette

 

Thank You – 10K Page Views A Day

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Thanks to all my loyal readers!!!  This is a major milestone!!!  10, 319 page reads a day!!!!

With your continued support we have reached a major milestone on Average Guys Car, Restoration, Mods and Racing.

I appreciate all the support and register member from all over world.  Here are some of the top visitors – Russia, Israel, China, Ukraine, France, Canada, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Netherlands, India, Taiwan, Spain, and Australia.  Thank you!!!!!

Thank you and I’ll strive create more new unique content, tips and project as well as continuing  to share more cool stuff.

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RJS Corvette

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for reading

Tim

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New Monza Concept is Opel’s Idea of a Coupe with Wings for Doors – Carscoops

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New Monza Concept is Opel’s Idea of a Coupe with Wings for Doors – Carscoops.

 

My first experience with an Opel was  in 1984 when I met my wife Jill. We were in Germany and she was driving a yellow Opel Manta.  They’ve come a long way since then and I like the look of this car!!!

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Monza Coupe

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for reading.

Tim

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