Since this post is this olelongrooffan’s 327th since the Hooniverse Overlords foolishly gave bestowed upon me a key to the vault right at two years ago, I thought I would pop up this 1979 Impala coupe that could, at least theoretically, could have a 327 installed in it.
I once refered to Sam Smith as the Peter Egan of our generation. This brilliant young (don’t really know his age) writer (if you’re a BMWCCA member you know him well) has the sense of humor, original ideas and the technological know-how to write some of the most best and most entertaining automotive articles.
Apperantly Sam has recently visited Dubai. I wonder if he saw any interesting cars while there. Anyway, there Sam went on a wild ride across some dunes. Read about his awesome adventure here.
[Source: Car and Driver]
In part 1 of this series we checked out a read bad ass. In part 2 Mr. Belvedere made an appearance. For part 3 we are going to examine this pristine 91 Cadillac Limo…
I spotted this in front of an oceanfront hotel on my way to work. I’ve seen alot of limos including a pink Hummer one in Denver last fall but this is by far the longest one of these this olelongrooffan has ever seen in the flesh.
Carrying on my series of “Cool Cars at a Reasonably Priced Bar” I spotted this beauty just barely poking out from the side street opposite my beer perch… … Continue Reading
While I was out at the Art of The Auto this past weekend, I saw literally millions of dollars of high end cars. Parked right up there next to a flock of Ferraris and a mess of Maseratis was this cool ass car.
The amBadAssador
For awhile now, I have been stopping on occasion at a bar near work for a beer or three at the end of the workday. I really love to go there and shoot pool but when the weather is nice you can probably find me on the patio enjoying the sun and sights. It occurred to me recently that I have accumulated quite a stash of cool/interesting/weird car photos from my beer perch.
Due to having a truck reverse into her Mazda5, my girlfriend’s mom has to make do with a 2011 Ford Focus wagon for a while. This also handily meant I got to have a go in the Focus, as it sat there dirty and with a half tank of fuel. A manual, 1.6-litre TI-VCT base model in silver, it’s a common car here.
The longrooffocus is one of the cars that isn’t available in the States, despite this generation being otherwise for sale. You skipped the rather good actual second generation Focus and had to do with the over-extended lifespan of the first-gen one, which had become a caricature of suburban coffee stain beigeness; and for that I’m truly sorry. The second-generation Euro Focus was a step towards a mature, well-thought-out car; there are certain aspects of the current car that I find overwrought in comparison. But make a jump and I’ll tell you.
By the way, that lake in the background is a field.
One of the advantages of working for a company that utilizes die cut stickers for our decals on our trailers, this olelongrooffan has an in house die cut sticker installer at my disposal.
Today I put him to work on my olebeater truck and this is the result. Thanks to the Hooniverse Overlords for this one.
We tend to praise the racers of days gone by for their balls of depleted uranium. While still dangerous today, racing in the 1950s and 1960s was damn near a death sentence. It’s not that they didn’t want to be safe, it’s just they didn’t know any better. However, even in those heady days of open cockpits and lap belts some men decided enough was enough.
Dan Gurney was one of those guys. He was tired of getting hit in the face with rocks and other debris flying at him while he dominated nearly every form of racing in the world at the time. So, he devised this Hannibal Lecter-esque face mask to protect him. At the same time, he started working with Bell Helmets to develop the first full face helmet for auto racing.
Just another reason why I’m voting Dan Gurney for President!
[Image Credit: The Chicane. Go read the comments. One of the guys got a reply from Mrs. Dan Gurney about the history of this photo.]
Page optimized by WP Minify WordPress Plugin
