In moves that have already been challenged by the Federal Trade Commission and American Civil Liberties Union, more than seven US states have declared that concept vehicles – those in the earliest stages of design – must be seen through to production unless they are canceled very early in the process.
The Barber Historics was a very quiet Sunday, but my son (8), dad (71) and I (??) got to enjoy a breeze to help offset the mid-80s mugginess. There’s some decent carspotting in the background here, too:
Actress Alyssa Milano, best known for her role as the abducted daughter in the 1984 Arnold Schwarzenegger action film Commando, is calling for movie and TV actors to boycott Georgia over what she believes is an obnoxious and unsafe car culture.
Subaru Motors was honored at the National Association of Transmission Awareness (NATA) Wednesday with an award celebrating their work towards encouraging acceptance of the Continuously Variable Transmission, or CVT.
Ancestry.com, in conjunction with Indiana-based Blackstone Laboratories, recently unveiled a groundbreaking series of genealogy tests for vehicles to give their owners a more detailed look at their cars’ lineage. For many customers, such tests can provide them valuable, interesting insights into aspects of their car’s…
Laguna Niguel, California, entrepreneur Stacy Watkins never imagined she’d be at the center of nationwide attention.
My old man just sent me this one — he was a young flight instructor (21 years old) in New Jersey when he saw a fireball on the ground ahead and requested to be redirected from Atlantic City to Cape May. His student was wearing an IFR hood and wasn’t able to see out of their plane, which is probably good.
The above article (LINK if Kinja’d) sums up my feelings on twitter and social media pretty nicely. Worth a read, but here are a few tl;dr excerpts:
Over the past several years, auto mechanics have reported a troubling resurgence in mechanical and electric failures that many believed had been eradicated decades ago. Critics blame this trend on widespread misinformation campaigns, especially on social media, that lead car owners to believe that preventive…
Late Monday afternoon, a vehicle fire suddenly broke out on Paris’s famous Ile de la Cite. Fire brigades were quickly on the scene and, after several hours of work into the evening, were finally able to declare the car – a classic Citroen — salvageable.
Taken by my dad this morning — all three belong to technicians at the Audi dealership.
Louisiana marine biologists dropped a gator carcass into 7,000 feet of Gulf of Mexico goodness. It gets disembowled by giant roly polies. No thanks.
Don’t ever let anyone tell you that hanging a big-ass rope 23’ off the ground is easy. Just a small price to pay to intimidate my neighbors...with how ripped I’m about to get!
For over a hundred years, cylinder deactivation has been used (with varying degrees of success) to improve fuel economy and give drivers “the best of both worlds” for efficiency and power.
My dad just shared an email conversation he had with an aviation colleague. My dad also added that surprise “runway trim” situations were almost always included in his simulator training for 6-10-seat turboprops back in the 80s and 90s.
I just got some Klasse - a 10oz All in One cleaner and 16.9oz Sealant Glaze for just over $30 shipped.
This just came out this morning from The Atlantic and I think summarizes the issues pretty well. Buffer image because that’s how we roll around here.
Auto industry critics have regularly cited VW for its bad timing: From long delays in offering a three-row crossover to its heavy-handed push for Diesel-powered cars at the expense of hybrids and EVs, the world’s third-largest carmaker is frequently chided for questionable business decisions.
Update: This single storm has already more than doubled the total national death toll from tornadoes last year. Ouch.
Seen on a walk today. Would be better if debadged, but hey.
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