I left work early on Thursday to take the Miata down for a new top. I asked for a loaner and the dealer let me pick between a 3 or a brand-new CX-5 with all the trimmings.

Since we’re all doing it. No, this isn’t as long & glorious as the rest of yours, but it’s pretty interesting.

it really do be like that sometimes

Me: This old car should be a fun restoration project, I can’t wait to learn new mechanical skills!

I managed to patch the Volvo together until I could get it to a rent-a-lifts where I work and that was where the easy part ended.

I dressed the Miata up for Halloween a few days ago. Yes, I’ll be ordering black number plates once I stop shoveling money at the Volvo. But I kinda want to leave the little fang on. It’s a silly car anyway.

I was too tired after the Hornet move to really tear into the Volvo, so I decided to just remove the floor and really go to town on the clean-up. Gave it a detergent & water scrub followed by a hose down and the final product is way cleaner than it was when I bought the car.

If you thought moving a project car was hard, try moving a non-functioning airframe through town.

For a long time I’ve rolled my eyes at David Tracy’s heaps and his various misadventures.

Somebody talk me out of this, it’s cheap enough to almost be an impulse purchase. Even if it does shit the bed when the smog tests come around, I can get $1500 back from the state (but it won’t!)

...so enjoy it while you can. 

Because ND resale values aren’t horrible enough, I’ve christened my car with a sticker since Mazda decided a big fat oval was better than the old side decal.

I think it’s been 20-something years since I’ve seen an AMC Eagle on the road.

Found a doppelganger yesterday. This is basically the “two spiderman meme” irl.