Happy Day Sale Event on all Fashion Jewelry

We're so sad that the end of summer is nearing so quickly. So, we decided to lift our spirits and hopefully yours as well, with an end of summer Happy Day Sale Event! Every single fashion jewelry and accessory item at the store is eligible for the discount. Take 25% off on all earrings, necklaces, bracelets, cocktail rings, hand bags and so much more. Simply visit the store by clicking on the photo above or by clicking this link: PortiaJewelry.com

Hurry up... this event will expire soon!

I didn't know the "Dark Knight" motorcycle was a real working cycle

photo via: http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2010/07/schizophrenic-episode-simulation.html

Even garbage trucks are cool if they are old enough... because they all used to have normal truck cabs

the above is a 1958 Ford C-850

Images via: http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2010/08/unsung-heroes-vintage-garbage.html by way of http://www.kox.sk/?p=15586

Is this much twist, more than the frame can take, without damage? Front and back photos

top photo via: http://www.bangshift.com/forum/index.php?topic=24147.msg396826;topicseen
bottom photo via: BBNHtumbler.com

the thread at http://www.bangshift.com/forum/index.php?topic=24147.msg396826;topicseen is debating the issue, and from what little I know, if it doesn't make the car go straight faster or quicker, than it's not a good side affect. Wheels off the ground is typically a bad thing, and regularly considered a waste of power to lift the car instead of pushing it forward... so I can't understand the people whose opinion or expertise states that this is a good effect... well it's brain candy, but that isn't why they are on the dragstrip is it?

A great write up on the Dragster Insider at NHRA.com about Tommy Ivo's haulers / racecar transporters and trailers

I may be the only person to wonder this, but where is Tommy's 1969 Vette with the white racing stripe now?

From http://www.nhra.com/blog/dragster-insider/2010/07/27/tommys-towing-toys for the whole story (it's defintitely worth the reading!)

via http://blog.cardomain.com/2010/08/06/tommy-ivos-tow-rig-history/ by way of http://chromjuwelen.tumblr.com/

National City Train Depot's retired electric train from the Boston Elevated Railway

out of season, but crazy racing snowmobiles are always braincandy

Found on http://burstsausages.com/

Another late 1960's fashion clothing advertised with a sports, muscle, or race car... what was in the water among the magazine editors?

Signature magazine, October 1968 via: http://burstsausages.com/

This sort of car and clothes fashion thing amuses me, for the others I found:
the 1968 fashion magazine photo shoot with the Dodge line up for 1969: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/02/blog-post_24.html and a one page Dodge Dart ad http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/picture-is-worth-thousand-words-except.html http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/06/im-impressed-and-amazed-by-obscurity-of.html

Jeff Koons M3 GT3 art car

above image from http://motomania.tumblr.com/

I compliment the artist, though I doubt I could comfortably pull off driving this as a commuter, but wouldn't it be a blast on a race track?!
via: http://burstsausages.com/

I finally stumbled on the name of that kustom I'd posted several photos of but could never find a link to.. it's the Galaxian from the Pharaohs c.c.

Finally found a link to the 2008 Yokohama custom car show somewhere that led me to Shige's blog for Mooneyes http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/archives/custom/

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-view-of-cool-custom-ive-posted.html

Voodootimm tumbler has some cool hot rods and customs

photo http://voodootimm.tumblr.com/

BBNH tumbler has a couple of cool images I felt the need to share

Don't they realize they need to do some chassis work?

Kurt Russell movie still from the Deathproof movie... one of the coolest car chase scenes with a new innovative idea

Must be impressively loud and unusual sounding

All via: http://bbnh.tumblr.com/

this is what happens when a VW motor gets replaced and there are no VW replacement motors, no VW parts of any kind

Ugly ain't it? But it keeps them on the road

Photos showing the added radiator cooling case are the first I've ever seen or learned of... via: http://picasaweb.google.com/vwclubpk/VWCOPShutterbug#

With appreciation to Romano for giving me a quick education on VW's and how rare and appreciated they are in Pakistan, that even in this condition (see the missing tire? ) they are still sought out to be restored!

Not too far gone to save, because in Pakistan, there are only about a dozen VW Kombis / microbus remaining in the 6th largest country in the world.

From what I recall of my talk to Romano, the VW's were never built in Pakistan, and never imported as a car dealership item for sale, they only came into the country when Churches brought them in to use as kids school buses. So very very few ever came into the country. When there is no dealerships with parts to use for repairs, they don't last long, and never as long as you'd expect. Once a motor has a major problem, that's it, and the motors get replaced with modern easy to find diesel engines. If I have any of my info wrong, please correct me so no one gets misinformed!

images via: http://picasaweb.google.com/vwclubpk/VWCOPShutterbug#

If you've seen the Red Bull mini trucks advertising, then these shouldn't be much of a surprise. Cool, but not the first to drive around advertising

From http://picasaweb.google.com/vwclubpk

Some cool rat rods, from the dedicated Tumbler... Rat Rods Rule!

Doesn't that make you smile?

Must be owned by a diver, or a really innovative customizer

What better way to show pedestrians where the bus stop is?

See a gallery of the above South carolina prison bus rat rod at John's: http://oleragtop.blogspot.com/2009/11/yeah-turkey-rod-run-is-coming-this.html

The above green car... looks like a new idea in rat rods, take a newer than 1960 vehicle and made a rat rod from it by getting rid of all the body work forward of the firewall. This one looks like a Buick, but I can't recall the model

I don't think I've ever seen a rod quite like this, unless you count the early dragsters from the 50's that were using a long wheel base chassis to set back the body for weight transfer to aid traction.

Wow. I think I posted a photo of this one before, I think it's a Seagrave roadster ... how cool are the various cans to the back of the gas tank?!

via: http://ratrodsrule.tumblr.com/