Author: chuck goolsbee

Whoo hoo!

In the spring, I entered some of my Jaguar photos in a contest sponsored by parts supplier SNG-Barratt. I liked the idea of the 65E earning some cash for parts, especially since my eBay quest for an air filter cannister has been fruitless – some guy named “George” has outbid me for every single one that has come up over the past YEAR. WTF? I give up George, you can have them all… every rusty cannister from now until eternity is yours. I’ll cash in my parts voucher for a “new” one from SNG.

As soon as I got the invite I burned a CD and mailed it off to the UK (The USPS has very good rates for overseas express mail) a week or so later I received an email from an Art Director there who praised my work and said that I was the entrant so far who “got” the idea of the contest, placing Jaguars in highly scenic or interesting shots. He had nothing to do with judging, but did want to send me a thanks. It felt great.

So here I get the big news in email yesterday and … they’ve misspelled my name! Oh well.

They also picked the “Miss January” shot.

Audi R10 completes perfect ALMS season at Laguna Seca – Autoblog

Diesel = Power. Audi has proven it.

Conventional wisdom has always said that Diesels are slow, noisy, and smoky. What you are looking at above is fast, quiet (everyone who has seen & heard the R10 says they are eerily quiet race cars), and smoke-free. Conventional wisdom in this case is just plain WRONG.

So, where are our options for Diesel powered street cars? Where’s my TDI TT Roadster?

America needs more Diesel power options for cars, period.

eBay Motors: Jaguar : XKE (item 300039703867 end time Oct-28-06 14:38:23 PDT)

eBay Motors: Jaguar : XKE (item 300039703867 end time Oct-28-06 14:38:23 PDT)

Oh. My. Gawd.

This one has been under discussion on the E-type mailing list. The seller says it is a “parts car”… but look closely at the engine bay photo. The fire was so hot it melted the aluminum cam covers!

Ouch.