I received this bit of tinned meat email in my oldest mail account today, but had to chuckle at the boneheaded error made by the composer. Can you spot the mistake?
Car Photo of the Day: Name those cars.
I like to pull out unusual machines for weekend CPotD posts. I doubt this one qualifies as a “stumper” but it certainly is unusual, and both are quite rare.
Can you name the cars?
Speaking of the Going To The Sun Rally, this is for Mark C…
THIS is that viewpoint I was telling you about when we were driving down the east side of Logan Pass, but somehow missed the turn for. I said to you, “as a photographer, you’ll recognize this vista” and then managed to go right past it (was I driving or you?)
Anyway, this is that view I promised you and failed to deliver. Note this was from the 2006 Rally when all of the northwest was blanketed by smoke from forest fires that were burning everywhere that year.
Speaking of photography, I’ll hopefully be picking up that new camera soon, Stay tuned.
Car Photo of the Day: Eagle? Jet? Rocket Ship?
I can not recall what sort of car this was on, sorry, but my first instinct says “Oldsmobile”. The shape of the ornament took me aback as it seems to morph from one item to another depending upon how you look at it. I don’t know if it is stock, or an aftermarket add-on. I’ll defer to those who know, so feel free to clue me in.
This was shot in Libby, Montana at the lunch put on by The Libby Igniters car club for the Going To The Sun rally a few years back. The Igniters are a great bunch of folks and they lay out an AWESOME barbeque, with amazing food and deserts that’ll blow you away. Their cars are nice too! I recall hearing that they are the second or third oldest car club in the USA.
Car Photo of the Day: Joy
These two guys spent an entire week with a smile plastered across their faces. They attended the 2006 Going To The Sun Rally is this lovely little Coventry-built car and always motioned us to pass them whenever we came up behind them. When I finally asked them why, they said because they loved to hear the exhaust note of the E-type as it roared by. True car guys!
Yes, they are all low-hanging fruit, but lets name all the cars in the photo shall we?
Car Photo of the Day: Le Mans & Mille Miglia Pedigree
This car was famous in its era for podium finishes at prestigious international sports car races, yet it comes from an unlikely place. Can you name the car, and the place?
Corvairdad nailed it on the first try: It is a 1952 Nash-Healey roadster. Here are some additional photos:
It belongs to John Gumbinger of Lake Stevens, WA, and he brings it out to our local cruise-ins at the Burger King in Arlington on sunny Saturday evenings.
Weird Seen: Boxster takes Wing
Whilst driving southbound in the I-5 Express Lanes on my commute yesterday morning I spotted the above … um… thing ahead of me as we merged into the I-5 mainline. First of all, if it is 65°F and sunny outside, I would not be driving my convertible with the roof raised. But perhaps the driver of this particular Boxtser wished to remain hidden from view due to the absurd wing stuck to the ass of the Stuttgart Spyder.
I had to get a better shot of this inane Parts Store accessory aisle travesty, unfortunately the driver and the angle of the sun did not cooperate.
The driver was a left-lane sitter (the lane to his left in the shot is an HOV lane), and sat there until he approached his exit, at which point he traversed 5 lanes in front of me and I was able to grab this one:
The mind boggles. Your thoughts?