Cars
Ken Carter, The Mad Canadian
The Mad Canadian by Robert Fortier, National Film Board of Canada
Life ended as you might have expected for Ken Carter.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 08, 2015 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, 1980s, Cars
Custom Star Trek ‘Boogie’ Van For Sale
For $9500, this attractively decked-out vehicle could be yours. It's a 1978 GMC Vandura Van, with only 25,000 miles on the odometer. Exterior Star Trek murals by artist G.S. Roy. For sale on Vancouver Craiglist. Read more about it at the Toronto Star.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Feb 05, 2015 -
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Category: Art, Television, Cars
Octa-Gane Water Injection Carburetor
Even after reading this article, I'm still not sure about the physics of this device. But one thing is clear.
"Popular Science tested one of the J.C. Whitney Octa-Ganes in 1968 and reported a drop in fuel mileage and power when using it."
Original ad here. (Scroll down.)
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 31, 2014 -
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Category: Frauds, Cons and Scams, Inventions, 1950s, Cars
Car with Thatched Roof
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 03, 2014 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Hobbies and DIY, 1960s, Cars
Follies of the Madmen #236
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 25, 2014 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Education, Stupidity, 1960s, Cars
Drive Me, Daddy
How refreshingly charming to find a young lady who is also a gearhead.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 22, 2014 -
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Category: Innuendo, Double Entendres, Symbolism, Nudge-Nudge-Wink-Wink and Subliminal Messages, Music, 1940s, Cars
Follies of the Madmen #235
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 19, 2014 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, 1960s, Europe, Cars
Empty Tank, Empty Head
Original article here.
Her obituary, curiously enough, makes no mention of this brush with fame.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 13, 2014 -
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Category: Education, 1980s, Cars, Brain Damage
Who’s responsible?
Megan Campbell's parked car was hit by a van driven by a city worker, so now she wants the city to pay for the damages. Sounds reasonable. But Campbell was the city worker driving the van that hit her own car. The city is reviewing the incident. [twincities.com]I'm pretty sure Chuck has posted about similar cases in the past. So perhaps this kind of thing is no longer weird?
Posted By: Alex - Thu Oct 09, 2014 -
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Category: Lawsuits, Cars
Bizarre Ride
A woman in San Francisco recently drove for blocks with a parking officer sprawled on the hood of her car. Numerous people recorded the strange scene. More details at hoodline.com.A driver took a DPT officer on a 12+ block ride of terror on the hood of her car yesterday: http://t.co/shy7WV3Jwp pic.twitter.com/6koAmVA77r
— Hoodline (@HoodlineSF) September 19, 2014
Posted By: Alex - Thu Sep 25, 2014 -
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Category: Urban Life, Cars
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