Automobiles
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Bumps in the Road
The other day I got a phone call from a friend with a concern about his Subaru Legacy GT Spec B. I had helped him improve the handling with some better springs, Whiteline roll center correction kit, and some nice… Continue reading
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Who’s Driving?
Its 2012 and you’ve just bought yourself the latest and sportiest version of a “whatevermobile” and you can’t wait to show it to your executive buddies and trophy girl friend. It has the latest stability control and an LCD instrument… Continue reading
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Italian Day in Raleigh, NC
The first Saturday of the month Raleigh has an informal car show at Briar Creek. Legend has it that it started as a get-together for owners of Italian cars – hence the name. Lamborghini, Ferrari, Fiat, etc. car owners would… Continue reading
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The Missing Bullitt Charger – progress continues
The engine is in and running! The brakes are nearly complete so next comes one of the labor intensive parts – block sanding in preparation for paint. It will likely take a month of hard work to prep the body… Continue reading
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Janis Joplin’s Porsche
Monday, October 4, is the anniversary of the death of Janis Joplin, perhaps the most amazing blues singer ever. If not, she was certainly one of the top. In her posthumously released Pearl album, she sang of wanting a Mercedes… Continue reading
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What Goes On Here?
I was driving around Cape Cod and came across this vehicle. Now wait a minute. Do we have a national police force now? Anyone have a copy of the Constitution I can look at? Continue reading
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Top of Mount Washington – Rally Style
Mount Washington is the highest spot east of the Mississippi. It has some of the harshest weather in the U.S. and, in fact, has a weather station on top chained to the mountain. When Pratt and Whitney needs to test… Continue reading
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Top Gear – NJTP
This morning (early, real early) I set off on my annual journey to Cape Cod driving up I-95. About 1:00 pm I was just about to get onto the New Jersey Turn Pike when going in the opposite direction were… Continue reading
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Lola T70 – Race Car Replicas
I returned from VIR and was driving around Cary when I spotted this parked in a parking lot. It is a Race Car Replica of a Lola T70, one of my all time favorite race cars of the 60’s. It… Continue reading
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Top Gear at VIR
The Top Gear crew from the UK was at VIR today getting ready to film another segment from the USA. I was at the track early today and had a chance to watch the film crew prepare and the talent… Continue reading
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