Life and Cars
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How About Some Book Ideas?
I know that the Christmas season seems a long way off, but you may as well start thinking about that car person that you need to find a good book for. Here are a few ideas: First off how about… Continue reading
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Mercedes 190 SL Restoration
As I was growing up a friend of the family bought a Mercedes 190 SL that was bright red and would carve up the country roads of Cape Cod for decades. Sometimes being driven topless by the owner and sometimes… Continue reading
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Cars (and Trucks) You Find on the Side of the Road
In our own town we can drive by them hundreds of times and not give them another thought, but when we spot them outside of our normal territory suddenly they become visible and interesting. Well today I was in my… Continue reading
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The Chick Magnet gets bigger brakes
In the past I’ve shared my adventures with my 1992 Toyota Pickup truck, a.k.a. the Chick Magnet. I’ve had the truck for about sixteen years and it has been a journey of repair and improvements. It got the Name “chick… Continue reading
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Our Computerized Cars
It should be no secret that our automobiles now run on computers. In fact, since the advent of OBD (Federally mandated On Board Diagnostics) we are very dependent upon computers, sensors, networks, and software to allow our cars and trucks… Continue reading
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An Afternoon with Sam Posey
He’s a man with many talents and you might say has everything, including Parkinson’s. I have two books by Sam. Mudge Pond Express, an autobiography published in 1976; and Where the Writer Meets the Road, a compilation of his writings,… Continue reading
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Taggart Autosport–in Cary, NC
Tonight we attended the grand opening of Taggart Autosport in Cary, NC. While Jim Taggart has occupied this 20,000 square foot facility for the past six months, this was the first time that everything was put together for a truly… Continue reading
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Be Careful What You Wish For…
You may remember an oft told tale of a genie that immerged from a magic lamp and would grant three wishes to a mortal human. You may also remember how, in the story, that the human struggled to deal with… Continue reading
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The North American International Auto Show 2015
It was electric. There I said it. The E word. My trip to Detroit’s NAIAS was electric in many ways. Detroit has come forward with a recovery that shows itself clearly at NAIAS. Just traveling from the airport to the… Continue reading
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2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 110,000 times in 2014. If it were an exhibit at… Continue reading
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