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What is Engineering and What is Art
After breakfast on Tuesday I hit the road in the P71 anxious to get some real highway miles on it. Come June when the Big Road Trip will start it will be a long time before this car sees the… Continue reading
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Cars Without Oil? Is this guy dealing with a full deck?
In his wish for cars that will “go coast to coast without using s drop of oil” President Obama may as well ask for cold fusion and perpetual energy. He is asking for the laws of physics to be suspended.… Continue reading
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P71 Road Trip Car–Freeing up the exhaust
The Crown Vic recently had its suspension massaged to the point that it is now a flat cornering machine in search of more horsepower. Realizing that the upcoming road trip would be covering thousands of miles, and consequently, consuming quantities… Continue reading
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‘55 Buick–Rat Rod
Rat rods can be very interesting cars. Not meant to show off fancy paint jobs or even special parts. They harken back to the early days of hot rods when budgets were tight and speed parts were most often something… Continue reading
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Tommy Kendall and Sebring
Racer online has a very insightful write-up by Tommy Kendall on his upcoming Sebring 12 hour endurance race in the SRT Motorsports entry. Check it out: Tommy Kendall’s Viper Update Continue reading
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Building a Track Car–Goodbye Miata
It was a journey that I really enjoyed. Transforming the 1996 Miata from a well ridden roadster to a very capable track-day car was a project that I really enjoyed. Along the way I was able to engage several friends… Continue reading
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Hey Mom, Look What Followed Me Home–YES
How often do you come across an exotic car that is truly unique? I mean one of a kind. Well if you happened to be in the right place at the right time in Cary, NC, yesterday you would have… Continue reading
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Does this Regulation Make Me look Fat? Character flat Lines and Are These Numbers Odd?
Last fall Car & Driver writer, Jim Hall, wrote about how pedestrian safety regulations were affecting car design. He described it as a cascade of consequences resulting from the requirement to add a little less than an inch of space… Continue reading
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Autonomous Driving–who’s to blame?
The year is 2020 and I am driving east in Nevada heading for a meeting I am hosting in the morning. Well, I’m not really driving. Instead my car it doing the chore. I’m tired and have had a couple… Continue reading
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P71 Road Trip Car
The folks at CM Autowerkz did a great job getting the car in shape for delivery to me and I enjoyed the drive back home in it. Typical of the police version of the Crown Vic it sits almost an… Continue reading
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