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PRESS STATEMENT
UPDATE: Great Race 2008: New York to Paris
Friday, April 11, 2008
Bill Ewing, CEO of Great Race Sports, regretfully informed participants that the Great Race 2008: New York to Paris has been postponed as the approval to travel through China has been recalled and the permits have been placed on temporary hold.
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At RM Auctions earlier this year a very cool local car was sold for a Princely sum. Check out pics of this amazing Duesenberg.
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This is mostly links to others sites that have something cool to eyeball!
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Canadian Hot Rods & Classics...The Car magazine that tells your story.
This is a new publication and click here for more info.
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Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Deuce!!! July 29 2007 Inner Harbour Victoria
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I went to see All Clark of "Deuces Northwest" at his shop and it is a true "Cottage Industry" look for more soon in my "carnuts section".
Ohan Korlikian is building a Sunbeam Alpine Soapbox racer for a needy child to race at the Kitsilano Soapbox race on June 24th. The car will be a miniature version of his Alpine Targa racer.
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Check out the Local(Vancouver) Ford that went on the Peking to Paris Rally.
David C and his lovely wife Adele are 2 of the 5 Canadians going on this rally.
One of the other Canadians, Thomas Stevenson
is going in a
1923 - Rolls Royce Silver Ghost
Take a look at www.pekingparis.com for more info.
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Check out this new source of amazing photos from the Ford Motor Company.
You are just a few clicks away from great shots to complete your collection of awesome memoribilia of some of your favourite cars.
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Check out my images from the Concorso Italiano with some great panoramic shots.
 
Pebble Beach 2006
Laguna Seca Historic Races 2006
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Download a screensaver for the month of May 2007
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| For more information about our special car portraits click here We do auto portraits "montage style" These Car Montage Portraits for your car are custom works of art done from photos of your car. Click here to go to more montages of great cars |
A Carnut's Travels...what I have been up to.
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Carnut.ca got great coverage in the Vancouver Province on August 24.
Here is the story about me
Here are my Photo Tips
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This just in from John Carlson of the NAAACCC...
Brought to you by the NAAACCC
Are you traveling in the USA this summer.
If so, gather up the area codes (zip codes) you are going through before you leave.
As you travel enter the area code on your lap top or internet café truck stop and you can take advantage of the best fuel prices as you travel.
This is especially helpful for motor home travelers who spend big dollars with each fill up.
Note: this only works with USA ZIP Codes
It's updated every evening. Just click on the link. You will see a map of your area and then scroll down and you will get a listing of gas prices in your area with addresses and brands starting with the cheapest and going up.
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SOHC 427
Fuelie or Carb???
Take one of each!!!
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BC Hot Rod Association June Meeting...See what was brung!
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2004 Coastal Swap in Cloverdale. |
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Check out Keith Forbes dynamite 67 442.
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| Here is a brief description of what the links to "Carnuts" means. I know many carnuts that have large collections of car "stuff" Some are builders some are racers...some are just nuts. If you have a bunch of car stuff you would like to share with us please e-mail and we can stuff you into my Image Attic known as Carnut.ca |
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Check out this changing collection of
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Are you curious about someplace in the world but looking for an encyclopedia( heck who even knows how to spell it?) seems too tedious...
Get the CIA Factbook
Apparently the CIA knows a lot about the world and they post it for anyone to see. |
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| WANTED: Do you love cars, writing about cars, photographing cars? You just might the person were looking for. A fledgling maga’zine needs a representative from the Lower Mainland to contribute feature stories and photos. If you’re interested, call 250-753-2722 or 250-616-0810 or email mycarpublications@shaw.ca. No previous experience required, but a passion and knowledge of cars, along with a talent for putting thoughts to words, is required |
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Want to make a small fortune in the Auto industry?
Invest a large fortune and wait 9 years....Daimler paid $36 billion for Chrysler in 1998 and sold it for $7.41 Billion in 2007
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Click here for more info on the Langley Speedway
Interested in the rules and regs of our hobby? Yes there are Lots.
The NAAACCC has just issued this press release.
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Want to take Sunday Drive?
OK admittedly these scenic drives are more than a Sunday, but well worth the time. Check out Bridgestones Legendary Drives. Sorry, North America only.
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Want to have a Rad Ride?
Check out Classic Chevy 5-speed for all the latest on converting your old slush box into a trick 5-speed with a fun Pedal*
*A "fun pedal" is the one on the left...next to the "whoa" pedal which is beside the "Go" pedal.
In my book a stickshift doubles the fun quotient for any vehicle!!!
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This is your opportunity to own a piece of Automotive history. Tam McPartlan took this photo when he was just a kid and this was just a prototype with a young Shelby at the wheel!!
You can buy this photo from him on his site... http://www.tamsoldracecarsite.net/
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A little primer of Healey history from www.healeyfactory.com.au
The other side of British cars...The Roughest V8Mini Deathtrap In The World
More insanity
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Check out Drakes British Cars
Drakes' British Motors is a father-son team of Len and Scott Drake. Len can trace his British car history back to his first new car, a 1959 Bug Eye, while Scott was only 10 in 1978 when he got his first British car, a 1956 Berkeley. Our shop is involved in the restoration of some of our keepers, and a few cars that we sell every year. Time doesn't allow for restoration of customer cars, although we do involve ourselves in helping those folks that have bought a car keep them in fine trim.
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Thinking of washing your...excuse me...detailing you car?
Find out the secrets of the pros.
(thanks to www.web-cars)
Do you know what Horsepower is? Find Out |
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Photo from Roadandtrack.com
Do you know what the above photo is? The society for the prevention of cruelity to lawn furniture? The official logo for the LapDancers of America?
Wrong, it is the hood ornament for the new luxury car from Mercedes. Finally Merc is getting serious about luxury and are not just going to tease us with $150,000 beaters and going for real luxury at $0000000(if you have to ask, you can't afford it!)
Read more about Maybach at Road and track online.
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Speaking of local car nuts, check out local Duane Stephens' Carbon Fibre fx bodywerks
Duane has been helping people lose weight and gain strength for all their racing needs. Duane also runs a very quick Supra that is sort of a test bench for "taking off the pounds sensibly"
Here is an interesting set of Articles dealing with automobile hobbyists and the hoops they go through to keep their hobby alive. It is fairly extensive but worth the read.
Also check out the NAAACCC. The National Assocation of Antique Automobile Clubs of Canada.
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Special thanks to the History Channel
My own comments in Italics...not the views of the History Channel |
Feb 4
1913 Tire Of Technology
On this day, Louis Henry Perlman of New York received a patent for the first demountable tire-carrying rim. Until Perlman's invention, changing a tire meant changing the wheel. So this is the Dude that got Bling-Bling type 22" rims started!!!
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1969 The Rise and Fall of John DeLorean (Frosty the Snowman....)
On this day in 1969, John DeLorean was named the top executive at Chevrolet. DeLorean had risen precipitously through the ranks at Pontiac, where he pioneered the successful GTO and Grand Prix models. As the general manager of Chevrolet, DeLorean sold a record 3,000,000 cars and trucks in 1973. Poised as a top candidate for the presidency of General Motors (GM), DeLorean walked away from Chevrolet in late 1973 to start his own company.
This is all you really need to know about this serious carnut. Apparently his new car company didn't go so well
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1921 Record-Setting Taxi Driver
Carmen Fasanella of Princeton, New Jersey, obtained his cab driver's license at the tender age of 17. Mr. Fasanella would go on to drive his taxi for the next 68 years and 243 days, setting an unofficial record for the longest continuous career for a cabbie.
It is interesting to note that modern Cab drivers pay respect to this great cab hero by not showering so they smell like they have been driving for 68 years.
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June 5 1951
T-Top patent is issued
Gordon M. Buehrig was issued a U.S. patent for his "vehicle top with removable panels," an invention that would eventually appear as a "T-top" on the 1968 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. Buehrig was one of the early automobile stylists. Buehrig was one of the first choosen by Harley Earl for General Motors' (GM) new Art and Colour Section. He also was responsible for getting rid of running boards...but his boss first got the credit.
It is unknown if the rumours are true, that before the t-roof thing he invented a spray that removed the mildew smell from Automobile carpets that got wet from leaky roofs, and it did not sell well until 1968 with introduction of the first T-roofs on Corvettes... |
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Patents for the electric Starter Motor and the Introductin of the Mustang
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January 26
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1979 Yeeeeeee-Haw-Ralphhhh!!!!
The Dukes of Hazzard, a prime-time television action/comedy show, aired for the first time on this day. However, the real star of the show was their car, "The General Lee," a 1969 Dodge Charger with a bright orange paint job and a Confederate flag on its roof. The car was a suitable choice: Dodge Chargers won 22 of the 54 major NASCAR races in 1969. The Dukes of Hazzard ran for seven seasons.
As a young adult carnut in 1979 I never watched a full show of the "Dukes" but was repulsed from just watching the commercials. As an older Adult that just finished watching the "Barrett Jackson" I am repulsed by all the Chargers they wrecked....if only they had used 1972 era Chargers....the world would be a better place!!!
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1897 Olds Issued Patent For "Motor Carriage"
On this day, Ransom Eli Olds of Lansing, Michigan, is issued a U.S. patent for his "motor carriage," a gasoline-powered vehicle that he constructed the year before. In 1887, when he was only 18, Olds built his first automobile, a steam-propelled three-wheeled vehicle.
This first vehicle built buy the young Ransom was called the 4-3-2 and was aimed at the younger sportier steam Crowd. 4-3-2 stood for 4 gallons of water...3 wheels...2 horsepower.
more from the History Channel
more form GM about the Automobile they crushed and threw by the way side!!!!
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| 1973 - The Oil Embargo is only 5 days old and Toyota held its first national news conference in Los Angeles, to highlight the remarkable fuel efficiency of their cars...no one likes a smart ass. This of course prompted Ford and GM to bring out their own fuel efficient Pinto and Vega. That sure showed them Japanese!!! More>> |
| 1970 -The Blue Flame reaches an average speed of 631.367mph more>> |
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1996 Art Car
The Museum of Modern Art in New York City placed a Jaguar E-Type in its permanent exhibit. The E-Type was just the third car to be honored by the curators of the museum's permanent exhibit. Released in 1961, the E-Type was the first model released by Jaguar Motors after a disastrous fire destroyed the company's production facilities in 1957. The car's sleek lines made it an immediate success. Jaguar founder Sir William Lyons first made an impact in the automobile industry when he bolted a car body he designed onto the frame of an Austin Seven Car. His car, the Austin Swallow, was so successful that Lyons determined to manufacture his own automobiles. The E-Type is the epitome of Jaguar's exquisite feel for body design. The car is literally a work of art.
I am betting that this is probably the first work of art to have a drip pan!!!
phoenix. A bird in Egyptian mythology that lived in the desert for 500 years and then consumed itself by fire, later to rise renewed from its ashes. Thank heavens for the phoenix...or some other mythical creature to save the company. I am thinking that many times during the 70's 80's and 90's Management got together to figure out how they could burn the place down and start over fresh...it worked before!!!
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