Jun 30
Photo Credit: Saab HistoryThe Saab Sighting of the week this week was captured this past weekend in New Hampshire during a parade. As the parade began, I was delightfully surprised a new generation Saab 900 SE, leading the pack (naturally fitting for Saab).The Saab Convertible seems to be a given for parades in my opinion, [...]
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Jun 30
Who’s ever been on the inside of Volkswagen knows that they are devout skeptics when it comes to alternative energies. Sure, they do some token research into hydrogen and hybrids to give the blue VW logo a greener hue, but deep in their hydrocarbon pumping hearts, they are devoted pistonhardheads. The aggressive incremental improvement of [...]
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Jun 30
Alaska’s newest US Senator was one of the earliest champions of photo enforcement. Mark Begich, a Democrat, took over the senate seat held by Ted Stevens (R) in January after narrowly defeating the scandal-plagued incumbent. Twelve years ago, Begich’s photo enforcement plan lasted only for a year before being crushed by a public referendum and [...]
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Jun 30
The legendary chopper-riding Hollywood icon of Western counterculture Peter Fonda is due to attend this year?s Festival of Speed (3-5 July) to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of his influential film Easy Rider at Goodwood.Peter Fonda will be reunited with a chopper motorcycle as used in the classic Hollywood road movie Easy Rider ?for which he is best known ? and will ride up the famous Goodwood 1.16-mile hillclimb at the Festival.Released in 1969 to huge international acclaim, Fonda
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Jun 30
Welder Series lists some pros/cons to a few different types of grinding discs.
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Jun 30
Submitted by Suede and Chrome Blog
WOW! I had heard only a few things about the Beatersville Show before I decided a couple of weeks ago to try to make plans and go, so I was pleasantly surprised at how incredible the event was! The show is centered around the Phoenix Hill Tavern in Louisville, Kentucky. I [...]
Jun 30
Submitted by Suede and Chrome Blog Stopped in to see my friend Rocky this weekend. When I called him, he said he had just gassed up Project ‘39 and was bringing her home. Well, when I got to his house, I finally got to see the project for myself. Avid readers of Suede and Chrome should recall [...]
Jun 30
Top Gear fans know that Europeans treat large American cars with contempt. Although they love our finned Cadillacs and suicide door Lincolns, they view modern “Yank tanks” as large, thirsty, ill-mannered dinosaurs that only escaped extinction thanks to government-sponsored petrochemical profligacy and car buyers’ lack of environmental awareness, taste and brains. With American car companies struggling for survival, with entire U.S. car brands disappearing, this criticism begs a question: has
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Jun 30
[NB: ANPR = Automatic Number Plate Recognition]
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Jun 30
1. Floor plan costs The more dealers you have, the slower the inventory turn. The slower the turn, the longer it takes to repay the debt. The longer it takes to repay the debt, the more money that’s required. By cutting dealers, the manufacturers cut GMAC’s capital requirements, which run into the billions. 2. Inventory Excess inventory ties up capital [...]
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