Fast Cars Just Look Good !!

OK... not always.

You Talkin' To Me?

There are days when each of us would like to ...

Lamborghini Batmobile?

I love typing random combinations of words into Google Images and seeing what I get. I found this one with "Automobile" and "Machine Gun".

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Air Force High Tech Mustang

I have spoken before about how many of us here at Rightnowautoparts.com love mustangs... This one is one of the coolest I have seen! That is the actual interior of the car!!!

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Sophisticated Mechanic - Oxymoron?

I was at an e-commerce meeting in Detroit earlier this year and we were discussing the growing complexity of the auto repair field. The vehicle in question was the new Duramax Diesel pickup which has officially broken the 100 electronic module mark. Starting in 2011, each module on a GM vehicle will need to be flashed with the VIN number for that particular vehicle (times 100!).

Basically what is happenning is that all vehicles, in order to meet the stringent EPA guidelines, will need to be computer adjusted constantly. This in turn means that all mechanics will need to have the ability to program those computers with new and sophisticated equipment. I believe the new term, soon to be coined, will be automotive repair engineer... complete with bachelors degree requirements.

At least there will still be a need for those who can bend hollow tubes and weld them together...

A Study in Sad Contrast

My wife has an Uncle that lives in the mountains of North Georgia. Near his home is a small isolated junkyard with many old vehicles in various stages of decay, most with trees growing through the windows. Even as rusted and dying hulks you can still see the beauty of their design and elements of the glory they surely had in their day. Somehow it is hard to see an old car in the junkyard and not imagine what it's life must have been like. Who owned it? How long did it roam the roads, and where? What was the final nail in it's carburated coffin? Then, finally, how did it end up here... deep in the woods? Were these even woods back when it reached this final resting spot, or was this a field next to a home now long gone?

My children love to make up the stories and role play in their minds as if it was again that day and a cherished piece of the family has slowly rolled it's last. It is sad to see them go. I think that is one of the reasons old cars in great shape seem to universally bring happiness at car shows. Surely if this car can make it through there might even be hope for my longevity...

junkyard classic car