Just Another 100MPG Fantasy?

Jonathan Goodwin is a Gearhead and designer that is already producing the "Next Thing" in automotive excellence. Now before you write him off as another fly-by-night fluke check out this article from Fast Company. Also consider this, the technology he was using in this 2007 article is the very same technology that Jaguar is trying to fit into it's new concept CX75 75th anniversary edition. The issue seems to be safety as the basic design which takes a turbine jet engine to hyper charge a capacitor type battery which then powers an electric motor for propulsion. It works, but still has not been refined enough for general production, by Goodwin or Jaguar.

The good thing about leading edge technology is that it pulls back the curtain a bit for other engineers to get a glimpse of, and then maybe the next guy is the one who perfects the simplified design. Hopefully very soon someone will work out the details of a super capacitor battery (can be charged in seconds but supply power over a longer period) or the turbine engines safety (can burn all types of fuel including biodiesel at extremely efficient and eco-friendly levels). Until then, let's continue to applaud the imagination of designers like Jonathan Goodwin.

Prepare for the 2012 Zombie-Pocalypse

Many theories about how our run here on earth will end fall into the "How will those left deal with the anarchy?" From Will Smith in "I am Legend" to Mel Gibson in "Mad Max" and many, many more, there is always a need for "The Vehicle". Some people opt for the ultra armored militaristic SUV (see below), others choose the flexibility of a motorcycle, and then there are those whose vision includes long stretches of barren and open road. I am thinking the Lamborghini (above) would be a good option for the latter. Just make sure you keep a solar operated pump in the back so you can stop occasionally at the abandoned gas stations and pump the fuel out of the underground gas tanks.



Now that that is solved let's move on to which weapon would be best...

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UPDATED JUNE 13 because we are going to need this also...

Automotive Links

I came across the automotive logos page in Stumbleupon and thought it was pretty cool to be able to view that vast array of logos with links to each of the manufacturers. It led me to include a couple of extra links in this post. Which logo do you think is the image I included? The third is a list of auto parts from Wikipedia. It was interesting to me, but I am a little unique...

Car Manufacturers

Automotive Logos

Auto Parts

Mopar Muscle Cars

It's Friday at Rightnowautoparts.com and we are celebrating ultra casual shorts, flip flops and hats day. Somehow that attire just breeds laziness... So, here is a picture of a cool car. That may be all for today. Have a great weekend!!

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There is a Synergy There...

Somehow there seems to be a relationship between cars and watches. Beyond the fact that I am a real fan of both, it just seems that the entire category of each has a correlative to the other. If you just want a functional (Car/Watch) their are brands that specialize in that. If you feel that a (Car/Watch) is a prestige item, someone is willing to allow you to fork over tons of dollars to appease your desire.

Then there is the purely aesthetic feel of a beautiful work of art that is highly complex and functions flawlessly. If you feel I am reaching a bit on this one, check out this website; carsandwatches.com. Here is an article from roadandtrack.com on the same subject... and here is another from askmen.com referencing watches specifically designed as tribute to a particular classic car.

Finally, it just seems that both cars and watches have the ability to bond with a mans spirit and personify those attributes he desires to highlight. We may not all agree with the combination, but there is no disputing that men find confidence in the strangest places sometimes (and I am speaking of myself here). Check with any mans significant other and see if that is not true...

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The Truth About Bin Laden- Retold

Somehow I am more comfortable with this version... of the story and Obama. This guy could sell auto parts to a lost tribe of Indians in the Amazon rainforest.

How Much Do You Love GM?

At Rightnowautoparts.com we are an authorized ACDelco parts wholesale warehouse distributor. What that means is that we buy GM parts directly from the GM parts warehouses and stock them in our regional auto parts warehouses. The line between which GM parts are designated ACDelco parts and which GM parts that can only be sold directly to the GM dealerships changes monthly, but the percentages stay around 30% ACDelco parts to 70% GM parts.

The reason we have the contract with GM ACDelco is to make sure the faster moving ACDelco parts are closer to the GM dealerships and mechanics shops that are working on a customers car "today". If your car is up on a rack and needs tune up parts, it is quicker to get them on our ACDelco parts delivery trucks locally than it is to order them from the GM parts warehouse. Since ACDelco parts are the fastest moving/selling items, it just makes sense to try to stock them in a parts warehouse in the same local region.

Since a high percentage of our sales do involve ACDelco parts, we love GM. Our paychecks are highly reflective of how many of their GM parts we can move each day. Heck, I probably own 15 different ACDelco Parts baseball caps, and wear them at least weekly if not daily. But as much as I love GM, I do not believe I would have a Chevy Bow Tie logo tattooed to the back of my bald head. I guess that is just me. I am not a fan of tattoos in general, and really don't think I would ever allow myself to be permanently "branded" like that. GM parts are great... GM tattoos, not so much.

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P.S. Do you like that double meaning on "branded" I used there... pretty slick, huh?