Sunday, August 14, 2005
Local Car Show

Corvette

Twin '57s.
Seriously, they were totally identical in every way.

Really, really nice Camaros.

Nice custom Stingray.

Eleanor clone.
Bring me Angelina Jolie and in 60 seconds I'll steal this car for her.
And the sex.
Mostly for the sex.
You did see the movie, didn't you?
'Cause otherwise you have no clue what I'm talking about.

In my mind I hear George Carlin saying, "Monte Monte!"
I don't know why.

Ah yes, the first real muscle car - GTO

They say that hot girls with large breasts often seek out overly macho men.
I think this couple just likes to role play.
I could be wrong, of course, and those breasts might actually be real.

Back in the day, when fins were just going out of style.

Old Caddy from the inside.

Cool ride, ala Bonnie and Clyde

Haulin' ass!

The best Cadillac ever!

He sat there, all by himself, for the longest time.
I'll bet he was watching the hot young chicks walking by.

Anyone feeling ill? This'll get you to the hospital in style.

When I was repainting my 1971 Monte Carlo I inquired about this exact factory paint color.
It was expensive.
Damned expensive.

The Munsters are here and one of them isn't wearing a shirt.
Then again, it's 100 degrees so I can't really blame him.
He kind of looks like he's melting, doesn't he?

Paint it red. Call it Christine.
Too cool.

Huntsville Arsenal, eh? I wonder where that is?

Notice the big yellow smiley face in the background.

I look at this old Willys Jeep and in my head I hear Alan Alda getting all preachy.

Fire! Fire! Fire! Huh huh huh, this is cool.

Mr. Shelby's Cobra

I love the helmet.
I don't understand it, but I love it.

These days are ooooooouuuuurrs, these happy days!

Shelby Mustang heading for the highway. Looking for adventure.

Old boys play with old toys.
When they talk about 'T and A' they mean old Ford cars.

Oh, I just couldn't resist taking this photo.
Am I going to hell?
That's his car.
They both look SO old.

T Bird!

Buh Bye!
Thursday, August 11, 2005
3 Days In Memphis

Someone is having an extra bad day in Memphis today.

Once upon a time, they used to teach people to ride bicycles against traffic, like a pedestrian.
But that all ended long ago.
Today, these kids are human airbag-testers doing this.
On a 7 lane road.
During rushhour.


She was only 18 and a week from graduating high school.
She died on this curve.
It was a year ago, but her friends still come by every week and put new flowers down around the cross they put up for her.
You can just see it. The dumptruck is behind it. It's about 6' tall.
I pass it every single day.

For 2 seconds of each day I get to glance over into this field as I drive past.
For 2 seconds of each day I get to escape from hell in my imagination.

This is some awesome camouflage!
I almost couldn't see him.
I thought a bunch of shrubbery was just driving down the street.
Maybe it's a float?

2 large expensive trucks met up close and personal.
Ahead of them were 2 more cars that had collided.
Bonus for the Germantown cops!
They get to write at least 3 tickets, which fills one officer's daily quota and half of another's.
Woo hoo!

3 guys in the truck and one guy riding on the load of crap in the back.
They blew a tire going 65mph.
It sounded like a bomb went off.
I heard BOOM and then there was this huge cloud of dust.
I looked for the exploding car and I saw these guys pulling off the highway with a shredded rag for a tire.
I've never heard or seen a blowout like this one.
BOOM!
Enjoy changing that tire.
It's 95 degrees with a heat index of 105 thanks to the dripping humidity.

When a man loves a woman ...
I mean, when a van shoves a minitruck.
Bent the guy's frame. The roof was even folded.
Kiss the little Chevy goodbye, dude.
It's going to the great big parking lot in the sky.
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Birmingham in August - brief

No, it's not the THE Vulcan. It's some sort of replica outside of the building where we have training. The real Vulcan is much bigger.

A view of Birmingham from out the window. Yeeha. Not exciting, but it was all I had time for during the break in class.