Sunday, October 11, 2009

Airlines Glory Days

This commercial has everything going for it.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Why Cash For Clunkers Was A Failure


This program was a miserable failure as it only took 195 Pontiac Aztec off the road. They should have paid people $7K to get these things out of our sight ... talk about pollution.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Mopar Goes To The Moon


This is a great ad showcasing the 1968 Chrysler Corporation lineup. 1969 & 1970 was the pinnacle for the pentastar, but this lineup from 68 is not too shabby. Dig the auger screw marsh amphibian vehicle.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Ethanol Good or Bad?

This image illustrates two sides of an Ethanol debate (these Western Washington stations were about 100 miles apart). Ethanol free gasoline is needed for old cars / bikes, airplanes and just plain good fuel economy improvement.


Monday, August 17, 2009

Patents Pending

Here are US Patents for the Maico radial cylinder assembly and the 1979 Honda CBX.

Friday, August 14, 2009

Cash for Thumpers

It is disappointing that today for the highest levels of pro motorcycle motorsports there is a 4-Stroke hegemony. This is due to motorcycle OEMs pressuring sanctioning bodies to penalize or outright ban 2-Strokes as most of the OEMs were not selling 2-Stroke models. This has trickled down to the average consumer into more expensive to buy and maintain 4-stroke bikes.

So we need the Obama Administration to fix this. A Cash for Thumpers program should be launched to pay consumers $2,500 to trade in a 1990 and new four stroke bike for a current two stroke model. An extra $1,500 will be given for a person buying a new Maico. Here is racing as it should be: