Just posted a very cool model car kit on eBay last week.
It’s a 1960 vintage Monogram “Forty Niner” series- as in 49¢ retail price. The model is a Chevrolet Corvette and the contents and box are absolutely pristine. Even the decal sheet is intact! Continue reading Vintage Corvette Kit
I’m not sure why a damp shock absorber would work any better than a dry one.
But apparently a wet shock works better. Proof of this can be found increasingly in the automotive press as references to “increased dampening” keep popping up. Or is there another explanation? Hmmm…..
A shock absorber is known as a damper in the UK.
So the action such a device might impart would be damping. Making an adjustment or calibrating a shock absorber might involve a change to the damping properties- not the dampening.
I’ve seen this gaff in numerous publications. And I’m talking about real magazines- not just personal blogs or Twitter!
The popular website and mobile app GasBuddy has been acquired by Oil Price Information Service (OPIS).
This is probably good in the near term, as it means better access to a database of wholesale gasoline prices. Most of the current pricing information provided by Gas Buddy comes from volunteer price spotters. But consumers should probably prepare for more ads as the integration with OPIS matures. They plan to accelerate development of OpenStore, a system for c-store owners to promote their car wash and burritos through social media.
Gaithersburg, Md.-based OPIS, a subsidiary of UCG, is a leading source for worldwide petroleum pricing and information It publishes daily spot prices for all refined products, more than 30,000 wholesale gasoline and diesel rack prices and more than 110,000 retail fuel prices Through its subsidiary, Axxis Software, OPIS also provides software for petroleum marketers to automate price collection, data storage and repricing of dealer and commercial accounts.
Source: CSP Daily News
Those of you who remember the Maduko World Headquarters in downtown Tulsa might remember Trent Fowler. He was an associate at the firm who helped me stretch Italian car parts, antagonize patrons and generally terrorize the neighborhood.
I recently discovered a blog about his first car. It was an Alfa Romeo of course, so it seemed worth sharing.
Those of you who remember the Maduko World Headquarters Building in downtown Tulsa might remember Trent Fowler. He was an associate at the firm who helped me stretch Italian car parts, antagonize patrons and generally terrorize the neighborhood.
I recently discovered a blog about his first car. It was an Alfa Romeo of course, so it seemed worth sharing.
It’s a touching tale of the wind in your hair on a crisp October morning- and your sister chauffeuring you around in your own car. I laughed. I cried. See what you think…