Random Thoughts Thread

[regfootball]

Anyone ever get to see a Cadillac Mirage?

 

[balthazar]

Surprisingly I’ve never seen one in person, that I recall. I think there were only about 240 built.

Edited February 16, 2021 by balthazar

[A Horse With No Name]

46 minutes ago, regfootball said:

Anyone ever get to see a Cadillac Mirage?

 

I really like it...

Humor for today...

[oldshurst442]

Is that like an El Camino/Ranchero but as a Cadillac?

Its got to be a coachbuilder build and not from Cadillac direct, right? 

[A Horse With No Name]

Sound relationship advice...

Just now, oldshurst442 said:

Is that like an El Camino/Ranchero but as a Cadillac?

Its got to be a coachbuilder build and not from Cadillac direct, right? 

I asasume so. 

Unsound relationship advice...

[A Horse With No Name]

That 70's house...

 

Today in History...

[A Horse With No Name]

Mustang!

Mustang also...errr...um...mustang two!...ohhhh wait....Mustang too...unless it si drivng...then it is Mustang to...

[balthazar]

41 minutes ago, oldshurst442 said:

Its got to be a coachbuilder build and not from Cadillac direct, right? 

Correct.

[A Horse With No Name]

2 minutes ago, balthazar said:

Correct.

Still hot though. 

Pontiac!

[balthazar]

[daves87rs]

45 minutes ago, balthazar said:

I’m not even sure what to call that......

[Robert Hall]

Got maybe 6-8 inches fresh snow overnight.  More coming today.  

[G. David Felt]

7 hours ago, balthazar said:

Nothing like a Subaru before Subaru built them!  

[A Horse With No Name]

55 minutes ago, Robert Hall said:

Got maybe 6-8 inches fresh snow overnight.  More coming today.  

Worked from 6:30 AM yesterday until 1 AM doing snow removal, took about an hour and a half break in the middle of the day. 

[A Horse With No Name]

[oldshurst442]

[Drew Dowdell]

Those new camo wraps you can get on cars these days are getting damn good!

 

[A Horse With No Name]

 

[A Horse With No Name]

 

[Robert Hall]

Was 5F and sunny when I got up this morning...coldest night since the Polar Vortex 2 years ago.  Power stayed on and furnace didn't crap out, so warm and happy...

[A Horse With No Name]

4 minutes ago, Robert Hall said:

Was 5F and sunny when I got up this morning...coldest night since the Polar Vortex 2 years ago.  Power stayed on and furnace didn't crap out, so warm and happy...

Worked almost all night Monday snow removal, back in early at work to do more snow removal and repair work. 
 

Did not feel like getting the shop warm, reading a book about two Brits crossing America by Motorcycle. 

If ya'll get sick, here is a good guide to picking the right doctor. 

[Drew Dowdell]

6 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

I am disappoint. Dr. House should be up in the upper right along with Doc McCoy.

 

[A Horse With No Name]

7 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

I am disappoint. Dr. House should be up in the upper right along with Doc McCoy.

 

I love House....

[ccap41]

I really enjoyed the first handful of seasons, before it got all soap-opera-y. 

[balthazar]

Williamson WV ~

[A Horse With No Name]

25 minutes ago, balthazar said:

Williamson WV ~

I will take the white 57 on the showroom floor for $1200, Alex....

And that Olds is none too shabby either. 

[A Horse With No Name]

Just random, love the look of this work bench. Pattern makers vise on the front is killer. 

 

How a pattern makers vise functions. Building a third workbench (yes, I am addicted) with this vise. Top is done, need to build the base.

[A Horse With No Name]

Random small dog pic for our small dog guy, Robert...

I love this photograph!

[A Horse With No Name]

SS Normandy...

[A Horse With No Name]

Last woodworking post for a bit, but this is a cool program.

https://www.finewoodworking.com/2021/02/16/second-chances-are-crafted-here

Sideboard built by prisoner in fine woodworking program...

[A Horse With No Name]

Okay....too many random thoughts for today but...not meaning to be political however...funeral train for George HW Bush....Cool to honor a US president this way, regardless of your poltical views. Locomotive 4141 with the Union Pacific has been permanantly painted in his honor. 

 

[regfootball]

new van on its way.  could have / and should have bought the one with lease ending.  van to arrive next week.

GM card top off couldn't even sway me GM's way this time.

Edited February 17, 2021 by regfootball

[oldshurst442]

4 hours ago, A Horse With No Name said:

not meaning to be political however........regardless of your poltical views....

Just mentioning a political figure now has become...political talk?   With a false insinuation of which way one leans politically? 

WTF happened to ya'll?       

No need to answer that.  Rhetorical it was.  But I understand that it WILL lead to political talk...

So phoquing sad that it has come to this though...

(Let it be MY random thought that I thought out loud...) 

 

 

 

Edited February 18, 2021 by oldshurst442

[daves87rs]

Getting more snow tonight...joy.....

Neighbor decided to plow the side of his house opposite of his driveway....half my Nox is buried in snow.........

[ocnblu]

Was supposed to start here around 2 a.m. - nothing yet.  We moved all the cars strategically at work yesterday to prepare the lot for plowing.  Everyone was in a boisterous mood listening to the weather forecast, thinking we'd be closed today.  Such is the capriciousness of Mother Nature.  We still have a Winter Storm Warning in effect through tomorrow morning though.

Edited February 18, 2021 by ocnblu
It started! Yay!

[ocnblu]

[balthazar]

[A Horse With No Name]

1 hour ago, balthazar said:

Just came in from snow removal at the university where I work in facilities...to warm up...this pic made it worth getting out of bed in the morning. 

5 hours ago, ocnblu said:

Not every 50's car needs to be two tone to look good...this Bel Air looks fantastic. 

[balthazar]

Walla Walla WA ~

[A Horse With No Name]

I love the art deco ish style of a lot of these dealerships. 

[A Horse With No Name]

[G. David Felt]

Mercury Cougar would make a cool EV conversion.  

[Robert Hall]

2 hours ago, David said:

Mercury Cougar would make a cool EV conversion.  

Nah, maybe a Coyote conversion...if it would fit.

[balthazar]

If Ford could stuff a Boss 429 Hemi in the Mustang, I’d bet the Coyote would fit fine.

Edited February 18, 2021 by balthazar

[A Horse With No Name]

2 minutes ago, balthazar said:

If Ford could stuff a 429 in the Mustang, I’d bet the Coyote would fit fine.

That conversion has probably already been done. 

 

I remember this race well...

 

2 hours ago, David said:

Mercury Cougar would make a cool EV conversion.  

Or if the old Cougar of the type referred to in the meme dies, you could replace her with one powered by an electric air compressor...

Edited February 18, 2021 by A Horse With No Name

[ocnblu]

 

[Robert Hall]

8 minutes ago, balthazar said:

If Ford could stuff a Boss 429 Hemi in the Mustang, I’d bet the Coyote would fit fine.

'69-70 yes, I think the '67-68 M/C had less space between the shock towers...for the Boss 429 they moved the shock towers out.

Edited February 18, 2021 by Robert Hall

[ocnblu]

 

[G. David Felt]

Very cool conversion kit that was built and offered for the Model T from Ford.

A Ford Dealer Made This Incredible Three-Axle Snowmobile Conversion Kit for Model Ts (thedrive.com)

[G. David Felt]

Funny how I just bought a new rack for my BBQ to do better ribs from the https://www.bbqguys.com 

 and now all the ads in C&G are from the BBQ Guys. ?