A Horse With No Name

LOVE BF Goodrich, ran them on My Miatas, my 66 Mustang, my 55 Chevrolet, and every other car (almost) that I've owned. For some reason they work well. For racing, Hoosier tires seem to work well. We ran them when I was crewing for an SCCA team and they were great... Too bad Hoosier autocross tires for the Miata are $210 EACH! Chris

What else? My 1966 Mustang Fastback, in white. 289, 4 speed, used to lead the kids in the back and head for the beach in the summer...wish I had it back My 2002 and my 1991 Miata's, no longer own the 91 but love the 2002 to death... My 1955 Chevrolet, perhaps my other favorite car... My 1971 Chevelle, great times in htat car, owned it for like about 7 years, just like the Mustang and the 55 Chev. Next car on the list to own---MINI Cooper S or VW TDI Golf...or VW GTI. Chris

You might try No-LoX, a grey grease for electrical connections. Works prettygod... BTW, when is the MOPAR back in action? Chris

Interesting. We moved our local autocross away from the west side after haydocy enlarged their lot and cut into the lot we used to race in... Been to Haydocy a couple of times, wasn't real impressed with them... Never bought a car there... And yes, most GM dealers are assholes IMHO. This is perhaps the #1 reason I am not currently driving a GM car. Chris

I can take you to a couple of really cool old Junkyards. Couple of junkyards still ahve cars from the 1930's, if you know where to look. The one down on blaine highway hasn't been changed much since the 70's... And I can take you to a GTO guy who has about 40 parts cars and a ton of project cars...including a 2+2 Pontiac Convertible of all things. (believe it or not, IIRC the 2+2 convertible was painted purple of all things...) And one of the project cars, if it is still there is a rusty but complete blue on white 67 Ram Air GTO, complete with the 4:33 Posi rear end and all the goodies. Same guy had a very fixable 65 Goat hardtop, in a billion pieces, along with the complete 389 and the complete tripower for the car. Not to mention an Orbit Orange 70 Judge that was pretty much gone, and a 64 GTO ragtop... I could also take you to a resto shop that does the kind of cars sixty eight would like...say 1930 Rolls and Caddy's. They do Studebaker Avanti's also... I can possibly get us into a couple of big name race shops as well...or we could go play in traffic at Mid Ohio if you get bored. Chris

Beer ...which makes me think of Ale, which o tn makes me think of old british sports cars. It always comes back to cars. Chris

Hot and humid here in Columbus, AC is running full speed and it's still a little warm in the house... Chris

Just wait, the oil companies and the idiots in the middle east will make sure it goes back up. Chris

Oh, and a few other interesting cars... Headed north, hauling ass, a BMW M1...how's that for rare. a nice 67ish olds 88 fourdoor... Nice 76 Grand Prix, black, well preserved, heading east on Broad Street. At a car show...in the middle of nowhere...a white on white 72 W-30 Cutlass Hardtop. How many white on wite W-30 cars are left? Not many I'd bet. Also, 50 Ford, mild custom, still running a flathead, immaculate. 56 Ford Vicky, pink and white, I'd kill to own it, amazing car, mild updates. a 71 Cuda 340 ragtop with a shaker hood, yellow and black, stunning, they can my firstborn son I want this car... 69 Road Runner, Hemi orange, very well preserved. 66 Mustang Fastback, Emberglow, which is a good color for the year. It was running big and little American mag wheels and looked like a 70's refugee. One of those "kit cars" that Chryco came out with based on the Aspen, about 1978. Cool! Very nicely done 36 Ford 5 window coupe, street rod. Glad to see it was Ford powered, nice car. Chris

Actually if you ever come to Columbus, I'll show you the 63 Split AND a 66 Roadster that has been lost inside a barn since the 70's... Chris

What is it with all of these stude hawks coming out of the woodwork? Saw another studebaker today, but not a Hawk... Chris

Watch the Toyota-dealer sponsered bus... Chris

Wife's car is an 05 and it is at 108,000, going to go home and change the oil. Chevy Truck I drive at work is at 225 K or thereaboouts. Chris

Old Cadillacs are cool. Forgot to mention, a mid 60's 4 door hardtop in tan drove through the parking lot at the TDI club get together right before that Ferrari. Seems like there are always interesting cars out there when we have our meetings. Last month IIRC we had a BMW Clownshoe Coupe drive through the lot... Chris

The heat has made everyone's A/C break, so I have cleaned up running service calls. Is beautiful here...I am about to put the top down, drive home, and take my son to Columbus Motor Speedway to watch the roundy rounds... Chris

Also...a red MGB ragtop, running down US 23 this Ayem. Wish I could have gone to the grand am at Mid ohio this weekend, but we got backed up on service calls and I ended up working. Wicked 85ish Monte SS drag car on a trailer, flat black... Another Solstice Targa, also black... Chris

A few interesting things.... A beautiful early E type Jag, red, where I had previously seen a 57 red Corvette. Another Studebaker Golden Hawk, also red, different car than the one I saw earlier. Parked out in front of Carl's Townhouse in Chillicothe. Carl's is a diner that was actually part of the 1939 worlds fair and was brought to Ohio in 1940. It and the Studebaker were both quite well preserved for their age. A beaufiul green 71 Dodge charger, not sure if it was called Sublime still in 71 or there was another name. New Charger in the bright yellow... A beautiful 71 SS El Camino, blue on blue, NICE! A really nice 55 Chevy 210 2 door, dark green, almost like british racing green, just loafing along on the highway this ayem. And last night at VW TDI club...a new Ferrari, not sure which model, comes rolling through the parking lot while we are all outside looking at each others cars. Coming home from TDI club with my 11 year old son Daniel, we started running beside a beauful dark blue 69 or 70 Cadillac convertible, white interior, top down, older gentleman driving the car. VW Eos pulls up in the other lane, top down, two very pretty females riding in it. Was really cool running through traffic at twilight, three VERY different convertibles, top down, rolling 80+ side by side through traffic... Also, I know where a 63 Split window has been sitting under a cover in a driveway for 30 years. Drove by it again...still sitting there. Chris

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That old mini is badass! I sooo want a LBC (little british car) .... would take the mini before I'd own the Hummer... Thanks for posting this, 'blu. Chris

Oh, and lastly...it would be cool to have anothe black MOPAR in someone's sig around here... Chris

I used to drive by the Atlanta Hapeville plant often when I lived in Atlanta. Sadly, that plant is no longer in operation. One of my best friends from the SCCA spent a summer way back when he was in college helping repair the roof on that plant. Given how hot Atlanta gets in the summer, I am sure that was one hot job... Chris

That thing looks good in every color, but best in the blue IMHO. Esp. the lighter B5 blue, or the one petty blue car they built #43 off of the line... Great looking MOPAR! Chris

...bingo, we have a winner... Chris

I would stick with M1 in the 'balt...and nothing wrong with AC Delco filters...I've used them on every GM car I've owned and I love them! Chris

I would agree with Oldsmoboi and Dodgefan. Although I've also run Shell Rotella in older gas motors and not had a problem with it... Chris