Technology and modernism were to have saved us all from mundane toil a long time ago. Postmodernism brought with it ongoing complications, leaving many pipe smokers sitting in their Eames lounge chairs puzzled, and wondering what the hell happened. Back in the time of supersonic thinking, automakers embraced a modern direction not only in design and engineering, but also in … [Read more...]
Dino Motorhome Sighting
There are few places on earth to see a 1971 Ferrari Dino and a 1973 GMC Canyon Lands Edition 23-foot Motorhome hanging out together in their natural habitat. The Monterey Historics is evidently one of those places. The Oldsmobile Toronado-powered GMC motors out to two race events per year, and serves as mobile living quarters for the motor racing efforts of Tom and Verna … [Read more...]
Lunar Roving Vehicle
On this day in the year of 1969, Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon. A few short years later in 1971, Apollo 15 Commander David Randolph Scott became the first man to drive on the moon. The Lunar Roving Vehicle, or LRV, went the distance folded up under the Lunar Module. The LRV was deployed and loaded up with tools by the Astronauts on … [Read more...]
Fourth of July Parade
The local Fourth of July parade is always a good place to kick things off on the most red, white, and blue of American holidays. Thanks to the Redwood City staging its parade participants nearby to the Clunkbucket estate, we got to catch the action up close even before the show even started. Waking up to the opening theme from the Flintstones being played on a trombone and the … [Read more...]
American Motors
The genuine possibility of more rear-drive muscle returning to the race tracks of America is certainly welcome, but without AMC Javelins slipping through the apexes, things just won't ever be completely right again. Mark Donohue forever etched the red, white, and blue into American Motors when he took the Trans-Am series in 1971 and 1972 behind the wheel Roger Penske-prepared … [Read more...]