Monday, November 15, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Fat Man and Little Boy
Peruvian President Alan Garcia with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the APEC summit in Yokohama, Japan.
International electrical outlet / plug / adapter guide
Guide here.
Can't for the life of me find my little bag of adapters. Note to self: Store them next to my passport next time.
Can't for the life of me find my little bag of adapters. Note to self: Store them next to my passport next time.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Tesla Roadster, Lotus Elite 503, Citroen SM
B came by today in his Tesla. It's fast, fun, tiny, noisy, and relatively comfortable. I took it through Canyon, a small hamlet set in the middle of a large grove of redwood trees. I am ashamed to say that a local passed me in his WRX wagon.
There is no really graceful way for a tall-ish, unbendy, guy to get in and out of the Tesla.
Carbon fiber, check. Monoblade wiper, check.
We had lunch in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco. It was essentially a forgotten industrial wasteland. It started gentrifying just before the economy tanked. The hope is that the biotech firms nearby and America's Cup will bring forth a renaissance.
On the way to our eatery, I spotted this Lotus Elite 503. Here is a road test from 1975.
The plaque will definitely NOT say 2010.
After lunch, we decided to take a walk around the neighborhood. This was in a used car lot. Holy smokes, it's got the American headlights and is covered with a huge University of Oklahoma flag.
We had lunch in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco. It was essentially a forgotten industrial wasteland. It started gentrifying just before the economy tanked. The hope is that the biotech firms nearby and America's Cup will bring forth a renaissance.
On the way to our eatery, I spotted this Lotus Elite 503. Here is a road test from 1975.
After lunch, we decided to take a walk around the neighborhood. This was in a used car lot. Holy smokes, it's got the American headlights and is covered with a huge University of Oklahoma flag.
Bye-bye, Heidfeld
Tomorrow, Heidfeld will probably race in F1 for the last time. He was the perpetual underdog. He had potential, and boy, was he consistent.
Here are Nick Heidfeld's records:
- Most points without a win: 225
- Most podium finishes without a win: 12 (tied with Stefan Johansson)
- Most consecutive classified finishes: 41
- Most consecutive race finishes: 33
- Most finishes in a season: 18 out of 18 races
So long.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Fremont Foreign Auto Repair treasure trove
I was driving between appointments in Fremont today. Fremont is a suburban town full of tract homes. It's a fairly average town with an above average number of great Chinese and Afghan restaurants. So I was driving down a street and I saw an early 70s Audi 100LS parked at a repair shop. WTF? I braked hard and made an immediate u-turn.
Here is the smorgabord of cars I found at Fremont Foreign Auto Repair.
Here is a BMW E32 735i. It was leaking massive amounts of coolant. The tarmac looked like the Incredible Hulk had just exploded.
Behind the 7 series was this powder blue Mercedes W111 230S.
It has an odd gauge cluster.
The Merc was last registered in 1991.
If you look over the old Merc, you can see an Alfa Romeo 164 and the Audi 100LS.
Tight squeeze.
This is the Audi's interior. Yes, that is a Maserati Biturbo in the reflection. There's another Biturbo, in red, inside the garage.
Here is the Maserati, with Idaho (?!) plates.
Do we have a naval base in landlocked Idaho?
Bad ass. (Check out the Jags, Vanagon, 2002, and 928 in the background.)
Maserati trident.
I peek in the garage. It's truly Project Car Hell. We've got a Mitsubishi 3000GT, a Maserati Biturbo E, and a Triumph Spitfire. That mop bucket is for my head when it asplodes.
I then walk to the back of the shop. Jaguar 420, anyone?
Motor Trend did not give out Import Car of the Year Awards until 1970, so this placard is odd.
I'm not a fan of MGs but I was impressed by this example.
The Porsche 928 and the BMW 2002 were in the overflow lot. These finds really made my day.
Here is the smorgabord of cars I found at Fremont Foreign Auto Repair.
Here is a BMW E32 735i. It was leaking massive amounts of coolant. The tarmac looked like the Incredible Hulk had just exploded.
Behind the 7 series was this powder blue Mercedes W111 230S.
It has an odd gauge cluster.
The Merc was last registered in 1991.
If you look over the old Merc, you can see an Alfa Romeo 164 and the Audi 100LS.
Tight squeeze.
This is the Audi's interior. Yes, that is a Maserati Biturbo in the reflection. There's another Biturbo, in red, inside the garage.
Here is the Maserati, with Idaho (?!) plates.
Do we have a naval base in landlocked Idaho?
Bad ass. (Check out the Jags, Vanagon, 2002, and 928 in the background.)
Maserati trident.
I peek in the garage. It's truly Project Car Hell. We've got a Mitsubishi 3000GT, a Maserati Biturbo E, and a Triumph Spitfire. That mop bucket is for my head when it asplodes.
I then walk to the back of the shop. Jaguar 420, anyone?
Motor Trend did not give out Import Car of the Year Awards until 1970, so this placard is odd.
I'm not a fan of MGs but I was impressed by this example.
The Porsche 928 and the BMW 2002 were in the overflow lot. These finds really made my day.
"Yeti meets the Loch Ness Monster"
From rchen. A modified Qvale Mangusta parked on the street with a Citroen XM in San Francisco. This, folks, is rare cubed.
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