Tim's new Citroen 2CV

Seconds Saturdays regular Tim just picked this up. He writes:

This is "a 1962 Citroen 2CV (kept stored in the Mojave desert area since 1985), almost one owner from new and used extensively in films and commercials in Southern California from the 1960's to the 1980's. It is a rare from new "California" model 2CV (this needs a little explaining). Has a 12 horsepower 2 cylinder motor, maybe 45mph tops on a flat road. It was used in an episode of Get Smart in 1968."

22 countries Great Britain did not invade

Source.

Chillin' in the Gulf of Aden

Via Reddit.

My next target

It's in Palm Springs. I like the looks. I like the novelty. End of story.

2016 Presidential Candidates' Cars: Ben Carson

I guess it's no surprise that a successful surgeon would drive a Mercedes CL. But Dr. Carson even had his own Mercedes ad! Baller.

Check out more candidates' rides here. And if know what Bernie Sanders or Ted Cruz drives, let me know.

The two finalists are being test driven tomorrow

I'm back to Saabs again.

1. 2006 9-3 SportCombi Aero with manual transmission. $10,995; 95,000 miles; new oil pan after a one-week search. For sale through a dealer.

2. 2007 9-3 SportCombi Aero with automatic transmission. $9,500; 68,000 miles; lots of extras like new tires, aftermarket Bluetooth/iPod integration, rubber floor mats, roof rack. For sale through private party.

Honda of Oakland vandalized

I'm the schmuck who still takes his base model 2004 Honda Civic to a dealer for servicing, for the entire 100,000+ mile life of the car. Why?

1. I have minor OCD and want, for documentation purposes, to have all the repairs done at the same place.
2. When I moved out of Oakland in 2005, I wanted to continue to contribute to the tax base there so I vowed to have our Honda and Acura worked on by people in Oakland.

Honda of Oakland is based along Oakland Auto Row. Over the decades, fewer and fewer new car dealerships remained. Oakland needs these businesses because big ticket items like cars help generate the revenue the city desperately needs for essential services.

And this is what happened last night during the May Day/Freddie Gray protest. That's Honda of Oakland:

More car dealerships #m1oak #MayDay pic.twitter.com/PW9k3MIFiz

— Occupy Oakland (@OccupyOakland) May 2, 2015

Last Days In Vietnam full documentary

If you have a couple of hours this weekend, I HIGHLY recommend that you watch this. This is unlike any other Vietnam War film out there. It covers the final days of the American presence in South Vietnam. Every story is more riveting than the last. Here is the full documentary.

One of the incredible tales is of the USS Kirk. It's a support ship with just one helipad. South Vietnamese Huey pilots would fly home, pick up their families, and fly out to sea. Seven of them landed on the Kirk. Because there was no room for more than one chopper, as soon as one landed and the people disembarked, they would push the chopper into the sea. Watch the documentary to see what happened when a Chinook tried to land on the small ship.

57 story building built in 19 days in China

The last flight out of Da Nang

This is the most desperate and sad footage you'll see today.

I'm watching a two-hour American Experience documentary about Americans smuggling South Vietnamese out of the country before Saigon fell. This footage is forever going to be seared into my memory.