1941 Ford Western Flyer for sale | Hemmings Motor News

1941 Ford Western Flyer for sale | Hemmings Motor News 


I really, really want this 1941 Ford Western Flyer motorhome.  Maybe I should start a Kickstarter program for it?

Twenty Five Great Jeep Concepts From The Past | Hooniverse

Twenty Five Great Jeep Concepts From The Past | Hooniverse

2010 Jeep Nukizer 715 Concept

1990 Jeep Freedom Concept

2000 Jeep Commander Concept

These three are some of the tame ones.  Click on the Hooniverse link above to see the rest!

Eagle Eye Point of View

This isn't car related.  Just a couple of cool videos from a guy who can strap a GoPro camera to his pet eagle for some fantastic flight videos.

Ever wonder what it's like to fly like an eagle?  Now you can find out.

Rockets and Cows - Nowhere But Texas!

Check out the latest test of the "Grasshopper" reusable rocket in McGregor, Texas.  This rocket, from Elon Musk's SpaceX, takes off, flies to the side a bit, hovers for a little while, then returns to the exact spot it took off from.  Pretty impressive. 

They threw in a small cattle stampede and a flock of birds just for good measure too. 
No word on how the bar-b-que was after the test. 

Mystery Movie Car?

While going through StreetViewFun the other day, I saw a picture of a really cool car.  I went onto Google Earth StreetView and found it, capturing a few more angles.  The location was in Turin (Torino), Italy. 

I confess that I'm not up on supercars, but I don't think it's a production car.  Also, if you'll notice, it's being followed by a movie industry camera truck (with the cameras pointed the wrong way!).  It may be a custom car for whatever it was they were shooting.  Any ideas?  More pictures after the jump.

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UPDATE:  Mystery solved thanks to a Jalopnik reader named Raphael.  It's the Giugiaro Quaranta Concept car from 2008.  This is a quote from the Jalopnik article:  

"The Italian design house used Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive to power their idea of a futuristic super car employing state-of-the-art F1 technology. Giugiaro claims: "It is an "extreme", ecological, 4WD super-sportscar, the first hybrid car with mid-engine and driving position and a roomy cabin able to accommodate three adults plus a baby in complete comfort." 

What it was doing on the street with a camera truck following it, I have no idea, but apparently it's also been used as at taxi!!  Go figure.    

Those Fabulous Fords, 1950 Style

Article and photos by C.A.T.C. friend Wendell in Aurora, IL.

Check out this fabulous 1950 Ford coupe.  I'll let Wendell tell you all about it after the jump.  It's worth the read, and as usual, click the pictures to enlarge them.  

Happy 4th of July!

As far as I'm concerned, this is the ultimate BBQ setup.
I wonder if they use KingsFORD charcoal?  

From I Have Seen The Whole Internet 

Watch Fort Worth, TX. Blow Up!!!!

The city of Fort Worth, Texas blew up Tuesday night (5/10/2011) during a thunderstorm.  Well, the entire city didn't blow up, but several dozen exploding transformers put on one hell of a light show for about a half-hour.  Put on some good music and enjoy!

110 Year Old Light Bulb

This really isn't auto related (unless you like fire trucks), but it's just one of those cool things you run into while cruising along the information highway.  It's also taught me not to be so specific when coming up with a name for a blog.

This light bulb, called the Centennial Bulb, is located at a Livermore, CA. fire station.  It has been burning virtually continuously now for 110 years.  That fact has been documented and recognized by Guinness and others.  Aside from an occasional power outage and being off for one week during a renovation back in 1937, it's been going and going and going.  Check out the fact sheet about it, along with the live webcam (slightly more boring than watching paint dry) just to see if its' still burning.