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Re: Without Prejudice 3
« Reply #2140 on: October 05, 2018, 12:47:28 am »

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Re: Without Prejudice 3
« Reply #2141 on: October 05, 2018, 04:37:58 am »

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Positively menacing.

I like it.

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Re: Without Prejudice 3
« Reply #2142 on: October 05, 2018, 06:56:57 am »

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Great, on many levels.

Was a time I quite fancied having Dixie on the car roof, after the Dukes, to be artsy about it. Never got around to it, mainly because I didn't trust anyone hereabouts not to mess up the car with bad artwork. Of course, one does need the right car, but hey, can't have everything!

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« Reply #2143 on: October 05, 2018, 07:17:56 am »


Great, on many levels.

Was a time I quite fancied having Dixie on the car roof, after the Dukes, to be artsy about it. Never got around to it, mainly because I didn't trust anyone hereabouts not to mess up the car with bad artwork. Of course, one does need the right car, but hey, can't have everything!

:-)

Oh, hahaha, that'll be a sight: Ford Fiesta in full Dukes of H coating. Maybe you can find one of them riffleracks and an NRA bumpersticker to make a real statement. ;-)
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Re: Without Prejudice 3
« Reply #2144 on: October 05, 2018, 08:55:54 am »

Oh, hahaha, that'll be a sight: Ford Fiesta in full Dukes of H coating. Maybe you can find one of them riffleracks and an NRA bumpersticker to make a real statement. ;-)

No, it was back during my XR3i and then XRi tenure. No racks: poor aerodynamics.

Recently, sombody has been parking a Mustang - circa '56? - near where I go for lunch. It is painted black (Stones fan?) but a black that resembles the rubber underseal paint that you could buy in the '50s to paint onto the bottom of your cars, cars that often left the factory with no undersealing at all. My '59 Ford Popular was one such. Maybe that's why the metal was thicker than in today's vehicles?

My considered theory is that the owner found it, covered it in this waterproof gunge in the hope that it will hold back any new rust, and that when he wins the lottery he will be able to afford to get it properly restored. It is proud holder of its valid ITV certificate, so it works!

Rob

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Loved Pirelli P6 rubber.

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The same US plate on the current Fiesta, but it's been removed. After driving all over the continent wearing this plate, with different versions of copy, followed by police, guardia civil, the army and God knows who else, a couple of years ago a local cop on a scooter pulled me over and told me it was illegal, and could be mistaken for a number plate. I pointed out the obvious, that is was a website, but by then the harm was done: he felt an idiot and couldn't back off. So yeah, if you want macho cops not bothered with inconsequentials, give them Harleys.
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Re: Without Prejudice 3
« Reply #2145 on: October 05, 2018, 09:30:49 am »

Maybe it should have read:

If you can read this, you're close enough...
for my .44 magnum

That black perhaps is that new radar repelling stuff more commonly found on military aircraft, it's all the rage these days though i'm not sure how effective it is against radarguns.
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Re: Without Prejudice 3
« Reply #2146 on: October 05, 2018, 02:22:50 pm »

Maybe it should have read:

If you can read this, you're close enough...
for my .44 magnum

That black perhaps is that new radar repelling stuff more commonly found on military aircraft, it's all the rage these days though i'm not sure how effective it is against radarguns.

There was a guy down the road who owned a Winnebago. In the window was a printed sign: Home Security by Smith & Wesson. I thought that was cool; much better than getting robbed or worse on your own property. In some countries - no fingers pointed; no politics - you will get arrested for hurting a naughty intruder. I suppose it would only work if the "lost" person was an anglophone and had some slight knowledge of arms manufacturers.

I sometimes think of finding a large scorpion and putting it into an old bumbag, wearing it rather carelessly, and wandering around the local market looking frail and unaware; nice surprise-in-waiting for some long-fingered mother.

My heart is brimming with good, altruistic intentions.

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Re: Without Prejudice 3
« Reply #2147 on: October 05, 2018, 03:24:59 pm »

... Was a time I quite fancied having Dixie on the car roof, after the Dukes, to be artsy about it...

Another way to display a flag on a car:

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Re: Without Prejudice 3
« Reply #2148 on: October 05, 2018, 04:57:31 pm »

Recently, sombody has been parking a Mustang - circa '56? - near where I go for lunch.

The Mustang is a Swingin' '60s creation through & through!

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Re: Without Prejudice 3
« Reply #2149 on: October 05, 2018, 08:05:53 pm »

Found this from many years ago

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Re: Without Prejudice 3
« Reply #2150 on: October 06, 2018, 03:55:30 am »

The Mustang is a Swingin' '60s creation through & through!

-Dave-

Oops! Blame that '59 Coup de Ville for mentally miring me in a decade.

You are absolutely right, of course; I must drink tea instead of coffee from now on.

;-)

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This is the black, rubbery Mustang in question, straight from the iPad. Using the 'Pad to make a snap is even less comfortable than using the cellphone. You could get run over by traffic because of the concentration it requires just to hold it in place with one hand and press the tit with the other.
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Re: Without Prejudice 3
« Reply #2151 on: October 06, 2018, 07:58:41 am »

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Re: Without Prejudice 3
« Reply #2152 on: October 06, 2018, 08:56:20 am »

Looks better in red
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaqDQUmKop0
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Except I don't like rag tops. But hey, those Glaswegians get everywhere!

The best open air combination I had was with the X1/9, which had a targa top that one person could take off and place inside the top of the front trunk like a second lid; it left all the space this photographer ever needed. Look inside today's retracting metal tops and you can maybe carry a briefcase in the space they leave.

Colour? Anything but that rubber black! It covers everything, including any chrome. I must take a camera to lunch next week in the hope that it is still parked in the same street, but it wasn't there today. Next to the building in my snap is an auto bodywork shop; perhaps it lives inside that awaiting a slot for TLC, and gets street-parked during working hours to get out of the way of the work.

If my hunch is right, I shall ask the repair shop if they know the year. I still think it's a very early model because there appear to be no air scoops I can see. The seats are a mess.

Rob

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Re: Without Prejudice 3
« Reply #2153 on: October 06, 2018, 09:49:13 am »

Rob, that “rubber black” is the latest fad in auto styling. It comes in other colors, like dull (matte) silver that my neighbor had on his brand new $100K Mercedes.

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Re: Without Prejudice 3
« Reply #2154 on: October 06, 2018, 01:56:04 pm »

Rob, that “rubber black” is the latest fad in auto styling. It comes in other colors, like dull (matte) silver that my neighbor had on his brand new $100K Mercedes.


I've seen a Porche Cayenne vaguely like that, but it didn't look as bad as this Mustang does. Even the chrome stuff is covered. I think it looks dreadful. Guess it's just more naked emperors.

Who'd have thought!

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Re: Without Prejudice 3
« Reply #2155 on: October 06, 2018, 04:51:07 pm »

My late neighbor Virginia (long-time Mustang owner…pretty sure I've mentioned her before) would've had a stroke at the thought of rubberizing her baby. Bright colors and shiny chrome were her jam.  ;)

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Re: Without Prejudice 3
« Reply #2156 on: October 06, 2018, 06:02:12 pm »

Pic taken for a music site I read and sometimes post at. This is the amp rig I currently use with electric guitars, located in my somewhat cramped rec/storage room. The amp is a repro of a Hiwatt DR504 from the early 1970s. Hiwatts are best known as the amps of choice for Pete Townshend in The Who and David Gilmour both in Pink Floyd and as a solo artist. But they've also been used a lot for studio recording by players who've opted to use other gear onstage. This Hi-Tone repro uses New Old Stock components where possible and is made by folks with expert-level knowledge of Hiwatt circuits.

Hiwatts are known for clean, rich sound and volume. Lotsa volume! This one is officially a 50 watt amp but can put out an easy 60 watts prior to clipping. With NOS Mullard power tubes it can approach 70 watts of output with a crunchy & dynamic overdriven sound. But run at household levels the amp sounds stiff and kinda brittle. It wasn't made for my rec room. So what to do?

This is where the PowerStation gizmo sitting atop the amp head comes in. The PowerStation is a Swiss army knife of guitar amplification. It can boost the volume of a low-power amp via its dual-tube power section and also lower the volume of a powerful amp via its reactive attenuator. And it does both these things while retaining the sonic character of the amp plugged into it. So in my case I can run the Hi-Tone at a house-rattling, neighbor-disturbing, self-deafening level (that is, the amp's sweet spot) and let the PowerStation bring down the volume to something much more friendly. With a second amp (an old Fender Princeton) used as a baffle in front of the Hi-Tone's speaker cabinet, as shown in the pic, I can comfortably stand & play just a few feet in front. Minus the baffle I can play while standing or sitting off-axis ~10 feet away. The amp sounds huge & rich without being overly loud. In my 35+ years of electric guitar playing I've never achieved a better home sound.

The Y cable atop the PowerStation lets me plug into the Hi-Tone's two channels, Normal & Brill (bright), at the same time. I use this to add a bit of zing to darker sounding guitars. On the floor, in front of the amp rig (and out of view in this pic), is an ever-changing set of effects pedals I use to color each guitar's basic character.

(Edit: fixed a typo.)

-Dave-
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Re: Without Prejudice 3
« Reply #2157 on: October 07, 2018, 04:59:45 am »


Bob, Russ..thank you.

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Re: Without Prejudice 3
« Reply #2158 on: October 07, 2018, 09:32:49 am »

My late neighbor Virginia (long-time Mustang owner…pretty sure I've mentioned her before) would've had a stroke at the thought of rubberizing her baby. Bright colors and shiny chrome were her jam.  ;)

-Dave-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8skm-l9amTc


If you catch the top of the piano at 3.30 there's a set of flames that would look really cool on the lid of my black Fiesta which, having the non-standard, extended roof spoiler, has the length to carry it off. Sadly, as with the Dixie notion for earlier cars, I have nobody I know who could do it well.

Visual motifs aside, I find it hard to get my eyes off the blonde backing singer every time I watch this video. I think Keith will totally understand. ;-)

Ahhh... Sundays.

Rob

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Re: Without Prejudice 3
« Reply #2159 on: October 07, 2018, 02:49:41 pm »

... I think it looks dreadful...

More of that "rubber black" porn. Not even 1934 Ford got spared the latest fad.
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