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1916 Mack Hotrod & Studebaker US6​


Aug 31, 2025 ALASKA
Driving and doing maintenance on the1916 Mack AC Bulldog facsimile that I created at the turn of the century. Also in this video are Studebaker US6 trucks and an extended hood Peterbilt 359. We've been dealing with a few software issues but hope to be uploading more videos soon: Thanks for watching!
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Greg Quirin

Greg Quirin is a YouTuber and automotive enthusiast with a passion for sharing the untold stories of innovation, craftsmanship, and speed. With years of hands-on experience as a mechanic and engine builder, Greg has turned his expertise and love for cars into an engaging YouTube channel that...
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Sell it, donate it — recycle it? A beloved old minivan faces a fork in the road​

The 2005 Chrysler Town & Country that's more or less permanently parked in my driveway has seen better days.

And I would know — I remember them. This van was bought by my in-laws, back when my husband and I were high school sweethearts. When we left home and drove across the country at 18 years old, I sat in its front seat and had a good coming-of-age cry. Its ample back carried all our possessions on the long haul across Interstate 10. Many years later, after my in-laws passed it down to us for good, my carpenter husband used it to haul sheets of plywood around with the rear seats folded down. ("Better than a pickup truck," he'd crow with delight.) My kids adore it. They named it Vanny and claim it's secretly a Transformer that can turn into a robot and save the world.

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Like everything NPR puts out, this is political.

First. MODERN cars are not lasting 20 years - they barely outlive their warranties. Manufacturers are Woke. It started with the German brands - where they discontinued support of older products, one CEO publicly saying, the customer should get a loan to buy a new VW/BMW/Benz. It was the bullheaded customers who were the problem.

Second, repairing a car is based on economics. Repair price, versus replacement cost. She started touching on the gawd-awful prices of new cars; but didn't address very well how this makes repair MUCH wiser.

Third issue, one she didn't touch on, is the manufacturer - and the support offered. Chrysler Corporation is gone. Stellantis wants to sell Alfa-Romeos and Masaratis. Fiat is again being made into a regional European brand. Dodge and Chrysler are dead brands walking. That goofy Woke test-driver who became Stellantis' first CEO, wanted Jeep to rival Mercedes-Benz in America.

None of this happened, not the least because modern Stellantis products are engineered by contract Indians via Zoom. The cars are excrement.

Meantime, there's the question of support. The weak point of those vans - I had three, over the years - the weak point was, the Ultradrive automatic transmission, the first electronic-shift chip-controlled transmission. They tend to fail every 50k miles. Are they available now, rebuilt or new? Parts?

I can't help but look for a political angle in NPR publication pieces; and this one I see, telling the wealthy cat-lady divorcees to feel GOOD about going and buying a new car.

Nuts.
 

Riding the Cheapest Handmade Transport Bike of Philippines​

Sep 13, 2025

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Watching The WHO Classic Tractor Ride Rolling Through Central Iowa!​

Sep 8, 2025 #classictractor #tractor #classictractorfever
Looking back at our visit to the 2024 WHO Tractor Ride in and around Boone, Iowa. A great annual event -- and we were there thanks to sponsorship from Titan Tires. Find out more at their website: www.Titan-INTL.com

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Don't know if it fits here...but I'll drop it in.

And I'll wonder aloud, why this is not getting more nooze traction.

This guy...is a blowhard and a Mopar fanboi; but in motor-oriented news, he's mostly correct. He likes to do quick five-minute videos, doing about three a day...maximizing traffic and revenue, I suppose.

That said...here he discusses the NO NAME GIVEN California (and New York!) CDLs that the Leftist governments in both states have been issuing. Imagine, being given a CDL without a NAME, even! Like an anon CDL. Prospective truck drivers have to spend BIG MONEY to get CDLs, and get RealID vetting...and here two TDS state governments are just handing them out. COMPLETE WITH THE REAL ID star.

TK has two photo images of the. No one has claimed they're fake. Oklahoma is investigating, after major accidents involving California CDL holders.

 

Amazing! The Keystone Truck & Tractor Museum in Virginia!​

Oct 17, 2025 #classictractor #tractor #classictractorfever
We visit the Keystone Truck & Tractor Museum in Colonial Heights, Virginia. It's a place jam-packed with classic trucks and tractors and it's open to visitors! Keith Jones founded the museum, and Alan "Bones" Stone is the curator -- and we talked with both of them about how this amazing place was created and what keeps visitors coming back! Find out more about the museum at their website: https://keystonetractorworks.com/

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I can't get interested in ANYTHING ChryslerPlymouthDodgeRamJeepFiatStellantis says it's going to build.

The Extra-Care-in-Engineering company, later buttressed by the credibility from former Kaiser-Jeep...today it's all as meaningless as that in a Chinese electric bicycle. Or a Zongshen ZS250GY-3, which is sold here as a CSC RX-3 "Adventure" motorcycle. Buyers who sign the order, don't repeat the mistake.

They don't employ engineers; they contract Zoom candidates with emailed resumes who may (or more likely) may not know their stuff. That's how the Challenger electric and the new Wagoneer were so badly bungled. That's why the Dodge Durango has proven so troublesome that the Indiana Highway Patrol has removed their entire fleet of them from service.

So, what they promise, and what will be delivered, are two different things. Whatever company is owning the Chrysler brands now, has zero cred.
 
Some stuff I came across by accident. Thought it was interesting.

Feds fine Colorado truck shop, send owner to prison, for illegal diesel modifications

A Colorado truck repair shop that disabled emissions control equipment on hundreds of heavy duty trucks' diesel engines was recently penalized and its owner sentenced to a year behind bars.
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Windsor, Colorado Business Owner and Company Sentenced for Conspiring to Delete Emissions Controls on Hundreds of Heavy Duty Diesel Trucks in Violation of the Clean Air Act

DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Elite Diesel Service Inc., formerly located in Windsor Colorado, and its owner, Troy Lake Sr., were sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act by disabling the monitoring...
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Imprisoned Diesel Tuner Hoping for Trump Pardon Receives State Backing

Wyoming state representatives are urging President Trump to grant Troy Lake a full pardon after he tampered with diesel truck emissions systems.
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Wyoming Man In Prison For Removing EPA-Mandated Filters Seeks Trump Pardon

A 65-year-old Wyoming man is in federal prison for pulling EPA-mandated emissions systems from ailing diesel engines. As the Trump administration inches…
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My 2022 Tacoma! Army green TRD Sport, 2 door V6 manual. I am a lucky dog! Took 7 months to get it, but now I have the most beautiful Tacoma I have ever seen.

And people keep trying to get me to sell it to them.

 
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My 2022 Tacoma! Army green TRD Sport, 2 door V6 manual. I am a lucky dog! Took 7 months to get it, but now I have the most beautiful Tacoma I have ever seen.

And people keep trying to get me to sell it to them.

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That's interesting. And...I'll take nothing from it; it's a nice truck.

But I have a pea-green (factory paint) 2000 Tacoma that I've decided is basically superfluous. I'm not driving much, now - less than a thousand miles a month. Camping in the back of the truck, two months ago, was not that successful. I was in motels more than my bed back there.

Camping is now not a priority; and hauling stuff...I'm a cripple with bad hips. I bought the truck same time as the Scion car, in a panic, when I lost my previous truck to an accident, and for a month couldn't find a reasonably-priced good Toyota.

So I had two, thinking I'd figure out which one was more useful.

That was two years and one broken hip ago. But, things have changed; and the truck is probably more useful to someone else.

It's different from yours in that it's 2wd. Which to me is a plus - simpler driveline; better gas mileage. Studded aggressive winter tires are as good on pavement as 4wd without studs. And in my opinion, anyone taking an expensive 4wd truck off on trails rough enough to need it...that person should have an old beater of a rig, not an expensive, new, shiny, mortgaged Bro-Dozer.

So...my low-mileage classic little Japanese truck has gotten, in two months, THREE inquiries, and ONE inspection.

Can't sell it. I'm not broken up; it's paid for and I don't need the money right now; but I'm just amazed why in this insane era of trucks that cost more than my first HOME cost, nobody wants an inexpensive proven-design older model with under 100,000 miles.
 
CJ, what do you think it should sell for? Maybe someone here has PMs to trade.
 
My research suggests a FMV of about $8000.

Now, granted, it's not for everyone. It's what used to be called a "conventional" cab (anything but conventional, now). Manual gearbox. Four-cylinder. Zero bling.

Exactly the kind of truck that came off the boat in the 1960s - Toyota and Datsun importing them to California for the Japanese-American gardeners there, to use as Japanese workmen used them at home.

Instead, back then, they took the nation by storm. Today, we're so mind-copulated, so overrun with Influencers, so focused on the silly - like pasting fake badges on some crappy Eurotrash car to "impress" strangers - that, in an era where no one can afford a new truck, and new trucks are low-value propositions, this kind of thing is dismissed.

In reality, I'd drop the price down to $7000, on a deal that was quick and convenient for me. To a serious buyer, I'd be willing to work a bit - get it mechanically inspected, deliver it, etc - but that will affect my negotiation readiness.

Here's the listing on the Liste of Craig:


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Maybe someone here has PMs to trade.
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How does 1 and 3/4 ounce sound? One K-rand, or Maple, or Eagle; and three 1/4 ounce fractionals. Or seven 1/10th fractionals. Or bring two ounces, and I'll give you a quarter-ounce fractional.

All coins must be (and I'm willing to have) verified by my local expert. Anything I offer, you can verify with your tools or someone you select.

Montana doesn't tax motor-vehicle sales, so sale price need not be stated on the title as I sign it over. But I'll provide a bill of sale with whatever price or (plausible) statement of exchange the buyer may desire.
 
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I don't see a mechanical connection between that ICBM and the truck with the compressor on it, ahead of it.

Just those two flexible soft-ducts.
 

Why The Farmall Cub Tractor is So Popular (and Still Worth Owning Today!)​

Nov 6, 2025 #FarmallCub #Farmall #ClassicTractor
The Farmall Cub may be small, but it’s earned a big reputation over the years. In this video, we share why the Farmall Cub remains one of our favorite tractors — from its clever design and versatility to the simple charm that’s made it a classic. Whether you’re restoring one, considering buying one, or just love old iron, you’ll see why the Cub still deserves a spot in any collection (or on the farm).

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I have always wondered why the Big Block wasn't just allowed to die off.

The SBC was engineering brilliance. Eventually it was bumped up in displacement to be greater than the original big block; and I don't remember any reports of shorter life. I don't have power specs side-by-side for similar displacement; but the big block - taller deck, deeper webbing and longer - was considerably heavier.

All gone, now - THANKS TO GOVERNMENT. The two-valves-per-cylinder pushrod V8 couldn't be cleaned up enough while still providing EPA stipulated fleet fuel economy numbers.

The absolute mess we're seeing in the new-car-market, now, is directly the result of insane, political NON-engineer demands on product specs and designs.
 

Hollywood’s Car Whisperer: Fireball Tim talks the 1989 Batmobile, Blade Runner, Herbie & More​

Sep 22, 2025 Cars That Matter Podcast Driven By Hemmings.com
Designer and artist Fireball Tim Lawrence joins host Robert Ross on the Cars That Matter Podcast Driven By Hemmings for a walk-through at the Petersen Automotive Museum—stopping at the 1989 Batmobile, Blade Runner police car, Herbie: Fully Loaded, Eleanor from Gone in 60 Seconds, the Green Hornet’s Black Beauty, and the Magnum P.I. Ferrari 308. Fireball breaks down how movie cars are conceived from script to screen, why they’re characters (not props), and how practical builds, custom shops, and selective effects make the magic work. If you love film cars, concept art, and behind-the-scenes craft, this one’s for you.

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Fireball Tim

"Fireball Tim BEST OF SHOW" features CAR SHOWS around Southern California. Fireball has been a Hollywood CONCEPT ARTIST since 1981, creating designs for hundreds of Hollywood's biggest films & TV Shows including BATMAN, KNIGHT RIDER, JURASSIC PARK, MONSTER GARAGE and many more! NOW HE'S...
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Classic Tractors On Parade! At The 2025 Ohio Valley Antique Machinery Show.​

Nov 7, 2025 #classictractor #tractor #classictractorfever
Always fun to see a tractor parade. They had a good one in Georgetown, Ohio at the 55th Anniversary Show of the Ohio Valley Antique Machinery Association. There were both steam engines and gas tractors -- plus a lot of friendly collectors excited to be there! Find out more about their show at the website: www.OVAMS.com

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PACKARD is BACK! Part II: The 2025 Packard Excellence!​

Nov 17, 2025
Packard is back! The illustrious American luxury carmaker died a tragic death in the late 1950's. After that, numerous attempts were made to revive it. But now, a new chapter has been added to the legacy of Packard, the 2025 Packard Excellence! And in this video, I'm going to review this ultra rare piece of automotive history.

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PACKARD is BACK! Part I: The Packard Twelve Prototype and Dutch Packard Collection
 

1940's Los Angeles car culture​

Nov 17, 2025
My mom and dad grew up in the L.A. area in the 30's and 40's. These pictures represent some of the cars my dad had and some of the work he did at his upholstery shop. A lot of custom tops in those days. To the best of my knowledge, these photos were taken between 1941 and 1948 several years before I was born. It's slice of life and car culture of the period, I hope you find it interesting.

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Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@johnblizzardjr9453
 

MCG Executive Briefing for December 1, 2025 - Mac's Motor City Garage.com

A new exhibit at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles celebrates the great off-road racers in history. .Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Today’s headlines: + In a consolidated class action lawsuit against Honda, … Continue reading →
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Power For Decades: The Plymouth/Dodge Flathead Six - Mac's Motor City Garage.com

With little fanfare, Chrysler’s trusty L-head six faithfully served millions of Plymouth and Dodge owners from 1933 to 1959. When we reflect on the engines in Chrysler history, we naturally tend to think of the original Hemi V8, or … Continue reading →
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Back when Chrysler was an engineering company. Their stuff was usually not flashy (the Forward-Look era being one exception) but it was durable.

The flathead Dodge (Chrysler) six was as valued in Dodge WC Power Wagons, as the Willys Go-Devil four was in the MB jeeps. It was a low-power slow-lugging beast that was almost indestructible. I'm surprised, reading that, that it was only in production for 26 years. I remember the later era where engine designs lasted longer - the Slant Six that replaced the flathead, was made from 1960 into the mid-1990s in trucks. And the later Jeep six, originally the Rambler Six, ran from 1964 until 2006. Only a combination of factors, including fantasy new emissions standards, and tooling wear, along with Chrysler's desire to close the Kenosha engine plant...led to ITS demise.

To the flathead. Now that we're in turbocharge-mania, and these turbo'd new plastic engines self-destruct in 50k miles or less...why hasn't anyone tried turbocharging, or supercharging (mechanical-drive blower) a flathead design? The flathead's big problem was, it didn't breathe very well. It was simple, inexpensive, easy for an owner to fix - removing the cylinder head was just a matter of pulling head bolts.

Suppose a supercharger, such as used in Kaiser or Studebaker cars, was put to an old Dodge-design flathead, forcing air in there? It could bring power up to what owners expect now with OHC fuel-injection engines, or maybe beyond.

No reason why FI couldn't be used with a flathead, either. Or even computer spark with coils on the plugs. Just do away with that horribly-complex cam-in-head design.
 
Take this one fwiw and dyodd.

Trump admin pushes fuel economy shakeup and the impact could be huge​

  • Trump administration plans to significantly reduce fuel economy standards.
  • New proposal targets an average of 34.5 mpg by the 2031 model year.
  • EV credits would be removed and crossovers reclassified as passenger cars.
President Trump has announced plans to reset the “costly and unlawful Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards” enacted by the previous administration.

A fact sheet put out by the White House was light on specifics, but said Trump was “returning CAFE standards to levels that can actually be met with conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles.”

They said this stands in contrast to the “unrealistic fuel economy targets” that the Biden Administration had approved, which would have “effectively resulted in an electric vehicle mandate.”

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/mar...ct-could-be-huge/ar-AA1REKbm?ocid=socialshare
 
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