Rob Hall

Saw an Oscar Meyer Wienermobile today.

Saw a bunch of nice Mustangs of all vintages coming into Myrtle Beach today. Apparently it was Mustang Week here. Alas, my GT is home in Cleveland. Drove my Caddy down for a week on the beach.

Well, they didn't have a Valiant tool. Revell could have done it, though w/ their '62 Valiant 4dr.

A short but very busy work week...got my fall vaccinations yesterday, feeling a but woozy from them still today...but happy only one more day at work then a week off......looking forward to disconnecting and getting in some quality beach time and an enjoyable road trip there and back..

I saw one a few years ago, don’t know if it was an original or a tribute but was so striking.

One thing I’ve wondered about with Pontiac in Canada in the 60s, I know the full size models (B-bodies) had Pontiac styling but Chevy engines and chassis, but were Pontiac midsize models like the Tempest, LeMans and GTO available? (In addition to the Beaumont which wasn’t a Pontiac, I believe).

Those look like late 70s Granada/Monarch headlight clusters.

There was a sharp yellow w/ black interior ‘64 Pontiac Parisienne convertible in Denver I used to see occasionally 20 years ago when I lived there.

Probably '67-68 Mercury Cougars and '67-70 Mustangs, esp. the '69 Sports Roof and Mach 1. More recent would be the Foxbody Mustang (like my ‘87 GT). Grew up with Cougars and Mustangs.

Fun...I did two concerts back to back in June-- a Friday night Robert Plant & Allison Krauss show in Toledo and the Rolling Stones here in Cleveland on Saturday at the Browns Stadium...I was beyond exhausted the Sunday after....at 54 I don't have the stamina I had at 35...

Probably... I'm using Safari, I don't use Bitdefender. I think it's probably because their don't use SSL on their top page. It's http, instead of https and in Safari it says 'Not Secure' in the address bar before the URL.

Their website loads fine for me, so I'd assume they are still in business. http://www.speedcityresin.com

New release goodies from HLJ came yesterday.

Canada did get it in ‘74, the US a year later.

I don’t think I’ve seen a Bobcat in at least 40 years….my sister had a ‘76 Pinto Runabout. Got it new and it lasted through 4 years of college and a move from Ohio to Arizona and by 1980 was pretty worn out.

The modern 2.3 Ecoboost would be a good swap for a Pinto.

Maybe smooth for pavement or tractor drag racing ? j/k. Maybe missing treaded tires on those huge wheels?

Or the new ZR1 eventually...

Mail call today from Model Roundup—new releases.

Weather starting to feel like fall with nights in high 50s-low 60s…

I like the '85-86 style... my '87 GT has the cheesegraters (which look good in red, IMO). I once thought about swapping out the cheese graters for '85-86 GT lenses or SVO lenses (which are slightly different from GT ones), but have kept it stock.. Top pic was at home on my family farm in 1990 when I had both the '87 GT and an '86 LX (my college car)...the '86 was gone by 1994. Below pic is a few months ago, the restored '87 GT and my '19 Cadillac CT6.

On modern cars I assume it's primarily to clear the large disc brakes.

Saw a deer eating leaves off a tree less than 20 feet from my back slider when I went out on the patio this morning to enjoy my first coffee of the day. She looked at me and kept eating as I sat down and enjoyed my coffee. She moseyed off before I let the dogs out. I have a 4ft fence but the deer hop it easily. Didn’t get a pic of the deer, but it’s the tree on the right of the pic, right off the patio.

Yorkie siblings Lola, Lulu and Jack are almost 18 months old. Lola got a grooming on Friday (second pic) Jack and Lulu next Friday. Raine (senior Australian Terrier on far left of first pic. ). Also have Beardsley aka Turbo Squid, a grumpy senior Chihuahua mix (3rd pic)

Model Roundup has them in stock also..ordered one along w/ the '68 Mercury M100 kit.