Canadian humor.

This month's T-Shirt Hell newsletter was AWESOME. :D

I drink in moderation.

My new favorite t-shirt.

I love you!

My friend Chris sent me this cartoon. I was deeply offended because I think I'm Danny the Donkey. I hate him for that. :D Now leave me alone. I'm going to find some creative new uses for the stick. :D

Pete

MkI VW Rabbit all wheel drive.

Oh man this thing is AWESOME!!!

I'll just let you look at the photo and the listing on e-bay.

All wheel drive VW Rabbit.

Pete

Something not car-related. ;) Museuming in DC.

Oy oy.

Laura and I had fun last weekend hitting a few museums and doing some stuff downtown. We went to the Sewall/Belmot House to start out with. It was and is the headquarters for the National Women's Party. We'd seen the movie "Iron Jawed Angels" and wondered how much of it was artistically licensed and what was based in reality. Interestingly enough, if you remove all the romantic intreague from the movie, the basic historical facts are pretty close to right. It was very cool to learn more about the women's sufferage movement and the people involved.

After a good lunch at Chipotle, we headed over to the new National Portrait Gallery. Wow what a great museum. This is my new favorite in the DC area. It is HUGE! The first floor is packed with stuff (and people) and there are 3 more floors above to explore. It is located in the old National Pattent Office building. The first floor has a neat section where they display portraits of different inventors next to a glass case containing their invention. Edison, Morse, Singer and others were included. It was definitely cool.

The other thing I liked about the museum is that it is organized by theme and they really do a good job of giving historical background to all of the portraits, the people depicted in them and the artist who created them. Part of the reason why it takes so long to go through the gallery is that there is a LOT of information on EVERY bit of art in the builing. We felt like we barely scraped the surface.

Definitely check these out. Google will find them for you.

Pete

Better yet... another Mini.

This one is a 1961 Morris Minor. The thing is in unbelievable shape and only has 42000 original miles. It is fully restored and has a new motor and a damn clean interior. I also like that you can buy the car from a guy who has Olympic Gold and Silver medals. I'll just shut up and post the photos and the link.


Here is the link to the listing. It makes for good reading.

1961 Morris Minor

Take care,

Pete

Mini. Something else to add to the mix. ;)

I was reading about someone who is putting Honda motors into classic minis. They freaking fly with the extra horsepower and revs. That got me thinking about a classic mini. Here's a great example on Ebay right now.

This is a fully restored 1.3Liter mini. This was the fast and cool one. It has been upgraded with the interior from a 1990s mini. I like the classc wheel and even the color. This little bugger is fast and cool. I'm a geek about right hand drive cars too. I'd have a lot of fun with this thing.

Here's the listing.

1976 Mini 1.3 upgraded to Cooper spec.

Pete

Craptastic photographer with really bad writing habits and a damn cool car.

Sorry about the title of this post. I often think that I'm pretty funny. I know deep in my heart that I'm not. ;)

Okay... the car on the block this evening is a 1969 BMW 2002 Turbo. This thing is freaking amazing and must be really wild to drive. The photos of the outside obviously don't do this car any good.

You wouldn't want the car to look too good in the ebay add. It might actually sell for a high price or something. The money he saved in having good photos posted will more than make up for any increase in the sale price that really good photos would bring. (Sorry. Mr. Sarcastic is on the loose again) ;)

The engine bay is amazing. There's no two ways about it. That is one freaking impressive car. I would LOVE to have this thing and drive the freaking snot out of it. :D

The cool thing is that as long as I made sure the air/fuel mixture was right, it would most likely give me years of "thank you sir may I have another" use.

I like what the guy did with the photo of the front end. It is very cool looking.

Here is the listing for the car.

Enjoy.

Pete

The project car that I WON'T be buying. ;)

This MkI Golf is absolutely amazing. The level of detail on this car is amazing. Absolutely everything is more beautiful and better functioning than it was in its original form.

The body work is flawless. The interior is just creamy. The motor and engine bay are both functional and beautiful to look at. I love the twin carbed, 1.8Liter, 16valve motor. The motor is quite a bit more refined than what VW originally intended.

Another thing I like is that the left hand drive is as exotic in England as the right hand drive ones are in the colonies. Very cool.

Below you'll find the listing for the car:

MkI Swallowtail.

Take care,

Pete

Bunnies!!!

Okay. My project car posts lately have been mostly non-vw cars. I thought I'd get back to my roots again with this little one.

I've wanted an A1 GTI for as long as I can remember. The first one I ever drove was amazing to me. They're light, they handle quite well, they're pretty fast. This is the car that started the sport compact car craze back in the mid 1970s.

This particular car would almost be a shame for me to buy since my goal would be to strip the interior and go crazy with it. I would say that I'm sure I could ebay all the interior stuff for a lot of money and that would help finance the project.
Below is the link to the listing.

1983 VW Rabbit GTI

Enjoy.

Pete