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Cubs win the World Series? You might need a time machine for that
DeLorean photo courtesy Volo Auto Museum, composite by Zach Higgins.
With spring training games just getting underway this week and opening day still a month away, it might be a little early to predict the outcome of this year's World Series. Still, Cubs fans say this year's the year for the North Siders after not winning a Series since the year General Motors was founded, and if the team proves them true, somebody's winning a DeLorean.
Sure, the Cubs haven't reached the postseason for several years and haven't finished the season anywhere but last place in their division since 2009, but Cubs fans have more than mere hope to cling to this year. To begin with, the club hired General Manager Theo Epstein – one of the guys largely responsible for handing the Boston Red Sox their first title in 86 years – to turn the Cubs around, and over the recent offseason added Manager Joe Maddon and ace pitcher Jon Lester – two veterans of the game from winning backgrounds. But they also have Back to the Future Part II.
The beginning of the 1989 Robert Zemeckis film takes hero Marty McFly into the future – specifically to October 2015 – via Doc Brown's flying DeLorean where he sees a floating viewscreen congratulating the Chicago Cubs on winning the World Series. Wackier things could happen, right? Like, for instance, hoverboards and Power Lace Nikes becoming reality.
While the Volo Auto Museum – based in Volo, Illinois, just northwest of Chicago – has a DeLorean decorated to look like the Back to the Future Part II car, it is not capable of time travel, as we see from the contest that the museum announced this week, offering to give the car away if the Cubs win the World Series this year.
According to Brian Grams, director of the Volo, Barris Kustoms built the DeLorean sometime in the late 1990s to take to car shows, and it joined the museum's collection shortly afterward. "It's a pretty darn close replica," Grams said. "There's a couple of things that weren't reproduced then that are available today, but you'd have to be a superfan to know about them."
The DeLorean does run and drive, but Grams said it'd be hard-pressed to make it to the 88 MPH required for time travel.
The museum will begin accepting entries to win the DeLorean March 12 at the annual Toast to Harry Caray, and then from March 21 to the end of the season at the museum. Any visitor to the museum during that time will get an automatic entry into the contest. Grams said that even if the Cubs don't win the World Series this year, the museum will still give away its replica BTTF hoverboard.
For more information, visit VoloCars.com.
Futurliner No. 10 to go on National Historic Vehicle Register, finds permanent home
Photo by Marc Bochy.
General Motors didn't build its Futurliners to sell to the general public. It didn't build them to race. It didn't build them for the military. It didn't build them as design studies or as concepts designed to embody the future of transportation. General Motors didn't build the Futurliners for any entity other than General Motors. But it did build them for the public. It built them to be seen and to make a scene. It built them to inspire awe and wonder. So it's fitting that one of the remaining Futurliners will soon enter a permanent and public record, the National Historic Vehicle Register.
One of 12 behemoths that GM built starting in 1939 for its Parade of Progress traveling show, Futurliner No. 10 has perhaps remained in public view the longest of all the Futurliners. Its initial tour of duty – in a slightly different configuration that included more glass in the canopy and that likely used a GM 4-71 two-cycle diesel engine for power (though one of the original-configuration Futurliners used a 451-cu.in. gasoline engine) – only lasted one year, 1940, but more than a dozen years later, when GM decided to again canvass the country with the Parade of Progress, No. 10 and the other 11 remained ready to once again hit the road.
Not without some modifications first, though. The overall dimensions of the Futurliners remained the same – 33 feet long, 8 feet wide, more than 11 feet tall, and more than 12 tons heavy – but GM decided to swap out the diesels and their attendant manual transmissions in favor of military-grade 302-cu.in. GMC straight-six gasoline engines backed by Hydra-Matic automatic transmissions. The whitewall duallies front and rear remained, as did the driver's up-high and central steering position, but based on feedback from the previous Futurliner pilots, GM scrapped the bubble canopies and replaced them with panoramic windshields, more sheetmetal to shield the drivers from the sun, and air conditioning.
Futurliner No. 10 with its exhibits. Photos courtesy Futurliner.com.
According to Bruce Berghoff and George Ferris's book, General Motors Parade of Progress & A Futurliner Returns, Futurliner No. 10 hauled around a couple of displays for the Parade of Progress: Three Dimensional Sound, which demonstrated "how binaural sound helped build better cars;" and Opportunity for Youth, which included winning model cars from the Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild and explained how budding car doodlers could enter the contest. Pretty much every weekend from April 1953 through July 1956, the dozen Futurliners and almost as many support trucks crisscrossed the continent, headed north in the summer and south in the winter. In all, they hit up 35 states and three Canadian provinces in nearly 150 stops.
The end of the Parade came not when the Futurliners quit, but when GM did. As Berghoff and Ferris wrote, a number of factors combined brought it to an end: rising costs, diminishing returns, other opportunities for more targeted marketing, and the rise of network television. GM executives decided to donate two to the Michigan State Police, then apparently sold the rest to Dick Knapp, whose Anchor Motor Freight company transported GM's show displays across the country.
Knapp apparently had no interest in the Futurliners other than to sell them off at a profit; among the buyers was musician Vic Hyde, who bought No. 10 and thought he'd convert it into a tour bus. He quickly changed his mind – he couldn't insure the Futurliner for the road – so he sold it to Goebel Brewing of Detroit. Goebel then repainted No. 10, installed a sound stage on one side of it and a beer dispenser on the right, and toured Michigan and surrounding states with it from 1957 through 1960. It then went to Detroit-based developer Pulte Construction Company, which intended to use it to promote a Florida subdivision, but No. 10 threw a rod on its way south, prompting Pulte to sell it to Dreisbach and Sons Cadillac in Detroit.
Futurliner No. 10 in its Dreibach and Sons livery. Photo courtesy Futurliner.com.
Dreisbach, which already had a couple other Futurliners, repainted No. 10 white with the company and Cadillac logos on it and used it to promote the dealership on Grand River Avenue in Detroit for a number of years. Then sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s, a restaurant developer bought the Dreisbach Futurliners, added a couple more to the collection, and proposed cutting off the front ends to turn them all into a themed restaurant in Chicago. Instead, concept car collector Joe Bortz bought the five from the developer and kept them in a field outside Chicago until he realized he wouldn't be able to restore all four of the Futurliners, he said. So in 1993 he donated No. 10 to the National Automotive and Truck Museum of the United States in Auburn, Indiana, and sold the other four.
Futurliner No. 10 then hung around outside of the museum until 1998, when Don and Carol Mayton of Zeeland, Michigan, decided to take on the vehicle's restoration for NATMUS. The museum would retain the title to the Futurliner and help fund its restoration, while Mayton would gather a team of dozens to volunteer for the effort, assisting Mayton with transportation, research, parts acquisition, and general labor. Throughout the project, Mayton's team turned up original documents related to the Futurliners and started an outreach program for the hundreds of people who drove and worked alongside the Futurliners during the Parade of Progress.
Eight years after they began the restoration, Mayton and the team called it done. Even before they finished it, though, they began to show it, starting with the 2003 Eyes on Design show in Detroit, and they have kept it on the road ever since, taking it as far west as the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in 2008, as far south as the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance in 2006, and to dozens of shows and events in between. One of the most memorable was the Ames Performance Pontiac Nationals in 2011, when it took to the dragstrip at Summit Motorsports Park and recorded a blistering 45-second quarter-mile time.
Futurliner No. 10 on display at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo. Photo courtesy Futurliner.com.
Now, according to Mayton, Futurliner No. 10 has been selected for induction into the National Historic Vehicle Register, established earlier this year to document important vehicles in American history. To go on the register, a vehicle must meet one of four criteria: It must be associated with an important event in automotive or American history; it must be associated with a significant person in automotive or American history; it must be distinctive based on design, engineering, craftsmanship, or aesthetic value; or it must be the first produced, last produced, or be among the most well-preserved or authentically restored surviving examples. Selection to the register involves a complete documentation of the vehicle, including a fully referenced narrative of the vehicle's provenance and full photography, which will then be placed in the Library of Congress. No restrictions are placed on subsequent use or sale of the vehicle.
Previous vehicles placed on the Register include the Tucker "Tin Goose" prototype, the last remaining World War I Cadillac, the first Meyers Manx dune buggy, and one of the six Shelby Cobra Daytonas.
In addition, once Futurliner No. 10 returns from its current trip to Washington, D.C., for the documentation process and display during next year's Washington D.C. Auto Show, Mayton said that it will have a new permanent home at NATMUS. The museum had previously been unable to bring the Futurliner inside because it didn't have large enough doors, Mayton said, leading his group to seek other winter lodgings for the Futurliner. In the past, it has stayed in the AACA Museum, the Sloan Museum, and the Gilmore Museum, among others, while it awaited show season.
The Washington Auto Show will take place January 23 through February 1. For more information on it, visit WashingtonAutoShow.com. For more information on the National Historic Vehicle Register, visit HistoricVehicle.org. And for more information and photos of Futurliner No. 10′s restoration, visit Futurliner.com.
UPDATE (23.January 2015): Came across this HVA video and additional photo of Futurliner No. 10.
Face of the Race: A last look at The Race of Gentlemen
Smiles like these are what it's all about. Ray Evernham, championship crew chief and former NASCAR team owner, rides along with Oilers Car Club member Travis "Tuki" Hess at the third-annual Race of Gentlemen. Photograph courtesy of Thomas Rowe.
As editors of automotive publications, we naturally tend to focus our attentions solely on wheeled vehicles and not so much on human beings and their faces, but the other day online I came across Thomas Rowe's photograph of Ray Evernham and Tuki Hess, and the sheer, unbridled joy their smiles communicate really got my attention. Anything that can make grown men grin like children has gotta be worthy of looking into, so I dropped into the Hemmings Internet servers and began sifting through the thousands of photographs that our team snapped at this year's Race of Gentlemen ("TROG") on the beaches of Wildwood, New Jersey.
Turns out, Hemmings Daily Editor Kurt Ernst has a great eye for interesting mugs, and unless indicated otherwise, the pictures below were taken by him.
A cracked head necessitates last year's race winner, Mike Santiago, rebuild his engine in the parking lot of his hotel with help from fellow racer Clayton Paddison. A wrench or two may have been thrown at some point in the dark of the night, but no picture I've come across can prove it. These guys always seem to be working hard, and often, smiling and joking. Photograph by the author.
Oiler Jason Elrod is smiling… Well, he is inside anyway. His mirrored sunglasses reflect what he's up against: an eighth mile of sandy beach track and the steering wheel of destiny in his hands.
Okay, okay. I admit, not all these guys are grinning like Cheshire cats. Ryan Mackey, seen here on his 1942 Harley-Davidson WLA, takes his turn at bat seriously. And who wouldn't? Racing on the beach in New Jersey is a rare opportunity that, before three years ago, hadn't happened in perhaps a hundred years or more.
Richie Whalen gives his friend, young Corey Kwapich, the chance of a lifetime by loaning him his 1932 Ford three-window Coupe to drive at the race. These guys are all about using their equipment while generating the greatest amount of fun for the largest number of enthusiasts.
'Sure do get the sense that behind these eyes there are hundreds of past races running, and he's figuring on the countless ways he's going to get the drop on you. This is race organizer Mel Stultz III's dad, Meldon Jr., in his flatty-powered '29 Roadster.
Lars Mapstead is having the time of his life racing the legendary record-setting (215 MPH at Bonneville) Morris Brothers SoCal Speed Shop roadster on the beach.
"Pardon me. Do you have any Grey Poupon?" Cory Ketterhagen seems to say from the bucket of his '30 A/V-8. Actually, no, he doesn't seem to say that, but these folks have a great sense of humor. I'm sure right now he's plotting just how he's going to get back at me.
Bryan McCann, the fourth generation of a dynasty of automotive enthusiasts and owner, along with his dad, Scott, of DeLuxe Speed Shop based in Commerce City, Colorado, in his early dry lakes-style A/V-8 that he constructed from period parts. His dad also raced at TROG.
Jim Pardi, rolling back after a run with his buddy Dave Singleton, gives the crowd the thumbs-up. Jim worked with 1945 Speed & Custom in Troy, New York, to build this Merc-powered '32 Roadster, learning the ropes along the way.
Promoter, prankster and priest of prewar speed, race organizer Mel Stultz spends a year to set up each TROG and manages to keep everything running smoothly, while at the same time having some fun himself along the way. And he never forgets to show some love to his friends and sponsors.
Staging boss, Joe Oz, vigilant in top hat and tails, controls the lanes during the race, and here shepherds Eli English in his 1925 Model T to the starting line.
Flag girl, Sara Francello, perhaps works harder than anyone else at TROG and still manages to maintain her good nature and dramatic three-foot-high flag drops like this one hundreds and hundreds of times throughout the weekend. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Beaudry.
Interesting people abound at TROG. This is Jimmy Leslie of Shrewsbury, New Jersey, resident artist for Winsor & Newton, an international art supply company. Jimmy's work, he tells us, tends toward landscapes but often ends up having cars in it. Like a moth to a flame, he set up on the gravel of the ad hoc corral outside the Starlux Hotel in Wildwood, and captured the character and latent energy of some of the great cars there in pen and watercolors. Photograph courtesy of the author.
Rex Jolles, eight, of Philadelphia is an "old soul" his mom, Lisa Solis, tells us. For Christmas last year, he asked for wing tip shoes, a plaid Jeff Cap and button-fastening suspenders, and he loves to tinker with mechanical things. Here, HMN publisher Jim Menneto lets him see the world from the driver's seat before giving him a ride. Photograph courtesy of the author.
But Rex isn't just an old soul, he's also a little boy and not beyond grinning his face off as he gets ready to blow donuts on the beach with Ken Oyler, a friend of ours who didn't think twice about giving the next generation a ride when we asked him if he would. Photograph courtesy of the author.
In front of our 1934 Ford one-ton wrecker, the Hemmings crew at TROG: (left to right) Jim O'Clair, Steve Berry, Terry McGean, Daniel Beaudry, Matt Williams (standing in the bed), Kurt Ernst, Jim Menneto and Dan Stoner. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Beaudry.
Distracted driving's granddaddy: the 1967 Ford Thunderbird Apollo
Photos by the author.
Long before Ford partnered with Eddie Bauer to sell upscale Explorers, and before Abercrombie & Fitch became the official clothing store of prep schools and frat houses across the country, the two companies got together to produce and market one of the most gadget-laden Thunderbirds ever conceived.
"I enjoy it, even though I'm a Chevy guy," said Gene Martini of Denver, Pennsylvania, who brought his unrestored 74,000-mile one-of-five 1967 Ford Thunderbird Apollo to the Saturday car show at this year's AACA meet at Hershey. "It's unique."
The Thunderbird Apollo's story, some claim, started in 1966, when Chrysler displayed at that year's New York Auto Show the Imperial Mobile Executive show car, an Imperial Crown Coupe two-door hardtop fitted with leather upholstery, walnut wood trim, a front passenger bucket seat that swiveled 180 degrees, a small desktop that flipped up, a typewriter, a couple of telephones, a dictating machine, reading lamps and even a television. A year later, the Mobile Executive would become a $600 Imperial option, one that included the swiveling front seat, flip-up table, and reading lamp, but not the phones, typewriter, or television.
Gene believes the idea for a Thunderbird version of the Mobile Executive came from officials at Abercrombie & Fitch, at the time a sporting goods outfitter with five flagship stores across the country—in Miami, West Palm Beach, Chicago, San Francisco and New York. Perhaps Abercrombie & Fitch, which had arranged with John Fitch to display the Fitch Phoenix at its New York store and take orders for it at other stores in 1966, had sought a substitute for the Phoenix when John Fitch canceled that project. Or perhaps officials there simply felt an uber-luxury automobile fit in with their demographics.
Whatever the case, Ford agreed and sent five Thunderbird hardtops with special blue metallic paint down the Wixom assembly line—four Q-code 428-powered cars and one Z-code 390-powered car—and loaded them with just about every available Thunderbird option. Ford then shipped all five over to Andy Hotten at Dearborn Steel Tubing—the same company responsible for the Ford Thunderbolts and many other special Ford projects—for conversion into Apollos. The process included cutting holes for electric sunroofs, transforming them into Landaus with blue vinyl roofs, and then loading them up with a whole smorgasbord of extras: blue leather upholstery, foldaway desks in the front seat backs, a footrest in the reclining (but not swiveling) front passenger seat, a Philco television set, a radio telephone that necessitated an aerial mounted to the trunk, and reading lamps.
Of the five, only four made it to their original destinations; the one slated for the San Francisco store was destroyed en route. The rest then went on display in their respective stores for the 1967 holiday shopping season and were sold off—at a cost of about $15,000—around the end of the year.
The Chicago car, the only one of the five with the 390 V-8, went to a Mr. Polsinelli. Then, in 1989, it showed up with a relatively recent repaint at the Kruse Auburn auction, where Gene's brother-in-law bought it for $5,800. He ended up parking it, and for another 10 years it sat largely unused until Gene asked about it and was told he could have it if he got it running and out of the garage it inhabited. Despite his Bowtie loyalties, he took on the challenge just because it was such an unusual car.
Nowadays, he'll point out a few flaws on the car—the special gold anodized badges and Thunderbird scripts have dulled over time, but he can't remove them without removing the special sunroof-accommodating headliner, and so he's leaving them as is for fear of making the car any worse—but notes that all of the add-ons still work, or at least they would if the television broadcasters still put out analog signals. For his first AACA show, he earned a Junior with the Thunderbird.
As for the other Apollos, Gene said that both Florida cars have been accounted for, and the New York car has reportedly surfaced, but has yet to be confirmed. That's a pretty good survival rate for a bunch of cars loaded with potentially distracting gadgets and gizmos.
Not your average beer truck: 1930 Morgan Super Aero van
1930 Morgan Super Aero with custom van body. Photos by author unless otherwise indicated.
Ron Garner has a taste for the unusual, as demonstrated by his four-plus decades of Morgan ownership. While his current collection includes both three- and four-wheelers, none stands out in a crowd quite like his restored 1930 Morgan Super Aero trike with a custom-built van body, affectionately dubbed the Porta-Pub for its built-in beverage-dispensing apparatus. Ron brought his one-of-a-kind Morgan to the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance (where he took second place in the Prewar European class), and his rig proved to be among the most popular cars on the show field.
Ron, starting the Matchless V-Twin to the delight of the crowd.
In the early 1970s, while still a graduate student in Los Angeles, Ron acquired his first Morgan. Fortunately, the car was not a pillar of reliability, which introduced Ron to a cast of characters in the Southern California Morgan community, including Gerry Willburn. It also showed him the diversity of Morgan vehicles, but one in particular stuck with him: A British auto parts delivery van built upon a 1930 Morgan Super Aero, powered by a 42-hp, 1,000 cc Matchless V-Twin, shifted through a two-speed transmission.
42 horsepower to move 850 pounds sounds reasonable enough.
The van body was the creation of Alexander Fraser, who started an auto parts business in Purton, Wiltshire, England, during the 1960s. To handle the Morgan's increased weight, Fraser replaced the original AJS engine with a 42-horsepower Matchless MX4 V-Twin, added stouter front wheels and hubs from a later-production three-speed Morgan and fitted hydraulic brakes to the front wheels.
Equipped with many parts from his own catalog, the Morgan served as a rolling billboard for Fraser's vintage parts business. Not content, or perhaps financially unable, to sell from a high street shop, Fraser fitted a trailer hitch to the Morgan and took his wares on the road throughout England, bravely towing a four-wheel gypsy caravan behind his distinctive trike.
An in-period image of the Morgan towing the gypsy caravan. Photo courtesy MadAboutMorgans.
Fraser and the Morgan parted ways in 1970, and by 1972 the van had hopped the Atlantic and crossed the continent, winding up in Southern California. Fast-forward to 2006, when Ron and his wife Kathi, now living in Hull, Massachusetts, ran into old friend Gerry Willburn at a Morgan gathering in Maine.
Somewhere along the line, Willburn, still in Southern California, had become the third American owner of the Super Aero van, which lay disassembled in the midst of a long-forgotten restoration project. Despite this obvious obstacle, Kathi knew how much her husband still wanted the Morgan, and wasted no time brokering a deal with Gerry to buy the boxes of parts that made up the van.
The Morgan during its years with Alexander Fraser. Photo courtesy MadAboutMorgans.
After shipping the crated Morgan from California to Massachusetts, a serious restoration effort began in 2007. Lost over the years was the Morgan's radiator, which necessitated the laborious task of building one from scratch, complete with a newly fabricated radiator surround. The bonnet had to be recreated as well, as did the trike's ash wood body frame, long since damaged by insects and wood rot. The effort would take four years to complete, and the initial end result was a conventional "beetle back" 1930 Morgan three-wheeler.
The van body, which remained in remarkably good shape over the decades, was repainted and fitted to the Morgan circa 2012. With no need to peddle auto parts, and with a daughter and son-in-law who brew beer, the choice of what to do with the van seemed obvious: Mount a few five-gallon kegs, cool them with dry ice, install taps below the suitably appropriate portrait of Queen Victoria and turn the van into a "Porta Pub" for friends, relatives and concours-goers to enjoy. (Editor's note: On the day of the 2014 Hemmings Concours d'Elegance, the taps were dispensing apple cider and iced tea. At least that's what Ron told us.)
Queen Victoria, looking less than amused.
Ron admits to driving the Morgan on a regular basis, though he hasn't tested its claimed top speed of 85 MPH and won't tow a trailer, despite the existing hitch. As Ron said to us, "Even without the trailer, it barely stops," and Ron's not one to press his luck. It took him more than three decades to land this particular Morgan in his garage, and another four years to get it restored; rebuilding it again isn't on Ron's bucket list.
For more on the 1930 Morgan Super Aero van, visit Ron's website, MadAboutMorgans.com.
The trackless trains of the 1939 New York World's Fair
Trackless train photos courtesy BusTalk.info.
With all the focus recently on the 1964 World's Fair and the release of the Ford Mustang, we thought it would be interesting to jump back another 25 years to another World's Fair held in the same city. The 1939 fair was also a memorable one in terms of technology, Art Deco design and automotive history. "Building the World of Tomorrow, Remembering the World of Yesterday" was the theme of the fair, which was open for two seasons: from April 30 to October 31, 1939, and then again from May 11 to October 27, 1940.
The Transportation Zone of the fairgrounds had pavilions sponsored by Ford, GM, Chrysler, Firestone, Goodrich and Budd. Additional buildings housed displays for aviation and marine designs as well as the railroad building which presented the "Railroads on Parade" pageant, a rolling history of rail service in America. The grand finale of the pageant featured both the Raymond Loewy-designed Pennsylvania RR K-4 streamlined locomotive and the NY Central RR, Henry Dreyfuss-designed Hudson J-3A engine, two of the most stylish train engines ever built.
The Theme Center in the middle of the fairgrounds featured more iconic Art Deco designs with the 610-foot-tall Trylon and 185-foot-diameter Perisphere garnering most of the attention.
Fairgoers paid 75 cents to walk through the front admission gate throughout the first summer, but prices were lowered to 50 cents on October 1. More than 26 million people visited the fair between its grand opening in 1939 and its final closing in 1940.
Many of the visitors walked the vast expanse of pavilions and displays; however, Greyhound Bus Lines offered an alternative – trackless trains. For an additional 25 cents (15 cents for children) the trackless train would carry fairgoers from pavilion to pavilion.
The trains were pulled around by a 67hp, 210-cu.in. Mack EN-11 (Continental F6209 L-head) six-cylinder engine placed inside a modified Mack truck body that still retained the 1938 Mack ED-series chrome grille. The people were seated in open-air trolley cars with canvas canopies that could carry up to 12 passengers per carriage.
The trackless train was also available for any young boy to take home with them as well. Arcade Toy Manufacturing produced a diecast version of the trackless train as well as a diecast model of the Yellow Coach 1207 buses that brought visitors to the admission gates. Both are still very popular and sought after collectibles among vintage toy and die cast collectors. A good example of the trackless train still showing its original white decals can be worth more than $200 and even more with the original 1939 World's Fair box it came in.
Charlie Beesley's car pictures, part 2 – Oddballs and Weirdos
All photos courtesy and copyright Charlie Beesley.
People do strange things with cars. And while Charlie Beesley didn't purposefully look for pictures of motorized oddballs and weirdos, they do seem to trickle down his way.
As I mentioned last time, Charlie was actually looking for pictures that depicted little snapshots of American life – freezes in time and culture. The pictures he looks for have to have cars in them, but cars aren't necessarily the main subjects.
Well, in the photos we're posting here, the car is the main subject, and we're showing them because there's something weird about the car itself. The people in these pictures might also be odd and unusual, but not necessarily. Some seem quite ordinary and sane.
In some cases, we have no idea who built the car or why. You, the readers of Hemmings and members of an even larger automotive fraternity, might be able to shed some light on cars that Charlie and I can't explain. I certainly hope so, and if you can, we'll both be looking forward to your comments.
Goldie, Going, Gone… One-off Austin-Healey show car offered at Worldwide
If you fell in love with Goldie, the unreal, £4,000 1958 Earls Court show car, then you can now get a crack at it when its lot number comes up at the upcoming Worldwide auction in Houston. It's difficult to explain in brief all the fantastically expensive and rare trim that Donald Healey had applied to it, but fortunately, I wrote a story on the car a couple of years ago after seeing it firsthand.
Healey's goal, essentially, was to make the most lavishly trimmed car ever built, including things constructed for Maharajahs. The exterior is relatively simple, aside from 24-karat gold plating on every single piece of exterior trim, including the washer fluid nozzles (which for Earls Court, by the way, squirted champagne). It's in the interior that things get really wild, with a suede and 24k-trimmed dash; all-ivory knobs and steering wheel; Champagne Diadem mink seat inserts, back squibs and floor mats; and complete reversed Chinese Kid upholstery.
It's an amazing artifact of the very beginning of Swinging London, but you really do have to ask, "What do you do with it?" Unless your plating budget is measured in GDPs, you're unlikely to drive it. I'd even be nervous to show it–one quick yoink in an unattended moment, and some dope is walking off with $800 worth of windshield wiper. While the gold shouldn't tarnish, the last time this car needed an interior, it took the leather from 27 goats to do it, and that's not a road anyone wants to go down very often. Except goat haters.
I have literally no idea where the bidding on this car will go. It was floated at auction a few years ago, but I never heard the outcome. It's not a car that can be recreated, and it has a wonderful history; but on the other hand, it's of limited use and probably limited appeal. So where does this car go? A museum? Art collection? I'd love to see it displayed publicly somewhere, but it would need to be somewhere with the resources and knowledge to preserve it; I'd imagine all that thin leather would dry out in a hurry if neglected. Would you buy it if you could; and if not, where would you like to see it end up?
Worldwide's Houston auction will take place May 4. For more information, visit Worldwide-Auctioneers.com.
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1968 Morris Mini
Those aren't scales on this 1968 Morris Mini for sale on Hemmings.com; they're pennies. And this is apparently no run-of-the-mill art car, rather one of three done up this way to promote the Beatles' song "Penny Lane." How fun would it be to go through a tollbooth in this and plead that you don't have correct change. From the seller's description:
covered in pre 1968 (out of circulation) British pennies. The car was built to commemorate the Beatles hit Penny Lane which came out in 1968. It has over 4000 pennies epoxied to the skin of the car and is covered in lacquer to prevent oxidation from turning them green. Several pennies date back to the late 1800′s, and even a few valuable Queen Victoria pennies have been found on the car. Paul McCartney commissioned at least 2 Penny Lane Minis which appear to have been done exactly like this one. One is located in Cornwall, England at a place called Cornish Goldsmiths and the other at a Rock and Roll Museum in San Francisco. This Mini was originally owned and used by a company in England for promotional purposes. The company eventually went under and one of the former employers bought the car for himself. He and his family then owned the car for over 26 years. They took it to car shows regularly and offered prizes to the people who could come closest to guessing the correct amount of pennies on the car. The family estimated that the car, over the years, raised up to 750,000GBP for local charities in the Liverpool area. I purchased the car in 2002 and brought it here to the US.
Status: No Longer Available
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Authentic Moxie Mobile to appear at Ocean Reef Vintage Weekend
It'd be useless for us to mention that an authentic Moxie Car, believed to be the last such original promotional vehicle in existence, is coming to a Florida show late this month, without explaining first what Moxie is. Basically, it's one of the longest-surviving carbonated soft drinks in America, first created in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1876. It's still around today, almost exclusively in New England. While Moxie comes in a bright orange can, perhaps making you think it's similar to Orange Crush or Fanta, our own Matt Litwin assures us it tastes more like cough syrup.
Nevertheless, Moxie has a determined connection to the world of old cars, having commissioned a fleet of six Moxie Mobiles between the wars, in which cars were shorn of their stock bodywork and then fitted with the effigy of a stallion, astride which the driver worked the steering and other controls. Last year, Mecum offered a replica Moxie Mobile, made with the beverage company's permission, at its big auction in Indianapolis. It was a faux Rolls-Royce powered by a 5.0-liter Ford V-8. The one above, appearing from November 29 to December 2 at the 18th annual Vintage Weekend in Key Largo, Florida, is reportedly the real deal. It was originally commissioned by Moxie in 1928 and built on a La Salle chassis. The car has spent some time of late in a New Hampshire museum. Other car-related activities will include a presentation by Chuck Schwager, who'll talk about his run in the revived Peking to Paris race with a 1949 Cadillac.
The Vintage Weekend takes place at the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, south of Miami at the start of the Florida Keys. Its geography allows it uniqueness among vehicular events, in that it combines historic cars, vintage aircraft and boats in the same locale. The Ocean Reef Club has its own airport, so one exhibit will be the Barbie III, the last flying H-model version of the B-25 Mitchell bomber made during World War II by North American. Not only that, it's the only one equipped with a vicious 75mm cannon mounted it its nose, which turned Barbie III into a close air support platform, not just a bomber. Rides aboard the plane can be reserved. Also on display will be the Honey Fitz, the newly restored 92-foot motor yacht used by John F. Kennedy during his presidency, and named for his grandfather, a fabled Boston mayor. For more information, visit OceanReef.com.


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Sommerau-Ticino Swiss Quality Hotel, Dietikon
Situated in Dietikon, Sommerau-Ticino Swiss Quality Hotel is close to Trampolino, Shoppi Tivoli, and Umwelt Arena. Additional area attractions include Hallenbad Altstetten and Birmensdorf Church.
Hotel Features.
This Dietikon hotel offers a restaurant and a bar/lounge. A complimentary breakfast is served each morning. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. This 3-star hotel features business amenities including a business center and meeting rooms. The staff can provide tour/ticket assistance and wedding services. For a surcharge, guests have access to a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request).
The 84 guestrooms at Sommerau-Ticino Swiss Quality Hotel include safes and coffee/tea makers. Complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access is provided. Televisions are equipped with satellite channels.
Great hotel with cozy rooms right in a city center.
I stayed here for one night on a business trip and perfect hotel and location
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Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $77
- Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed
- Business Twin Room, 2 Single Beds
- Superior Room, 1 Queen Bed
- Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds
- Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds
- Superior Room, 2 Single Beds
- Business Twin Room, 2 Single Beds
- Superior Room, 1 Queen Bed
- Superior Room, 2 Single Beds
- Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed
- Business Room, 1 Queen Bed
- Business Room, 1 Queen Bed
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 84 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 4 floors
- Check-in time 3 PM-11 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Pets allowed (dogs only) *
- Restrictions apply *
Extra people
- Roll-away beds available, charges may apply*
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available on request) *
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In the hotel
- Free hot/cold buffet breakfast daily
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 5
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Wedding services
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
In the room
- Coffee/tea maker
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub or shower
- Satellite TV channels
- Free WiFi
- Free bottled water
- In-room safe
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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DiningGiardino Verde - This restaurant specializes in Mediterranean cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Trattoria Mercato - This restaurant specializes in southern cuisine.
Grotto and Taverna - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Mona Lisa Bar - Onsite bar.
Sommerau-Ticino Swiss Quality Hotel, Dietikon's small print
Also known as
- Hotel Sommerau Ticino
- Hotel Sommerau Ticino Dietikon
- Sommerau-Ticino Swiss Q Hotel Zurich
- Sommerau-Ticino Swiss Q Hotel
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation.
For transfers, guests must contact the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- A tax is imposed by the city: CHF 2.50 per person, per night
Optional extras
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of CHF 20 per pet, per day
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.


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Woman sentenced on charges related to fire
A former Jamestown woman was sentenced to 15 months in prison for charges related to a Nov. 8, 2012, fire that destroyed a home in Jamestown.
Judge Jay Schmitz sentenced Mary Kay Carlson, 29, now of Mayville, N.D., in Southeast District Court in Jamestown Friday.
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Kellie Martin On 'Drop Dead Diva,' 'The Jensen Project' and Getting Killed On 'ER'
After her daughter Maggie was born three-and-a-half years ago, Martin told me last week, "I didn't want to get overwhelmed with having to feel like I had to work and not have this time with her." She read every parenting book she could find, but parenting was still a mystery to her. "I had no idea what to do with a kid, I mean I was clueless, so I needed some time to figure this out."
This week, audiences will see Martin twice: Fans of Lifetime's 'Drop Dead Diva' will see Martin guest star on July 11 as the victim of a Ponzi scheme who hires Grayson Kent to take her case. And on July 16, Martin will star in NBC's 'The Jensen Project' as Claire Thompson, a nanobiologist who works with her husband and 15-year-old son to fight evil when the project they spent years developing falls into the wrong hands. If the show, produced by Wal-Mart and Proctor and Gamble as part of their 'Family Moments' series, does well, it has a shot of being made into a series.
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I've gotten this question a few times, so I decided to ask you guys for help.
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The five worst names in the history of television
Television has given us a large catalog of super-cool names to choose from. Since TV is all about wish fulfillment, it's rare for a character to be given a truly terrible name. Sometimes, though, a terrible name slips through the network sieve and luckily for all of us, TV Squad is there to catch it. The five worst names in the history of television after the jump...
A baby girl for actress Kellie Martin
Kellie Martin, 31, is probably best known for her role as Becca Thatcher on Life Goes On during the early 1990s. She also had a memorable guest stint on ER a few years ago as Lucy Knight, who met an unfortunate end in a terrific episode.
Hilary Swank and Chad Lowe file for divorce
Back in January, the lovely and talented Anna Johns reported that Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank and husband Chad Lowe had agreed to separate, but were willing to get through the tough time and come out a stronger couple. Apparently this didn't happen exactly as planned.
According to a spokeswoman for Swank, she and Lowe have decided to initiate divorce proceedings after eight years of wedded bliss. A lawyer for the couple said Swank and Lowe have made a joint decision to divorce and that they still remain friends and have the utmost respect for each other.
Ms. Swank, who has won Oscars for performances in the movies Boys Don't Cry and Million Dollar Baby was a regular on Beverly Hills, 90210 back in the late 1990's. Mr. Lowe, brother of actor Rob Lowe, played the AIDS-infected Jesse McKenna on ABC's Life Goes On back in the mid 1980's and has had appeared in many other TV series since, including ER, Without a Trace and Law & Order: SVU.
Hilary Swank, Chad Lowe separate
While we all know Hilary from her Oscar wins for Boys Don't Cry and Million Dollar Baby, Chad has been an actor in tv land for a long time. Who can forget him as Jesse on Life Goes On? And, more recently, his turn as John Denver in the made-for-tv movie in 2000. Let's hope these kids work things out.
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In the record for Feb. 1, 2014
Statistics for the Jamestown Police Department for Jan. 31 are as follows:
* 8 traffic citations
* 8 traffic warnings
* 2 accidents investigated
* 6 criminal arrests
* 1 warrant served
* 3 crimes investigated
* 34 public assistance calls
* 2 animal calls
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Ratings based on 90 Verified Reviews
They paid and stayed. We double-checked.
4.6 Room cleanliness
4.3 Service & staff
4.4 Room comfort
4.5 Hotel condition
They paid and stayed.
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for Everyoneby A verified travelerfrom UK
Good hotePosted Mar 7, 2015
Pros: Clean comfortable
Cons: n/a
Location: New part city - clode to restaurants
Nic ehotel - in good area. Close to public transport to get to historic centre
for Everyoneby A verified travelerfrom california
you must consider this HotelPosted Feb 15, 2015
Pros: Recent ownership change that will benefit travelor and the location makes it easy to get to most places.
Cons: A little more in the way of yogurt choices at breakfast.
Good safe location, pleasant staff and the rooms are nice and clean. Minor construction ends EOFeb.
for Everyoneby A verified travelerfrom mexico df
En general bienPosted Jan 27, 2015
Esta en remodelacion por lo que hay mucho ruido. buffet, barrio y habitaciones bueno. Servicio lento.
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
CentricoPosted Jan 7, 2015
Pasamos la noche del 25 y 31 de Diciembre en el hotel y tanto las instalaciones como la atención del personal del mismo fue excelente. Llevábamos dos cajas enormes con unas bicis para hacer una ruta en Colombia y fueron muy amables de guardarlas por nosotros los días que salimos y nos dejaron armar y desarmar las bicis en el hotel.
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
Very nice for the pricePosted Jan 2, 2015
This hotel is a very good option to stay in a very nice area in Bogota. Close to parks, restaurants, bars, malls, and etc. Very safe part of town. The rooms are a little bit small but very comfortable. Great bathroom, modern and clean. The breakfast is amazing and served in a very comfortable restaurant. Great option. Would definitely stay here again.
for Everyoneby A verified travelerfrom Santo Domingo
Good hotel for a short stay in the heart of BogotaPosted Jan 2, 2015
Pros: Location, free wifi, excellent breakfast
Cons: Some heating in the rooms... Provide a "no molestar" sign to avoid being awaken everyday a 8 by the laundry service... Better desk chairs
Location: Lots of eating and drinking places nearby, specially around the Parque de la 93 Retiro and Andino shopping malls are within a 10 minutes walk, on 82
Good hotel, more oriented towards business (despite the relatively low Internet connection - 1 meg - but available for free throughout the whole hotel) than leisure. Great location, excellent breakfast with a variety of fresh products. No heating in the room - but that's the case in all of Bogota. Very friendly staff. Would definitely come back!
for Couplesby Williamsfrom Natal-RN
Muito bom hotelPosted Dec 16, 2014 on Hotels.com
Boa localização. Perto de vários restaurantes e bares, mas sem barulho. Staff Excelente e muito prestativo. Cuidado apenas com o asfalto da rua em frente ao hotel. Tem um desnível absurdo que me fez tropeçar.
for Couplesby Carla Paolafrom Ciudad de México
Bogotá, increible calidezPosted Dec 13, 2014 on Hotels.com
Buena zona. La gente en la recepción fue extremadamente amable. También la del transporte de taxi. Increíble su calidez. Muy bien ubicado y el servicio perfecto. Me encantó Bogotá.
for Business Travelersby hector josuefrom México
Excelente opción en BogotáPosted Dec 9, 2014 on Hotels.com
Excelente ubicación, muchos restaurantes para elegir. El único punto de mejora seria la señal del internet y su servicio podría ser mejor
for Business Travelersby Ceciliofrom Bogota, Colombia
Functional hotel, good for short staysPosted Dec 8, 2014 on Hotels.com
Good basic hotel. Nothing fancy but functional. Great area to stay since it is close to Park 93 and good restaurants and bars. I like the access to the parking lot, unlike most hotels in Bogota that have very small basement parking making park a mid size SUV an adventure. I actually select this hotel because the parking more than anything else. Clean rooms, not huge but comfortable. Breakfast is great, good variety. Staff is friendly but cold, not really outstanding service but not rude. Stay, eat, and go on with your business type hotel. All business, not much pleasure but fits my needs.


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Girl On Girl: Why Gay Marriage Matters To Me
I am currently seeing this really great girl. She's smart, sweet and really fun to be around. We agree on a lot of things. We both hate the death penalty, love pizza and enjoy hanging out—sometimes illegally—on rooftops overlooking New York City. There is one thing, however, that we just can't see eye-to-eye on. It'…
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Girl On Girl: Lesbians Can Have Sex, Trust Me
I was recently in the car with a friend of mine, discussing my girlfriend and, I'll admit, I was talking about my sex life. I don't remember exactly what I said but I know it contained the phrase, "Then we had sex." At this point my friend, a dude, took it upon himself to inform…
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October 23, 2009
Quote Of The Day: Bobby Brown Spills The (Lez)Beans About Whitney
In his new memoir, Bobby Brown: The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But..., Bobby Brown dishes dirt on his ex-wife Whitney Houston, fueling the rumors that she may have played for the other team. He writes: "[Our marriage] was doomed from the very beginning... I think we got married for all the wrong reasons.
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October 21, 2009
Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Especially If You're A Lesbian.
I am probably not alone in thinking that "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is one of the suckiest pieces of legislation ever. The 1994 policy essentially says that peeps who are openly gay can't serve in the military. That said, if you're gay and don't mind keeping it a secret, then by all means serve…
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Dear Wendy: Dead-End Relationship And Finding Lesbian Love
I've been living with my boyfriend for a few months now. We've been together on and off for three years now and this is our third attempt at trying to be together romantically. Recently, I've been thinking a lot about my future and where I see myself going. It's been no secret to my boyfriend…
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September 21, 2009
The Secret Sex Lives Of Lesbians
I was watching an episode of "South Park" the other night. One of the characters, Mrs. Garrison, was fed up with men and decided to become a lesbian. At first, she had a hard time imagining what sex between two lesbians looked like. Other characters in the episode had a hard time imagining it, too.
September 20, 2009
Megan Fox And Amanda Seyfried Make Out In "Jennifer's Body"
In our exclusive, much-talked-about interview with screenwriter Diablo Cody, Cody discussed a buzz-generating scene in her latest flick, "Jennifer's Body," in which Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried make out. "They're beautiful girls, the scene is hot -- I'm not afraid to say that," she asserted. So, is it really hot or not?
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September 16, 2009
TV Spin-Off: The Real Lesbians Of LA
Ever since Shane broke up with me via TV series cancellation, I've been left alone, without an "L Word" to love. But now, there's hope — six new West Hollywood gayelles will be seducing me America via the boob tube. The best part is, they'll be real! The Showtime series creator, Ilene Chaiken,…
September 1, 2009
Soap Star Continues Sapphic Love Story On The Web
"Guiding Light," TV's longest running soap opera, will air its final episode on Sept. 8, thanks to bleak ratings. Still, like all soap operas, "GL" has its die-hard fans, many of whom have been obsessed with the storyline surrounding "Olivia" and "Natalia," two suburban moms played by Crystal Chappell and Jessica Leccia. "Otalia," as they're…
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August 25, 2009
Girl Talk: Dating As A Bisexual Woman
One of the first times I went on a date with a girl, she asked me, "Are you bi or gay?" "Well, I'm still figuring that out," I told her. Her response was: "I knew you were too good to be true." I then fell all over myself in an effort to explain to her…
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August 21, 2009
Company Markets Wine For The Gays
Well, this is novel. A fine wine purveyor is targeting gay men with a line of special wines. Spanish UO! Wines has three vino options: Antinoo, Oscura Lágrima, and Ánima Blanca. Antinoo is a red: "young and mature, fruity, elegant, smooth...Mediterranean." Oscura Lágrima, another red, is described thusly: "They say that the best sex i…
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August 20, 2009
Everyone Wants A Piece Of Joan Holloway
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August 17, 2009
Rape A Serious, Serious Problem In South Africa
In South Africa, lesbians have it tough. There's a whole category of heinous crimes there known as "corrective rape," where power trippin' men who rape lesbians to turn them straight or just to punish them for their preferences. Corrective rapes happen all the time, yet only 31 cases have been reported since 1998. Why? Because…
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August 3, 2009
Television Tries To Represent Gay And Lesbian Folks. But Usually Fails.
I gotta say, given that it's 2009 and all, I'm just not impressed with how gay and lesbian folks are portrayed on television. Sure, you might see gay couples on TV, particularly of the lesbian variety. But often, these portrayals smack of being publicity stunts. This week, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against…
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August 1, 2009
Swedish Lesbians Hogging The Sperm Bank Stockpile
When my boyfriend IM'd me something called "Swedish Lesbians Suck Sperm Banks Dry," I initially thought he was just horny. But, lo and behold, it's actually an article about how more lesbian couples in Sweden are using donor sperm from fertility clinics for artificial inseminations. In fact, one Swedish…
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July 31, 2009
Study Aims To Get To The Bottom Of Lesbian Drinking Habits
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Gay Rodeo Clown
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1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs
1 to move it to the Lighting section
2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section
7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
5 to flame the spell checkers
3 to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"
15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct
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Submitted by marc.battyani 3330 days 10 hours 12 min ago
unicode possibilities
It would be nice if cl-user would display unicode input for CJK text. With PCL and On Lisp getting new printings in Japan, it might be beneficial to attract more brain-share from that side of the world. Would this be considered out of cl-user.net's scope?
Submitted by charliemac 2426 days 3 hours 57 min ago
Perhaps it would be interesting to open up a "universities" category (or subcategory of Organization) to list universities that teach lisp?
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This is a good idea. Done.
Submitted by marc.battyani 2415 days 23 hours 27 min ago
re: unicode possibilities
I have to think about it.
The use of English as the standard language is prefered so that the information is useable by most lispers.
I don't mind some other language content though.
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Change descriptions may accept invalid characters
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Repository access
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Source code repository http://common-lisp.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/?cvsroot=cl-semantic
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PO OR old John McCririck. The punters' pal has been hit hard by a reshuffle at Channel 4 Racing which means his on-screen appearances will now be severely restricted. Never mind, John. If you still yearn for the limelight, I'll remind you that they are starting a new stage musical in London based on The Wombles.
DON'T know if it's just an urban myth but they used to say managers would pin critical newspaper articles to the dressing room wall in a bid to inspire the players.
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ASHLEY COLE last night won praise from Avram Grant for saying sorry for his horror tackle on Alan Hutton.
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Updated: 10/18/2007 - Another execution is delayed as the Supreme Court waits to hear arguments from a Kentucky death row inmate.
Updated: 10/18/2007 - A former Northern Kentucky youth minister is accused of luring a Madison County teenager who he met on online. Police say Tim Richerson, 39, of Green County met a 14-year old Richmond girl on Myspace and traveled to Central Kentucky several times to see her.
Posted: 10/17/2007 - Police released surveillance pictures Wednesday of the suspect. The credit card was stolen in July.
Updated: 10/17/2007 - A teenager is recovering at UK Hospital after police say he led them on high speed chase through two counties which ended in a violent crash.
Posted: 10/17/2007 - People say she lost a lot in life, but gave a lot more back to her community.
Updated: 10/17/2007 - One day she was a happy, healthy 13 year old, the next she was unable to walk, the victim of a rare spinal condition.
Updated: 10/17/2007 - A Green County man is under arrest after police find evidence of a relationship with a minor.
Updated: 10/17/2007 - A five-year-old girl is being treated for injuries after a mobile home catches fire in Rockcastle County late this morning.
Updated: 10/17/2007 - An emotional welcome home today for dozens of Kentucky soldiers who've spent over a year in harms way.
Posted: 10/17/2007 - A private developer has received a lease from the state to build a 267-room luxury hotel at Kentucky Horse Park.
Updated: 10/17/2007 - Someone held up the Citizen's Bank in Brodhead this morning.
Posted: 10/17/2007 - The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees condemned a racially charged editorial cartoon that appeared in the student newspaper.
Posted: 10/17/2007 - Two seniors from McCreary Central High School were hurt in a car wreck on Monday morning.
Updated: 10/17/2007 - A Lexington man has been convicted of murder in a shooting death in July last year.
Updated: 10/17/2007 - One man is in custody this morning and another dead after a shooting in Magoffin County overnight.
Updated: 10/17/2007 - The University of Kentucky opera program is getting a one million dollar gift from former residents of the state who now live in Florida.
Updated: 10/17/2007 - A serious accident on I-75 in Lexington shut down two of the three northbound lanes during rush hour.
Updated: 10/17/2007 - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer products.
Updated: 10/17/2007 - Fire officials say burnable items between the house and the forest made the fire more likely to spread and that's something all homeowners should look out for around their property.
Updated: 10/17/2007 - Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement officers say they tried to pull over 27-year-old Nicki Adams for a missing tail light when she took off!
Updated: 10/17/2007 - Fire crews were called to a massive fire at a home off Main St. In Richmond Tuesday night.
Updated: 10/17/2007 - The candidates for Kentucky's governor faced off in a debate, which aired on CWKYT-TV Tuesday night.
Updated: 10/17/2007 - An Indiana man is killed when a car crashed into him in Scott County. It happened Tuesday afternoon along U.S. 460 near the Franklin County line