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I also thought they were the cotton shirts, but they not. they selling on a german website and they just a little less expensive than the polo's and they list the material as being the exact same as the polo's. Also, on his t-shirts they have the rf on the front not on small on the sleeve.
I also do believe that the black/red will be the night session crew for the aussie open. when I saw the brown stripe I had that feeling. Could be very possible!
The other option I'm going for is:
Aussie Open
Day session: Red polo with brown shorts. (I really hope he doesn't wear white shorts again. so I'm still holding hope of brown shorts)
Night session: Black/khaki polo with brown shorts.
Rotterdam/Dubai/ IW
Blue/Abyss polo with white shorts
Day Session: white/blue crew with blue shorts.
Night session: black/red crew with black shorts.
I know he has never had 2 outfits for anything other than Aussie and Us open, however he always wears something extremely different at Miami. 09- wore that white/brown polo with blue bandana. 10- he wore ORANGE!! 11- he wore peach and grey! so based off that I'm going off on a limb and predicting a day and night session in Miami. I bet he doesn't wear the white polo, as referenced by Gianni earlier. Nike are pretty clever though we must say, they have got me excited by this line because we don't know what the combinations are. Im sure I'm not the only one either, and I bet everyone will be tuning in to watch Roger play in Abu Dhabi end of next week.
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Temasek unit takes stake in Singapore maker of eco-friendly bathroom products
Published on Mar 13, 2014 11:28 AM
Temasek Holdings' wholly-owned unit Heliconia Capital Management has taken a stake in Rigel Technology, a Singapore firm that designs and makes green restroom and bathroom products.
Rigel did not disclose the value of the investment but said Heliconia would have a "significant minority position" in the company, which was set up in 1991 and has offices in Malaysia, China and Vietnam.
In a press release on Thursday, Rigel said it will use the investment proceeds to build up its product innovation, research and development, manufacturing and regional sales capabilities.
"Our partnership with Heliconia is a significant milestone in our growth story. As a home-grown SME (small or medium-sized enterprise), we are delighted that our new partner will be joining us as we continue to expand regionally and fly the Singapore flag all across the world," said Rigel's managing director Christopher Ng.
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John 14:27 (AMP)
Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]
As I return to our home town and begin to go about my regular routine and responsibilities, I cannot help but be slightly overwhelmed. I have been slowly packing up our room at the Lodge and finishing last minute details for our son as I prepare to head home after over a month of constant care at his side. It is a privilege and blessing that the Lord has allowed me to be here with him. Work has been gracious. My family wonderful. Our friends fantastic. God has demonstrated His Goodness and Care in that our son can continue to live and attend school albeit just one online class which is his passion. The Lord has provided everything that he needs to do that. I am overjoyed at returning to planning and preparing for our daughter's wedding in just a few months. As I pause to think about transitioning, my heart begins to beat faster and tears rise behind my eyes staying just out of sight. I am so torn. I want to be home doing what I would normally be doing, but I am hesitant to leave our son even though I know that he is more than ready to stop rooming with his mom. My heart strings are pulled in many directions. I can feel agitation rising up in me and I must admit that I am disturbed. When Jesus gave us His Peace, He was strict in His Ordination. I am giving you my peace. It is not like the world gives you. It is perfect! Now, do not let your hearts be troubled. Do not be afraid. Stop "allowing" yourselves to be agitated and disturbed. Do not "permit" yourselves to be fearful, intimidated, cowardly or unsettled. As I curl up in His Word to find my comfort, I realize that peace in my life is not a suggestion but a mandate. To live in the calmness of His Love by faith is my directive. So why do I get stirred up all the time like I am right now?
Psalm 62:7-8 (AMP)
With God rests my salvation and my glory; He is my Rock of unyielding strength and impenetrable hardness, and my refuge is in God! Trust in, lean on, rely on, and have confidence in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is a refuge for us (a fortress and a high tower).Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
To trust in, lean on, rely on and have confidence in God at all times is the life that I am after. Although I have fallen short many times, I scoop up new mercy each morning and forge right back in. Every day, I search His Word to know Him more. I want to believe with all my heart that with God rests my salvation in every situation and that He is desperate to reveal His Glory in my life. I want to be confident in His Unyielding Strength that He has for me. It is that refuge, fortress, and strong tower that I strive to remain in. But there are times that I am not successful just like tonight. The waves of doubt begin to rise around me. The wind of wavering is blowing on me hard. The storm is brewing all around me. Why did I leave that refuge of peace? How do I find my way home? Selah. Selah! It is the Holy Spirit inviting us to pause and calmly thing of that.
Psalm 32:7 (AMP)
You are a hiding place for me; You, Lord, preserve me from trouble, You surround me with songs and shouts of deliverance. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
The Lord is our hiding place. He is the One who preserves us when trouble comes. He surrounds us with song and shouts of deliverance. Can you hear Him? I know the crashing waves and whipping winds of your storm are ominous. I know that it is difficult not to be distracted and focus on the Lord. The Lord is our refuge. He is our hiding place where we can take a few minutes and get away from it all. Don't pray about your problems – He knows everything you need. You have given enough of your time and attention to them but now just focus on Him. I was watching a worship session on Bethel.tv. Some people are not comfortable with such organic displays but I love it. As the camera pans the crowd during a powerful move of God's Spirit and people are worshipping before the Lord, I get chill bumps. But then there is always the one or two who sit motionless in a chair. Oblivious that the answer to their problem has entered the room, they are consumed in their thoughts. When the worship leader stops singing, and the musicians stop playing – some people grow uncomfortable in this silence. The truth is that they have not experienced such intimacy with God. Like a first blind date with a perfect stranger. What do you say? How do you act? What will others think of me if I dare enter this place? God can never be your hiding place if you don't know where to find Him. He cannot be your refuge if you are afraid to be with Him. You will never hear His Songs that He sings over you or the Shouts of Deliverance on your behalf if you cannot silence your cares and concerns. Selah – it is time to pause and calmly think of that.
Psalm 84:4 (AMP)
Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are those who dwell in Your House and Your presence; they will be singing Your praises all the day long. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
As you begin to frequent this place called His Presence and grow comfortable, it is a place you will seek more often. You will feel blessed, happy, and fortunate just to be there. Soon your voice will stop complaining but begin to sing His Praises. You will not be able to stop them from flowing through you as He moves closer walking nearer than ever before. Imagine! Selah! Pause and consider calmly walking through life without a care in the world. It is possible for those who seek the Presence of God every day in every season regardless of the wind and rain or even if the sun is shining brightly. You are changing the way that you think about the Lord and listening to what He is saying. Today as I roamed around the lodge doing laundry and taking care of the details of our departure, old hymns just kept rising up inside me and before I realized it I was whispering them as I walked along. I had such a wonderful peace. As the day went on, I found myself multiple times in position to share the Goodness and Greatness of my God with other people. I didn't mean to. I was just in that place of walking in His Presence. Those who decide to do this day in and day out will be blessed, happy, fortunate and envied. Today was just one day, Lord make this my lifestyle.
John 14:1 (AMP)
Do not let your hearts be troubled (distressed, agitated). You believe in and adhere to and trust in and rely on God; believe in and adhere to and trust in and rely also on Me.
Talk about an advance directive, Jesus told the disciples "do not let your hearts be troubled, distressed, or agitated." Believe in the Father and believe in me. Our peaceful freedom from agitation and distress is found in faith in Jesus Christ. Do you believe? The more that we come to understand and attach our faith to God's Love and Goodness for us, the more confident that we become in His Ability and Willingness to care for us.
2 Timothy 1:6-7 (AMP)
That is why I would remind you to stir up (rekindle the embers of, fan the flame of, and keep burning) the [gracious] gift of God, [the inner fire] that is in you by means of the laying on of my hands [with those of the elders at your ordination]. For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control.
Agitation is a symptom of fear. It implies dissatisfaction with one's current condition without confidence of a solution or change coming. Jesus told us do not let your hearts be troubled. Why? He has given us a Spirit of power, love, calm, well-balanced mind, discipline and self-control. We have everything that we need to be blessed, successful and prosperous. The only question that remains is whether or not we believe it enough to remain calm in every situation? I will be the first to admit that this is a daily process for me. The enemy is constantly handing me things to worry about and sometimes I fall for it and pick up on his scheme. It spreads like a cancer through mind trying to get into my heart. "A calm and undisturbed mind and heart are the life and health of the body, but envy, jealousy, and wrath are like rottenness of the bones." (Proverb 14:30) We have everything we need to remain calm, cool and collected in this life. His Name is Jesus Christ. Selah – it is time to pause and think calmly of that.
Psalm 131 (AMP)
Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty; neither do I exercise myself in matters too great or in things too wonderful for me. Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me [ceased from fretting]. O Israel, hope in the Lord from this time forth and forever.
Who put that in there? Does that ever happen to you? Reading the Word of God, and then you read something convinced that God dropped in ten minutes before I cracked open the book. Introducing Psalm 131. David said, "I have calmed and quieted my soul…" We have a responsibility to do certain things. We have everything we need to be calm and confident in His Love. We must use these powerful tools every day to secure our position. I went to my son's apartment this week to "help" him clean it up and get ready to move back in. I was quite dismayed to find all the cleaning supplies purchased when he moved in two years ago in adequate supply. However, the apartment was a bit out of sorts. He had the tools to clean it but chose not to use them. Given his circumstances, don't worry I was gracious in my reprimand. How many times to we get worried sick over things that quickly are resolved? The Lord wants to bear all our burdens. He carries us through each day. If we knew Him more we would recognize His Hand on our shoulder, and His Presence in our life. If we spent time with Him, we would be more comfortable in His Presence and frequent there more often. It takes discipline to turn off the TV and open the Word. It is an act of self-control to log off Facebook and get face down in prayer. These are acts of maturity that will center our life on Christ and allow us to live in the blessing of peace that He has given us. Selah – pause and think calmly of that.
Zephaniah 3:17 (AMP)
The Lord your God is in the midst of you, a Mighty One, a Savior [Who saves]! He will rejoice over you with joy; He will rest [in silent satisfaction] and in His love He will be silent and make no mention [of past sins, or even recall them]; He will exult over you with singing.
When our son was in the Middle East on deployment for a year, I prayed this over him every day. Taped to our refrigerator, it reminded me to pray for him daily as if I really needed to be reminded. I wanted him to feel the Presence of the Lord around him. I did not want him to be lonely or afraid. I wanted him to rest in silent satisfaction that God loves him, was with him, delighting in him and singing over him. I would even pray that he would hear the angel's voices as they joined in. I wanted him to remain calm, cool and collected making good choices so he would come home safe and as soon as possible. Once he got back, I took down the piece of paper. Now I wish I had it back. The Lord MY God is in the midst of me. I want to feel His Presence each day. I want to know Him so when He comes I am not afraid to worship Him freely. I want the Lord to teach me and show me the way to discipline my heart and mind to trust Him more. I need to Selah and think calmly about living like that!
2 Timothy 4:5 (AMP)
As for you, be calm and cool and steady, accept and suffer unflinchingly every hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fully perform all the duties of your ministry.


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Good afternoon all my Northern Ohioans,
I normally do not combine both sets of questions and answers into the same blog entry. However, when I was going through the list of questions from the events, the questions were surprisingly the same with some subtle variations. So I made a decision to combine both entries into one blog post, to hopefully, save everyone some time and give them some more knowledge about the topics we discussed. So without any adieu here goes…BTW GO BROWNS!
Please comment if you have any further questions or if I missed any.
Q: One of the attendees that mentioned another great detection tool called TCPView, where can I find more information on that?
A: The tool can be found here: http://www.sysinternals.com/utilities/tcpview.html , it is another tool showing you show you detailed listings of all TCP and UDP endpoints on your system. Overall, sysinternals.com has a lot of great tools that you should check out.
Q: What are the command lines for the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer?
A: The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer is a great free tool that you can download here: Download MBSA The tool will help you evaluate your systems from a security viewpoint as well as help you "plug the holes". The tool also offers some great command line functionality. There are tons of command switches; you can find more information in the release notes for the MBSA tool.
Q: Where can I watch the TV show, that I saw a preview of during break?
A: The show is called InterFace TV and I blogged about it here: InterFaceTV. The show can be found at http://interfacetvshow.com/episode1.asp
Q: Where is the command line tools reference for the tools I used to help with detection?
A: This has been a common question I have gotten in all the shows that I delivered this quarter. I blogged all the information here: Tools Reference. Since that entry was back in April, I have copied the particular information here as well:
/q – display owner
/-c – disable the "thousands" separator in file sizes
/o:d – sort by date/time (oldest first)
/t:a – last access
/s – displays files in directory and all sub-directories
I piped the results out to a recentfile.TXT file.For a complete list for the DIR command: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/dir.mspx?mfr=true
Q: In Small Business Accounting Server how do I work with the SQL Server 2005 password?
A: You treat the SA and similar account passwords the same way you treat any other SQL ID's. In other words, enforce password length and complexity. With SQL 2005 you have some added security with the SA account. For more information click here: SQL 2005 SA Info


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Jonathan is pleased to announce that his 10th novel, EXPO 58, will be published by Viking Penguin in September 2013. Foreign rights have already been sold to many of the European countries, so translations should follow soon after the English version.
Also, on December 23rd, the Sunday Telegraph will publish his new short story, 'Rotary Park'. Close readers and fans of The Rain Before It Falls will recognise a few characters from that novel.
A new short story by Jonathan called Pentatonic has just been published by Penguin in ebook format only. The text-only version can be downloaded from the Kindle Store on amazon.
Better still, you can hear an audio version, narrated by Jonathan himself, with music by Danny Manners. The running time is 33 minutes and it can be downloaded from iTunes, Audible and (soon, we hope) eMusic. This is the best way to experience the story as Danny has written some wonderful music, which relates very closely to the narrative itself. In this respect Pentatonic is a significant extension of their collaboration on 9th and 13th. Fans of The Rain Before It Falls will also recognise some of the characters and settings.
Jonathan will blog about the story very shortly - as soon as he has a moment!
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The clip above aired Thursday night on The Daily Show, a relatively innocuous joke about the fanaticism of a vocal group of fans of the boy band. Fans, however, took it as an insult against One Direction member Zayn Malik - who is of Pakistani descent. By Friday, angry fans had hashtags globally trending on Twitter:
Not seen here? #ZaynDefenseSquad, #ZayneSavesNotKills, and other smaller hashtags throughout the day - which our friends at Know Your Meme have kindly gathered up! Meanwhile, the Washington Post reports that over 114,000 tweets have been tallied under the popular hashtags.
The moral of the story, as always, is to never underestimate the power of teenage girls on social media.
In the pink corner, we have commenter 'Sophie Danze,' proud Directioner.
In the... also pink corner, we have commenter 'Jilianlovesthebeibs.' Proud Directioner and Belieber.
Dead Parrot took their Youtube comment slapfight in the comments section One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful" and turned it into the dark, gritty mafioso drama script it was always meant to be.


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Archive for the 'anniversaries' tag
Boutique American sports car builder Panoz marks its first quarter century
An original Panoz Roadster. Images courtesy Panoz LLC.
In 1989, a small company began building handcrafted sports cars on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia. Its goal was to recreate the feel of an exotic European sports car while delivering a high degree of reliability and serviceability, and the following year, Dan Panoz launched his first effort, the Panoz Roadster. Though not a name commonly heard in conventional sports car circles, Panoz is alive and well, and the boutique brand is marking its 25th anniversary with a series of limited-production models.
Dan Panoz's career as an automaker began in Ireland, where he attempted to land a job with the Thompson Motor Company (TMC), conveniently located near a family house in Athlone. At the time, TMC was producing a small sports roadster with a chassis designed by Frank Costin, but sales weren't progressing at the needed rate. Hearing that TMC was being closed down and liquidated, Panoz bought the rights to use the Costin chassis and returned to the United States to set up a manufacturing operation. In December of 1989, Panoz Auto Development was born.
The 25th Anniversary Edition Panoz Esperante Spyder.
When Dan Panoz came stateside, he brought with him a pair of TMC engineers, and the group set up operations in a converted Department of Transportation salt storage shed. Though the Costin frame served as inspiration for the car the group would ultimately produce, it was not used in the Panoz Roadster that would debut in prototype form just seven months later, in June of 1990. The original car was an odd mix of ideas: Handbuilt, it carried an ambitious price tag, yet offered no provision for weather protection or even cabin heat. Though it boasted a stainless steel space frame and an aluminum body formed with aerospace manufacturing techniques ("superplastic forming," to be precise), its 5.0-liter V-8 engine was pulled from the decidedly blue-collar Ford Mustang GT.
Six years later, Panoz became the first American automaker to produce an aluminum-intensive vehicle (AIV), when the Roadster received a two-tier chassis constructed of extruded aluminum and a cast-aluminum V-8 engine to match, increasing its aluminum content to 70 percent. The automaker turned to motorsports as well, and Dan Panoz enlisted the help of his father, Don Panoz, to form Panoz Motor Sports. Looking to race-car designer Adrian Reynard for help in designing a competitive platform, Panoz Motor Sports focused its attention to competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2006, the brand realized its first class win in the storied race, achieving a goal that had escaped another American sports car builder and racer, Briggs Cunningham.
Panoz AIV Roadster.
Other sports car models joined the Panoz lineup, beginning with the Esperante Spyder in 2001. Today, Panoz builds the Roadster, the Esperante Spyder (and its higher-specification, carbon-fiber-bodied sibling, the Spyder GT), the track-day only Esperante GTS and the (barely) street legal race car, the one-of-one GTR1. To honor the marque's 25th anniversary, Panoz has announced limited-production 25th Anniversary Edition models, beginning with the Esperante Spyder, well-equipped from $189,000. If that's a bit flashy for your tastes or budget, a 25th Anniversary Roadster is in the works, and it's expected to be priced from $99,000. Though no Panoz model is high-volume, anniversary editions will be limited to just 25 units.
Panoz automobiles are priced on par with European equivalents, but it's worth pointing out that the company represents a dying breed of automaker: like Britain's Morgan Motors, Panoz is a small, low-volume automaker rooted in tradition; unlike Morgan, however, Panoz is headquartered right here in the United States.
Morgan Motor Company celebrates 100 years on Pickersleigh Road
Assembling three-wheelers at the Pickersleigh Road works. Photos courtesy Morgan Motor Company.
Many automakers can make claims about their heritage and old-world craftsmanship, but few can back up those claims quite like the Morgan Motor Company. Not only does Morgan still produce a range of ash wood-framed sports cars by hand alongside three-wheelers that are remarkably similar to Morgan's Runabouts of the 1930s, but it does so in a factory built by Morgan in 1914. Though the Morgan Motor Company celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2012, this year marks yet another milestone: the 100th anniversary of the Pickersleigh Road works.
In 1905, Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan (Harry to his friends, or simply H.F.S.) opened the Morgan & Company Garage and Motor Works on Worcester Road in Malvern Link, Worcestershire, England, in what was originally an automotive repair facility and automobile dealership. By 1909, H.F.S. Morgan had constructed his first three-wheeler, and one year later debuted the Morgan Runabout to the public at the Olympia Motorcycle Show in London. Though business was slow at first, increasing the seating capacity of the Runabout from one to two and changing from a tiller to a steering wheel significantly increased vehicle sales. Spurred by his success, H.F.S. formed the Morgan Motor Company as a private limited company in 1912, appointing his father, the Reverend H.G. Morgan, as chairman (and himself as managing director).
Sales continued to grow in the years preceding the First World War, and by late 1913, it became clear that the firm's Worcester Road factory would soon run out of space. When a nearby parcel of farmland, owned by Earl Beauchamp, became available, its size and proximity to the Worcester Road plant proved to be the deciding factor, and H.F.S. purchased the acreage on Pickersleigh Road in Malvern Link. By the summer of 1914, a pair of factory buildings had risen from the soil, but the onset of World War I would prevent Morgan from moving its manufacturing operations.
When the war ended in 1918, the simplicity of Morgan's Runabouts allowed the company to resume manufacturing almost immediately. The majority of manufacturing operations were transferred from Worcester Road to Pickersleigh Road, and it soon became apparent that more manufacturing space would be needed. Plans were made to enlarge the works on Pickersleigh Road, and the new expanded facility opened in October 1919.
Since that time, the Morgan Motor Company has introduced four-wheelers into its product mix, debuting the 4/4 (denoting four wheels and four cylinders) in 1936. Today, the company may utilize modern components (often from third-party suppliers), but Morgan automobiles are still built by hand, using techniques pioneered in the last century. In recognition of 100 years at Pickersleigh Road, Morgan will be releasing a series of short videos on its history this year. The first installment helps to put a face on those who build Morgan automobiles today, and while production may have evolved in the modern age, it's apparent that none of the passion has been lost.
Lincoln Continentals to be celebrated at the 2014 Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance
1957 Continental Mark II. Photo by Richard Lentinello.
Seventy-five years ago, Edsel Ford – as president of Ford Motor Company's Lincoln division – asked chief designer Eugene T. "Bob" Gregorie to create a vehicle influenced by the European "continental" styling, the long-hood/short-deck cues that, combined with smooth, flowing Zephyr lines, symbolized elegance at its very best. The convertible prototypes that emerged for his (and his sons') private use were so well received that Ford quickly pushed for full production. Within a year, examples were flowing into the hands of high society, Hollywood, and eventually into the garages of even the moderately successful who strove and saved to own one.
Eventually the Continental and the Lincoln Continental came to epitomize the very best the Ford Motor Company had to offer in luxury, while examples made through 1948 became fully recognized Full Classics under the auspices of the Classic Car Club of America (CCCA).
In recognition of their diamond anniversary, pre-1973 model year Lincoln Continentals will be honored at the eighth annual Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance on Sunday, September 28.
The Lincoln Continental contingent will accompany an exciting list of featured marques on the grounds of the Saratoga Spa State Park–adjacent to the Saratoga Automobile Museum in Saratoga Springs, New York– including 1964-1974 Pontiac GTOs (this class has been filled and is closed); pre-1975 Dodges, in celebration of the automaker's centennial; air-cooled Volkswagens; Alfa Romeos; Fire Trucks/Apparatus; and Full Classics, as well as our other standard classes (American non-performance; American Muscle Cars; European; Trucks; and Preservation).
The Concours is preceded by our Cruise-In Spectacular (open to all makes) on Saturday, September 27, and the Hemmings Rally on Friday the 26th.
If you would like to have your Lincoln Continental, or another vehicle, considered for the Sunday Concours, please send photos and a brief write-up about it to Matt Litwin at email@example.com; formal invitations will be mailed to accepted entrants. Please keep in mind that while we appreciate seeing modified and customized vehicles at Saturday's Cruise-In Spectacular, Sunday's Concours is reserved for factory-originals in show-quality condition.
Summer celebrations to mark 60 years of AMC
1957 Rambler Rebel. Photo by Daniel Strohl.
On May 1, 1954, the then-largest merger in U.S. corporate history took place when Nash-Kelvinator and the Hudson Motor Car Company joined forces to become American Motors and to go head-to-head against the Detroit Big Three. While the last of the American independents ultimately proved unsuccessful, it still has its legions of fans today, many of whom will gather this summer to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the company's formation.
Though the pairing of Nash-Kelvinator and Hudson was described as a merger in the press, it was really an acquisition led by Nash's president, George W. Mason. Mason's ultimate goal was to bring Packard and Studebaker into the fold as well, as the two brands had also merged in 1954 (to form the Studebaker-Packard Corporation); combined, this conglomerate of independent automakers could have realized the purchasing power and economy of scale necessary to seriously challenge the likes of Ford, GM and Chrysler, but Packard's James J. Nance remained unconvinced. Though Mason negotiated supply agreements with Nance, any idea of an additional merger collapsed with Mason's death on October 8, 1954.
El Segundo, California, were shuttered in favor of Nash's Kenosha, Wisconsin, manufacturing base. The early years saw a somewhat confusing mix of brands and models (such as the 1955 Hudson Wasp and Hornet, which were really just restyled Nash models), but the return of the Rambler for 1956 delivered much-needed sales numbers.The task of guiding the new American Motors Corporation then fell to Mason's understudy, George W. Romney. Knowing that consolidation of manufacturing was the key to success, Romney picked up where Mason had started, and by the end of 1955, plants in Detroit, Michigan and
By 1958, the Nash and Hudson marques had been retired, and Rambler models received a styling update that would help the brand achieve sales of 422,000 units for 1960. That represented 6.4 percent of the market, the highest an AMC product would ever achieve, but it also represented a bit of financial security for American Motors. By this point, the brand had decided on a different path to success, favoring compact cars over the increasingly large Detroit brands, and refusing to participate in the Big Three's annual styling race.
Eagle brand. Sales success was proving ever more elusive, however, and following the assassination of Renault's Georges Besse (a long-time champion of the American Motors brand), AMC found itself purchased by (and absorbed into) Chrysler in March of 1987.By marching to the beat of a different drummer, American Motors carved out its own niche in the American automotive marketplace. The 1970s saw Trans-Am championships, the acquisition of the Jeep brand, and a financial partnership with French automaker Renault, while the 1980s saw the invention of the four-wheel-drive passenger car segment with AMC's
Though the last American Motors vehicle rolled off an assembly line in 1987, the brand retains a significant number of fans. In honor of the 60th anniversary of its founding, several organizations will mark the event with celebrations this summer. From July 17 to 19, the AMC Rambler Club (AMCRC) will host its annual convention in Windsor, Connecticut. Planned events include a swap meet and cruise, ice cream social, Bradley Air Museum Tour, and a Saturday night banquet, and the convention is open to owners of AMC, Nash, Hudson, Rambler, and 1946 to 1987 Jeep models.
The American Motors Owners Association (AMO) will host the 2014 Kenosha Homecoming, beginning on Tuesday, July 22, and running through Saturday, July 26. Taking place at Kennedy Park in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Kenosha Homecoming will offer owners of Nash, Hudson, AMC, Renault, and Chrysler vehicles an opportunity to participate in cruise ins, an AMC-themed rummage sale, an ice cream social, a brand parade, an AMC swap meet, and an AMC car show, to be held on the final day of the event.
This year's AMO International Convention will also commemorate the brand's six decades. Hosted by Carolina AMC, the gathering will take place in North Charleston, South Carolina, from July 30 through August 2. Open to Nash, Hudson, Rambler, AMC, Jeep, Renault, or Eagle owners, the event will feature an AMC car show with concours AMO judging and a multitude of AMC-themed vendors.
For additional information on the AMCRC National Convention, visit AMCRC.com; for details concerning the Kenosha Homecoming, visit AMONational.com and for the AMO National Convention, visit either AMONational.com or CarolinaAMC.com.
Happy 40th anniversary, Volkswagen Golf
1975 Volkswagen Rabbit (or Golf, outside North America). Photo courtesy The Samba.com.
On March 29, 1974, the first production model of the car that was to replace the beloved Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the assembly line in Wolfsburg, West Germany. Though no one knew it at the time, the Volkswagen Golf would go on to become the brand's most successful model, selling an impressive 30 million examples in just over 39 years, ultimately proving even more popular than the Beetle itself.
The Golf was not Volkswagen's first choice to replace the Beetle. As Graham Robson recounts in Volkswagen Chronicle, a secret project car code-named the EA266 and jointly developed between Porsche and Volkswagen was originally seen as the replacement for the aging Beetle, which traced its engineering roots back to the 1930s. The EA266 was to be a unibody two-door sedan, based upon the Porsche 914 platform, and equipped with a water-cooled, 1.3-liter, four-cylinder engine. Like the 914, this new family car was to be mid-engine and rear-wheel drive, with the engine located underneath the rear seats to maximize space within the cabin. Prototypes were ready as soon as 1969, and Porsche (which was engineering the car for Volkswagen) went to great lengths to disguise the car and keep it from public view.
1976 Volkswagen Rabbit. Photo courtesy The Samba.com.
By late 1971, Volkswagen faced a go-or-no-go decision on the EA266. The project was supported by then-chairman Kurt Lotz, but others within the company felt the design would prove to be too expensive to produce and too troublesome to service. As Lotz grew increasing unpopular among Volkswagen management, it became clear that his time within the company was limited, and when he stepped down in October of 1971, his successor, Rudolf Leiding, immediately canceled the EA266 project. Though the project had reportedly been Porsche's most expensive undertaking to date, everything about the endeavor, from drawings through prototypes, was ordered destroyed.
Volkswagen could have been facing a major setback, as even in 1971 it was clear that the Beetle's remaining days were numbered. Fortunately for Volkswagen, internal projects were already under way, and it worked concurrently with Porsche's development of the EA266 to create a replacement model (or, more accurately, model line) for the aging Beetle. The decision was made to focus on a front-engine, front-wheel-drive design with water cooling, making the platform the engineering opposite of the Beetle and putting the German automaker on equal footing with its European rivals. Giorgetto Giugiaro and ItalDesign were hired to provide body designs, and by the summer of 1971, the firm had delivered prototypes of both the Golf and the Scirocco, a car that would replace the aging Karmann Ghia.
Photo courtesy The Samba.com.
The new Golf (or Rabbit, to North American consumers) first rolled off the assembly line on March 29, 1974, and was not met with universal praise. Critics were quick to point out that the Beetle had managed to capture lightning in a bottle, hitting the right markets at exactly the right time to see sales explode. The Golf, while stylish, wasn't seen as particularly innovative, since other European automakers were producing front-wheel-drive economy cars as well.
When compared to the Beetle, however, the Golf offered more interior room (six inches for front-seat passengers, three inches for rear-seat passengers) in a smaller space; while three inches wider than the Beetle, the Golf was an impressive 14 inches shorter in length. Its body shell was far more rigid than the Beetle's, and combined with a modern rear suspension system and a more powerful engine (70 horsepower from the 1.5-liter four found in the Golf, compared to 50 horsepower from the 1.6-liter flat-four found in the Beetle), the Golf was soon seen as a more practical and engaging choice by consumers on both sides of the Atlantic. Had the price differential between the two been large, perhaps the Golf would have struggled for market share, but with a only little over $100 initially separating the Beetle from the Rabbit in the U.S., sales here topped 100,000 units by January of 1976.
In the years since, through seven generations, the Volkswagen Golf has spawned everything from fuel-efficient diesels to pickup trucks to all-wheel-drive sports car variants, and continues to be available in a range of models that stretch from basic transportation to near luxury in content. In 1976 (1983 on these shores), the Golf gave rise to the GTI, a car that remains popular among driving enthusiasts on a budget for its equal blend of performance, practicality and affordability. Volkswagen views the Golf as its platform for "democratizing technology," and over the years has used it to bring technologies like anti-lock brakes, electronic stability control, all-wheel drive and (in the latest variant) adaptive cruise control to the masses. Had Volkswagen pursued the EA266 project, it's unlikely the car would have demonstrated the Golf's affordability and serviceability, bringing into question whether or not the manufacturer could have survived beyond the Beetle's demise.
Seven generations of VW Golf. Photo courtesy Volkswagen AG.
The Beetle remained in production from 1939 until 2003, stretching (with wartime interruptions) for 65 years. To top this feat, the Golf would need to remain in production through the 2040 model year; given its ongoing success and significance within the Volkswagen brand, there's little doubt we'll congratulate the Golf on achieving that milestone, too.
Recently restored "Ringer" GTO to appear at Carlisle GM Nationals
The 'Ringer GTO.' David Newhardt photo, courtesy Carlisle Events.
For more than 30 years, performance car enthusiasts wondered if a stock 1964 Pontiac GTO could really stack up against a Ferrari 250 GTO, or if it could really run 13-second quarter miles, as road tested by Car and Driver when new. And it turned out that one GTO in particular – with a big secret under its hood – could, and that particular GTO will make an appearance later this year at one of the many events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Goat.
Available as an option package on Tempest LeMans models (in order to get around a corporate ban on installing engines more than
300 330 cubic inches in intermediate-size models), the GTO borrowed its name from the Ferrari GTO, although Pontiac had no plans to homologate the car with the FIA for road racing. When Car and Driver road-tested the Pontiac GTO for the March 1964 issue, its cover boldly proclaimed "GTO vs. GTO" and showed a Pontiac GTO trailing a Ferrari GTO by a car length on a road course. Inside the pages, however, the coverage was limited to the domestic GTO, as the magazine had difficulty locating a Ferrari GTO to borrow for comparative purposes. Based on data in its files, Car and Driver declared that, "The Pontiac will beat the Ferrari in a drag race, and the Ferrari will go around any American road circuit faster than the stock Tempest GTO." Performance aside, the Pontiac version sold for a fraction of its Italian namesake, and was therefore of significant interest to readers of more modest income.
In the text, Car and Driver admitted that the GTO models tested were not off-the-shelf cars; instead, it proclaimed that the two specimens tested were delivered through performance-oriented dealership Royal Pontiac, and equipped with the "Bobcat package" to improve both performance and driveability. Specific changes to the Tri-Power 389-cu.in. V-8s included a change in main jets to .069 on all three carburetors (versus .066 on center carburetor and .073 on outboard carburetors in stock form), for improved acceleration; a progressive action throttle linkage, for smoother off-idle performance; modified distributor advance, which improved low-end torque but required high-octane fuel; thinner head gaskets, a blocked heat riser and new spark plugs (without gaskets) to raise compression; and unique rocker arm retaining locknuts, which allowed the engine's hydraulic lifters to function as solid lifters. Compared to the output of a standard Tri-Power 389 (348 horsepower and 428 pound-feet of torque) the Bobcat package was said to add somewhere north of 30 horsepower, but the trade-off was that high-octane gasoline had to be used to avoid knock.
But there was more to it than that. Perhaps the first clue that the GTO tested by Car and Driver at the drag strip was more than mildly tuned came when the magazine complied its testing numbers. The sprint from 0-60 MPH took a mere 4.6 seconds, while the run through the quarter mile went by in
13.1 12.8 seconds at a trap speed of 115 112 MPH when the car was fitted with drag slicks. As Car and Driver was quick to point out, that was faster through the quarter-mile than a stock 289 Shelby Cobra, and also faster than Ferrari's own GTO. It was also quite a bit quicker than other road tests of the day had achieved with the Pontiac GTO: Car Life, for example, reported a 0-60 MPH time of 6.6 seconds, with the quarter-mile going by in 14.8 seconds at 99 MPH, while Hot Rod's first test of the GTO was more succinct, calling the car "a slug."
Manifest for the Ringer GTO. Photo courtesy Carlisle Events.
It was that Hot Rod review that fired up Jim Wangers, who reportedly demanded that chief engineer John DeLorean allow him to select the cars used for future road tests. One such car was a red 1964 Tempest LeMans, special ordered by Wangers to include the GTO package; a Tri-Power 389; a close-ratio four-speed manual transmission; 3.90:1 Saf-T-Track rear differential; transistorized ignition; and "insulation delete" to save weight. Upon completion, Wangers returned the car to Pontiac and requested that a 421-cu.in.
Super Duty HO Tri-Power V-8 be installed; as this engine was essentially a bored and stroked 389, few visual cues existed to alert observers to the switch, particularly after Wangers had the 421's identifying transfer lug removed. Once this was accomplished, the car was sent to Royal Pontiac for the Bobcat treatment, then shipped to Car and Driver's David E. Davis for testing. Though no specific horsepower figures were reported, a Super Duty an HO Tri-Power 421-cu.in. V-8 would have produced 370 horsepower in 1964, and the Royal Bobcat package likely would have brought the engine's output to somewhere north of 400 horsepower.
At the time, Wangers would only admit that the car given to Car and Driver for drag strip testing was "well set up." Speculation that the GTO tested was a ringer began almost immediately, but the car-buying public didn't care. In the GTO's first year on the market, 32,450 copies were sold, while for 1965 this number more than doubled, increasing to 75,352 (and jumping to 96,946 for 1966). The so-called "Ringer" GTO had created the exact buzz that Pontiac needed, and the strength of the Car and Driver review helped propel the Pontiac GTO to its iconic muscle car status. It wasn't until 1998 that Wangers came clean about installing the 421 in the GTO.
Now owned by director, producer, and writer Tenney Fairchild, the Ringer GTO was recently restored by Scott Tiemann of Super Car Specialties. Believed to be the only Pontiac GTO fitted with the 421-cu.in. V-8 by Pontiac itself, the car represents a significant piece of Pontiac, GM, and muscle car history, and will be displayed for the duration of this year's GM Nationals show at Carlisle.
The Carlisle GM Nationals will run from June 20-22. For additional details, visit CarlisleEvents.com.
Toyota Automobile Museum to celebrate 25th anniversary with special displays
An excerpt from the museum's 25th Anniversary poster. Images courtesy Toyota Automobile Museum.
On April 16, 1989, a new automotive museum opened on the outskirts of Nagoya, Japan. Housed in a building that offers more than 118,000 square feet of floor space, spread across three levels, the Toyota Automobile Museum was built in recognition of the automaker's 50th anniversary. Now, 25 years and 5.5 million visitors later, the museum will mark an anniversary of its own with special "behind the scenes" displays, vehicle demonstrations and (for a limited time), discounted admission.
More than just a showcase of the Japanese automaker's wares, the Toyota Automobile Museum collection contains vehicles from around the globe. Exhibited vehicles date as far back as 1886 for the replica of the Benz Patent Motorwagen (or to 1480, if once counts the replica of da Vinci's Self Propelled Cart), but automobiles from more recent decades are also well-represented. On any given day, roughly 140 vehicles are on display, but themed exhibitions and car shows held throughout the year add significantly to this number. For those interested primarily in the role the automobile has played in Japanese culture, a separate annex, opened in 1999, provides visitors with a detailed look at Japan's love for motorized transport.
The museum's 1918 Franklin.
Looking toward the future, the museum will shift its focus to become more dynamic, placing an emphasis on story-telling over simple static displays. Museum director Naoaki Nunogaki cites recent changes to the automotive industry, such as the popularization of hybrid models and the ever-increasing challenge of globalization, as two of the reasons behind the museum's shift in focus. In Naoaki-san's words, the museum is "resolved to contribute to society as a story-telling museum that spreads a culture of creativity through the historical narrative of automobiles."
In recognition of this, the museum will present a series of "story-telling" 25th anniversary presentations on Saturdays, beginning on April 19. The first will cover the museum's ongoing restoration of a 1918 Franklin, complete with a demonstration run; the next (scheduled for April 26) will feature demonstrations of the Benz Patent Motorwagen, the Baker Electric and the Ford Model T; and the last, scheduled for May 10, will address the challenges faced in engine development with a demonstration of the Hino Contessa Model PC10 and the Hino Contessa Model 1300.
An ongoing anniversary exhibit, "Behind the Scenes at the Toyota Automobile Museum," will give visitors a closer look at items in the collection that aren't usually seen, or parts of the museum typically reserved for staff only. The restoration of the 1918 Franklin will be featured, as will the vehicle maintenance room and library, a 1904 Lanchester, a 1922 Sunbeam Grand Prix and a 1960 Toyopet Custom Sports convertible with a resin body. Displays featuring tin toy cars, pre-war European posters and automotive photography will also be part of the behind-the-scenes tour.
Those visiting the museum between April 12 and April 20 will receive a 50 percent discount on admission, a 25th Anniversary post card and a 25th Anniversary pin badge. For more information, visit Toyota.co.jp.
Happy 50th birthday, Ford Mustang: Here's where to celebrate
The 1965 Ford Mustang, as displayed at the 1964 World's Fair. Photo courtesy Ford Motor Company.
On April 17, 1964, Ford introduced a new sporty four-seater that it hoped would prove popular among younger buyers who had previously written Ford off as a stodgy and conservative automaker. Called the Mustang, the car would go on to exceed Ford's most optimistic sales and longevity projections, while firmly establishing itself as an American motoring icon. Fifty years later, the Mustang remains one of a handful of automobiles to survive five decades of continuous production, and its golden anniversary will be celebrated throughout the year at events from coast to coast.
Perhaps the largest in scope is the Mustang 50th Birthday Celebration hosted by the Mustang Club of America (MCA). This particular birthday party begins in Norman, Oklahoma, on Sunday, April 13 (or even sooner for those participating in one of the organized Pony Drives that will lead to Norman), when two caravans will depart for either the Las Vegas Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada, or the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Both Great American Pony Drives will reach their intended destinations on Wednesday, April 16, and both speedway facilities will play host to a five-day celebration that includes everything from car shows to track day events. While registration for the Great American Pony Drive is now closed, many of the events planned for Charlotte and Las Vegas are still open. For information, visit Mustang50thBirthdayCelebration.com.
Though space is limited and registrations are now will-call, a second cross-country tour is also planned in honor of the Mustang's 50th birthday. Called Mustangs Across America, the drive will begin in Los Angeles, California, on April 10, ending in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday, April 16. Stops along the way, each with a planned activity or tour, include Phoenix, Arizona; Las Cruces, New Mexico; Midland, Texas; Dallas, Texas; Jackson, Mississippi; and Atlanta, Georgia. For information, visit MustangsAcrossAmerica.com.
If you prefer to celebrate in a more reserved manner than a drive with hundreds of your closest friends, numerous concours d'elegance events throughout 2014 will honor the Mustang's golden jubilee. On May 2-4, the Pinehurst Concours d'Elegance, in Pinehurst, North Carolina, will feature a class dedicated to the Mustang, followed by the Huntington Beach Concours d'Elegance (in Huntington Beach, California) on May 31 to June 1. June 6-8 will see the Mustang honored at the Ault Park Concours d'Elegance in Cincinnati, Ohio, while July shows include the Forest Grove Concours d'Elegance (in Forest Grove, Oregon) and the Concours d'Elegance of America (in Plymouth, Michigan) on July 27. August is a busy month, with the Columbia River Concours d'Elegance (in Vancouver, Washington) on August 3, followed by the Concours d'Elegance of Southwest Michigan (in St. Joseph, Michigan) on August 9 and the Milwaukee Masterpiece (in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) on August 23-24. September will see the Mustang honored at the Pacific Northwest Concours d'Elegance (in Tacoma, Washington) on September 7, followed by the Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance (in Palos Verdes, California) on September 14.
No matter what part of the country you call home, it's likely that there will be Mustang events close to home as well. The Saratoga Auto Museum in Saratoga Springs, New York, will honor the Mustang as the featured marque at its Spring Invitational Car Show on May 17, the Carlisle Ford Nationals in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, will do the same on June 6-8, while Salinas Valley Ford-Lincoln in Salinas, California, will host the Mustang 50th Celebration Car Show on April 5. To find an event near you, check the Hemmings Events Calendar, or if you're aware of one not listed, you can post it to the Hemmings online calendar at no charge.
Happy 50th birthday, Plymouth Barracuda
1965 Plymouth Barracuda. Photo by Matthew Litwin.
While the Ford Mustang galloped into American culture almost 50 years ago and brought us the term "pony car," let us not forget that it wasn't the first sporty American car based on a compact car platform aimed at younger buyers. Instead, Plymouth beat Ford to the punch by a couple of weeks, so let's take a moment to celebrate the Barracuda's pending 50th birthday.
Ford's Lee Iacocca was absolutely correct in his reasoning that the American public wanted a sporty but reasonably priced car that seated four and could be customized to individual owner tastes with a wide array of options. His strategic error, however, was allowing leaks of information about the Mustang, along with the occasional spy photo. As early as 1962, both the American public and rival automakers knew about the Mustang, and Plymouth wasn't just sitting idly by. As Allpar relates, the brand went so far as to hire private investigators to turn up as much dirt on the new Ford as possible, including details such as wheelbase, powertrain options, available amenities and even the platform Ford was using to create its new sporty car.
1966 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S. Photo by Greg Gjerdingen.
Armed with this information, and facing the same budgetary restrictions as its rival, Plymouth began working on a sporty compact of its own, also based on an existing platform. The Valiant, Chrysler's compact offering, was chosen to donate its chassis, and engine choices would include the same 225-cu.in. inline six-cylinder with a one-barrel carburetor (rated at 145 horsepower), or 273-cu.in. V-8 with a two-barrel carburetor (rated at 180 horsepower) available on Valiant models. Buyers would be able to choose between manual and automatic transmissions, and a generous selection of options allowed buyers to configure their new sporty Plymouth to suit individual tastes. The car's most distinctive feature, however, was likely its large glass rear window, which flowed into a rear decklid raised to meet the bottom of the glass.
In profile, Plymouth's new Valiant Barracuda package was unlike anything else on the market at the time. From the front, however, the car looked very similar to the Valiant, a car that conveyed no more sporting image than Ford's budget-minded Falcon. The fact that the Barracuda was further labeled with the Valiant tag didn't help sales, as those looking for a young and sporty image car weren't putting the model, or any of its variants, on the shopping list. From the car's introduction on April 1, 1964 (16 days before the Mustang's), through the end of the model year in October, Plymouth sold just 23,443 Barracudas; by contrast, Ford sold 126,538 Mustangs in the same time period. Plymouth may have fired the first shot, but clearly the automaker's execution was lacking.
1966 Plymouth Barracuda. Photo by Sicnag.
For 1965, Plymouth dropped the Valiant name from the Barracuda lineup, offered a four-barrel carburetor on 273-cu.in. V-8 models (raising output to 235 horsepower), and introduced an S packkage with improved handling, but sales remained unimpressive. The same held true for 1966, when the Barracuda got a unique dashboard to further distance itself from the Valiant, but Ford had already cemented its reputation for performance among new car shoppers. In the final year of the Barracuda's original styling, sales totaled just 38,029 units, to the Mustang's 607,568.
Help was on the way. For 1967, Plymouth released a newly styled Barracuda that offered buyers the choice between fastback, coupe and convertible models and further strengthened the car's performance with the addition of an updated Formula S model, which boasted 280 horsepower from its available
273-cu.in. 383-cu.in. V-8. The changes helped, and sales rose to 62,534 units (including 30,110 fastbacks, 28,196 hardtop coupes and 4,228 convertibles); they likely would have risen further had GM not introduced their own pony car variants, the Chevrolet Camaro and the Pontiac Firebird, for the 1967 model year.
1967 Plymouth Barracuda, first year for the new body style. Photo by Greg Gjerdingen.
Having played its hand with the 1967 restyling, Plymouth knew that another redesign would be years off. To further promote Barracuda sales, however, the division increased 1968 engine offerings to include the 318-cu.in., 340-cu.in., and 383-cu.in. V-8 variants. A Super Stock 426 Hemi package was also available, but produced in extremely small quantities exclusively for drag racing. By 1969, the 383 V-8 was producing 330 horsepower, but for those who still wanted more for the street, the Barracuda (now called the 'Cuda in performance trims) was also available with the 440-cu.in. V-8, rated at 375 horsepower.
No matter what V-8 version customers selected, performance was more than acceptable. Hot Rod reported a quarter-mile time of 14.32 seconds at a trap speed of 99.7 MPH for a 1969 Formula S package model equipped with the 340-cu.in. V-8, while the 440 equipped Barracuda could run the quarter in 14 seconds flat at 104 MPH. Cars built with the Formula S package were set up for handling, while those with the 440 option box checked (which eliminated the chance of power steering and the four-speed manual transmission) were intended to go fast primarily in straight lines.
1967 Plymouth Barracuda convertible. Photo by Greg Gjerdingen.
For 1970, the Barracuda migrated to Chrysler's E-body platform, which better allowed the car to accept any V-8 engine in the company's catalog. While earlier models, particularly in Formula S trim, were known for their refined handling, the new Barracuda was all muscle car. Launched alongside the similar (but slightly longer) Dodge Challenger in the fall of 1969 as a 1970 model, the new Barracuda offered buyers an incredibly diverse choice of engines, ranging from the venerable slant-six all the way up to the Elephant, the 426 Street Hemi. Four-speed manual transmissions or three-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmissions were also available across much of the product range.
Dan Gurney's 1970 AAR 'Cuda. Photo by Nathan Bittinger.
With Dan Gurney's help, Plymouth even got serious about running Barracudas in the SCCA's Trans-Am series in 1970. Though drivers Swede Savage and Dan Gurney were never in the running for the 1970 championship, the All-American Racers effort did manage a second-place finish at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, along with top five finishes at Laguna Seca, Brainerd and Riverside. Given the team's last place finish in the manufacturer's standings, however, there's really no mystery as to why Plymouth canceled the program after a single season.
For fans of Mopar muscle cars, these were truly the glory days of the Barracuda. The popular 340 V-8 produced 275 horsepower, more if ordered with the Six
Pack Barrel option (consisting of three two-barrel Carter carburetors); the 383 produced 335 hp; the 440 Magnum produced 375 hp (or 390 with the Six Pack Barrel); and the 426 Street Hemi produced 425 horsepower. Many believed the era couldn't last, and by 1972, the naysayers were proved right. Increasing insurance costs and newly imposed environmental regulations meant that engines were shrinking in both size and output, and that the muscle car era was now officially over.
1970 Plymouth 'Cuda, with the 440 Six Pack engine and Shaker hood. Photo by Sicnag.
For 1972, the Barracuda's base V-8 engine was the 318, which produced 150 horsepower (now SAE net, instead of the previously used gross), while the 340 V-8 with the four-barrel carburetor became the sole performance engine option. Rated at just 240 horsepower (SAE net), this was hardly what 'Cuda buyers had grown accustomed to, and sales continued their steady decline. Now referred to as "specialty compacts" by Chrysler (to further downplay the cars' once formidable performance), sales for 1973 totaled just 22,213 units, and the now written-off model carried over into 1974 largely unchanged. Just 11,734 units were sold in the model's final year on the market, hardly a fitting send-off for the car that helped to establish the pony car segment.
There has been talk in recent years of a Barracuda revival, with rumors of a performance model slotted in below the Challenger in Chrysler's lineup. With no Plymouth division remaining, this would seem oddly out of place, and with the government's renewed focus on fuel economy over performance, such a revival (oft denied by SRT brand head Ralph Gilles) seems unlikely. On the occasion of the car's 50th birthday, perhaps its best to remember it as it was, then, and not as it could have been.
Bill Thomas's Cheetah turns 50, so Road America throws a party
Original team mechanic Larry Webb driving the Alan Green Chevrolet Cheetah. Photo courtesy of CheetahCars.com.
In 1964, Chevrolet was officially out of racing, thanks to a General Motors ban on participation in motorsports. Unofficially, the bowtie division kept its fingers in a few low-key projects, including one that promised to give Carroll Shelby's Ford-powered Cobra some serious competition. Fifty years later, that oddly proportioned but wickedly fast sports car, Bill Thomas's Chevrolet-engined Cheetah, will get its due with an upcoming anniversary celebration at Road America.
Powered by a fuel-injected 327-cu.in. Chevrolet V-8 stuffed so far back in the chassis that a U-joint, not a driveshaft, linked the transmission and differential, the Cheetah's 90-inch wheelbase and fiberglass body helped it tip the scales at a mere 1,500 pounds. With an output of more than 375 horsepower, that made for an impressive (or as some would describe it, terrifying) power-to-weight ratio, and Cheetahs were reportedly capable of 200 MPH top speeds. It quickly showed its capabilities at Road America, with driver Ralph Salyer and mechanic Gene Crowe capturing victory in the Cro-Sal Special (a derivation of their names) at the 1964 SCCA June Sprints, before going on to take 10 more wins in the 1964-1965 seasons.
Bill Thomas with the Cheetah. Photo courtesy Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum.
Thomas, an engineer with a passion for Corvettes (and Chevrolets in general), envisioned his Cheetah as Chevrolet's response to the Shelby Cobra's dominance in road racing. Initially, Chevrolet bought into the idea and agreed to supply drivetrains and other components, even though it was "officially" out of motorsports at the time. Thomas, with the aid of master fabricator Don Edmunds, set to work building the 100 copies that the FIA required for homologation, but when the FIA increased the homologation number to 1,000 units during the 1964 season, Chevrolet got cold feet and ended its support of the Cheetah program. Thomas did his best to keep the Cheetah venture going, but a shop fire in September 1965 saw his dreams of a Cobra beater go up in smoke. Just 19 Cheetah chassis (plus 33 bodies) were built before money ran out.
A Cheetah at Salon Retromobile in 2009. Photo by Mikael Restoux.
There have been continuation Cheetahs through the years, along with fiberglass Cheetah body recreations, but despite this the total population of Cheetah automobiles remains low. This summer's The HAWK with Brian Redman promises to deliver the largest collection of Cheetahs (both original and continuation) ever seen in one place, and Bill Thomas III, the son of the car's creator, will be on hand to serve as host of the marque's celebration. Expect to see (and, of course hear) original and continuation Cheetahs on display and on the track as part of the long weekend of activities at Road America.
The HAWK with Brian Redman will run from July 17-20 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. For additional details, visit RoadAmerica.com.


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26.09.06 - Matthew Macklin says he's ready to claim the British light middleweight title in Manchester on Friday night. Macklin faces defending champion Jamie Moore in what promises to be one of the domestic clashes of the year if not the decade but he's in no doubt about the outcome. "No disrespect to Jamie but I'm going to be leaving that ring with the Lonsdale belt strapped around my waist. I've waited so long for this opportunity that there is no way I'm going to let it pass me by."
Macklin was speaking after wrapping up preparations for the bout which included sparring with leading super middleweight contender Brian Magee and a 15 round session on trainer BIlly Graham's famous body bag. (See photos below.)
"I've worked so hard for this," said Macklin. "I know fighters say it all the time but I really do feel in the shape of my life. My weights been good, I've been happy with my sparring and I'm more than ready to answer any questions Jamie thinks he can ask me."
The fight is widely seen as a 50-50 matchup with the established champion taking on the young up and coming contender but Macklin feels he holds all the aces.
"We all know what Jamie's capable of and there's no doubt he is a very good fighter but I honestly think people have only seen a fraction of what I can do yet. People talk about Moore being a pressure fighter who sets a fast pace but what if I can set an even faster pace than him?
"I've just done 15 rounds on the body bag with Billy to finish my training and the only other fighter who has ever done that is Ricky Hatton. Billy said he couldn't believe how I kept the pace going and actually stepped up the intensity in the later rounds so I think that speaks for itself really."
Macklin says he also benefited from sparring with former European super middleweight title challenger Brian Magee. "Brian came over from Belfast for sparring last week and it was just what I needed," said the 24-year-old.
"Obviously he's a southpaw like Jamie and a quality fighter but he's also a big strong guy who has a natural weight advantage over me. He's not trying to make weight for a fight at the moment so he was over the 13 stone mark while I'm obviously nearer to 11 stone."
"It just the kind of work I needed because I'd had a few natural light middleweights in at the start of my sparring work and I was just blowing them away to be honest. We brought in a few decent southpaws from France but they couldn't live with the pace I was setting and my body shots were crippling them so then we decided to being in bigger stronger guys."
"I felt very comfortable in there with Brian though. He couldn't believe how strong I was for a light middleweight and he told me that I hit harder than a lot of the big names he's met in the super middleweight division."
Although confidence is high in the Macklin camp he's keen to stress that he is not looking past Moore. "There's no way either myself or Billy are going to underestimate a fighter of Jamie's class. He's been a great British champion and I have the utmost respect for him but this is my time to come through now and I will win the British title on Friday night."
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Mount Airy used a strong second half to break away for a 10-1 soccer victory against East Wilkes in the Granite Bears' season opener on Tuesday night.
The Bears (1-0) took a 2-0 lead on goals from junior Gentry Williamson (second minute) and senior Christian Cabrera (16th minute). The Cardinals pulled to within 2-1 less than 10 minutes before halftime as a steady rain fell at Shelton Stadium.
After intermission, the clouds broke and Mount Airy's offense poured it on.
Senior Luke Needham scored three goals in the second half for the hat trick for the Bears. Junior Jeremy Chappell scored two goals and added two assists. Freshman Robert Brown and sophomore Malcolm Malone scored, and Williamson had his second goal of the game.
Coach Will Hurley of Mount Airy said his team had trouble finding its footing on the wet field in the first half.
"I like the way we played in the second half," Hurley said. "Luke had an awesome game up top."
The Bears lost a wave of players from the team that went 20-1-2 last year and reached the fourth round of the Class 1A playoffs. Mount Airy went into the regional semifinals without a loss before falling to eventual state runner-up North Moore.
Among those players were four starters — Mitchell Brown, Sam Watson and Carlos Carrillo (graduation) and junior Felipe Chavez. Brown and Watson were the top two on the team in assists, and Carrillo was the Bears' best defender with 496 steals. Chavez, Mount Airy's leading scorer last year with 41 goals, decided not to play soccer this season. Freshman Jose Perez, No. 2 on the team in scoring, transferred.
Nine of the players listed on this year's roster are seniors.
Junior goalie Scott Kunkel had four saves for Mount Airy on Tuesday night. The Bears are off until next week when they host Surry Central on Tuesday.
• East Wilkes (0-2) lost to North Surry by a 6-1 score on Monday night. Scoring for the Greyhounds were Alfredo Vazquez (2), Issac Olea, Jonathan Cabrera, Christian Cortes, and Victor Casas. David Martinez had an assist for North. Ivan Barrientos and Angel Luna split time in goal for the Greyhounds (1-0).


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As long as you always stay on paved roads an adventure style bike is useless. There's everything out there from sporty to comfy and all in all it's just better. Only if you are very tall and/or have long legs, the adv style bike might come handy on Pved roads, but still in general the suspension will be too soft.
I bought an R1100GS primarily as a street bike that I could occasionally take on a dirt road. Useless? Lets see. It was nearly as good of a two up touring bike as my Venture 1200. Solo I rode up to 800 miles per day. It worked as well as my buddies Duc 916/GSXR750/900RR etc for sport riding in the smokies. There was nothing that it didn't do well except for real off road riding. There simply wasn't another bike available that could match it for overall performance at that time. Shorter travel BMW's like the R1100RS couldn't match it as a sport bike without modifications due to lack of cornering clearance.
One of the biggest advantages of most ADV style bikes is the wide handlebars and upright seating position which makes them feel lighter. For example, I swapped bikes with friend on occasion. Compared to the R1100GS an RC51 or CBR600F3 felt heavy, even though they where lighter bikes.
The R1200GS is a big improvement over my old R1100GS. I would pick it over any current sport touring bike.
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Mutts get a go at Westminster dog show
Panda the All American Dog, otherwise known as mixed breed, takes a jump during the first annual Masters Agility Championship the Westminster Kennel Club on Saturday in New York.
Tommy the Poodle runs the weave poles Saturday.
Henry, a French Bulldog, scales the A-frame obstacle.
Rapture, a border collie, clears the tire obstacle during the Masters Agility Championship.
Owned by Delaney Ratner, of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, Kelso, jumped, darted and clambered better than the competition to break new ground at Westminster. The winner was one of 35 border collies entered in the competition.
A husky mix called Roo!, owned by trainer Stacey Campbell, of San Francisco, got a special award for the best mixed-breed dog at the event.
The agility trial added a dynamic, fast-growing sport to the nation's best-known dog show and marked the first time mixed-breed dogs have appeared there in 130 or more years. Dogs are judged on accuracy and speed as they navigate jumps, tunnels, ramps and other objects off-leash, with handlers guiding them via calls and signals.
Established decades ago, agility is an increasingly popular canine pursuit. The number of dogs competing in agility trials sanctioned by the American Kennel Club, the governing body for many canine events, has grown by nearly 50 percent over the last five years.
But at Westminster, the sport is playing on dogdom's biggest stage. The final rounds night were televised on Fox Sports 1.
"It's very special being here because of Westminster's prestige," said Westbury-based dog trainer and breeder Andrea Samuels, who had five papillons in Saturday's contest.
Agility aficionados say the sport is a canine confidence-builder that creates rapport between dogs and owners and provides a healthy outlet for high-energy dogs that need something to occupy them.
Saturday's competitors spanned 63 different breeds, from the diminutive papillions to such big dogs as Doberman pinschers.
Many represented breeds known for their agility chops. But their rivals included breeds with physiques that don't necessarily scream "nimble."
About 16 of the competitors didn't represent any one breed at all, in a substantial shift for a dog show that has long been purely purebred turf. Westminster featured some mixed breeds early on but not since at least 1884, organizers say.
Mixed-breeds — or what the show calls "all-American dogs"— still can't compete for the sought-after Best in Show trophy. But their inclusion in the agility contest has brought cheers from owners eager to show that everyday dogs can go nose-to-nose with their purebred peers. Animals-rights advocates who have criticized Westminster, and dog breeding in general, call the development a good step, though they still plan to protest the traditional part of the show next week.
Westminster officials say adding mixed-breed contestants helps the show make good on its aim to honor all dogs and their roles in people's lives.
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For the first time since 2005, the government awarded at least 23 percent of all prime contracts to small businesses. The Small Business Administration reported Friday small firms received $83 billion out of a possible $355 billion in 2013.
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The trustees who oversee Social Security have released a mixed report on the program's solvency. Retirement will be okay until 2034. The disability trust fund, however, has just two more years. But what about the Social Security Administration itself? As a large agency responsible for delivering hundreds of billions of dollars in benefits each year, it also has long term challenges. Those hurdles are detailed in a study by the National Academy of Public Administration. Project Director Roger Kodat joined Tom Temin and Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive to discuss the major challenges at SSA over the next 10 years.
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Todd Harrison, Senior Fellow, CSBA
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House spending bill calls for deep cuts to IRS budget
The House has approved a massive spending bill that would slash funding for the Internal Revenue Service by more than $1 billion next year. The agency, which has been under fire for the improper targeting of conservative groups, would see its current $11.3 billion budget decline by 13 percent under the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill for fiscal 2015 passed by the House Wednesday. But that's just one of the the provisions of the bill drawing the ire of the Obama administration, which issued a notice earlier this week threatening to veto the legislation.
Work: DoD to experience 'trough' of readiness as it resets force
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Lightning strike ignites, totals Arlington man's Mercedes Benz
Alex Steele, John Conner: released from hospital after lightning injuriesComment
A week after two men were injured when lightning struck along the Severn River in Annapolis, they are leaving the hospital and starting rehabilitation.
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Two young Annapolis men are in medically-induced comas, fighting for life, 24 hours after they were struck by lightning while trying to tether their boat before last night's storm.
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Lightning strikes are being blamed for two house fires in Ashburn and Sterling that caused thousands of dollars in damage Wednesday night.
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Anne Arundel County fire officials say a 29-year-old man has been struck by lightning at a park in Pasadena, Md.
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