Tag Archives: cars

Why Are Gas Cans Red?

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Colins Place

Sometimes, you just don’t question things because they’ve always been the norm. Take gas cans, for example. Have you ever noticed that they’re always red? Truly, always red. But why? As it turns out, there is a reason gas cans … Continue reading →

Posted in Did You Know?, Government, home, Observations, Pictures from the Web, Re-blog, Transport | Tagged can, cars, color, colour, did, gas, government, history, know, motor, reblog, red, why, you | Leave a comment

Water in Tail Lights

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Colins Place

We were waiting in line at the Drive-Thru at CVS Pharmacy, at the weekend, here in Indiana, USA, when I spotted that the vehicle in front of us had one tail light half full of water. It slopped around whenever … Continue reading →

Posted in British, Car Humor, Observations, Pictures from the Web, thoughts | Tagged britain, british, car, cars, history, light, lights, memories, tail, thought, thoughts, truck, UK, water | Leave a comment

On This Day in History: 1966: Ford celebrates 1 millionth Mustang

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Colins Place

On this day in 1966, in Dearborn, Michigan, the Ford Motor Company celebrates the production of its 1 millionth Mustang, a white convertible. The sporty, affordable vehicle was officially launched two years earlier, on April 17, 1964, at the World’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Cars, On This Day In History, Re-blog, Transport | Tagged 1966, auto, car, cars, classic, day, factory, ford, history, in, manufacturer, million, model, models, motor, mustang, on, one, this, usa | Leave a comment

Burt’s back as classic Smokey and The Bandit car goes up for auction

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Colins Place

January 30th, 2016. Later today a piece of movie automobile history is up for grabs today as fans of Smokey and the Bandit get a chance to own the film’s instantly recognizable car. The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Cars, News, Pictures from the Web, Re-blog, Transport, Video | Tagged auction, auto, bandit, barrett, car, cars, classic, firebird, for, history, jackson, manufacturer, model, models, motor, movie, news, pontiac, reblog, sale, smokey, usa, video, youtube | Leave a comment

Land Rover Defender ends production after seven decades

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Colins Place

The death of a British icon: Land Rover Defender ends production after seven decades January 29th, 2016 The last Land Rover Defender will roll off the production line later today, ending 67 years of the popular 4×4 being made. It … Continue reading →

Posted in British, Classic Cars, Finance, News, Pictures from the Web, Re-blog, Technology, Transport, UK History | Tagged 1947, 2016, 29th, auto, britain, british, car, cars, classic, defender, end, england, finance, history, jaguar, january, land, manufacturer, model, models, news, off, production, reblog, road, rover, suv, UK, usa, vehicle | Leave a comment

Brand new IROC Z28 found in a storage trailer

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Colins Place

Posted in Pictures from the Web, Re-blog, Uncategorized, You Tube | Tagged auto, automobile, car, cars, chevrolet, classic, custom, factory, garage, in, iroc, manufacturer, model, models, motor, reblog, v8, video, youtube, z28 | Leave a comment

IndyCar driver Justin Wilson in coma after wreck at Pocono

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Colins Place

Reblogged from http://wlfi.com/2015/08/23/justin-wilson-airlifted-from-indycar-race-at-pocono/ Our thoughts and prayers go out to Justin Wilson and his family, friends and colleagues in this difficult time. Colin LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — IndyCar driver Justin Wilson was airlifted from Pocono Raceway on Sunday after … Continue reading →

Posted in Re-blog | Tagged 2015, august, auto, automobile, britain, british, car, cars, circuit, crash, england, factory, indy, indycar, justin, manufacturer, motor, pocono, racing, reblog, UK, wilson | Leave a comment

The Ten Worst Cars Of The 1990s

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Colins Place

The Ten Worst Cars Of The 1990s From http://jalopnik.com/the-ten-worst-cars-of-the-1990s-1708566735 The 90s gave the world The Dave Matthews Band, Britney Spears, and the Playstation. Unfortunately along with those great things, we also got these ten cars. 10.) Ford Aspire There was nothing … Continue reading →

Posted in Re-blog | Tagged 1990s, auto, automobile, autos, blog, cars, cr, jalopnik, reblog, ten, usa, worse, worst | Leave a comment

May: No Top Gear without Clarkson

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Colins Place

First published 05:48 Thursday 23 April 2015 in National News © by Press Association 2014 Top Gear’s James May has ruled out returning to the show without Jeremy Clarkson. In an interview with MediaGuardian he said: “Me and Hammond with … Continue reading →

Posted in Re-blog | Tagged announcement, auto, bbc, britain, british, car, cars, clarkson, england, film, may, reblog, show, top gear, tv | Leave a comment

Here’s Your Chance To Get The Last Unrestored Movie Herbie

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Colins Place

There’s a good number of globally famous movie and TV cars — KITT, the Ghostbuster’s ECTO-1, Tony Danza’s hovercar/submarine from Who’s The Boss — but there’s one that probably has more recognition than all the others combined: Herbie the … Continue reading →

Posted in Pictures from the Web, Re-blog | Tagged auto, beetle, blog, bug, car, cars, custom, film, herbie, jalopnik, manufacturer, model, motor, movie, reblog, restored, star, VW | Leave a comment

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