The Photo Chain Game

[Levina de Ruijter]

We’ve got one of those ! It’s expensive … I*ll try to get a shot next time time Im in that area.

Yeah? I'd love to see it.

This one is in the eastern docks. It's just one room of course. I've seen people walk up or down those stairs with their suitcases. It must be pretty unique staying there!

 

[LtDave]

Hidden Locomotive

this locomotive used to be owned by Grand Trunk Western Railroad (the one my dad worked for).

where its located is nowhere NEAR any Grand Trunk rails. it had been sold some time ago and then leased to another (much smaller) railroad. the story on this, since its about 200 miles from the railroad that bought or leased it, is that it was seized more or less, for failure to pay!

its since been put back into use by them

 

[NixEre]

Until I get there for some REAL photos - here you go! https://thekrane.dk/home/

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Until I get there for some REAL photos - here you go! https://thekrane.dk/home/

Nice. Looks quite a bit bigger. Should be more comfortable to stay there than at the one here in the docks!

 

[Terry McDaniel]

Locust shell. ( I know it’s a cicada, but as a kid we all called them locusts)

 

[LtDave]

Locust shell. ( I know it’s a cicada, but as a kid we all called them locusts)View attachment 75035

i remember finding one on the driveway when i was about 9. it was so cool to me...

 

[inphoto]

Shoes outdoors

 

[LtDave]

Orange Hull

 

[Jack Dawe]

Hedge cutting

 

[NixEre]

City gates

 

[Terry McDaniel]

Gran Tourismo Omologato

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Gran Tourismo OmologatoView attachment 75313

Geez, that's some name for a car.

 

[Terry McDaniel]

Geez, that's some name for a car.

Pontiac used the initials, GTO. It's actually Italian, for certain racing categories has to also be a street legal car. The O in GTO means is could be used in certain races.
Although if Pontiac's case I think they just used the letters because it sounded cool. They were never used in NASCAR or any other sanctioned racing organization that I know of.

Another example is the Plymouth Superbird. Before Plymouth could use the shark nose and high tail fin for NASCAR racing, it had to be sold to the general public. So Plymouth made 500 of them and sold through dealerships. If you had an original now it would be worth a decent sum of money!

 

[LtDave]

Pontiac used the initials, GTO. It's actually Italian, for certain racing categories has to also be a street legal car. The O in GTO means is could be used in certain races.
Although if Pontiac's case I think they just used the letters because it sounded cool. They were never used in NASCAR or any other sanctioned racing organization that I know of.

Another example is the Plymouth Superbird. Before Plymouth could use the shark nose and high tail fin for NASCAR racing, it had to be sold to the general public. So Plymouth made 500 of them and sold through dealerships. If you had an original now it would be worth a decent sum of money!

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homologation from the Greek ὁμολογέω, meaning agreed to. omologato is just the Italian version of it.

they built about 1,700 Plymouth Superbirds but only 500 and a handful of the Dodge Charger Daytonas.

interesting fact is right as they came on the market, a LOT of people thought they were hideous cars and dealers would a) strip off the nosecones and wings and 'make' them into standard Roadrunners and Chargers of b) discount them so heavily they were being sold at well below dealer cost, JUST TO GET RID of them...

and yes! a full-on original car with matching numbers (meaning the car's serial number matches that of the engine and the transmission) and in top condition could be worth many many shekels... one of the 70 Daytonas built with the 426cid (7L) Hemi engines sold in August 2024 for $3.3 million.

the Superbirds and other Daytonas dont quite reach that dollar amount...

back to the GTO moniker. it actually predates the Winged Warrior cars by about 5 years showing up on the 1964 Pontiac LeMans as a performance package before being its own model.

REGARDLESS, i love those old Goats! the Judge is cool with the Ram Air IV on it but the '68 body style never really did it for me...

 

[inphoto]

Wow, Dave! And it's not all Greek to you, I see