Another Christmas has passed, and another tumultuous year is closing. My very concerned neighbors must have thought that since I now live alone I might be starving to death, so they furnished me with more goodies and delicious food than I eat in a month. I have such thoughtful neighbors! [..] Read more
Charles Clark
Eleven Tenths Explained
It is a beautiful fall day with a clear sky and no wind. In less than an hour, the Group B cars will be called to the grid for the final race of the season. With only 20 points separating him from Heinz and his Porsche Carrera, it was surely [..] Read more
The Unknowable Number
The internet age has introduced a new plague to the world. Fortunately I have not (yet) been tackled by the beer virus. (It is the “Corona” virus, not the “China” virus. If it were the China virus, they would have called it the “Chop Stick” virus.) This new plague is [..] Read more
The Last Five Percent in a Restomod
Here is the latest update on the 1962 Pontiac restomod. When making a car that has never been made before by taking an old design and adding new components, there are a significant number of unique design and fabrication tasks that have to be accomplished. If these tasks are conducted [..] Read more
A Quick Update on Restomod of the 1962 Pontiac Catalina
It has been a busy month, so I thought I would give the gearheads among you a quick update on my progress with the restomod of the 1962 Pontiac Catalina. As a refresher, a “restomod” is where you take an old car and install new mechanicals. For my Pontiac, the [..] Read more