I think most people have heard of Richardson’s Law, probably not by name but surely by sentiment as there are other ways of stating the same idea. The problem is that the law is easy to break, intentionally or not. In need of a continuing reminder, I had it printed on a small plastic sign that I attached to the sun visor of my daily driver. When I’m traveling and the driving gets stressful, I glance at it for some relief.
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Richardson’s Law
Posted in Cars, Friends & Family, Travel
Bumper Blows, Bumper Woes
What damage lies beneath?
What costs $500, looks like a quality item, and provides about as much protection as President Trump’s border wall? The answer, shown in the photo, is the rear bumper on my 1999 Toyota Tacoma. In a previous blog post, I wrote that the bumper came out second best when the truck was rear ended on Wheaton Way a few years ago, but at least it protected the underlying sheet metal. This time it didn’t even do that.
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Posted in Cars, Mud Bay & Rocky Point
Driving Is Again a Pleasure
Yesterday the nice people at the Les Schwab Tire Center in Bremerton installed four new tires on my 15-year-old Toyota Tacoma. And while my pickup doesn’t drive like a new truck, the ride improved so much that driving is again a pleasure.
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Another Chico Classic
1959 Impala, Bel Air, or Biscayne?
A home on Chico Way occasionally has a collector car in some stage of restoration parked out front. This week it’s a 1959 Chevrolet two-door sedan (see photo). Because the car is missing its badging and side molding, answering the question posed in the picture’s caption took a bit of detective work.
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Cindy’s Chevy
Too rainy for a good look
Cindy has been cutting my hair for more than 10 years. You would think that her collector car (see photo) would have been mentioned at least once during the dozens of conversations we’ve had. It hasn’t. That changed today.
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Cleaning Out the Basement
Securing a heavy load
If you list a free item on Craig’s List that people want, keep a close eye on your email inbox. Within 30 minutes of posting an ad yesterday morning to give away a 1955 Chevrolet engine and transmission (see photo), a half-dozen people responded. One man offered to pick it up right away. At that point I deleted the ad.
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A Creative Car Show Ballot
Lots of ways to win
I haven’t been to the Taste of Hood Canal Car Show for several years. Since the last time I attended the show, the organizers have expanded the ballot for voting on what used to be a simple people’s choice award (see illustration). It might be the most creative car show ballot around.
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A Real Car
Bremerton “barn find”
This week K’s brother Steve and I checked off an item that’s long been on our list of things to do—we went to see his former neighbor’s 1939 Buick (see photo). The car is remarkable not because it is in mint condition or lovingly restored. Instead like a lot of non-show cars that have been in the same family for decades, it is original, tired, not running, stored in a tight space, and very real.
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Lexoma
Lexus: it starts with the badging.
A Lexoma (not trademarked…yet) would combine features from Toyota’s luxury brand (the Lexus) and its popular midsized pickup truck (the Tacoma). Although no one seems to be designing such a vehicle, I decided to get things rolling by rebadging my 1999 Tacoma’s front grille (see photo). The prototype, created in Microsoft PhotoDraw, looks promising, so I’m in the market for a surplus Lexus oval to upgrade my ride.
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A Clean Roomy Trunk
1955 Chevrolet rear view
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