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#41

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Last post by 94touring - August 31, 2026, 01:31:46 PM

Wow, looks like the weather has been really nice, cool at night and just warm in the days! Hope you guys have a great time!

Today is the hot day at 90. Tomorrow is 80 then down in the 70s during the day.  A little chilly at night in the 40s.

Jim it's a visor that says Vegas on it, she got it in Vegas last month while she was there performing in an arial competition.

#42

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Last post by Jims5543 - August 31, 2026, 09:13:28 AM

For some reason that visor Bern is wearing made me think of the Elf's wife in the movie the movie Bad Santa.

#43

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Last post by MiniDave - August 31, 2026, 08:40:40 AM

Wow, looks like the weather has been really nice, cool at night and just warm in the days! Hope you guys have a great time!

#44

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Last post by 94touring - August 31, 2026, 08:05:46 AM

From black rock city

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#45

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Last post by 94touring - August 31, 2026, 07:58:25 AM

The final day of the drive which was a little over 9 hours was also uneventful except for leaving Flagstaff at 4am coming down the mountain in the very dark not great visibility, suddenly a large buck was standing broadside dead center in my lane.  My pilot brain did some quick math and concluded he was 300 foot runway visual range ahead till contact. I was doing 68mph.  Not wanting to have a large deer go through the front of my truck and radiator, nor wanting to swerve so hard I induce a self inflicted crash, I applied moderate brakes and moderately swerved to the left. I missed him by maybe 2 feet.  The bus never got out of control thankfully. Pucker factor was high however.

#46

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Last post by BruceK - August 30, 2026, 07:21:20 PM

The blue color was extremely subtle on the Bugatti. Just the smallest hint of blue in what otherwise looked like black.

It was relatively cool at 8 AM, probably about 74°.  It helps that the car show is out in the country and not near any huge heat sinks like in a more congested area. But it was definitely in the upper 80s by 10:30 or so when we left, and he got into the upper 90s by late afternoon. 

Yeah, the Mini is a 1981. Not sure that's the original color. It has been upgraded with a 1275 and dual 1.25 inch carbs. Haven't seen a Mini with dual carbs in a while since most of 1300 engines have moved over to the HIF single carb. 

#47

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Last post by MiniDave - August 30, 2026, 02:12:43 PM

Has to be an 80's era Mini....all the brown!

That Bug does look like the fenders are black....

How hot was it at 7 am this morning? 86 here at 9 am.....now 100*.....going to be in the 100's all week, might get down to 95 next Sat. I won't be mowing the grass again till it starts raining again in late Oct.

#48

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Last post by BruceK - August 30, 2026, 01:16:15 PM

Also there was this resto Volvo 1800S, now with a V8.  And we found a new local Mini too.

#49

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Last post by BruceK - August 30, 2026, 01:10:31 PM

This Bugatti type 57 made in unexpected appearance at the local C&C type car show this morning. It was absolutely stunning.  It has such a dark blue paint that it looked black, except under the right conditions in very direct sunlight.

#50

Maintenance and Modifications / Re: Tyres in California

Last post by BruceK - August 29, 2026, 04:03:43 PM

If the average motorist would just ensure their tires are properly inflated, which virtually costs nothing to do, that would probably do a great deal to help with fuel economy, road holding, and accident avoidance.