I was looking forward to that movie when it kinda just disappeared. So much potential. So much truth. So much for The Overnight Open Thread.
Archive for the ‘Cars & Trucks’ Category
What happened to this movie?
by Bunk X ( 86 Comments › )Filed under Cars & Trucks, Humor, Movies, OOT, Open thread at April 6th, 2013 - 11:30 pm
Another Great Gift Idea
by Bunk X ( 12 Comments › )Filed under Art, Cars & Trucks, Humor, OOT, Open thread at November 29th, 2012 - 11:00 pm
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I love rural hand-painted highway signs that are spelled correctly and get right to the point, like this one. (Note that the pavement is blackened from all the cars screeching to a stop upon spotting this effective advertisement).
And speaking of roadtrips, at the sign post up ahead, next stop is
The Overnight Open Thread.
BULLITT: The Great Chase Scene-OOT
by huckfunn ( 205 Comments › )Filed under Cars & Trucks, Movies, OOT, Open thread at November 3rd, 2012 - 10:20 pm
I was flipping through the channels the other night and saw that the old Steve McQueen hit movie Bullitt was on. I tuned in just as the bad guys in the black ’68 Charger goosed it, made a hard, tire-smoking left turn and the chase through the hills of San Francisco was on. The chase scene was a classic match-up between 2 classic muscle cars; a 1968 Charger equipped with a 375 hp 440 Magnum and a 1968 Mustang Fastback GT fastback packing a Ford 325 hp 390 cu motor. Two of each car were used during the filming which took weeks and resulted in 9 minutes of film time. Classic car enthusiasts will be pleased to see many classic cars from the 50’s and 60’s in the background. I spotted ’57 and ’58 Cadillacs, a bathtub Porsche convertible and a variety of other venerable old land yachts. Pay close attention and you’ll see that the Charger loses 4 hubcaps while in town, and one more on the open road. However, in all of the closeup open road shots the Charger has all of its hubcaps. Early in the chase you’ll see that they pass the same forest green VW Bug twice.
So, go to full screen, crank up your speakers and buckle up. It’s a wild ride and just the thing for a Saturday night OOT.
For more reading on the making of Bullitt click on this article; THE GREATEST CHASE OF ALL; An inside look at how they filmed BULLITT, the granddaddy of car pursuit movies.
Jeep Fans Will LOVE This Story….
by Macker ( 224 Comments › )Filed under Barack Obama, Business, Cars & Trucks, China, Communism at October 26th, 2012 - 8:00 pm
In another potential blow for the president’s Ohio reelection campaign, Jeep, the rugged brand President Obama once said symbolized American freedom, is considering giving up on the United States and shifting production to China.
Such a move would crash the economy in towns like Toledo, Ohio, where Jeeps are made and supplied, and rob the community of the economic security they thought Obama’s auto bailout assured them.
Obama is such a fan of Jeep that he included a picture of himself speaking at the Toledo plant in his newly released second term agenda binder. In his address to the plant in 2011, Obama said, “I just took a short tour of the plant and watched some of you putting the finishing touches on the Wrangler. Now, as somebody reminded, I need to call it the ‘iconic’ Wrangler. And that’s appropriate because when you think about what Wrangler has always symbolized. It symbolized freedom, adventure, hitting the open road, never looking back.”
Well it appears that the taxpayer bailed-out Chrysler is looking back and now considering cutting costs by shifting production of all Jeeps to China, which has a strong desire for Jeeps.
If the Italians and Communist Chinese go through with this, may Jeep go down the toilet! How DARE they do this to an American Icon! Remember folks, they have not made the same mistakes that the Soviets did. I don’t care how Nationalistic and Capitalistic they purport themselves to be…they are still Communists!
I have, of course, placed my opinion of this move on the graphic above…so that the Communist Chinese can read it. It will not take a Rocket Scientist to figure it out.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Motoring Enthusiasts…
by coldwarrior ( 49 Comments › )Filed under Cars & Trucks, Open thread at August 31st, 2012 - 4:00 pm
The End of Civilization?
by Bunk X ( 38 Comments › )Filed under Blogmocracy, Caption This, Cars & Trucks, Diary of Daedalus, Humor, OOT, Open thread at July 2nd, 2012 - 11:00 pm
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Don’t know if that’s a photoshop, someone’s Public Works project ran out of taxpayer bucks, or if it’s just another Road To Ruin. At least it’s not a one-way street. Whatever it is, you needn’t go further because it’s time to pull over and park a while on The Overnight Open Thread.
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Angels On The Raceway
by Bunk X ( 52 Comments › )Filed under Cars & Trucks, Humor, OOT, Open thread, Sports at June 12th, 2012 - 11:00 pm
Top to bottom: Mister Lucky, Mister Panic & Mister Bigass Honkin’ Cojones.
I don’t have the original links for these close shaves, but it’s time for another high-speed out-of-control low-risk episode of The Overnight Open Thread.
Three Wheel Rat Rod
by Bunk X ( 178 Comments › )Filed under Art, Cars & Trucks, OOT, Open thread at May 27th, 2012 - 8:55 pm
Bunkessa spotted this Rat Rod Trike in front of the local Home Depot yesterday and thought “I know who’d like this.” And she was right.
More Rat Rods previously posted here, and now it’s time for a low dirty growling episode of The Overnight Open Thread.
Political Meme Mashup = WIN
by Bunk X ( 73 Comments › )Filed under Barack Obama, Cars & Trucks, Cult of Obama, Food and Drink, Humor, OOT, Open thread, Politics, Satire at April 25th, 2012 - 11:00 pm
The whole dog meme amuses me because it’s inherently stupid on so many levels. I like stupid when it’s funny, so let’s sum it up.
The Left made a big deal about how Mitt Romney transported his dog in a carrier decades ago.
The Right countered with Ayers’ Obama’s claim that he ate a dog decades ago.
The Left responded with outrage that the Right had the audacity to mock them and put dogs in the middle of the Important Political Discussion that the Left brought up in the first place.
So let’s clear the air. According to the AKC, this is NOT how to transport a dog:
THIS is the proper way to transport a dog, according to Obama and his disciples:
If I were a dog on the internet and was able to type an opinion, I’d tell the world, “Don’t eat me.” Then I’d tell them, “Don’t put me in a box in the dark belly of a plane because I’ll be scared for hours.” Then I’d say, “Let me car surf instead on The Overnight Open Thread.”
