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How can anyone not notice what's happening in their back seat?

I strongly suggest that when you're going to do something that might be questionable legally, don't mention it on a public forum. Who knows who might see your post. Today, I saw two posts, one new and one old, that said (paraphrasing): - I'll take it off once the car passes inspection. - It...

I just found that in 1970, Heathkit came out with a 1/8 scale GT40 RC car. It was the first successful R/C car. It had a small gas/petrol engine in back (mid-engine like the original, but transverse mounted). It's the Heathkit Spectre GD-101. According to the ad, it has a top speed of 25...

Fiskens in London has 1018 for sale. The price is listed as "POA" (price on asking). https://www.fiskens.com/cars-for-sale/1965-ford-gt40/13830 "Specified by Carroll Shelby himself, P1018 was built as a race car to show specification and kept by Shelby and Ford as their star demonstrator...

A good tutorial on how to change your blinker fluid. If you're out of blinker fluid, Amazon carries it. https://www.amazon.com/Blinker-Elephant-Christmas-Mechanic-Everything/dp/B0CL8Q6KVN

The Audrain Concours (Oct 5, 2025) in Newport, RI has a "Ford GT40 MKI Road Car 60th Anniversary Reunion" class. https://www.audrainconcours.com/ If you want to see the Concours cars for free, on Saturday there's a rally, a Cars and Coffee, and midday they close off Bellevue street and park a...

First they came out with a slot car track hiding under a Porsche 917 body, now they have a track hiding under a GT40 body. https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-1969-ford-gt40-race-car-has-a-secret-slot-car-track-inside The Porsche 917 track sold on BAT for $200K.

"Live every second as the Ford Mustang GTD records a 6:57 lap at the infamous Nürburgring in Germany, taking Ford where no other American automaker has been before." Though not as exciting as watching Sabine Schmitz (RIP) trying to break 10 minutes at Nürburgring in a Ford Transit van.

Playforever has a new toy car called the "Ken". It looks like a stylized GT40 with a RHD driver. It's ~7" long and the price is $55. https://playforever.us/collections/ken

Went for a drive in NH to see the fall colors. This year, the colors are vibrant.

This is a cool, pedal powered bandstand. Someone had fun building that.

Huge archive of GT40 (and other cars) race photos. https://www.motorsportimages.com/photos/?race_type_id=&search=Gt40

I need one of these for my garage. It looks like there's a rail system for additional storage. [Grmph! In preview, it showed an image]

Is anyone else going to the Lime Rock Historic Festival over Labor Day weekend? Aug 30 - Sept 2) There will be racing all weekend and a concours on Sunday. Ford as the featured marque on the track and in the concours (entries for the concours closes Aug 6th)...

I got an annoying cough last night. This morning I took a test and it came up positive. Counting back 5 days, I probably was exposed in Pittsburg. I was a Friday's dinner, had breakfast at the Cranberry Marriott, gave lots of charity rides, had catered lunches at the track Sat & Sun, and...

Thank you to Rick and everyone who helped organize the Reunion.

The Reunion website says: https://fordgtreunion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Regulations-for-the-Ford-GT-Reunion.pdf When do the security patrols begin? Will anyone be at the hotel late Thursday (11ish) or Friday morning so I can get a lanyard and retrieve my truck and trailer? Or will...

30 years ago (July 23, 1994), I was at the 30th GT40 Reunion. While at the Reunion, we talked with people and looked at the GT40s there. Then, while watching the parade of race cars drive through the town center of Elkhart Lake, my father and I got on my cellphone and called a car dealer in...

I ended up getting a custom built, enclosed, 18' aluminum trailer. I picked it up today and then loaded my GT40 to bring it in for its annual service tomorrow. It's setup with a winch, e-track, and over the tire straps. The hatches make it easy to stand outside and attach the tie-downs. I...

The Locking Picking Lawyer released his traditional April Fools video today on YouTube. (slightly NSFW for puns)