Olds Guy

Unforunately, here in the Detroit area, there are cars on their roof on I696 what seems like every other day. Maybe thats an exaggeration, but in a metropolis this size, there are several accidents daily, and usually one severe. Last night an 80s Caprice with 24s or so got hit by a fire truck of all things. They had to vut the guy out, but he was at the hospital. I would post a link but strangely I couldnt find one, and at this time of the morning, I'm not looking too hard. Thus the need for the traffic report here. For your amusment listen to XM 216 once in a while.

And this is ony the first part (admittedly the larger one though). I was reading that Delphi union employees who are non-UAW didnt get their offers when the UAW did, so I would guess have a longer deadline? Also, does anyone know if the offer was made to the one (that I know of) non-UAW GM assembly plant?

Um, here its $120 for 5 over. Luckily I dont have a ticket to post for my worst offence (at least where I was caught). That one would have been 73 in a 25 zone in a car with no insurance. Just got a warning on that one, for a couple reasons. That was in 1990 or so.

That Handjob Heineken dude takes good pictures.

That is great! I love that show!

I just saw an EV1 on the road last summer. I guess I didnt know people were still driving them.

Newer stuff from the stores.... 1. Hot Wheels 1970 Chevelle (available in this color only at Kmart) 2. Hot Wheels 1969 Firebird (new paint) 3. Hot Wheels Corvette C6R(new release for 2006) 4. Hot Wheels 1969 Corvette (available in this color only at Kmart) 5. Hot Wheels 1967 Camaro (new paint) 6. Hot Wheels (L) & Matchbox ( R) Corvette C6 7. Matchbox Chevy Avalanche (new paint) 8. Matchbox Hummer H3 9. Hot Wheels 1969 Camaro (new release for 2006) 10. Hot Wheels Ultra Hots 1970 Camaro RS (new paint)

Quick photoshop to add a little more body color. This seems a little better to my eyes. http://hometown.aol.com/motorcityoldsguy/redz71.jpg

Wouldn't take it as an argument. Since the car I snapped the photo of appears to be a one of a kind, I would guess the badge might be as well. But, it is always possible that it got reused. Getting all this info out there is one way to collect it and document.

1963 Corvair Super Spyder Roadster

Sorry if this was posted elsewhere and I missed it. _____________________________ WALKING THE LINE: Cadillac salesmen picket at Massey dealer after firings They joined Teamsters after commissions cut June 1, 2006 BY MICHAEL ELLIS FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER Richard DeTata, left, Gary Hachigian, Matthew Sebastian and Bob Adas picket at Don Massey Cadillac in Plymouth on Wednesday. The four were fired days after salespeople voted to join the Teamsters union. Dealership group Sonic Automotive owns the chain. After 27 years of selling cars at Don Massey Cadillac, Bob Adas stood outside the dealership in Plymouth with a picket sign in his hands on Wednesday after he and three other salesmen were fired days after joining the Teamsters union. The four car salesmen had never been members of any union in their lives. But all said that after dealership group Sonic Automotive Inc., which owns the top-selling chain of Don Massey dealerships, cut sales commissions by about 50% in March, they talked about joining the Teamsters. Don Massey, a fixture among metro Cadillac dealers since 1967 and whose voice is familiar to radio listeners, sold his empire of dealerships to Sonic four years ago. "Mr. Massey always paid us good, treated us fair. Sonic Automotive, all they care about is making as much money as they can," Adas said on the sidewalk by the dealership, at the junction of I-275 and Ann Arbor Road. "Really, what I think they're trying to do is get rid of the older guys and get younger guys in who will work for less money." Salespeople voted 10-5 on May 17 in favor of joining Teamsters Local 283 in Wyandotte. On May 25, the four salesmen -- Adas, Gary Hachigian, Matthew Sebastian and Richard DeTata -- said management fired them, purportedly for poor sales results. "Other people that didn't get fired had less sales than we did," said Hachigian, 52, of West Bloomfield, who has sold Cadillacs for 17 years. Sonic Automotive said in a written statement to the Free Press that it does not discuss personnel matters. But the "personnel actions at issue were taken for legitimate business reasons and these personnel decisions are completely unrelated to the outcome of the May 17 union representation election," Sonic wrote. The Teamsters union filed an appeal to the National Labor Relations Board in an attempt to get the four salesmen their jobs back, charging that Sonic engaged in unfair labor practices. Sonic said in the statement that it will vigorously defend any claim that its actions were unlawful. Adas and Hachigian said they'll continue to picket outside Don Massey, and they have no intention of seeking work elsewhere. "Somebody's got to make a stand," Hachigian said. Other salespeople at the dealership were at their desks inside the dealership, but there were few customers around on the sunny Wednesday afternoon. One man who declined to give his name said the picketers didn't stop him from picking up a new Cadillac STS sedan that he ordered. A security guard with a video camera in hand kept an eye out for the picketers. Officials from the Teamsters union patrolled outside the dealership to keep car transport drivers, who are also members of the union, from dropping off new Cadillacs. "The Escalades are hot right now, but those orders aren't going to get filled," said DeTata, 64, who worked 16 years at Don Massey. The Teamsters have other plans to pressure Sonic. Some of the salespeople sell cars directly to autoworkers at GM plants in Toledo, said Todd Lince, an organizer for the Teamsters Local 283. "We'll put a stop to that tomorrow," he said. About 25 UAW members turned up in support of the Teamsters and also picketed outside the dealership, Lince said. Don Massey, himself, could not be reached for comment. However, DeTata stepped off the picket line for a few minutes to speak to a young man behind the wheel of a Cadillac Escalade, who he said was Massey's grandson. The young man declined to comment. DeTata said he hopes that Don Massey customers, the majority of whom are GM employees including many union members, will stay away, putting financial pressure on Sonic. As he spoke, drivers whizzing by the dealership honked their horns in support of the picketers. "People are driving by giving us the thumbs up," Hachigian said. "I haven't seen anything but a thumb."

Delphi has sold parts to Ferrari for some time now. HVAC units, wiring, etc.

Maybe that one has a similar logo (don't know), but this pic is from a 1963 model.

Yes. But this is a very specific vehicle. Do you know what that is?

Title says it all...

Had some fun with the car this past weekend. Got it cleaned up, and took some more pics. Its funny how in the one you can clearly see the yellow Bilsteins. That the first pics I got that has that.

Nice red box! :AH-HA_wink:

I would guess you are correct. There is body panel forward of the hood leading edge. I have thought about that before when looking at this car, how they don't really do that any more.

Anybody see this months HOT ROD with artist sketches of a Trans Am based on the Camaro concept, a Cougar based on the Stang, and a Cuda based on the Challenger?

Corvette is the same way.

The Aztek belongs to my mother-in-law. Actually we have a Pontiac and a Buick. The Buick: New Vous GM has made it awful difficult to buy a new Oldsmobile these days!

I was wondering how long it would be before that got noticed. The magic of PhotoShop. I was doing 25, not 95. Thanks for the comments. The GXP logo on the phone pic is from my door sill plates. Nice touch, GM!

6/5/06 update_______________________________ OK, so I got the car cleaned up this past weekend while at my buddy's house. Here's a couple new pics and one of his car. __________________________________________ Well, here are some pics from the weekend. Managed to get the car cleaned up a bit, even though I was out of town. The rest of the pics may come next weekend after a more thorough cleaning. And one to amuse Josh... the new background on my Sprint phone ]

These have come into my possession, and I finally got around to snapping a dig pic or two.