Dad of the month award goes to the Landspeeder builder

found on http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/awesome-dad-builds-working-star-wars-x-34-landspeeder/#more-106808  but for the story go to http://www.instructables.com/id/Landspeeder-X-34/

dad of the year award goes to:

the guy hacked a wheel chair controller so his 5 year old with MD could operate it with his feet! http://www.neatorama.com/2013/08/30/Awesome-Dad-Hacks-Wheelchair-So-That-His-Son-Can-Control-It/ 

a virtuoso on a motorcycle, most amazing performance on a bike I've ever seen, Bill Dixon, 2012 XDL Long Beach

Doing a wheelie facing while riding backwards? That's intense!

the next video added his 2nd run, to the above performance, so maybe you'll want to see it instead and from a higher seat in the grandstands



thanks to Rafik for posting on Facebook! I'd have never seen this if he hadn't!

parents should get awards for making such cool things for their kids

found on http://outsidethecubicle.tumblr.com

Coolest thing I saw all day

found on http://outsidethecubicle.tumblr.com originally from jeremylawson:

this makes me say, for the first time on this blog, Awww!

found on http://rarararaikkonen.tumblr.com/post/51583759051/tk-appreciating-the-quilt-made-by-jeanetta-pearson

Nascar race trim Daytona, looking totally bitchin' with the headlight buckets scooping air

Found on http://outsidethecubicle.tumblr.com/ but originally posted on http://stiffspeed.tumblr.com/post/53708958373 with no info

the wonderful hand made car parts (and baseball gloves!) trophy variety at the Friends of Steve McQueen car show at the Chino Hills Boys Republic

as long as the engine runs, and the tires hold air, there is hope it can make it out under it's own power

wall mounted bike rack genius idea

made by http://kylethewilson.wordpress.com/2012/05/27/diy-wall-bike-hanger/

"the old tools know what they're doing" The most remarkable car restoration story, a 1911 Argyll and the tools that first made it 102 years ago are reunited

simply put, the Argyll car company employed Alex's grandfather as a coach builder, and he had to bring his own tools to work. The car you see in the rest of this gallery is a 1911 Argyll, and that means it's being restored by the grandson of it's first coachbuilder.







from just one of drawers of tools (in the background)  that Alex's family has passed down from his grandfather, and there you have the tools and the car reunited, in the hands of the grandson. Remarkable!

When we were discussing his grandfathers tools, he talked about a conversation he'd had with someone, who asked about using the old tools versus new ones, and his reply? " The old tools know what they're doing"

and unfortunately, the body didn't make it through the years in very much more than a pile of driftwood

This is the same Alex that needs a Frontenac SR overhead cam and a 1909 Phoenix rear axle for a 2 cylinder 8/10hp
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2013/04/alex-and-sandy-need-help-finding.html

Grand Finale of last nights Monster Truck finals! Max D makes a complete double back flip!

from the opposite side of the stadium is another video, but of the entire 6 minute finale

skip the first minute and a half, then skip to the 4 minute 50 seconds mark, and that is it. 

you can see some good Monster Jam videos here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHPoYW5znj_1uUOixyueEdQ/videos like the entire freestyle event from last nights season Finals. 

If you can only see one Monster Truck event, you ought to know that the finals are by far, much better than the city tours.

more than incredible, it's stunning. Maximum Destruction running the course on only 3 wheels and guts

Found on http://www.monsterjam.com/Videos/2013/01/24/1//

cool, very damn cool.

has me wondering why the limits to what I can pull off, keep me from setting these horizontal instead of vertical... but I'm happy to have found this pair of gifs to share

drifting master, Daigo Saito's jump drift

from http://thekevinchen.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/daigo-saitos-jump-drift/

Street art performers that have set the bar too far to see any competition, Royal De Luxe and their Sultan's Elephant

photo found on http://acreeepywhitevan.tumblr.com/


But they didn't stop there, then along came a spider!


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