Timeless Taillight Tuesday

      This image from the old movie “American Graffiti” has special meaning to me. I’ve used it on my blog several times in the past. The type of street racing featured in that movie is something I participated in for many years, and was the inspiration for my book; “Grab Some Gears  -  40 Years of Street Racing”.  My followers on social media have seen this image used before, especially to celebrate “Taillight Tuesday” , and that’s what prompted this post again today.  I enjoy those memories. 

You can find my book on Amazon, just follow this link:  Grab Some Gears

How Many Years

      Over the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking about how many years have passed since I first got into this car hobby. It’s been over 60 years now, and a lot of things have changed in that time. The younger generation now doesn’t have the same interest in cars as most of my generation did all those years ago. It was a major part of my life story as I became old enough to drive. Young people today have many different things on their mind, other than the cars they drive. 

     My book covers a lot of things other than the car culture over all those years. Check it out, you might find you have some of the same experiences in your life. Anyone interested can find my book, just follow this link: Grab Some Gears

Fantastic Future

      We often wonder what the future will be like. What changes are coming to the type of life we are living now. We have our fears of certain world conditions growing worse in the coming years, but we also have our hopes of the changes for the better that the future might bring our way.

     This past week, I saw an interesting AI image on social media, of what the 2030 Mustang might look like. It looks very good to me, and made me wonder how close this might be to what the future cars will really look like. It sparked my imagination of what this future Mustang could be like.  Maybe a hybrid powered car, with over 500 horsepower, and capable of over 50 miles per gallon?  Keep the dreams alive, it might become a reality.   A beautiful image anyway. 

Sunday Best

      As the days go by, we find ourselves going through another Shelby Sunday again. That always brings up some special memories from my automotive history.  One of the greatest cars I’ve ever owned, was also the only Shelby Mustang I ever had, and that car will always have a special place in my heart.

     Like I’ve mentioned before in this blog, that beautiful 2007 Shelby GT 500 was a special car. Every time I drove it was more than just a routine drive. It attracted attention from the other drivers who saw us on the streets and highways, where ever we went. Especially the automotive enthusiasts who knew exactly what the car was.  It was a Shelby Mustang , and always looked it’s Sunday Best.

New Day

      No matter what life throws our way, we do our best to work through it, and do what has to be done to handle the problems that come our way. Keep on going, handle the stress, tomorrow is a new day. 

     The world we live in these days is always throwing something into our lives that we have to deal with, and adding to the stress of life. Just when we get one issue taken care of, something new comes along. It’s a never ending process.

     I always try to find something to look forward to. Something I enjoy doing that helps me handle the stress and keep me motivated.  A little time with my car is a great distraction. Tomorrow is a new day.

Shelby Sunday

      This week Shelby Sunday is also Saint Patrick’s Day, so I had to find a way to put them together.  What better way than to find an appropriate green Shelby. This one is a very nice looking Mustang. 

     I have not always liked the green on every Mustang model over the years, but lately I’ve found many pictures that I like, and some are of older models that I never fully appreciated before. But, I liked this newer model the first time I saw it.

     Anyone can find my book and read sample pages, just follow this link: Grab Some Gears

Throwback Thursday

      Today is “Throwback Thursday”  for many of us who post our favorite old car photos on social media. Sometimes it’s just an example of past car models that we admire, or wish we could have owned, and sometimes it is an example of one of the best we had in years gone by. That’s the case for me today.

     The car model I’m posting here today is a 1970 Ford Torino Cobra, in the same color as the one I owned over 30 years ago.  The Torino Cobras were a beautiful body style in those years, and powered by a legendary 429 Cobra-Jet V8.  I ran mine on the drag strip, and in many street races, back in those days. It’s still one of my favorite muscle cars of the many I've owned over the years. 

      1970 Torino Cobra, like the one I used to own.

Songs of Life

      From an early age, I’ve always been a music lover. It started with a summer I spent living with my grandparents when I was 12 years old.  I heard the neighbor girls playing the popular music outside on their radios, and fell in love with it. To this day, it is still some of my favorite music.  Like the Patsy Cline hits, and the early Four Seasons songs.   A few years later, it was the car songs that were some of my favorites, as I started driving and became the car guy that I still am today. 

     Now there are many more emotional songs that I love to listen to, and have stronger meaning in this modern life we live in today. Like “The Dance” by Garth Brooks, or “One More Day” by Diamond Rio. And there are still many long time favorites like; “Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying” by Gerry and the Pacemakers, or “Last Song” by Edward Bear.   I listen to many, almost every night on YouTube.  

     To find my book just follow this link;   Grab Some Gears

        Early album cover photo of the “Beach Boys” 

Shelby Saturday

      Another weekend is here, and it’s  “Shelby Saturday” again. That always takes me back with memories of the only Shelby Mustang I ever owned. It was a beautiful 2007 GT 500, and a great time in my automotive history. 

     That car was part of my life for six years, and only one of the many great cars I have owned over the years, but it was the only Shelby, and still holds a special spot in my automotive memories. I have always imagined I might someday have another Shelby Mustang, but as the years go by, that idea gets more unlikely. That just makes all my old memories more precious to me as the years pass. 

      My 2007 Shelby GT 500 ,   just a beautiful memory now.

Tell Your Story

         By the title, you would think my book is all about street racing, and it is to some extent. But it starts in my early years, and contains a lot of my personal history as well. Through the years, my personal life changed along with the following of my car racing hobby. The book is telling my story, along with the changes in the street racing culture throughout those 40 years. Everyone should write down your own story, and pass it along to future generations. 

     You can find my book, just follow this link: Grab Some Gears

Weekend Wishes

     When the weekend comes around, we all have ideas for things we need to get done, and other things we would rather be doing.  For me, the things that involve my vehicles are going to always take priority over the other chores that always need to get accomplished.

     That is what this weekend is going to be like for me, and the main thing I’m looking forward to is the car wash and detailing of my Mustang. The weather is good, and the time spent with my favorite car will be the highlight of my weekend.

          A favorite photo of my favorite car 💛😎💛

Car Guy

      Every time I walk through my garage, I can’t help but give a loving smile as I see my car sitting there. I can’t help it, I’m a lifelong car guy. My beautiful yellow 2015 Mustang GT is nine years old now, and only has 24,000 miles on it. It is always kept clean and polished, I am an obsessive care taker of all my vehicles, no matter what they are, but especially my performance cars. 

     Most people can see from my posts on social media, that I am a car enthusiast, and if they are familiar with my book, they know I have been in this my whole life. That’s who I am, a car guy.

Never Enough

      Every day we post the best pictures of our favorite cars on our social media pages.  As I look through all the different cars that appear every day, I try to repost the ones that stand out to me as the most beautiful photos. When I see all the pictures of those new square, flat, Cybertrucks, it makes me wonder where our automotive future is headed. 

     Maybe I’m stuck in the past, but I still prefer the look of a Shelby Mustang, or other beautiful performance car, over what they are telling us our future will look like. I will keep posting the pictures of the ones I love, because, for me there is never enough.