http://www.rustyheaps.com A Mostly British Obsession: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:28:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en xkedata.com (another of my empire of non-money-making web sites--a proud Roger tradition) is selling 2009 calendars featuring either XK120, XK140 and XK150 Jaguars or E-Type Jaguars. The monies raised (I get a slice off the top of the purchase price) help pay for hosting--I don't typically sell many, but every ... http://www.rustyheaps.com/2008/11/17/2009-calendars-e-type-and-xk-jaguars/ I launched another new version of the "data" web sites, this one having to do with the Jaguar factory racing cars from the fifties and sixties, namely the C-Type, D-Type, XKSS, and Lightweight E-Types: Coventry Racers. Shown is one of the 1954 LeMans team cars, currently owned by Terry Larsen ... http://www.rustyheaps.com/2008/10/28/coventry-racers/ Time to put the stuff that corrodes easily away for the winter. A shot of the 1963 MGB last month, before I finally got around to mowing the field! http://www.rustyheaps.com/2008/10/10/hibernation-time/ A friend was itching for a motorcycle--as a consequence, at the spur of the moment we journeyed to Everett today to look at this '94 Ducati 900-SS. Nice condition, 9500 miles. Since it's been a few years since Paul has ridden (plus there's no endorsement on his license), I took ... http://www.rustyheaps.com/2008/09/07/ducati-900ss/ I found this via a comment by "BitterOldPunk" on metafilter, which seems to be via manoverse. It surely has to contend for the world's most perfect photo. The "Wall of Death" was (is?) a common amusement park attraction in England. Lions were (are?) extra. http://www.rustyheaps.com/2008/08/26/taking-pride-in-your-work/ Went past the Flying Heritage Museum (again!) while running errands on Saturday. They were going to be flying the P-51 Mustang and the Messerschmitt 109...what they actually flew was a bit of a treat: They flew the 109 and three P-51s. The three Mustangs flew in honor of Captain Harrison ... http://www.rustyheaps.com/2008/08/24/missing-man/ Note: To see the item below, you have to have the photosynth plugin installed. You may be out of luck on a non-Windows machine, too, sorry about that--I'm just fooling around, here. This was automagically stitched by photosynth, a Microsoft Live technology. I uploaded the photos from my visit to the ... http://www.rustyheaps.com/2008/08/23/photosynth-of-flying-heritage-museum/ Before picking the car up on Saturday, my friend and I stopped by the Flying Heritage museum to watch them take the Hawker Hurricane and Polikarpov I-16 Type 24 Rata up for a demonstration flight. The Hurricane is a beautiful aircraft, not as pretty as a Spitfire, perhaps, but quite ... http://www.rustyheaps.com/2008/08/10/hurricane-and-rata-flight-day/ I picked this car up on Saturday with the help of my friend Jeff. Seems like a good machine so far, the usual "oh my god, what have I done" moment hasn't yet arrived (you'll know when it does). I even got 28 MPG on the trip back! So far the ... http://www.rustyheaps.com/2008/08/10/vanden-plas-first-day/ This is probably more like it. Considering I did this in a fairly cheesy program which is at least eight years old, it's not terrible. Which isn't to say it's good. http://www.rustyheaps.com/2008/08/09/a-little-reason-in-the-shop-world/