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Dan Wheldon passed today from unsurviveable injuries in a horrific crash in Vegas. He was a talented driver and this years Indy winner. He was also the points leader. He was only 33. He is survived by his wife and 2 year old son. He was honered with a 5 lap pace run with the remaining drivers...

This event is held at Eastwood Metro Prk in Dayton Ohio. It is onr of the largest gatherings of British vehicles. We are taking a 1965 Jaguar E-type convertible and a 1967 Sunbeam Tiger. Both received a full clean up and a polish with Menz. po85rd. The Sunbeam took best of class and the Jaguar...

The Ferrari 250 GTO This one started it. I have to go see it every time I get the chance at a show.

A client had two cars invited so we took them up and back. This is a nice invitational show. They also hold a Porsche show that I've posted pictures of. I'd like to thank Bruce Harnish for going out of his way to make sure we could get vehicles back and forth. These guys do everything they can...

If you have a fixed location or a business this might be interesting. If you don't know what a demand meter is it is a needle indicator on the front of your electrical meter for business electric. The meter logs your peak demand based on percentages for the month. It is reset each month. This...

The Dayton Concours @ Carrillon Park is in a setting of some of the most historically well known buildings of Dayton. All of the buildings were moved here and restored. From the Wright Brothers to Charles F. Kettering. Some people know that much of the history of DELCO, GM and NCR started here...

This is a great event. I've gone for 15 Years and it keeps getting better. Bring the kids and ride the miniature train. Vintage bikes, classics, racers, street, and original. All this is in a great setting. We'll be sponsoring a class this year. Come by the booth. Daytonconcours.com Thanks if...

I was think while working. (dangerous) I see many repaints/restorations. One of the the things I see the most is swirls on lower panels of vehicles that taper in at the bottom. Many times they may not be noticeable on first inspection due to the angle of light. (a Brinkman helps) Much of this...

Ive been looking through the pressure washer threads. There are several electric brands mentioned Karcher etc. I was wondering if there is any feedback on the durability by now of some of them. I'm looking for electric so I can foam gun inside to knock off the worst on maintenance washes. I'm...

Didint Know if anyone was going. Its this Saturday the 20th. Ill be there 2009 Ferrari 16M Black. If you come call the number on the card on the car. I'll be somewhere around. It would be nice to put faces to names. Dennis Gage was there the last time I went. There is live and recorded TV...

I downloaded this app (9.99) to see what it's about. So far I'm pretty impressed. Pros: Once all your services and pricing are entered (packages or by the hour) it takes just minutes to generate an invoice or estimate. No limit to fields. Invoices and estimates are template or customizable...

This particular vehicle was a promotional vehicle for the Ronald McDonald house charities. It was on display at a local Porsche museum and at multiple shows and events. The vehicle was repainted several years ago. It used to have multi-colored hand prints all over. These were removed before it...

The Keenland Concours is considered to be one of the top events in the country. Every detail of this event is planned out for the next year as soon as the preceeding event is over. There are three judges per class and only judge so many classes. They take over a month to learn about each vehicle...

I've been working on delivery checklists for new clients to show what is done. The thought is I don't mind sharing if this would help anyone out. I have a 4 door interior list. Modifying it for 2 door. They are done in Word. Currently I'm working on an Excel format to plug in a similar overall...

Ultra VW Magazine July 2011 Are there any subscribers here or anyone know of a retail chain that carries it? A car I did is featured and I'm trying to get copies locally. It's published in the UK. It's the July 2011 issue. The Donut Bus is the vehicle. Any help obtaining copies would be...

Just finished delivering and getting back home from the shop 10:45 AM from a full nasty correction and detail. I was supposed to get the car Tuesday morning 10AM. It arrived late Wed. 2pm-7pm car washed, clayed, engine, interior done. Sand was in all the cracks that was cleaned out. I was...

Anyone going to this event in southern Ohio? It's in Cincinnati Oh. The website is ohioconcours.com.

Anyone going to this being held in Indiana? There a alot of great cars in the line up.

I've ordered this and going to give it a try. Those of you who have read my posts know I'm a rotary guy. I'm looking for a system to use that's safe and train someone on. This really from my research seems to fit the bill. If anyone has or is using it please chime in. I only use the PC for...

We have this crazy robin around our house. Everytime my Discovery is out it goes crazy. First perching on the mirror, then clawing at the door rubber and paint. Finally a brutal assault on the glass. While also painting my mirrors white. All within minutes. I come running out waving my arms and...