Bobby Jones and President Eisenhower, Augusta 1953, and one simple design of a golf cart.

 

https://www.savacoolandsons.com/item-65053.html

the original Capt America Harley Davidson from 1982

this will probably be his best yet!

what a cast, Del Toro, Hanks, Cranston, Johansson, Dafoe, Wright, Cumberbatch and Bill Murray as god! 

The Smallest Cog will go on holding Coffee at the Cog car meets monthly, and there are only 55 available spots for guests

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/25162950.richard-hammonds-update-coffee-cog-car-meets/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071814077061

Bill Gates... proponent for less pollution, clean energy, curbing climate change, etc... "drive down both greenhouse gas emissions" has just 6 private planes, 2 helicopters. That's what it takes to fly one rich guy around. 8 aircraft. 1 guy.

Bill Gates owns two Gulfstream G650ERs, two Bombardier Challenger 350s, a Cessna 208 Amphibian Caravan seaplane, and two helicopters, a 2007 Eurocopter EC 135 which he uses to travel around Lake Washington, and a 2021 Airbus Helicopter MBB-BK117

he even published a book "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster". 

in 2022, Gates reportedly took 392 flights on private jets, an average of more than one per day.

He tried to convince Joe Manchin to support a climate bill that aimed to cut the global greenhouse gas emissions in a level similar to "eliminating the annual planet-warming pollution of France and Germany combined". Why bother? When you make around one private jet flight, a day... where is the concern for the planet warming pollution level? 

Why not make a private high speed rail to your favorite places instead, if you are motivated to eliminate greenhouse gasses caused by internal combustion engines? 

https://x.com/BillGates
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates

https://simpleflying.com/bill-gates-private-jet-collection

Few people are are infuriating as a hypocrite 

I've seen 3 other cars that Marty Robbins raced, but never this one until now. This is the earluiest one, the others are 1969, 70, 71 era

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10229809935852645&set=g.293156547881991

Ursula Andress getting a new Cooper S in August 1966

John Sprinzel Racing Ltd in Bayswater London, next to three brothels, the Stables drinking club and two Members of Parliament.

The brothels closed quite soon after Sprinzel Racing opened and the house of one, which was bought by a stockbroker, still had a cupboard full of whips and chains. 

Gulio Ramponi tuned Alfa Romeos with skills learned as race car driver Tazio Nuvolari’s riding mechanic, and Bill Moss roared up and down the Mews in one or other of his ex Prince Bira’s vintage ERA racers.

Among other celeb visitors were the ‘Girl from Uncle’ star, Stefanie Powers, Susannah York, Sarah Lawson, Isobel Black, Patrick Allen and ‘Deadwood’ star Ian McShane.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1096411235843941&set=a.407758768042528

I don't remember Oscar having a Taxi... but, this proves my memory is shot

https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Sesame_Street

Hammond is opening up the site of his Hereford workshop for petrolheads to discuss all things car, over a cup of coffee. "Coffee at the Cog" on Saturday, May 10.

"We want to see whatever weird and wonderful machines you’ve got stored away," they said on The Smallest Cog Instagram page,. 

 The post said spaces are limited, so keen attendees will need to submit details of their car using a link on their Instagram page.

 The chosen 55 cars will then be announced on Saturday, May 3 .

In January, the presenter hosted an array of unique Land Rovers and motoring enthusiasts at its first "Coffee at the Cog" event.

Crowds gathered outside the workshop for the event, which saw over 25 Land Rovers of all shapes and sizes attend.

It proved to be a popular day, with the car park on the Rotherwas industrial estate completely full

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/25122992.meet-top-gears-richard-hammond-coffee-smallest-cog/

1988 Dodge International Star Challenge were celebs racing Dodge Daytonas at Mid Ohio, and Road Atlanta

https://pbase.com/mwphoto/88_disc

"Georgia O’Keeffe and Cheese" (because I don't want any of you thinking you can predict what you'll find here, unless you're predicting the unusual, and car related. Bingo, that and a bit of humor)

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2025/apr/23/aipad-the-photography-show-in-pictures

 photograph by Tony Vaccaro

a 62 Maserati 3500 GT was Carroll O'Connor's ride in 1974... funny how there are some copies of photos with and without watermarks

https://www.mptvimages.com/images/44861/carroll-o-connor-with-his-1962-maserati-3500-at-home-in-los-angeles-ca-circa-1974-1978-gunther

https://tork.buzz/classics/Not-a-Mustang-or-a-Corvette-This-Is-Carroll-OConnors-Classic-of-Choice-20250410-0010.html

While working on my family tree (still) I'm looking to see if the famous last names in my ancestors, are also, ancestors of the famous people we are familiar with. Todays cool connections? Henry Fonda, and Alfred Hitchcock

 

Fonda's patriline originates with an ancestor from Genoa, Italy, who migrated to the Netherlands in the 15th century.

 In 1642, a branch of the Fonda family immigrated to the Dutch colony of New Netherland on the East Coast of North America.

 They were among the first Dutch population to settle in what is now upstate New York, establishing the town of Fonda, New York.

Henry Fonda was friends and roommates with Jimmy Stewart (yup, I'm pretty sure I'm related to him too, via the Scottish Stewarts, as I recently found that the Mary Queen of Scots family of Stewarts are in my family tree) 

Fonda enlisted in the Navy to fight in WWII, for three years, initially as a quartermaster 3rd class (I shit you not, I was also a QM3) on the destroyer USS Satterlee. 

He was later commissioned as a lieutenant junior grade in Air Combat Intelligence in the Central Pacific and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Navy Presidential Unit Citation. He resigned as a full lieutenant

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Fonda

he first served as a quartermaster third class in the USS Satterlee (DD-626), and later while a lieutenant, as air combat intelligence officer in the USS Curtiss (AV-4). In these positions, Fonda—who in the words of his former shipmate, now retired Captain Charles Cassell, “carefully cultivated a non-celebrity image”-—not only contributed to winning foe war but also clearly impressed those with whom he served with his forehandedness and professional performance. They remember him with both personal fondness and great respect for his skill as a Navy man.

Henry Fonda and the U.S. Navy became formally assorted on 24 August 1942 when, at age 37, Fonda enlisted as a seaman recruit at Los Angeles. In due course he was sent to boot camp and quartermaster A school at San Diego. His performance was such that he was meritoriously advanced to quartermaster third class and assigned in May 1943 to the Satterlee, a Gleaves-class destroyer then nearing completion in the builder’s ways at the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation. There he and other newly assigned crewmen began the work of readying the ship for sea.

In August, 1943 “The ship received orders for Fonda’s transfer to New York, for Officer’s Training, but conveniently pigeon-holed them.” Cassell recalls that:

“Fonda liked the ship and was eager to go to sea. . . . he had taken no action to get a commission . . . [but] we persuaded him, I think, that his talents were not being fully utilized and he could serve the Navy bests as an officer.”

He agreed to be commissioned, but on “the condition that he could make our first cruise, stay aboard until we got to Norfolk. . . .” The cruise was uneventful, filled with normal at-sea routine, and Fonda qualified as the best refueling-at-sea helmsman. Both Witherow and Cassell remember that “He really wanted to go to sea, especially after all his hours and weeks of preparation.”

September 1943, “Fonda, H.J., QM3, transferred to local receiving station for further transfer to Commandant 3rd Naval District for assignment by Bureau of Naval Personnel.”

Proceeding to New York, Fonda was commissioned a lieutenant (junior grade) and thereupon ordered to the staff of the Vice Chief of Naval Operations in Washington, where he was to make training movies at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Anacostia. 

He tired of this mundane duty, however, so he applied for duty aboard a ship in a war zone The Navy delayed granting that request, however. After slightly more than a month in Washington, Fonda was ordered to NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island, where he was trained as an air combat intelligence officer.

 Between 4 October 1943 and 18 March 1944, he learned the basics of coding, photo interpretation, et cetera. Fonda excelled in his work, finishing in the upper quarter of his class. His wish to serve in a war zone was finally granted in the spring of 1944. After a short leave, he began the journey to the seaplane tender Curtiss, flagship of Vice Admiral Hoover, Commander Forward Area Central Pacific.

Fonda’s duties focused on air operations, specifically the interpretation and evaluation of masses of photographic and other intelligence material required to carry forward •he invasion of the Marianas and later Iwo Jima.

Cook recalls Fonda as one of the first staff officers to seek him out. In addition, he conducted detailed briefings with VPB-216 pilots and aircrews on the activities of the Japanese so that he might better grasp the materials he was reviewing.

Hard work, application to his duties, and an interest in others characterized his service. White recalls when the ship was at Saipan in December 1944. Tokyo Rose broadcast that she knew where the Curtiss was, who Admiral Hoover was, and even that the movie actor Henry Fonda was on board. Most important, she said that the Japanese Navy was going forth to sink the ship, and as White remembers it, “We believed her, and the ship got underway.” 

During the air attack this very nearly happened, and after the attack, Fonda—by then promoted to full lieutenant—and two sailors dove into the water around the ship to identify an aircraft shot down by the Curtiss' s gun crews. White further recalls, “We weren’t sure how he figured it out, but he told the Admiral to launch an air strike at Pagan Island, and we weren’t attacked for almost two weeks.”

Fonda recovered the dead Japanese aviator’s chart board and from it, together with other materials, Fonda concluded that an attack on Pagan was both appropriate and necessary.

The quality of Henry Fonda’s service to the Navy is captured in a citation for the Bronze Star Medal that he was awarded in August 1945: “He contributed materially to the planning and execution of air operations which effectively supported the Marianas, Western Carolines and Iwo Jima Campaigns.

 
https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/1991/april/henry-fonda-and-us-navy

Do you remember Creem magazine? In the 1970s, Creem magazine featured a popular series called Stars Cars

 https://www.vintag.es/2025/04/stars-cars-1970s.html#google_vignette

Bryan Cranston did the voice over work for this new Ford commercial, he's a great choice for spokeman work

I just learned that JC Whitney sponsored Kevin Smith (pop culture icon / director) for a 5 episode series of 3 minute videos on movie cars, that seems to have run it's course.

https://www.jcwhitney.com/category/culture/

I didn't know that George Clooney and a couple other guys I've never heard of kicked off a start up tequila company, and quickly sold it?

I don't think I've ever been aware that George Clooney was a motorcycle rider... looks like a classic BMW

Jeff Bridges movie, in 1984, was Starman, and the choice of the feature car, was a Mustang Cobra II

 https://bamfstyle.com/2024/12/04/starman-bridges/

JFK jr, had it all.... fame, fortune, family legacy, and the family curse

 

and a promising magazine

44 years ago, George Romero made a movie about a travelling troupe of entertainers who engage in medieval jousts while riding motorcycles instead of horses... starring Ed Harris in a very early role

 

https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3855608/the-knights-fights-and-motorbikes-of-george-a-romeros-knightriders/

young people are so lucky in regards to movies... the movies in the 60s, 70s, and 80s mostly sucked. 

Now? There are a couple good movies and a couple good series getting released on some streaming service every month, and the last two decades saw an incredible amount of great series and movies made, and available on streaming services