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1957 Plymouth Belvedere in Tulsa Update

Last year we posted about the unearthing of “Miss Belvedere”, the 1957 Plymouth Belvedere buried over 50 years ago in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A recent article about the rusty ‘57 Plymouth tells of efforts to clean it up to preserve it , but not to restore the car. Ultra One, a company that makes a rust remover that it touts as water-based and environmentally safe, will be doing the work. It’s not clear why the owners of the car are not fully restoring the car. Time, effort and money would be my guess.

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Parking in Paradise

I’m a malcontent when it comes to the subject of parking.

I don’t like moving my car out of the way for movers, construction vehicles or street sweepers. I don’t like it when some moron takes up two spots. I don’t like it when someone parks too close to me. I don’t like it when someone parks in my spot. I don’t like looking for parking. I don’t like paying for parking. I don’t like parking tickets.

Yeah, I already have a bike. You want to buy it?

Parking Q&A (San Diego)

Where are the San Diego parking ticket hot spots?
Downtown, La Jolla, Mission Boulevard and Lindbergh Field.

On what day of the week are the most parking citations issued?
Tuesday, followed closely by Wednesday.

On what day, excluding Sunday, are the fewest parking citations issued?
Saturday.

What is the most ticketed hour of the day?
11 a.m. to noon.

What car color is most often ticketed?
White cars account for about 21 percent of parking violations.

What are the top three parking violations?
No current car registration displayed, expired meters and
disregarding posted rules, typically parking time limits.

Parking Facts

–San Diego collected about $25.5 million in parking fines and late fees last fiscal year.
–Last year, San Diego’s 5,177 parking meters swallowed more than $6.6 million in coins.
–San Diego parking fines range from $25 for failing to display current car registration to $440 for unauthorized parking in a disabled spot.
–UPS pays about $2,000 a month in parking fines for its San Diego drivers.

The idea that the citation process can’t be stopped once it gets started is an urban myth!

More: SDUT special report, the perils of parking in paradise.

Tags: parking tickets, San Diego, parking fines and late fees

Hummer HX Concept

Save up to 20% off on your current auto insurance rates in just 5 minutes!

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Hummer Versus Prius

There’s something alien about the concept of a Prius hybrid being less eco-friendly than a Hummer. I’m not making that observation from a lesser of two evils alien vs predator point of view. It’s more about debunking false claims and breaking the endless cycle of dependency on foreign (alien) oil.

Contrary to George Will’s disinformation, the Prius has not morphed into a sort of traveling toxic-waste dump trailing clouds of diabolical fossil-fuel exhaust. The reality is hybrids can significantly cut global-warming pollution, reduce energy use, and save drivers thousands at the pump.

The irony of this debate is that you might be better off getting a really fuel-efficient regular car.

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Park Your Hummer

If you’re driving a Hummer, consider parking it for a week and donate the gas money you saved to an environmental charity.

• GreenPeace
• The Nature Conservancy
• National Wildlife Federation
• The Sierra Club
• The Conservation Fund

Tags: Blog Action Day, environmental charity

Free Tattoos at Art and Car Show

Pump up your hydraulics and check out the socal lowriders at this event. Enter to win free tattoos!

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Hummer H3 Alpha V-8

The Hummer H3 delivers off-road capability in a more accessible, midsize (one man’s midsize is another man’s large) package. It can navigate city traffic (you might need an optional rear view camera to park one of these) and also deliver Hummer’s trademark crawling and climbing capability.

The new H3 Alpha offers a 5.3 liter 300 horsepower V-8 engine with 320 foot-pounds torque that boost maximum towing capacity to 6,000 pounds. That’s a 33 percent improvement over the standard 242-hp, 3.7 liter five-cylinder inline engine that produces 242 foot-pounds torque.

While the V-8 is shared with other GM trucks, the H3’s oil pan was engineered to ensure constant oil pressure when climbing or descending steep grades. Another feature is the stronger front differential case made of cast iron. The five-cylinder model’s differential case is made of aluminum.

The H3 Alphais more “fuel-efficient” than the larger H2, plus at $39,260, the H3 Alpha is about $15,000 less expensive.

In other news, ice caps are melting and ice lounges are growing.

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