Neither our readership nor the rest of the G:TB staff appear to share my enthusiasm for all things automotive so I don't do any car posts. But if you enjoy craftsmanship and oddball engineering, this video is worth 5 minutes of your time.
Morgan is (I think) the only car manufacturer under English ownership. It's been around for about 100 years. From the 1950's to 2000, they never introduced a new model. Just kept making the same old car, albeit with new engines and transmissions. And they still make those old models too. This is obviously cool in a retro way, but what's really cool is the structural underpinnings, which are made of ash. As in wood. So these cars are essentially 200 horsepower Louisville Sluggers. Here's how they're made.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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Wood, Jerry. WOOD!
That kicks ash.
i guess yesterday's porn talk got everyone tuckered out.
It might be hard for some, as you get older, to talk about wood two days in a row.
this is awesome, z. i've wanted a morgan for a long time. settled on a fubsy little brother. but still want a morgan.
in the last 18 hours, i played hoops with geoff, saw nine supreme court justices, sat next to maryland attorney general doug gansler, lunched with the clerk of the supreme court and ran into nbc's brian williams in union station. apparently, i'm a pretty big deal.
i see the connection to yesterday's post. the "how it's made" soundtrack is porn music.
what the hell are you doing , rob?
that porn theft video is amazing. nice use of the words "ajar" and "ransacked." and i love the reference (noted) to the mysterious porn expert "guy in connecticut."
Does Geoff pass when he plays basketball? He seems like a chucker to me.
I pass, but only to the right side of the floor...and I'm honored to be on rob's distinguished list.
geoff is a very unselfish ballplayer, almost liberal in his willingness to share with others. he was in the unfortunate position last night of having to guard a guy who outweighs him by at least 40 pounds and is very skilled in the post. i was quite happy to be the smallest guy on the court.
dave, this is how we live in dc. we're all superelites, rubbing shoulders, hobnobbing, etc. it's one big rolling cocktail party/debate club.
Like NJ.
Or the fundraiser sponsered by President Garcia Thompson. Wearing ties with little snails on them.
Rob,
Did that impressive 18 hours start immediately after you left the cat puke sponge on the kitchen counter?
I'd say that's quite a rebound.
Geoff got stuck playing with all Rob's tiny friends and was forced into being a post player? That sucks. But that's what you get for your bi-partisanship, sir.
Guarding a guy younger, stronger, faster and biggers than you creates some challenges. For what I lack in quickness, I make up for with a willingness to foul prolifically.
we're not gonna protest, mayhugh
Gheorghies...hey.
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