This Weekend!

Come join me at the it turns the wrong way and you are holding it wrong Colt Collectors Association Annual Convention in Concord, NC!

JayG comments on some grail guns here. Come on down JayG! Last time the convention was here I picked this up:

275 I think three years ago? 

Info for the convention here and send me an email if you can make it! 
 

Sometimes You Need Some Help.

Here is some trivia for ya. The History Channel series Battle 360 was presented with limited commercial interruption by Enterprise rent a car. Guess why. This guy. Jack C. Taylor, a pilot on the U.S.S Enterprise back in the day. Now the owner of the aforementioned company. 

Oh, Episode 3 of this series pays homage to the "Showboat". If the Capital ship (Carrier USS Enterprise) you are defending radios over to see if you are on fire during an attack at Guadalcanal? Well, BB-55, you did it right. No fire, just a barrage of anti-aircraft fire thrown up by you and your valiant crew. 

Well done! 

Here is the episode. 

  

It is Bad Enough on the '13

The V-8 2013 GT Mustang has a "sound induction tube" to port some engine noise into the cockpit. 

They have taken it further in the '15 four banger. Really? Active sound fed into the stereo? Sigh.... Guess they can't really reproduce this anymore.





  

Any Mustang Nerds Out Here?

Believe it or not, the 1964 and a half Mustang is titled to my Mother. My Father and I are trying to get it back up to speed for her now. One of the pluses is the fact that there are no shoulder harnesses on this ride. This to me is important for her recovery phase.  If you have lived through all of this the lack of a shoulder harness in the event of a wreck does not bother me.

So now we get to seat belts. They came in two flavors in 64-65 production. Delux and standard. I rummaged around the garage today and found these. 

Sadly as was the case back in the day one seat belt was cut. This is the Delux belt. Rear seat belts were a Dealer installed option. Date code of 1-64 would be correct for this ride! Correct color too. 

I can't decode this enough however:

 



















This is a build tag written on the production line I found behind the rear seat. 

Any help out here?

Bad News

Those of you on the book of face already know this. My Mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Lumpectomy was performed and cancer was detected in the Lymph nodes on that side.

She has decided on a double mastectomy. That is scheduled for October 10th. 

I humbly ask for your prayers, well wishes, whatever you do. She is in her 70's. This is not going to be easy. On the other hand we fight. Always. She is a fighter and when asked about reconstruction, well, her reply told me her head is in the game. Decorum prohibits me telling you what she told the doctor. I did do a spit take on it though! She is a smart ass too. I at least can say I get it honest.

 

   

Got Wood?

I do. Some new wood that was presented during the M1 Garand AMC class in June. It came out of a box. Looks like this. 

So now that if conditions allow I will take this to my friends Blogshoot in November. 

My question to you is this. What to put on the wood? Pressed Linseed Oil, LinSpeed (the same thing but with a small amount of solvent in it), Flitz "Gun Wax", etc? 

What do I need to put on this wood? 
 

Help the Animals

If you can send some coin here. Because you know we need more of this happening =).