London Design Festival 2016: responsive paper shredders and fans that create moving colour effects feature in the Blend exhibition created by Dutch studio Raw Color at London's Aram Gallery (+ slideshow). (more…)
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London Design Festival 2016: responsive paper shredders and fans that create moving colour effects feature in the Blend exhibition created by Dutch studio Raw Color at London's Aram Gallery (+ slideshow). (more…)
Don’t have money to buy Vancouver real estate on your home?
Is it possible to buy homes with others?
Is it beneficial to enter into real estate joint ventures?
Are you finding the Vancouver real estate market too expensive? You’ve probably heard of others getting into the market by partnering up with others, haven’t you? Is it risky? What’s involved? How does it work?
The first thing when considering that option is that everything MUST BE IN WRITING! I can’t stress it enough. When I say writing, I don’t mean an email. I mean, using a real estate lawyer that knows how to draft up real estate joint venture agreements.
But it’s my family, surely I can trust them?
Get It In Writing
Regardless of the other part(ies) are, the contract is there for when things go sideways. Everyone’s smiling when there’s agreement, but when there’s a disagreement, in order to be fair and just, the contract is what’s guaranteed and promised. No need to say “he said that” or “she said this” or rely on someone’s memory. Having a proper Joint Venture agreement in place also prevents disagreements when 1 of the parties wants out of the deal.
The post Buying A Home With Friends – What To Watch Out For appeared first on Gary Wong Realty Vancouver, BC.
Don't have money to buy Vancouver real estate on your home?
Is it possible to buy homes with others?
Is it beneficial to enter into real estate joint ventures?
Are you finding the Vancouver real estate market too expensive? You've probably heard of others getting into the market by partnering up with others, haven't you? Is it risky? What's involved? How does it work?
The first thing when considering that option is that everything MUST BE IN WRITING! I can't stress it enough. When I say writing, I don't mean an email. I mean, using a real estate lawyer that knows how to draft up real estate joint venture agreements.
But it's my family, surely I can trust them?
Get It In Writing
Regardless of the other part(ies) are, the contract is there for when things go sideways. Everyone's smiling when there's agreement, but when there's a disagreement, in order to be fair and just, the contract is what's guaranteed and promised. No need to say "he said that" or "she said this" or rely on someone's memory. Having a proper Joint Venture agreement in place also prevents disagreements when 1 of the parties wants out of the deal.
The post Buying A Home With Friends – What To Watch Out For appeared first on Gary Wong Realty Vancouver, BC.
US set design studio Robert Storey has designed a plant-filled temporary retail space for online store Everlane in New York, influenced by the verdant conservatory at London's brutalist Barbican Estate (+ slideshow). (more…)
By William Hall. Photos by the author.
It’s hard not to feel the optimism at the Chrysler 300 Club’s International Meet. From an early age we instinctually recognize smiles, and this event is full of them; upturned bumpers and toothy grilles that suggest a friendlier, forward-looking era of automotive design. Paint colors taken from comforting memories of pastel kitchen aprons, Rat Pack tuxedos, and Jackie Kennedy’s pillbox hats.
Under that pleasant exterior lies Chrysler’s nasty “FirePower” Hemi V-8 drivetrain, which dominated NASCAR in the late 1950’s and is universally recognized as among the first factory-produced Muscle Car powerplants.
A 392 c.i. Hemi engine in a 1957 Chrysler 300C.
No accident then that the 300 Club chose to meet September 21-25th in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, with proximity to Carl Kiekhaefer’s Mercury Marine test facility and the Road America racetrack; hallowed ground to fans of the privateer’s early 300 stockcar racing dynasty.
If you are waiting for it to be perfect to drive it, think of all the fun you are missing in the meantime.
The club officially recognizes the 1955-1965 300 Letter Car series, each adopting successive letters (except skipping “i”) as well as the “fuselage” bodied 1970 300 Hurst. But all manner of full-size Chryslers are in attendance, reveling in their excess. About 35 cars came to the meet, in varying stages of restoration. It became apparent that this club is not afraid to drive their cars, as 300’s arrived from as far as Manitoba, Canada and Florida.
Chryslers stop for root beer floats at a nearby drive-in.
An early lunch saw the club takeover Chester’s Drive-In in nearby Plymouth (really, that’s the name of the town) providing some afternoon entertainment and great photo opportunities to the friendly carhops.
Lindsey and Paula Fuller’s 300F undergoes close scrutiny during points judging.
The Club’s concours points judging is comprehensive, involving an underbody inspection that calls out worn bushings, leaky shocks, and frame corrosion. However, the spirit seems constructive rather than critical; the equivalent of a free safety check for those older club members who like to log the miles on their big Mopars but perhaps not crawl under them.
Not a 300 Hurst, but a very handsome Jade Green 1970 “U”-Code factory 440 car.
The rarest of the rare are here, including a 1-of-9 built 1960 300F Special, featuring the solid-lifter 400hp/413 short cross-ram motor with a French-sourced Pont-a-Mousson 4-speed manual transmission. Seven of these cars were used in racing, posting a top speed of 145 mph at Daytona. Two special order cars made it to the public; one hardtop and one convertible. This is the only one of the nine that came with air conditioning.
The Holy Grail: Joe and Peggy Jordan’s 1-of-9 prototype 400hp 4-speed 300F.
An unlikely track car by today’s standards, the Chrysler 300B rumbled around Road America in 1956 during the reign of Carl Kiekhaefer’s Mercury Marine team, which would capture back-to-back championships 1955-1956, and post a season-winning percentage that still remains unbeaten. A team car graced the cover of the 1956 Road America NASCAR race program, and club members recreated the scene at Turn 12 during a sunset cruise of the 4-mile roadracing track.
The front straight of Road America as seen from a 1959 Chrysler 300E convertible.
As the guy who piloted the LeMay-America’s Car Museum 1961 Chrysler 300G from Tacoma to the Detroit Auto Show in “The Drive Home” last winter and documented the journey here in Hemming’s, I have achieved a level of micro-celebrity amongst the fine folks of the 300 Club. I parlayed that notoriety into a few parade laps of Road America in the back of Bob Brown and George Collar’s exquisite 1959 300E convertible, emerging with new respect for the drivers who horsed these cars around the track in 1956.
Joe Jordan at the wheel of his Best-Of-Show 300F Special.
Could it have gotten better? It did. Following his win at the Concours, Joe Jordan allowed me to get behind the wheel of his incredible 4-speed 300F Special, and I immediately realized this car was far different from any other Letter Car. The torsion of the manual driveline makes the whole car tauter, as if an invisible turnbuckle had been tightened between the front and rear ends of the chassis, revealing the true vision of the performance car the 300 was meant to be. The much-maligned French four-speed transmission gave a precise, European-feel to the shifting, but we wondered aloud about the warranty claims American drivers would have induced with their aggressive driving style. It was a rare glimpse of the true proto-muscle car; regrettably available to too few.
Joe’s passion and generosity in sharing his car was characteristic of each of the Chrysler 300 Club members. They are a warm, fun and diverse group of individuals- as varied and interesting as the array of 300’s that make up the fantastic Chrysler Letter Car series.
William Hall is a writer, collector and classic car broker based in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
By William Hall. Photos by the author.
It's hard not to feel the optimism at the Chrysler 300 Club's International Meet. From an early age we instinctually recognize smiles, and this event is full of them; upturned bumpers and toothy grilles that suggest a friendlier, forward-looking era of automotive design. Paint colors taken from comforting memories of pastel kitchen aprons, Rat Pack tuxedos, and Jackie Kennedy's pillbox hats.
Under that pleasant exterior lies Chrysler's nasty "FirePower" Hemi V-8 drivetrain, which dominated NASCAR in the late 1950's and is universally recognized as among the first factory-produced Muscle Car powerplants.
A 392 c.i. Hemi engine in a 1957 Chrysler 300C.
No accident then that the 300 Club chose to meet September 21-25th in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, with proximity to Carl Kiekhaefer's Mercury Marine test facility and the Road America racetrack; hallowed ground to fans of the privateer's early 300 stockcar racing dynasty.
If you are waiting for it to be perfect to drive it, think of all the fun you are missing in the meantime.
The club officially recognizes the 1955-1965 300 Letter Car series, each adopting successive letters (except skipping "i") as well as the "fuselage" bodied 1970 300 Hurst. But all manner of full-size Chryslers are in attendance, reveling in their excess. About 35 cars came to the meet, in varying stages of restoration. It became apparent that this club is not afraid to drive their cars, as 300's arrived from as far as Manitoba, Canada and Florida.
Chryslers stop for root beer floats at a nearby drive-in.
An early lunch saw the club takeover Chester's Drive-In in nearby Plymouth (really, that's the name of the town) providing some afternoon entertainment and great photo opportunities to the friendly carhops.
Lindsey and Paula Fuller's 300F undergoes close scrutiny during points judging.
The Club's concours points judging is comprehensive, involving an underbody inspection that calls out worn bushings, leaky shocks, and frame corrosion. However, the spirit seems constructive rather than critical; the equivalent of a free safety check for those older club members who like to log the miles on their big Mopars but perhaps not crawl under them.
Not a 300 Hurst, but a very handsome Jade Green 1970 "U"-Code factory 440 car.
The rarest of the rare are here, including a 1-of-9 built 1960 300F Special, featuring the solid-lifter 400hp/413 short cross-ram motor with a French-sourced Pont-a-Mousson 4-speed manual transmission. Seven of these cars were used in racing, posting a top speed of 145 mph at Daytona. Two special order cars made it to the public; one hardtop and one convertible. This is the only one of the nine that came with air conditioning.
The Holy Grail: Joe and Peggy Jordan's 1-of-9 prototype 400hp 4-speed 300F.
An unlikely track car by today's standards, the Chrysler 300B rumbled around Road America in 1956 during the reign of Carl Kiekhaefer's Mercury Marine team, which would capture back-to-back championships 1955-1956, and post a season-winning percentage that still remains unbeaten. A team car graced the cover of the 1956 Road America NASCAR race program, and club members recreated the scene at Turn 12 during a sunset cruise of the 4-mile roadracing track.
The front straight of Road America as seen from a 1959 Chrysler 300E convertible.
As the guy who piloted the LeMay-America's Car Museum 1961 Chrysler 300G from Tacoma to the Detroit Auto Show in "The Drive Home" last winter and documented the journey here in Hemming's, I have achieved a level of micro-celebrity amongst the fine folks of the 300 Club. I parlayed that notoriety into a few parade laps of Road America in the back of Bob Brown and George Collar's exquisite 1959 300E convertible, emerging with new respect for the drivers who horsed these cars around the track in 1956.
Joe Jordan at the wheel of his Best-Of-Show 300F Special.
Could it have gotten better? It did. Following his win at the Concours, Joe Jordan allowed me to get behind the wheel of his incredible 4-speed 300F Special, and I immediately realized this car was far different from any other Letter Car. The torsion of the manual driveline makes the whole car tauter, as if an invisible turnbuckle had been tightened between the front and rear ends of the chassis, revealing the true vision of the performance car the 300 was meant to be. The much-maligned French four-speed transmission gave a precise, European-feel to the shifting, but we wondered aloud about the warranty claims American drivers would have induced with their aggressive driving style. It was a rare glimpse of the true proto-muscle car; regrettably available to too few.
Joe's passion and generosity in sharing his car was characteristic of each of the Chrysler 300 Club members. They are a warm, fun and diverse group of individuals- as varied and interesting as the array of 300's that make up the fantastic Chrysler Letter Car series.
William Hall is a writer, collector and classic car broker based in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
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Date: circa 1973 to 1977
Location: New Jersey
Source: Jim and Chester’s Garage
What do you see here?
Date: circa 1973 to 1977
Location: New Jersey
Source: Jim and Chester's Garage
What do you see here?
Beijing Design Week 2016: Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has brought his huge smog vacuum cleaner to Beijing, and claims he can "make a whole city smog-free" (+ movie). (more…)
From the seller’s description:
1987 Buick Regal T-Type Turbo; V-6 Turbocharged Engine; Automatic Transmission with Overdrive; 10,000 documented original miles on the title; Original Goodyear Eagle Tires; Factory Original Paint 100%; Fully Loaded with All Factory Options; Rare Glass T-Top Option; T-Top Storage Pouches with Factory Inspection Stickers Inside, never used; Super Rare Digital Dash; Factory Anti-Theft System; WO-2 Option ( Black Out Package on All Trim, Bezels, Grille, Moldings); Power Windows; Air Conditioning (R-134); Cruise Control; Tilt Steering wheel; Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel; Buckets Seats; Full Console; Original GM Floor Mats Front and Rear (30 years); Equalizer Stereo System with Concert Sound II Speakers; Power Trunk; Rear Defroster; Tinted Glass; Absolute Time Capsule with Tremendous Documentation; Original Window Sticker; Original Owner Delivery Check Sheet; Original Dealer Business Card from Salesman who sold the car; Original Owners Manual; Original Plastic Folder with Black Chalk Number; Original 1987 Buick Sales Literature; Original Keys with Key Knock-Outs; Buick Emblem Blanket Never Out of Plastic Bag; Maintenance and Service Records; 1987 Buick Chassis Binder; Original Spare Tire Never Used; Original Rustproofing Paperwork
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Photo courtesy SEMA.
After more than two years and more than a dozen cars have been added to the National Historic Vehicle Register, a Michigan congressman last week introduced a bill that would establish the register under the Department of the Interior.
“There is currently no dedicated federal register to document historically significant automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, and commercial vehicles for future generations of Americans to appreciate and enjoy,” Michigan Senator Gary Peters said as he introduced S.3381, the National Historic Vehicle Register Act, on the Senate floor. At the same time, however, he pointed to a number of vehicles already on the Historic Vehicle Association’s National Historic Vehicle Register – including President Taft’s White steamer and President Reagan’s Jeep CJ-6 – as vehicles worthy of documentation in the Library of Congress.
Mark Gessler, president of the HVA, said that Peters’s bill will simply improve the status of the existing register. “This will pull the register out from underneath the Historic American Engineering Record to be its own separate record in the Library of Congress,” Gessler said. “Being under the HAER hasn’t been hugely problematic, but this effectively elevates automobiles from hobby to heritage.”
As Gessler pointed out, the likelihood of Congress passing the National Historic Vehicle Register Act during what’s left of this legislative session “is slim to none,” but it will likely be reintroduced next year and the bill is “more a statement of Senator Peters’s dedication to automotive heritage.”
Peters, an avid motorcyclist, also has the backing of the American Motorcyclists Association for this bill.
The register, currently funded by the Historic Vehicle Association, does not stipulate what owners of the included vehicles may or may not do with them. Instead, it documents the vehicles according to Department of Interior standards similar to those for the National Register of Historic Places. Those records are then added to a specific section of the Library of Congress within the existing Historic American Engineering Record. For a car to qualify for the register, it must meet one of four criteria: association with important American historic events, association with important American historic figures, its design or construction value, and its informational value.
Fourteen vehicles have been added to the register since early 2014, and the Federation Internationale des Vehicules Anciens has begun consideration of a similar register for European vehicles.
Gessler said the bill’s failure would have no impact on HVA’s plans to continue the register.
After Peters introduced the bill, the Senate referred it to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. No further action on the bill has been scheduled.
From the seller's description:
1987 Buick Regal T-Type Turbo; V-6 Turbocharged Engine; Automatic Transmission with Overdrive; 10,000 documented original miles on the title; Original Goodyear Eagle Tires; Factory Original Paint 100%; Fully Loaded with All Factory Options; Rare Glass T-Top Option; T-Top Storage Pouches with Factory Inspection Stickers Inside, never used; Super Rare Digital Dash; Factory Anti-Theft System; WO-2 Option ( Black Out Package on All Trim, Bezels, Grille, Moldings); Power Windows; Air Conditioning (R-134); Cruise Control; Tilt Steering wheel; Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel; Buckets Seats; Full Console; Original GM Floor Mats Front and Rear (30 years); Equalizer Stereo System with Concert Sound II Speakers; Power Trunk; Rear Defroster; Tinted Glass; Absolute Time Capsule with Tremendous Documentation; Original Window Sticker; Original Owner Delivery Check Sheet; Original Dealer Business Card from Salesman who sold the car; Original Owners Manual; Original Plastic Folder with Black Chalk Number; Original 1987 Buick Sales Literature; Original Keys with Key Knock-Outs; Buick Emblem Blanket Never Out of Plastic Bag; Maintenance and Service Records; 1987 Buick Chassis Binder; Original Spare Tire Never Used; Original Rustproofing Paperwork
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