THE NEW RUSTY, THE UNDEAD

There are a lot of dumb things you can do with a car. The list can be pretty endless. But what, photographer, BMW enthusiast, and stance addict, Mike Burrough's has done to his beloved Rusty is far beyond the normal human comprehension of stupidity.

But this is some oh-so-amazing stupidity.

Not too long ago, Rusty was about to be sent to the junkyard after an almost fatal accident. But luckily, Mike decided to hold back from junking only to restore it to an even greater glory than its former self.

The most striking change to the new Rusty is the chopped roof. At first glance, it looks very odd. But after soaking in the whole car for a while, it actually works very well. It's insane to see take a hack saw on a fairly newer bodied car! The chop is 5" lower from stock.

The body was rubbed in used diesel oil to blacken the metal and rust. The result? Striking.

The interior also received a ratted out makeover. The dash, as you can see, has been redone to compliment the look of the whole car. The interior no longer has an interior, and from this photo ,you can see that even the seats have changed.

All creature comforts have been thrown completely out the window.

The newly undead Rusty sports an even more slammed stance with shortened struts, raised strut mounts, and notched frame to drop it another 4 inches.

When it came to new wheels, Mike opted 17x9 -10 and 17x11 -10 24k Gold Plated magnesium Ronal Racing splits.

Yes, you heard me, 24k gold.

The Toyota TS020 aka GT-ONE.

The Toyota TS020 aka GT-ONE.

(tribute to a damn powerful car in GT4..)

Without fear of contradiction, I can lay a claim that this is the wildest road car ever built. Forget Zonda and Bugatti, nothing is likely to ever eclipse the sense of sheer madness and excess involved in chassis number LM803. Imagine popping down to shops for a pint of milk and a packet of ciggies in this............

Appearing in this shot there are four of the seven GT-ONE cars that were built. The occasion was the Scrutineering part for the 1998 Le Mans 24 Hours.

Even as the years pass the GT-ONE does not lose the power to astound.

Gregory Thielker's Photorealistic Paintings

This Is Not A Photograph.

(believe it or not..)

This isn't a photograph, a photoshopped image, or a digital illustration. This view through a rain-soaked car windshield is actually an oil painting by Gregory Thielker. It's amazing. And there are more.

Thielker uses the common experience of peering through a rain-soaked car window to explore how our perception of our environment is shaped by how we view it. It's a reminder that the distortions we see, like the painting itself, are merely a representation of it through another medium.

Looking at these is akin to walking through a city or neighborhood you've only driven through. It's immediately familiar but new details emerge slowly as you review it. Or, to put it in Thielker's art-speak:

Amazing..

Queen St. BMW

Airline Mechanics

Just in case you need a laugh:

Remember it takes a college degree to fly a plane, but only a high
school diploma to fix one; a reassurance to those of us who fly
routinely in our jobs.
After every flight, UPS pilots fill out a form, called a ‘gripe
sheet,’ which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The
mechanics corrects the problems, document their repairs on the form,
and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.

Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are
some actual maintenance complaints submitted by UPS pilots (marked
with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance
engineers.

By the way,UPS is the only major airline that has never, ever, had an accident.
P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
*
P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
*
P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.
*
P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.
*
P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200-feet-per-minute descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
*
P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.
*
P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.
*
P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That’s what friction locks are for.
*
P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.
S: IFF is always inoperative in OFF mode.
*
P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you’re right.
*
P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.
*
P: Aircraft handles funny. (I love this one!)
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right and be serious.
*
P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
*
P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.
*
P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget
pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from the midget.