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"Without struggle, there is no progress" I "May not look like much but got it where it counts, kid" | software dev, lover of puns, and unrepentant dork | BLM & he/him

A 1965 - 1969 Chevy Corvair, front 3/4 view, photographed slightly above, on a brick driveway on a what looks like a nice Summer's day.
The front 3/4 view of the MG Go! concept car
A very blue 1971 (I think) Buick Riviera parked on the street on a nice Summer day.
Four Autopian t-shirts laid on a bed. The center shirt has a Citroen 2CV labeled 29HP, a Bugatti Chiron labeled 1479HP, and a caption which reads "ALL THE SAME TO US"
A grumpy cat with a furrowed brow and earnest eyes looks back at the viewer.
A printed sign with little tear off tabs at the bottom says "These are Tearable Puns". One of the tabs says, "A butcher backed into a meat grinder and got a little behind in his work."
A random Buick Reatta parked in some folks driveway
A right side view of a 1950s Kaiser Darrin in a color that can only be described as key lime pie. Its distinctive sliding door is open.
Far side cartoon where a farmer greets a group of aliens that all look like hands with small legs. The farmer grabs one hand and shakes it like he's shaking its hand but he's actually shaking its head.
Profile view of a second generation Taurus Station Wagon. It beats a striking resemblance to the Elantra Wagon.
The trash compactor robot from Pixar's movie Wall-e is shown here contemplating a diamond ring and its box that he just found.
Claudia Grant, Lisa Hayes, and Henry Gloval on the bridge of the SDF-1
A life size painting of a Mammoth on a wall at the Waco Mammoth National Monument.
Ruins of Richmond, Virginia, after the Civil War
A photo from the left field bleachers of Fenway Park. It's a sunny day and you can see the Green Monster (Fenway's famous left field wall), the entire outfield, the right field bleachers, and the buildings beyond.
Movie poster for the 1980s movie, Fandango.
80s icon Mr. T posing in front of an ornate Checker yellow cab.
A Porsche 959 in Rothmans livery swinging through a turn on a dirt road.
Movie poster for the 1981 movie Victory starring Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, and Pele. Yes, Pele.
The villain of the movie Cars, Chick Hicks.
A screenshot of The Rockford Files where a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO just randomly shows up in a character's garage.
A Grumman F4F Wildcat, parked, with its wings folded.
A Grumman F8F Bearcat, parked, under a grey sky
A Delta Airlines L-1011 TriStar tri-jet airliner parked on the tarmac with a dramatic sky behind it.
Photo of downtown Fort Worth with its mix of old and new buildings.
Fort Worth Modern Art Museum and its reflecting pool
A dark silver 1986 Porsche 911 Carrera facing away from the camera.
A Road & Track PS photo with a man smoking a cigarette beside a wintry road. In front of him, down a snowy embankment, is a Ferrari 512 BB that's smashed up against a tree.
Young Clancy Brown portraying a character picking up a stereo in the 1983 movie Bad Boys.
A photo of the VanDersarl Blériot, a rare pre-WWI homebuilt aircraft, constructed in 1911 by teenage brothers Frank and August VanDersarl in Colorado.
Rear view of Mercedes Benz e-class with trunk open.
Rear view of Mercedes Benz E class with trunk open.
Baseball card of Astros shortstop Dickie Thon
The February 1982 issue of Road and Track magazine with a Ferrari 512 BB and Lamborghini Countach on the cover.
The rear three quarter view of the 2014 Volvo Concept Estate concept car pulling away.
The 2014 Volvo Concept Estate concept car moving at speed.
A black, well loved, first generation MR2 street parked like a common Civic
First pages of a famous story in Forbes written by Bethany McLean: Is Enron Overpriced?
The box art depiction of a Tamiya Holiday Buggy, a RC kit car from the early 80s that was based on custom VW based off road cars.
Driver's POV of a F1 race car driven Kimi Raikkonen with his famous reply, "Just leave me alone I know what to do!"
Cover of a fake book with a cougar lying on the hood of a large 1970s car and the title MOTORCATS DEFIANT with a subtitle that says "Book 35 of the Motorcats Saga". The review at the bottom of the page reads "'Profuse, pallid, plush' -Clammist Weekly". The author is listed as Bloxmix Tandorian.
An overhead photo of a pumpkin and apple pie
A screenshot from the online game, cardle. It's like wordle except instead of trying to guess a word you try to guess the make, model, and year of a car.
Cartoon drawing of a very anxious looking bear.
The BAW Vala is a purpose-built camper based on the BAW Ace EM7 MPV. The design mixes utilitarianism with cuteness, featuring simple flat body panels, retro bumpers, white wheel covers, and big round headlights.
A still from the movie Grand Prix where you can see that actor James Garner is driving an F1 car on the banking at Monza.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar looking straight at the camera saying "Hey Drake", from his hit, "They not like us".
Rapper Kendrick Lamar looking straight at the camera as he says the line "Hey Drake" from his hit, "They not like us"
A screenshot of a Google search for the prompt: Is the US bombing Suriname? The answer is 'No'.
Old print ad for a late 60s Buick Riviera Gran Sport.
A clip from the movie, The Dark Crystal, where the hero holds the shard of the dark crystal.
Indiana Jones and Belloq discussing how time can make trivial things valuable.