Nial
@vintageracer.bsky.social
Retired college prof (Engineering) - Stuff I like: my family, MGs, Austin-Healeys, British sports cars, vintage racing, Lime Rock, Watkins Glen, VSCCA, VRG - also 3D printers, CNC programming and progressive social values.
We just had over 500 people at our anti-ICE protest. People are pissed off and it really shows in my area.
If you are in the US, please consider joining your local group.
If you are in the US, please consider joining your local group.
February 18, 2026 at 1:52 PM
We just had over 500 people at our anti-ICE protest. People are pissed off and it really shows in my area.
If you are in the US, please consider joining your local group.
If you are in the US, please consider joining your local group.
Shoe polish. I was reminded of it today
My 1st motorsport was road rallies. They'd always put numbers on your car with shoe polish. It looked neat & we kept them on for weeks. This led to adding fake numbers. Or stripes
My Corvair
My red TR3 with my roommates Sprite and TR3
Old skool stupid kid fun
My 1st motorsport was road rallies. They'd always put numbers on your car with shoe polish. It looked neat & we kept them on for weeks. This led to adding fake numbers. Or stripes
My Corvair
My red TR3 with my roommates Sprite and TR3
Old skool stupid kid fun
February 17, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Shoe polish. I was reminded of it today
My 1st motorsport was road rallies. They'd always put numbers on your car with shoe polish. It looked neat & we kept them on for weeks. This led to adding fake numbers. Or stripes
My Corvair
My red TR3 with my roommates Sprite and TR3
Old skool stupid kid fun
My 1st motorsport was road rallies. They'd always put numbers on your car with shoe polish. It looked neat & we kept them on for weeks. This led to adding fake numbers. Or stripes
My Corvair
My red TR3 with my roommates Sprite and TR3
Old skool stupid kid fun
Cars with a "beltline".
Corvair is one of the first, being designed in-house at GM and first built in mid-1959.
Various NSU cars were probably the best Corvair-copies
Alt text gives more info on each car
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccars
Corvair is one of the first, being designed in-house at GM and first built in mid-1959.
Various NSU cars were probably the best Corvair-copies
Alt text gives more info on each car
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccars
February 17, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Cars with a "beltline".
Corvair is one of the first, being designed in-house at GM and first built in mid-1959.
Various NSU cars were probably the best Corvair-copies
Alt text gives more info on each car
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccars
Corvair is one of the first, being designed in-house at GM and first built in mid-1959.
Various NSU cars were probably the best Corvair-copies
Alt text gives more info on each car
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs #classiccars
Some cars with gullwing doors that I have photographed.
Starting with a Mercedes-Benz 30SL "Gullwing"
Starting with a Mercedes-Benz 30SL "Gullwing"
February 16, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Some cars with gullwing doors that I have photographed.
Starting with a Mercedes-Benz 30SL "Gullwing"
Starting with a Mercedes-Benz 30SL "Gullwing"
History Repeats-Woody Guthrie wrote a song about undocumented migrants 78 years ago. They were lured to the US by Republican farmers. After crops were picked farmers called the cops to deport them. A plane carrying them crashed. Newspapers referred to victims as "just deportees"
youtu.be/c4KXBzmNlmI
youtu.be/c4KXBzmNlmI
February 15, 2026 at 9:28 PM
History Repeats-Woody Guthrie wrote a song about undocumented migrants 78 years ago. They were lured to the US by Republican farmers. After crops were picked farmers called the cops to deport them. A plane carrying them crashed. Newspapers referred to victims as "just deportees"
youtu.be/c4KXBzmNlmI
youtu.be/c4KXBzmNlmI
Bored.
No racing for another couple of months. My lawn is still covered with all that shitty snow.
So, here's some shots from my in-car camera taken at Summit Point last Fall.
Camera car is a 1275 MG Midget
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
No racing for another couple of months. My lawn is still covered with all that shitty snow.
So, here's some shots from my in-car camera taken at Summit Point last Fall.
Camera car is a 1275 MG Midget
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
February 13, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Bored.
No racing for another couple of months. My lawn is still covered with all that shitty snow.
So, here's some shots from my in-car camera taken at Summit Point last Fall.
Camera car is a 1275 MG Midget
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
No racing for another couple of months. My lawn is still covered with all that shitty snow.
So, here's some shots from my in-car camera taken at Summit Point last Fall.
Camera car is a 1275 MG Midget
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
Pam Bondi Crashing Out as a Waitress #pambondi #politicalhumor
YouTube video by April Ajoy
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February 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I race my Midget in our small-bore vintage class. A few years ago, we allowed 1.6 NA MX-5 Miatas to race with us. There was some mixed feelings, but the Mazdas have generally behaved well and have fit in with our vintage racing ethos. Here's some MX-5s I race with
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
February 11, 2026 at 10:52 PM
I race my Midget in our small-bore vintage class. A few years ago, we allowed 1.6 NA MX-5 Miatas to race with us. There was some mixed feelings, but the Mazdas have generally behaved well and have fit in with our vintage racing ethos. Here's some MX-5s I race with
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
Versions of the Lotus 7.
S1 - silver - unpainted & with cycle fenders
S2 - green w/later wheels & clamshell fenders
S3 - Yellow w/clamshell fenders
S4 - Yellow w/clamshell fenders
Later Caterhams usually have cycle fenders.
S2 + S3 are similar
S4 = Not as pretty
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
S1 - silver - unpainted & with cycle fenders
S2 - green w/later wheels & clamshell fenders
S3 - Yellow w/clamshell fenders
S4 - Yellow w/clamshell fenders
Later Caterhams usually have cycle fenders.
S2 + S3 are similar
S4 = Not as pretty
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
February 10, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Versions of the Lotus 7.
S1 - silver - unpainted & with cycle fenders
S2 - green w/later wheels & clamshell fenders
S3 - Yellow w/clamshell fenders
S4 - Yellow w/clamshell fenders
Later Caterhams usually have cycle fenders.
S2 + S3 are similar
S4 = Not as pretty
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
S1 - silver - unpainted & with cycle fenders
S2 - green w/later wheels & clamshell fenders
S3 - Yellow w/clamshell fenders
S4 - Yellow w/clamshell fenders
Later Caterhams usually have cycle fenders.
S2 + S3 are similar
S4 = Not as pretty
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
IN 2018 the Porsche company hit its 70th anniversary.
Our local Porsche club did this in the New Jersey Meadowlands stadium parking lot (where we also run autocross events)
My white 718 Cayman is just left of the red asterisk
Our local Porsche club did this in the New Jersey Meadowlands stadium parking lot (where we also run autocross events)
My white 718 Cayman is just left of the red asterisk
February 9, 2026 at 1:51 PM
IN 2018 the Porsche company hit its 70th anniversary.
Our local Porsche club did this in the New Jersey Meadowlands stadium parking lot (where we also run autocross events)
My white 718 Cayman is just left of the red asterisk
Our local Porsche club did this in the New Jersey Meadowlands stadium parking lot (where we also run autocross events)
My white 718 Cayman is just left of the red asterisk
February 8, 2026 at 12:41 PM
After posting the photo of the rusty E-type Jaguar, I figured I'd post some shots of nicer ones.
I took all these photos at local car shows here in NJ
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
I took all these photos at local car shows here in NJ
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
February 8, 2026 at 1:17 AM
After posting the photo of the rusty E-type Jaguar, I figured I'd post some shots of nicer ones.
I took all these photos at local car shows here in NJ
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
I took all these photos at local car shows here in NJ
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
Feel free to guess what it is.
Lots of patina.
May be difficult to buff out.
Apparently it's Marreyt Classics in Belgium.
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
Lots of patina.
May be difficult to buff out.
Apparently it's Marreyt Classics in Belgium.
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
February 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Feel free to guess what it is.
Lots of patina.
May be difficult to buff out.
Apparently it's Marreyt Classics in Belgium.
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
Lots of patina.
May be difficult to buff out.
Apparently it's Marreyt Classics in Belgium.
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
I'm a fan of "tiddler" (small displacement) motorcycles. I can't tell you why, but I find them fascinating. First bike is my pal's Trail 90 at the PVGP. The thumbs-up guys were part of a big gang of tiddler bikes we ran into at LeMans last summer. Last two are pit bikes #motosky #bikesky #weirdcars
February 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
I'm a fan of "tiddler" (small displacement) motorcycles. I can't tell you why, but I find them fascinating. First bike is my pal's Trail 90 at the PVGP. The thumbs-up guys were part of a big gang of tiddler bikes we ran into at LeMans last summer. Last two are pit bikes #motosky #bikesky #weirdcars
My favorite race track here in the northeast USA (Summit Point) is getting a new paddock-entrance crossover bridge.
We'll be driving over it in May.
We'll be driving over it in May.
February 4, 2026 at 1:15 AM
My favorite race track here in the northeast USA (Summit Point) is getting a new paddock-entrance crossover bridge.
We'll be driving over it in May.
We'll be driving over it in May.
It's been 0F (-18C) or less every morning this week. Sucks. We had heavy snow 5 days ago & it's still hanging around like an uninvited relative. Parking lots have big piles of the stuff. Sidewalks are 2 foot wide trenches. Roads are still salty. The only thing we're driving is our winter beater CRV
February 2, 2026 at 11:19 PM
It's been 0F (-18C) or less every morning this week. Sucks. We had heavy snow 5 days ago & it's still hanging around like an uninvited relative. Parking lots have big piles of the stuff. Sidewalks are 2 foot wide trenches. Roads are still salty. The only thing we're driving is our winter beater CRV
Hope all of you in the USA are doing what you can to push back against Trump's inhumane immigration actions. Support your local anti-Trump group
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February 2, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Hope all of you in the USA are doing what you can to push back against Trump's inhumane immigration actions. Support your local anti-Trump group
I just took action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: No Ice North Jersey Alliance (Project NINJA)
Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/north-...
I just took action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: No Ice North Jersey Alliance (Project NINJA)
Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/north-...
Since I got my strakes mixed up in the last post, here's more classic Ferrari photos. Most easily ID'd. I think the silver Spider is a '64 275 GTS. My photos from annual fabulous Fathers Day Summit, NJ car show. Last year there was 50+ Ferraris & just 1 MGB (mine)
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
February 1, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Since I got my strakes mixed up in the last post, here's more classic Ferrari photos. Most easily ID'd. I think the silver Spider is a '64 275 GTS. My photos from annual fabulous Fathers Day Summit, NJ car show. Last year there was 50+ Ferraris & just 1 MGB (mine)
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
Classic Ferraris seen at some of my local NJ car shows.
275/GTB4
330 GTC
Ferrari Dino 246
Ferrari Testarossa Cabriolet
All photos are mine
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
275/GTB4
330 GTC
Ferrari Dino 246
Ferrari Testarossa Cabriolet
All photos are mine
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
January 31, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Classic Ferraris seen at some of my local NJ car shows.
275/GTB4
330 GTC
Ferrari Dino 246
Ferrari Testarossa Cabriolet
All photos are mine
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
275/GTB4
330 GTC
Ferrari Dino 246
Ferrari Testarossa Cabriolet
All photos are mine
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
I was in college when Nixon's Nation Guard troops killed 4 peaceful protesters at Kent State.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young wrote "Ohio" as an anthem to the horror that took place that day.
Now Springsteen has written an anthem for our current times
youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young wrote "Ohio" as an anthem to the horror that took place that day.
Now Springsteen has written an anthem for our current times
youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 31, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I was in college when Nixon's Nation Guard troops killed 4 peaceful protesters at Kent State.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young wrote "Ohio" as an anthem to the horror that took place that day.
Now Springsteen has written an anthem for our current times
youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young wrote "Ohio" as an anthem to the horror that took place that day.
Now Springsteen has written an anthem for our current times
youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw
Reposted by Nial
The MGB in either coupe or convertible form is the epitome of the old adage that it's way more fun to drive a slow car fast than it is to drive a fast car slow.
carsgoneby.blogspot.com/2026/01/1969...
carsgoneby.blogspot.com/2026/01/1969...
1969 MG MGB GT
Launched as a 1964 model to replace the previous MGA , which had enjoyed a nearly decade long run of sales success, the new MGB was a tidy l...
carsgoneby.blogspot.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
The MGB in either coupe or convertible form is the epitome of the old adage that it's way more fun to drive a slow car fast than it is to drive a fast car slow.
carsgoneby.blogspot.com/2026/01/1969...
carsgoneby.blogspot.com/2026/01/1969...
File this under “with friends like mine”
I was at a race at Summit Pt. when 1 of my pals kept talking to me just before the race started. Unbeknownst to me he was distracting me so that me other friends could tape this toilet graphic onto my MG
Flaggers still kid me about it😉
#weirdcars #carbluesky
I was at a race at Summit Pt. when 1 of my pals kept talking to me just before the race started. Unbeknownst to me he was distracting me so that me other friends could tape this toilet graphic onto my MG
Flaggers still kid me about it😉
#weirdcars #carbluesky
January 30, 2026 at 2:06 PM
File this under “with friends like mine”
I was at a race at Summit Pt. when 1 of my pals kept talking to me just before the race started. Unbeknownst to me he was distracting me so that me other friends could tape this toilet graphic onto my MG
Flaggers still kid me about it😉
#weirdcars #carbluesky
I was at a race at Summit Pt. when 1 of my pals kept talking to me just before the race started. Unbeknownst to me he was distracting me so that me other friends could tape this toilet graphic onto my MG
Flaggers still kid me about it😉
#weirdcars #carbluesky
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This is real and not AI.
A Zastava 750 modified for use during Balkan conflict
Thnx to Alain for this.
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
A Zastava 750 modified for use during Balkan conflict
Thnx to Alain for this.
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
January 27, 2026 at 9:37 PM
This is real and not AI.
A Zastava 750 modified for use during Balkan conflict
Thnx to Alain for this.
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs
A Zastava 750 modified for use during Balkan conflict
Thnx to Alain for this.
#weirdcars #carbluesky #weirdcarbs