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On now - History Channel, history of engines
... if anyone's interested ... the History Channel is showing "Modern Marvels: the history of engines" right now. They just went over steam engines and are going to do electric and eventual Int combustion. It's very interesting ... is on from 7 to 8 p.m. EST here.
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Did old Rudolf and his peanut burner make it into the program??
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Saw the show but it wasn't really worth the effort. Sort of like a 101 course on different kinds of engines.
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Sorry if I misled ... it was very bare bones, but for dumdums like me who are new to the world of mechanics/engineering/technology, I thought it was interesting. I couldn't listen that well to it because I'm at work and my co-workers were talking, but it seemed that they didn't cover much of the combustion engine, gasoline or diesel, which was kind of disappointing. The wankel thing was kind of interesting ... I didn't realize that anyone still toyed with that technology. For the most part I really like Modern Marvels. They had one on the history of SUVs that covered a lot of Jeep and Land Rover history, which was cool. One of my favorites was the special on COFFEE ... being a big coffee connossieur, I liked that.
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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles 1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles 2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles 2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles 1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles 1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car) |
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so bodhibenz
i like your drawing. where did it come from?
tom w
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC] ..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis. |
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I might be the only artist nerdy enough to draw my car, Christmas bow on the hood ornament and all. I'm a sportswriter by trade, artist by hobby ... I usually draw baseball players and horses ... www.geocities.com/cat8741
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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles 1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles 2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles 2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles 1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles 1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car) |
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