RichC | August 15, 2020
Since I’ve highlighted a couple other “functional” versions of the Mercedes Benz W123, here’s another owner conversion. (see ONE, TWO … and THREE just for the humor). I do find myself constantly needing (well “wanting” really) a pickup truck, but can usually put things in my Honda Odyssey “work vehicle” or hitch up the utility […]
Category: Archive, Automotive, Diesel, Ideas, Mercedes, Personal, Photos |
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Tags: 300d, conversion, dadc, El Camino, hauling, lapickup, mercedes benz, Ranchero, trailer, turbodiesel
RichC | March 4, 2020
One has to admire the ingenuity some go through in taking their love of the classic W123 Mercedes Benz diesel with a love of cheap travel or as the RV and Van camper crowd call it: boondocking. I’ve had daydreams of converting my small utility trailer to a self-contained privative camping trailer, but find it […]
Category: Automotive, Diesel, Mercedes, Travel |
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Tags: 240d, 300d, benz, boondocking, camper, camping, conversion, diesel, mercedes, mercedes benz, traveling, turbodiesel, W123
RichC | January 9, 2020
It’s fun to remember all the cool looking Volkswagen conversion back in my youth. I loved the dune buggies and sports car models (that looked fast, but were VW Bug slow). Here’s one that I never saw in person, but back in the 1970s … when “vans were cool” … this would have been great. […]
Category: Automotive, TBT, Volkswagen |
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Tags: 95octaine.com, beetle, brubaker box, conversion, volkswagen, volkswagen bug, vw, youtube
RichC | June 16, 2014
While keeping tabs on a hedge fund analyst and his comments over at Seeking Alpha, I read a little bit on $WPRT and the recent management change and where they still in relation to their “natural gas vehicle/truck conversion” peers. Having watched my shares lose value this past year, I’ve been wondering why Westport hasn’t […]
Category: Energy, Financial |
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Tags: conversion, investing, natural gas, stock, trucking, wprt
RichC | June 4, 2014
A few years ago, Brenda and I started to convert our family video tapes to DVD … back when our tape devices (VHS machine and Camcorders) still worked, but recently I noticed my old 8MM camcorder no longer would play tapes. In fact, the camcorder munched one of the tapes when my daughter Katelyn wanted […]
Category: Advice, Archive, Technology |
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Tags: conversion, dvd, endorsement, family, memories, recommendation, southtree
RichC | April 8, 2006
John Neff and Chris Paukert talked at length today on their podcast about a 2003 Volkswagen Jetta TDI (diesel) vegetable oil conversion. (See Autoblog Podcast) John met with the owners in Lorain Ohio and spent some time checking out their vehicle. The two brothers, Chuck and Tom Norton, had their car converted to run on […]
Category: Automotive, Biodiesel, Volkswagen |
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Tags: conversion, jetta, svo, volkswagen, vw