#Jason Torchinsky

[automotiveamerican]

The Dodge DeTomaso Was Chrysler’s First Big Success In Turning Italian Design Into Crap: Glorious Garbage - Jason Torchinsky @TheAutopian

Good news! I’m starting a new recurring series that I’ll probably update, at best sporadically! Maybe I’ll forget about it entirely? Who can say? We like to keep things exciting here. The series is called Glorious Garbage and it’s going to feature and highlight one of my favorite categories of car: crap, but somehow strangely desirable crap. Well, desirable to me, possibly less desirable to…

[things-about-cars-in-posts]

hi hi i love your blog and i have recently gotten into cars and i really wanna know ALL cars lol, but uh i don't know where to start? can you lend a lil guy a lil hand please? thank you!

Well, knowing ALL cars, as I touched on and shown again and again and again, is a sisyphean task, but I understand that's hyperbole. As far as knowing cars goes, if you really are curious it will just come naturally: the cool thing about cars is they are all around you! So if your experience is anything like mine, you'll just look around until you notice a car you don't know at all, find out what it is (depending on your attitude by sheepishly taking a picture to come ask me to ID it or by shamelessly sprinting towards it to poke around a random car with suspicious enthusiasm) and perhaps look it up then to know just what you're dealing with. At some point, you will know enough to be able to make guesses about the era and sometimes even the brand of what you don't know, making it easier to find them out, and your knowledge will make the newfound piece slot in a more complete puzzle (by knowing some context around the new car).

That and, of course, you'll find sources of information about cars and engage with them because they talk about things that interest and captivate you! I've personally learned a lot from magazines, which have kept me up to speed on new cars as they were coming out -the images of the Juke-R in this post come from the Top Gear Magazine article I learned of it from!- and shows like Top Gear Show (or just Top Gear for friends), which showed me everything from classics like the Hilux to (then) new cars like the Audi RS6 and everything in between like the Caterham Seven -all cars in my wishlist thanks to them!- but now that times are a-changin' a lot of young folks like you are going to get this information from The Internets, whether through online publications like The Autopian (site friend of the blog Jason Torchinsky left other cool site Jalopnik to co-found) or Speedhunters (home of car reportages of indescribable breadth, depth and beauty), or YouTube channels like Doug DeMuro (car reviewer who, despite always being accessible, goes over every last little quirk - if its glovebox handle is in any way unusual you WILL know) or Regular Car Reviews (equally interesting channel much more focused on cars' place and impact in culture and... shall we say peculiar humor) and to a much lesser extent lone madmen posting random stuff on social media, like,,,, uh,,,, wait, lone madmen posting random stuff on social media, I'm sure I knew one such person..... oh right!, Drew Wilson (who posts a worrying amount and variety of incredible used cars for sale on No One Is Calling It X).

But none of those would I call the best way to learn about a car: that'll go to seeing it in person at an event! Of course, you'll be limited by the car selection, which depends on the event's size and location, but any car show, even the ones low on actually interesting cars, is guaranteed to have a bunch of people very enthusiastic about theirs who would LOVE to talk your ear off about it and even show you around!

Pop quiz: what's this one? Hint: not my car!

So I highly encourage you to look for car shows near you and head wherever they may be with a camera and an open mind! Of course, what large events will be near you will depend on where you are, but US-wise, apparently Cars and Coffes are pretty ubiquitous, and if you're lucky enough to be near the right places I cannot begin to recommend Radwood enough. Of course, there are also cool exhibits like friend of the blog Lane Motor Museum, so be on the lookout for those! (if any European wants a list of cool car places or events just submit a post asking!)

Links in blue are posts of mine explaining the words in question - if you liked this post, you might like those!

[the-eternal-quest-for-balance]

"The apparent numerous and blatant discrepancies in the recent filings by both the nonprofit and the super PAC are beyond troubling," said Kendra Arnold, executive director of watchdog group Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust. "This situation calls for an investigation," Arnold said, adding that the radical divergence in the figures reported in the groups�� financial disclosures "is a telltale sign of inaccuracies and a deeper problem." Nonprofit attorney Jason Torchinsky echoed that call, saying an apparent failure to report millions in contributions "would be a serious matter that the Federal Election Commission would investigate."

[arcticdementor]

There’s an interesting discussion happening over at the Grassroots Motorsports forum right now, and presumably at many other places off-line. It’s about laws in Sacramento County stating, essentially, that almost any auto repair you do on your property is illegal. Of course, this is deeply troubling to almost everyone reading right now.

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The code states that conducting “minor vehicle repair” or “minor automotive repair” is legal at a residence, and defines “minor automotive repair” as:

Brake part replacement

Minor tune-ups

Change of oil and filter

Repair of flat tires

Lubrication

Other similar operations

(See section 5.2.0.B of the Zoning Code)

OK, that seems fairly reasonable so far. That is, until you get to this section of the explanatory website:

2. Is Minor Vehicle Repair Permitted at Residences?

Yes. However, it is unlawful for any person to engage in, or permit others to engage in, minor vehicle repair or maintenance in any agricultural, agricultural-residential, residential, interim estate and interim residential zones under any of the following circumstances:

1. Using tools not normally found in a residence;

2. Conducted on vehicles registered to persons, not currently residing on the lot or parcel;

3. Conducted outside a fully enclosed garage and resulting in any vehicle being inoperable for a period in excess of twenty-four hours.

Here we have some issues. How exactly do you define “tools not normally found in a residence?” A socket set? A torque wrench? A brake drum puller? This feels like a rule that’s dangerously open to interpretation with pretty minimal supporting evidence.

Number two is clearly there to prevent people from running off-the-books repair shops, but what if you’re working on a friend’s car? And number three means you can’t do anything unless you have an actual garage, and whatever you’re doing you better get it all wrapped up inside of one day, which, as most of us who’ve dealt with one stubborn, time-sucking, hard-to-reach bolt know, is not always possible.

Of course, “Major Automotive Repair,” that is, anything not explicitly defined under “Minor Automotive Repair,” is not legal anywhere on your own property, even if you’re doing it in the sanctity of your own closed garage.

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Sure, if your lawn is full of junked cars and you’re running an illegal lube shop out of your backyard, those are real issues. But residents with project cars they work on? There’s no good reason that should be illegal.

For people with vintage or unusual cars, there often is no other option than to be able to do at least some of your own repairs, and laws that make that illegal are effectively making vast amounts of the entire car-owning-as-an-interest or hobby illegal, and who wants that?

[atariforce]

Pixelracers by Jason Torchinsky

[theirresponsiblereader]

BOOK SPOTLIGHT: Robot, Take the Wheel by Jason Torchinsky

BOOK SPOTLIGHT (and GIVEAWAY): Robot, Take the Wheel by Jason Torchinsky @MouthDigitalPR @JasonTorchinsky #RobotTakeTheWheel #AutonomousCars #DriverlessCars #JasonTorchinsky

Today I’m pleased to welcome the Book Spotlight Tour for Robot, Take the Wheel by Jason Torchinsky. I jumped at the chance when asked if I’d participate in this because: 1. Content I didn’t have to work for at all; 2. It looks like a fun book that I’d like to help get eyeballs on; 3. How often to I get asked to do anything with a non-fiction book?; and 4. Check out the cover — that’s just awesome.

[automotiveamerican]

AMC's Amazing Experiment In Cheapness - Jason Torchinsky @Jalopnik

AMC was the perpetual underdog of America’s motor industry, and the only reason they survived as long as they did was because they were so damn clever. And by “they” I mostly mean designer Dick Teague. AMC was always strapped for cash, and Dick was a master of cost-cutting. His masterpiece of cost-cutting was the AMC Cavalier. Back when AMC was still Nash/Rambler, they were already trying to cut…

[voituresetmotos]

Il est temps d'en apprendre davantage sur le mystère de la voiture record de vitesse terrestre Stapp de 1932

Jason Torchinsky Hier 15h15 • p Histoire de la voiture 11.9K 51 2 En ce qui concerne la folie, il est difficile de choisir une catégorie automobile plus dotée de batshittery que les voitures Land Speed ​​Record. Ils existent depuis au moins les dernières années 1800, et même dans cette catégorie qui comprend des fusées, des voitures fabriquées à partir de chasseurs à réaction et des torpilles électriques sur lesquelles vous vous asseyez, cet incroyable monstre d'un Français du nom de René Stapp se démarque. Mais à ce jour, on ne sait pas vraiment si cet homme et sa voiture représentaient une véritable tentative sérieuse de record ou un canular déroutant. De toute façon, c'est fascinant. René Stapp était un pilote de course et au moins une sorte de concepteur et d'ingénieur automobile, car sa voiture record de vitesse terrestre était entièrement sa propre conception. Il a été construit juste à l'extérieur de Paris, en utilisant ce qui serait un châssis Voisin. Il est également suggéré que le moteur Voisin a été laissé dans les chasses pour agir comme moteur de démarrage pour la propulsion principale prévue de la voiture, un trio de moteurs radiaux à neuf cylindres d'avions Bristol Jupiter. Je suppose que le simple fait d'avoir trois moteurs radiaux propulsant une voiture a dû sembler trop piéton pour le vieux René, car il a affirmé que ces trois moteurs auraient tous leurs 27 pistons retirés et fonctionneraient comme des turbines à essence, d'une manière ou d'une autre. Selon l'historien Dale LaFollete, Les moteurs feraient 800 chevaux chacun et transmettraient leur puissance aux quatre roues par une transmission électrique. Il a estimé que la voiture pouvait atteindre une vitesse maximale de 372 mph (600 km / h) ... Je ne sais pas vraiment comment une «transmission électrique» enverrait 800 ch aux roues sans utiliser un moteur de 800 ch? Il semble que Stapp n'ait pas non plus été tout à fait clair, car il n'y a aucune preuve réelle que les trois moteurs radiaux aient jamais été installés dans la voiture. Cela ne veut pas dire que la voiture n'a pas roulé; c'était absolument le cas, comme vous pouvez le voir dans certaines séquences d'époque, mais il s'agissait probablement du moteur Voisin d'origine. Ces images de la conduite automobile sont intéressantes pour un certain nombre de raisons: premièrement, regardez cette fichue chose, et deuxièmement, notez comment le conducteur, Mssr. Stapp lui-même, le pilote: debout. Il n'y avait aucune disposition pour s'asseoir dans la voiture, donc le conducteur se tenait juste dans cette petite prise, et il ne semblait pas y avoir de pare-brise ou quelque chose du genre. Je suppose que la pensée était que le conducteur aurait des lunettes? Pour le petit voyage dans les rues de Paris que vous pouvez voir dans ces vieilles images, il est amusant de noter que la roue de secours et le rétroviseur sont collés sur cette chose pour le voyage. L’échelle de la voiture est remarquable et aurait facilement pu contenir ces trois turbines à turbine radiales, je suppose. Le cône arrière était perforé avec beaucoup de buses d'échappement d'une certaine sorte, et il y a quelques premières tentatives de rationalisation intéressantes en cours ici: la forme générale de la torpille, les ailes effilées et pointues menant et derrière chaque roue, et cette gigantesque aileron arrière, peut-être pour fournir un certain contrôle du gouvernail à vitesse? Le plan de Stapp était d'amener la bête à Daytona Beach, où il tenterait de battre le record de vitesse alors en vigueur de plus de 253 mph, établi par Malcom Campbell dans le Campbell-Napier-Railton Blue Bird. Avant d'expédier cette chose à travers l'océan, Stapp a décidé de la tester sur une plage française appelée La Baule qui était agréable et longue et largement utilisée comme piste de course à cette époque. Alors qu'il s'apprêtait à faire une course de vitesse sur la plage, la création de Stapp a pris feu et brûlé dans le sable, je suppose, et tandis que René lui-même a pu s'échapper, la voiture a été détruite. Le numéro du 8 mai 1932 du magazine italien La Tribuna Illustrata a couvert l'incendie et a suggéré que Stapp s'était fracturé le genou et que son mécanicien s'était un peu cogné. La question demeure cependant: cette catastrophe a-t-elle été mise en scène? Est-ce que Stapp a installé la machine pour qu'elle brûle, d'une manière ou d'une autre, ou était-ce un véritable accident? Si la voiture n'avait installé aucune de ses trois turbines, il n'y aurait pas eu beaucoup à tester sur la plage. L'incendie était-il une couverture pour le fait que la voiture était loin de ce qu'elle prétendait être? Nous n'en avons vraiment aucune idée. Stapp a en quelque sorte disparu après tout cela, et bien qu'il soit possible que la voiture ait la transmission étrange et avancée qu'il a suggérée, il n'y a aucune preuve non plus - pas de brevets, de photographies ou de plans d'aucune sorte. Si c'était un canular, c'est aussi déroutant quant à l'objectif - juste un coup de pub? Mais pour quoi exactement? Ses capacités d'ingénierie? Son audace? Quel était le but, ici? Je ne suis juste pas sûr. Et, après 88 ans, je ne pense pas vraiment que nous soyons plus près d'une réponse. Pourtant, c'est une chose glorieusement folle, n'est-ce pas?

[dailytechnologynews]

In a recent article at Jalopnik, Jason Torchinsky explained how degraded but functional EV batteries could work great for school buses. In short, he suggests using low-cost conversion kits and reusing discarded batteries from other EVs ... https://ift.tt/2Lgl96O

[the-firebird69]

This is as cheap but nowhere near as functional or any where near as safe. This vehicle doesn't pass USA dot examination ours does with flying colors.

We sell it RTA as well for about 1/3 less than ticketed

Hera Zues

A buetifil team. I want to see if there is a heap car then ok. And Jason us best on Ashe was. Full time. Tons of stuff.

Payback for Hyundai

Thor Freya

Olympus

[koliasa]

Warren Redlich & Jason Torchinsky Try To Bridge The Gap On Self-Driving Cars

https://koliasa.com/warren-redlich-jason-torchinsky-try-to-bridge-the-gap-on-self-driving-cars/ Warren Redlich & Jason Torchinsky Try To Bridge The Gap On Self-Driving Cars - https://koliasa.com/warren-redlich-jason-torchinsky-try-to-bridge-the-gap-on-self-driving-cars/ In a recent video ...

[agoldenplum]

♡(◕ᗜ◕✿) These are fun questions. 

So some of what I found are from interviews with the Pixar staff. 

Cars do eat. They call it gas but it may not be the same gas that we use in our cars. 

Their are no baby cars in the Cars universe. In universe they do not grow or change in size. 

The first movie does have Mack say "Thank the manufacturer," but no in said universe as to is this a car god or is this humans?

Turns out they had a lot of different ideas and ultimately decided not to make any of their idea’s as officially part of the story. The ideas cam from Pixar but none of their prep art was shown so fans have drawn these.

Their ideas included maybe a brain inside  

Art by artest Jake parker

.art by Jason Torchinsky

As for who made the cars. This was talked about too! they cold not agree on if cars were created by them selves(there own car god) or if humans made them. did they kill humans? 

“Imagine in the near-future when the cars keep getting smarter and smarter and after one day they just go, 'Why do we need human beings anymore? They're just slowing us down. It's just extra weight, let's get rid of them.' But the car takes on the personality of the last person who drove it. Whoa. There you go."

 now fan theory ✿ ͡◕ ᴗ◕)つ━━✫・*。☆´☆´☆´☆´☆´☆´

The car blog jalopnik writer  Jason Torchinsky   put a lot of thought into the idea of humans living in cars in the universe and that this was a possable blending of past human history and a human living in a car. 

“As time went on, this symbiotic relationship between man and car grew even stronger. Cars become bodies to house the humans within, keeping them safe but closed off to the world. Genetic engineering was used, along with artificial amniotic vats, to produce new humans. This was a lot easier, since being in your car all the time and having the stunted social skills of a truly hardcore gearhead made mating problematic, anyway.Eventually, automated, robotic factories to produce cars were built, and human babies were produced in amniotic vats, and then directly embedded within an automotive exoskeleton/body. “

the cars movie.

ive been thinking abt the cars movie alot. how are baby cars made???? what happens when u open a car's door???? they have brainsright so does that mean they fall off when u open them?? also why are there planes that makes no sense?!?!? are there animals??? karl benz invented the car does that mean hes like a hgod or somethig?? how do they eat?? what do they eat!??!? gasoline???? how do they digest it?? HOW DO THEY GET THE WASTE OUT?? where do the dead cars go?!?!?!?!?

this is car pope. does that mea they have a whole car religion????? if theres a religion does that mean theres a CAR JESUS!??!?!?! do they have a car bible??

whencars g to space do they have to wear helmets???? if they need helmets that means they have lungs. are they humans in like car form>!.>>>!

they do wear helmets!!!!!!

uthis guy was in ww2. does this mea there was a cars h*tler//???? car n*zis???? CAR D-DAY???? CAR ATOMIC BOMB?????

^ he looks 70z. so there had to be car LSD addicts, right???????????? car BEATLES????

also technically cars are modern day horses. does that mena horses are part of the LORE????

imagine a car taylor swift. what the heck.

so many questions. oh my gosh.

[gadgets360technews]

A look back at UK-based Acorn, which created the RISC-based CPU called the Acorn RISC Machine, and in 1987, the first RISC-based PC, the Acorn Archimedes (Jason Torchinsky/Ars Technica)

A look back at UK-based Acorn, which created the RISC-based CPU called the Acorn RISC Machine, and in 1987, the first RISC-based PC, the Acorn Archimedes (Jason Torchinsky/Ars Technica)

Jason Torchinsky / Ars Technica: A look back at UK-based Acorn, which created the RISC-based CPU called the Acorn RISC Machine, and in 1987, the first RISC-based PC, the Acorn Archimedes  —  1987’s Acorn Archimedes was the first production RISC-based personal computer.  —  Let’s be honest: 2020 sucks. Source link

[tachtutor]

How an obscure British PC maker invented ARM and changed the world

How an obscure British PC maker invented ARM and changed the world

Jason Torchinsky Let’s be honest: 2020 sucks. So much of this year has been a relentless slog of bad news and miserable events that it’s been hard to keep up. Yet most of us have kept up, and the way most of us do so is with the small handheld computers we carry with us at all times. At least in America, we still call these by the hilariously reductive name “phones.” We can all use a feel-good…