Matt
@spannerhead.bsky.social
Weird cars, planes, space, Appalachia, France, Formula 1, Pokémon, Craig Ferguson interviews.
QOTD: What's the most awkward car you've ever daily driven?
January 23, 2026 at 3:01 AM
QOTD: What's the most awkward car you've ever daily driven?
Always thought it was a funny convention of English that we don't use "tens" to denote some unknown number, e.g. "Tens of people showed up to the lecture."
We'll use "hundreds," "thousands," or "millions," but for smaller denominations we default to "dozens" or more poetically, "scores."
We'll use "hundreds," "thousands," or "millions," but for smaller denominations we default to "dozens" or more poetically, "scores."
January 21, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Always thought it was a funny convention of English that we don't use "tens" to denote some unknown number, e.g. "Tens of people showed up to the lecture."
We'll use "hundreds," "thousands," or "millions," but for smaller denominations we default to "dozens" or more poetically, "scores."
We'll use "hundreds," "thousands," or "millions," but for smaller denominations we default to "dozens" or more poetically, "scores."
January 20, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Spot by a local enthusiast.
Bonus points if you can ID it *without* the Google.
#weirdcarbs #amphibiouscar
Bonus points if you can ID it *without* the Google.
#weirdcarbs #amphibiouscar
January 19, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Spot by a local enthusiast.
Bonus points if you can ID it *without* the Google.
#weirdcarbs #amphibiouscar
Bonus points if you can ID it *without* the Google.
#weirdcarbs #amphibiouscar
Cluttering up classifieds search results for decades.
January 18, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Cluttering up classifieds search results for decades.
Regency/Victorian era words that need to come back into common use:
- Intimated
- Vivacity
- Handsome (in reference to ladies)
- Affrighted
- Directly (meaning "immediately")
Among others. #wordgeek
- Intimated
- Vivacity
- Handsome (in reference to ladies)
- Affrighted
- Directly (meaning "immediately")
Among others. #wordgeek
January 17, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Regency/Victorian era words that need to come back into common use:
- Intimated
- Vivacity
- Handsome (in reference to ladies)
- Affrighted
- Directly (meaning "immediately")
Among others. #wordgeek
- Intimated
- Vivacity
- Handsome (in reference to ladies)
- Affrighted
- Directly (meaning "immediately")
Among others. #wordgeek
Thinking about the Pond Racer today. Also RIP Rick Brickert.
Any #avgeek out there know how fast it would have flown if the VG30s turbocharged to within an inch of their life had held together and they had been able to attempt a top speed run?
Any #avgeek out there know how fast it would have flown if the VG30s turbocharged to within an inch of their life had held together and they had been able to attempt a top speed run?
January 17, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Thinking about the Pond Racer today. Also RIP Rick Brickert.
Any #avgeek out there know how fast it would have flown if the VG30s turbocharged to within an inch of their life had held together and they had been able to attempt a top speed run?
Any #avgeek out there know how fast it would have flown if the VG30s turbocharged to within an inch of their life had held together and they had been able to attempt a top speed run?
I love my son to pieces but here's an actual clip of him leaving his parking space at college this morning.
a man is driving a small yellow vehicle that says south state on the side
ALT: a man is driving a small yellow vehicle that says south state on the side
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I love my son to pieces but here's an actual clip of him leaving his parking space at college this morning.
Anybody in the market for a 2G MX-6, you could do far worse than this one.
Price is in the ballpark for the mileage, condition and spec.
www.facebook.com/commerce/lis...
Price is in the ballpark for the mileage, condition and spec.
www.facebook.com/commerce/lis...
January 14, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Anybody in the market for a 2G MX-6, you could do far worse than this one.
Price is in the ballpark for the mileage, condition and spec.
www.facebook.com/commerce/lis...
Price is in the ballpark for the mileage, condition and spec.
www.facebook.com/commerce/lis...
January 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Reposted by Matt
Cassini spacecraft at Saturn.
Back in October 2017 I made a series of Cassini themed artworks as a tribute to this amazing mission that gave us most breathtaking images of the other worlds.
Painted in Procreate on iPad Pro.
Back in October 2017 I made a series of Cassini themed artworks as a tribute to this amazing mission that gave us most breathtaking images of the other worlds.
Painted in Procreate on iPad Pro.
January 14, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Cassini spacecraft at Saturn.
Back in October 2017 I made a series of Cassini themed artworks as a tribute to this amazing mission that gave us most breathtaking images of the other worlds.
Painted in Procreate on iPad Pro.
Back in October 2017 I made a series of Cassini themed artworks as a tribute to this amazing mission that gave us most breathtaking images of the other worlds.
Painted in Procreate on iPad Pro.
A pre-'85 CGT is a bucket-list car for me. Something about them just pushes every button, like the SVX, Manta A, W123 Coupe or 405 Mi16, among others.
What a stunner. 🤩
#weirdcarbs
What a stunner. 🤩
#weirdcarbs
This 1982 Audi Coupe is one of 4,201 for its model year in the US market. Showing 32k miles, it's listed now with no reserve on BaT!
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1982-audi-coupe-5/
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1982-audi-coupe-5/
January 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM
A pre-'85 CGT is a bucket-list car for me. Something about them just pushes every button, like the SVX, Manta A, W123 Coupe or 405 Mi16, among others.
What a stunner. 🤩
#weirdcarbs
What a stunner. 🤩
#weirdcarbs
One thing I love about my dog is how she's grateful for literally anything. A tiny corner of bacon fat to an entire turkey leg—she flips out equally over both.
Like the wise woman said: Dogs are the best we can do.
Like the wise woman said: Dogs are the best we can do.
January 11, 2026 at 2:48 PM
One thing I love about my dog is how she's grateful for literally anything. A tiny corner of bacon fat to an entire turkey leg—she flips out equally over both.
Like the wise woman said: Dogs are the best we can do.
Like the wise woman said: Dogs are the best we can do.
January 10, 2026 at 7:14 PM
QOTD: What's your favorite single-year only (in a specific market) available car?
January 10, 2026 at 4:20 PM
QOTD: What's your favorite single-year only (in a specific market) available car?
Kinda miss my old project GSL-SE today. It needed a LOT of help, and I was only a few months in before I had to sell to cover the cost of repairs to a rental property. 😢
My dream FB is actually 12A-powered *but* it was pretty cool to pop the hood and see the "RE-EGI" plenum staring back at me. 👍
My dream FB is actually 12A-powered *but* it was pretty cool to pop the hood and see the "RE-EGI" plenum staring back at me. 👍
January 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Kinda miss my old project GSL-SE today. It needed a LOT of help, and I was only a few months in before I had to sell to cover the cost of repairs to a rental property. 😢
My dream FB is actually 12A-powered *but* it was pretty cool to pop the hood and see the "RE-EGI" plenum staring back at me. 👍
My dream FB is actually 12A-powered *but* it was pretty cool to pop the hood and see the "RE-EGI" plenum staring back at me. 👍
My dad traded in one just like this during the Cash-for-Clunkers program, a fact that still makes me sad to remember. 😢
Magnificent machines.
Magnificent machines.
January 7, 2026 at 3:52 PM
My dad traded in one just like this during the Cash-for-Clunkers program, a fact that still makes me sad to remember. 😢
Magnificent machines.
Magnificent machines.
604 followers!
Have I been waiting for this? Yes, yes I have. 😅
Photo courtesy @brendanmcaleer.bsky.social for C/D.
Have I been waiting for this? Yes, yes I have. 😅
Photo courtesy @brendanmcaleer.bsky.social for C/D.
January 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM
604 followers!
Have I been waiting for this? Yes, yes I have. 😅
Photo courtesy @brendanmcaleer.bsky.social for C/D.
Have I been waiting for this? Yes, yes I have. 😅
Photo courtesy @brendanmcaleer.bsky.social for C/D.
Need to make the pilgrimage to go see this one. ♥️
Photo courtesy the Heritage Concorde FB group.
Photo courtesy the Heritage Concorde FB group.
January 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Need to make the pilgrimage to go see this one. ♥️
Photo courtesy the Heritage Concorde FB group.
Photo courtesy the Heritage Concorde FB group.
From my daughter. Presented without comment.
January 6, 2026 at 4:35 AM
From my daughter. Presented without comment.
Breezy documentary about TNG's rough first couple of years, and in particular, Gene Roddenberry's involvement and how the tone & focus of the show were very much an extension of his worldview at the time.
The AI-generated (?) graphics are a little off-putting, though—and unnecessary. 😕
#startrek
The AI-generated (?) graphics are a little off-putting, though—and unnecessary. 😕
#startrek
William Shatner Presents: Chaos on the Bridge
YouTube video by YouTube Movies
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Breezy documentary about TNG's rough first couple of years, and in particular, Gene Roddenberry's involvement and how the tone & focus of the show were very much an extension of his worldview at the time.
The AI-generated (?) graphics are a little off-putting, though—and unnecessary. 😕
#startrek
The AI-generated (?) graphics are a little off-putting, though—and unnecessary. 😕
#startrek
I wonder if the new Prelude or the Cybertruck will be axed first. 🤔
January 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I wonder if the new Prelude or the Cybertruck will be axed first. 🤔
Reposted by Matt
The wisdom of Mr. Rogers is eternal:
January 4, 2026 at 11:57 AM
The wisdom of Mr. Rogers is eternal:
An example of one of the little puzzles to solve as part of the build: The OEM wiring has harnesses for each door that connect to the main harness at the door jam.
To run wiring for the door speaker, I dremeled a slot in the connector and threaded the wires thru the rubber "elephant trunk." Fun! 🔧
To run wiring for the door speaker, I dremeled a slot in the connector and threaded the wires thru the rubber "elephant trunk." Fun! 🔧
January 4, 2026 at 7:22 PM
An example of one of the little puzzles to solve as part of the build: The OEM wiring has harnesses for each door that connect to the main harness at the door jam.
To run wiring for the door speaker, I dremeled a slot in the connector and threaded the wires thru the rubber "elephant trunk." Fun! 🔧
To run wiring for the door speaker, I dremeled a slot in the connector and threaded the wires thru the rubber "elephant trunk." Fun! 🔧