October | 2025 | J. P.'s Blog
6 posts published by J P during October 2025| J. P.'s Blog
No, not the Mercury Zephyr some of you remember from the late 1970’s into the early 1980’s, but the one before that – the pre-war Lincoln Zephyr. Today, I present this forlorn example from 1939, which was midway though the model’s 7-year run of 1936-42. The photos I have used thus far in this series…| J. P.'s Blog
I bought a box of Twinkies. I did. Yes, I am still a 9-year-old boy when I get sent to the grocery store. Especially when I am hungry. Which we are always urged to not do. But all of these technicalities are not important. What is important is that I have a box of Twinkies.…| J. P.'s Blog
OK, admit it. You have been waiting for me to get to the letter Y and either resort to a GMC Yukon or else fall flat on my face. Sorry to disappoint, but there is another option. Have you forgotten about the fabulous Yugo? Anyone around my age remembers the Yugo. When, in 1985, people…| J. P.'s Blog
I have squirrels in my attic. Which is not the same thing as bats in my belfry. Or is it? Yes, I know – squirrels in a guy’s attic can mean two different things. Of course, those two things can be true at once. And maybe this is what causes a case of nuts in…| J. P.'s Blog
There is something magic about a vintage Jaguar. That’s Jag-U-ar for we Americans who want to get the full helping of this car’s classic English atmosphere. The story of the post WWII B…| J. P.'s Blog
Every decade in jazz had a predominant style. New Orleans-style jazz of the early 1920’s morphed into swing (1930’s) which then begat bebop (1940’s). The 1950’s saw jazz kicked off its perch as the predominant style of pop music, as the music fragmented into more styles. The bebop got harder and less inviting to new…| J. P.'s Blog
We are into the final installments of this challenge, and are now cruising towards the finish line. This means that I have one more chance to get a Studebaker into the lineup. A few weeks ago (R is for R2) we showed a beautifully pristine 1963 Studebaker in one of its more desirable versions. Today…| J. P.'s Blog
Some of the blogs I follow feature a lot of photography that is at or near a professional level. Others periodically offer some compelling scenes caught on camera just to share them with others, including some collections of beautiful sunsets. I love a good sunset as much as the next guy, but think that a…| J. P.'s Blog
Indianapolis was once home to three small, but truly great, automobile manufacturers – they were Duesenberg, Marmon and Stutz. Although the great Duesenberg stands in a class by itself, Marmon (which we featured a few weeks ago) and Stutz also built some legendary vehicles. Today it is the Stutz Vertical Eight that gets a turn…| J. P.'s Blog
Some people think of summer as a time for the great outdoors. Me? From my childhood, summer has been a prime time for reading. And my reading choices have made for an …| J. P.'s Blog
Ok, it had to happen sooner or later. I ran into a problem with the letter Q and had to resort to finding a boring late model car in order to get a photo or 4. It was supposed to be under control.…| J. P.'s Blog
Did you know that August 6th is National Root Beer Float Day? Today’s post will perform double duty (or maybe provide two scoops) by offering a timely reminder of this important day of observ…| J. P.'s Blog
We are now 12 weeks into my A to Z Challenge. To refresh anyone who has forgotten or who wasn’t here at the start, I have decided to comb through my photo archives to find pictures of cars wi…| J. P.'s Blog
I wrote some time back about my first job – one that was at a Burger King and lasted all of three weeks. The next job would last much longer, for better or worse. Here is the story.| J. P.'s Blog
First jobs result in the kinds of stories that fascinate me. Each of us has, at one time or other, had some pretty humble employment, something that we have (hopefully) grown beyond. Mine was at a …| J. P.'s Blog
