You know, there are good and then REALLY good days
Jame Hope has been working with Champion Tools (they make ‘Jaws of Life’ kind of equipment) for, gosh, probably the last 4-5 years to provide them Volvo cars to rip apart (see http://www.volvoblog.us/2009/08/26/champion-rescue-tools-and-volvo/). First, he had to figure how to tell accounting, our customs people, and scores of others that what he was doing wasn’t easy, but [...]
I just love the sound of fine machinery
Brian Douglas, KSFO Motoring, Automotive News Talk recorded this today out at Oregon Raceway Park. This track is located in eastern Oregon near the very small town of Grass Valley – basically wheat fields with beautiful vistas. Brian, with Andy Pobst of K-PAX at the helm, sat shotgun – oh the smell of hot pavement in the [...]
NETS – Drive Safely Work Week Oct. 4-8
My wife says the only driving I do is to make her crazy. But aside from that, here is an interesting opportunity you might want to pass along to people in your company. Geno just sent this out to our retailers (dealers). dan ___ Sept. 20, 2010 Dear Retailer, Network of Employers for Traffic Safety [...]
Good reason to watch TV
Hi Bloggettes. This just came over from our Marketing group: ___ The launch of the All-New Naughty Volvo S60 is right around the corner and our S60 media launch has begun. We have two very exciting media events we would like to share with you. 1. Automobile and Motor Trend Video Showcase featuring Jean Jennings [...]
Going a tad too fast
Mark Maynard, San Deigo Union-Tribune Automotive Editor, emailed and was asking about our 1981 262 C Berton. A dealer in his area has one with zero miles and Mark wanted to know if our Safe and Secure Coverage Program would apply to if it should this year. Sorry, Mark – it does not. I, in [...]
And I was forbidden to do this kind of test
I’m up in Newberg, OR for two weeks of S60 launch activities with about 120 US and Canadian journalists. Amazing how weather up here is very much like Sweden. Stunning when the sun comes out, gray otherwise. Anyway, last year James and I told our counterparts in Sweden we would be fine acting as ‘dummies’ [...]
Video of Irv Gordon
Irv just sent this over. Josh Max, good guy and one rather good musician.
Best Review of Pedestrian Safety I’ve Seen
Very good description and demonstration by our Naughty Tour host. Good holiday weekend to all our friends in the US. The rest of you…well it’s just two days to Monday. dan
