Showing posts with label women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label women. Show all posts
Friday, March 7, 2014
Saturday, March 1, 2014
a 12 year old in Mt Pleasant decided to restore a car for her 16th birthday... cool!
Found on http://autos.aol.com/article/kathryn-dimaria-pontiac-firebird-restoration/
her 16th birthday is in 2014
Kathryn DiMaria was only 12 years old when she came to her parents with the idea to refurbish a Pontiac Fiero. The car hadn't been in production for 13 years when she was born, but after spotting it at local classic car show, she knew it was for her.
The fact that the restoration would allow her to learn her car inside and out for several years before actually getting her driver's license seemed like solid reasoning to mom and dad. So using her babysitting money they bought a rough, but drivable 1986 Fiero for $450.
Her dad hit the Internet message boards to brag about his 'cool daughter' and her story became a source of inspiration for other Fiero lovers. Even though the pair aren't asking for help, assistance from the community has been pouring in ever since that first post.
Members have followed the 2 years of updates and pictures of progress and have helped with their advice and even a few tools and parts. For her 13th birthday members of the forum even sent her gifts just to be part of the build.
When the DiMarias had trouble with the bumper, a user named James Schultz sent them some parts from his side business Fiero Fiberglass.
Right now she's facing the biggest job yet, rebuilding a 3.4-liter Camaro engine to replace the 2.8-liter that came in the Fiero. Now 14, she is optimistic the car will be running by the time she reaches her 16th birthday in 2014.
Monday, February 17, 2014
Friday, February 14, 2014
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Amber Heard (Drive Angry) drives a '68 Mustang, owned a 62 Checker
image found on http://www.skynet.be/lili-nl/showbiz/dossier/867488/amber-heard
" I think that the Chevelle is nice, but what I really want is a ‘69 Shelby. "
and the paparazzi stalks her (and every other attractive young Hollywood actress no doubt)
for info about her: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Heard
and these two bottom photos by coincidence are Amber Heard (I could be wrong) and I posted them on my other site, of just beautiful women: http://isonlyskindeep.tumblr.com/
The European Court of Justice ruled that car insurance could not be based on gender. Now men pay less, women pay more
Young women drivers buying car insurance and any man considering retirement will get a worse deal from the end of next year, following a ruling prohibiting the use of gender in insurance underwriting.
Insurers have until now charged young men significantly more to reflect the fact they are more likely to have serious accidents: a male driver under 21 is twice as likely to have an accident than a woman under 21. But the insurance industry will now have to rip up its current pricing model, and young men under the age of 25 are now likely to see premiums decrease by an average of 10%, and in some cases 25%
At the same time, car insurance premiums for women under the age of 25 are expected to rise by an average of 25% by the end of 2012, but by up to 60% for the youngest drivers, which could translate into an extra £500-£1,000 a year for some.
But Martin Lewis, creator of MoneySavingExpert.com, believes banning the use of gender for car insurance is sensible: "With car insurance I think there is some logic to this ban – gender price differences are based on behaviour. Why should one man pay more because others behaved badly? Would we allow the same to happen based on racial differences?
http://www.theguardian.com/money/2011/mar/01/ecj-gender-ruling-insurance-costs
Learned about it from http://www.drivelikeawoman.com/index.php/news/entry/new_ruling_says_equality_for_women_in_car_insurance/
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