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An Open Letter to All CEOs in America

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Take notice all of you CEOs of American corporations, you have ALL been beaten. Twice. Thoroughly trounced by a part time resident from Italy.

As soon as the Chrysler Super Bowl commercial aired at halftime, I quickly called friends all across the country. To a person, they all said that Eastwood delivered a message that "gave me chills". Many choked up. Some teared up. Everyone with Detroit roots cheered the message, perhaps even more loudly that the groundbreaking Eminem commercial from last year.

With this 2nd Super Bowl ad, Sergio has done what the shortsighted corporate leadership in the US should have done a decade ago, set in motion a proper "Hooray for the USofA" ad campaign!

Ad campaigns like this one may just be the tonic that Americans need to rethink the purchase of all the cheap, toxic, job stealing, pet killing products coming in from China, Korea, & the rest of Asia.

See the ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PE5V4Uzobc

Read comments in our Forum- Blockbuster Ad for Chrysler

Happy Groundhog Day!

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:20:00 -0500

Life is good when you're a groundhog! You really only have to work 1 day a year.

It probably sucks when your lollygagging lifestyle gets rudely interrupted every 2nd of Feb, by a group of drunken goofballs in top-hats. They drag your fuzzy but out of the house, they hold you up & parade you around a crowd of oddball humans yelling at the top of their lungs. Humans worry about stuff they have no control over. Why don't humans sleep through seasons piled high with snow, like groundhogs do?

The rest of the time all you have to worry about is raiding gardens, digging dens under suburban patios, & chasing tail.

Not a bad gig.

Congress Causes Info BLACKOUT!

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:22:00 -0500

Google is wearing a black mask on their logo. Wikkipedia is totally blacked out today. Blogs are humming with outrage at Congress. Why? Because, once again the 545 idiots in DC are attempting to censor the public knowledge. It's like banning books, but this time it's the internet sites that supply you with the info. It is ironic that MOST of the morons in Congress are so flummoxed by computers that aides have to print out important articles for them to read. The sad thing is that they still think they know what they are talking about...

Here's the reason as stated by Wikipedia:

Why is the blackout happening?
Wikipedians have chosen to black out the English Wikipedia for the first time ever, because we are concerned that SOPA and PIPA will severely inhibit people's access to online information. This is not a problem that will solely affect people in the United States: it will affect everyone around the world.
Why? SOPA and PIPA are badly drafted legislation that won't be effective at their stated goal (to stop copyright infringement), and will cause serious damage to the free and open Internet. They put the burden on website owners to police user-contributed material and call for the unnecessary blocking of entire sites. Small sites won't have sufficient resources to defend themselves. Big media companies may seek to cut off funding sources for their foreign competitors, even if copyright isn't being infringed. Foreign sites will be blacklisted, which means they won't show up in major search engines. And, SOPA and PIPA build a framework for future restrictions and suppression.

Call your Congressman & demand they help keep the internet free & uncensored!!

Santa's New Holiday Sleigh!

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:31:00 -0500

With the help of our buddy, artist Mark Ervin, Santa's dumped his creaky, old sleigh, put those finicky reindeer out to pasture, & is rockin' the Holidays with his new Safari Sled this year! (I'm sure that Mrs Claus got some new threads as well.) This new Safari ought to improve holiday time slips by a few tenths over last year!

Happy Holidays Everyone!

* * * * * * * * * * *Artist's Biography
Forgive my spelling.
I was born (1963) and raised in Nebraska, with a pencil in my hand (Sorry mom.) We had a red '60 ford wagon and a white '64 corvair in the drive way. Dad raised 10 kids and wasn't mechanically inclined but boy could he draw. We all picked up in that and most of us 7 boys recieved his good taste in detroit's offerings.(the girls could, basically, care less about the cars.) I started drawing the rear views of Mustangs at the age of 5 and am a self taught auto artist who draws lots of other things, too. It is my goal to always be challenged by my art and to pass this love on to those who can appreciate it.
The Simpsons has kept me busy most of the past 17 years and a slave to their needs. Futurama tried to pull me off the yellow magnet and succeeded long enough for me to direct a few episides but then it was back to Bart. In 2000, after 12 years in L.A. I moved my wife and 4 little ones to rural Nebraska where they could gain some firm footing. My wife, Jennifer has been a huge supporter of my art and has encouraged me to persue my goals as an independant Illustrator. More to come later.
Cars-
69 Pontiac Custom S, convertable But I'm appreciative of all things vehicle (eccept AMC Pacers, even Pintos get a pass in my book.)
Under construction: ART-N-MOTION.com

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Mark

How To Burn Your Rod To the Ground

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:48:00 -0500

FAIL! RUBBER-CORE AN FUEL HOSE SPRINKLER SYSTEM!

This Youtube video shows what happens to rubber-core, braided steel hose after a surprisingly short exposure to today's street gas. It was shot by one of our buddies on the "Left Coast".

He completely rebuilt his car 6-7 months ago with a new LS V8 drivetrain & new rubber-core, braided steel AN fuel hose (imported junk). The vehicle had only been sitting for a few months when he went to pull it out of the shop & got a HOLY SH*T moment! Needless to say, our pal's VERY lucky to have quickly realized that he had a 'fuel sprinkler' system under his hood!

This is how rubber-core AN hose fails with today's crummy fuels, it starts to weep & then goes into complete 'leaker' mode. It doesn't matter if it's a domestic or imported hose, it WILL fail! This is why you HAVE to run conductive-core, PTFE fuel hose! It's the only stuff built to handle today's fuel.

Check out the Singlefinger Store for more on this new product.

ABC News FINALLY Gets It Right!

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:28:00 -0500

ABC News has proven that the mainstream media has finally awakened to the fact that the citizens of this great country can help control our economic destiny. Sawyer did an insightful piece on how the construction industry can create about 250k jobs by buying a mere 5% more US made products to build new homes.

We CAN all pull together & have an immediate impact on the US economy. We CAN make a difference when we elect to change the way we spend our money on the goods we buy every week. We CAN buy local foods. We CAN buy goods made in the State we reside in. We CAN stop shopping at Mao-mart until they start buying US made goods & bring their Purchasing Dept back home to the USA. We CAN tell the bums in Congress that they work FOR US, so stop the offshoring of our manufacturing!

Everybody just needs to say "Screw China"!

Put that cheap, crappy, lead painted, pet-poisoning, job-stealing item back on the shelf & buy the one next to it that has a Made In America logo on the box. It will be a superior item for just pennies more.

Let's make a difference NOW folks!

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It's Holiday Time... again.

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:03:00 -0500

Never again do we have to worry about sending out the proper holiday propaganda card to the family, friends, or coworkers! I feel that we are all in the debt of the unknown artist who has FINALLY created the ultimate Happy EVERY Holiday Card!

Be safe out there.

Now Available: NEW TechAFX BlackWrap Hose & AN Fittings

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:16:00 -0500

Black PTFE Hoses now available in -6, -8, & -10 sizes!

What: TechAFX BlackWrap PTFE AN fuel hose and fittings

Why: BlackWrap is an affordable, enthusiast-build PTFE hose that has a custom appearance or the high-tech OEM black look—while providing the performance of a PTFE hose/fitting assembly.

BlackWrap features a black nylon outer covering over a stainless steel braid to provide an abrasion resistant hose that looks great with TechAFX black aluminum AN fittings.

As with all TechAFX PTFE hoses, BlackWrap features a smoothbore, conductive PTFE core to provide years of maintenance-free service when exposed to today’s fuels AND it addresses issues with fuel flow static buildup.

How much: TechAFX Blackwrap hose and AN fittings are available in -6, -8 and even -10 sizes—at about half what most competitors charge for black PTFE AN hose

Why: PTFE conductive core hose solves the problem of today's fuel prematurely destroying rubber hose, weakening the connections at the fittings, AND stops your car from smelling like gas when sitting in the garage.

Checkout the entire product line in our store!

Betty Skelton Erde; Lived in the Fast Lane

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:00:00 -0500

Once dubbed "The World;s Fastest Woman", Betty Skelton grew up in the fast lane and lived there most of her life. She set several speed records on the ground and in the air. In between those daring feats, she piloted a stunt boat at Florida's Cypress Gardens & even tried her hand at sky diving. She did it all with a quiet dignity, yet still caused a stir for driving her Corvette in lieu of golf carts @ the Villages Retirement Community.

From Hemmings.com:
Born in Pensacola, Florida, she soloed at age 12 and went on to become one of flying's great aerobatic pilots. She competed in the Cleveland Air Races and set an altitude record (29,050 feet) in a Piper Super Cub, but Skelton become truly famous for buying a then-new Pitts Special S-1C and winning an aerobatics title in 1948. That plane, the Little Stinker, now hangs as a display at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles Airport outside Washington, D.C.

Skelton's fame prompted NASCAR founder Bill France to invite her to Daytona Speedweeks, where she set a record of 106 MPH on the beach course in 1954, driving a Dodge Red Ram Hemi. She set other records for Dodge on the Bonneville Salt Flats, and then became a Chevrolet advertising executive and spokeswoman for Corvette. In 1965, she drove Art Arfons' Green Monster jet to a two-way average of 276 MPH at Bonneville. Skelton was enshrined in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in Detroit, which provided these photos, and in the National Corvette Museum Hall of Fame.

Skelton died Aug. 31 at the age of 85.

Godspeed, dear beauty.

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Lady of Firsts

This Guy Just Sez It All!

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:15:00 -0500

We are proud to say that the Singlefinger Crew has always been a bunch of talented monkeys that work pretty hard @ building rods that the "old timers" would be proud of. No billet-sh*t. No chromed geehaws & doodads. No catalogue parts. No hodge-podge build ideas that look like they were build by a committee of blind, close-head injury patients. Just classic, old school, pure fun hot rods.

Check out all of the rods that our members are thrashing on in their home shops! We collected the latest ones at the top of our Forum Page.