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Michael Thies's Blog – August 2015 Archive (2)
Google Doodle Honors The First Ever Electric Traffic Light!
Google comes up with some cool obscurities. This one is up my alley! :-) Check it out
http://time.com/3985080/when-was-the-first-traffic-light-installed/
Note:
"THE FIRST traffic signal was invented by J P Knight, a railway signalling engineer. It was installed…
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Caffeine & Octane - The Biggest Vehicle Event in Georgia
C&O was started about nine years about at a Panera Bread in Marietta, Ga and has outgrown a number of locations, steadily growing over the years to a new record set at Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody, GA last Sunday at an estimated 2500 vehicles! It is now owned by the third owner, Bruce Piefke, who clearly has a handle on how to make it better and better. Over the years, the numbers have intimated some of the owners of the older more classic cars, yet there still is a highly respectable…
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A Bite of History - Marcos By Mike Thies
A Bite of History - Marcos
By Mike Thies
The Marcos was one of those wonderfully unconventional British sports car companies that could only have come from the postwar racing world. The company was founded in 1959 by Jem Marsh and aerodynamicist Frank Costin, with the name Marcos coming from Marsh and Costin. Costin brought serious aircraft and racing design experience to the project, and that influence showed up immediately in the cars: low frontal area, light weight,…
ContinuePosted by Michael Thies on June 1, 2026 at 4:41pm
A Judge’s View from Pinehurst: Sandhills Motoring Expo 2026 by Mike Thies
A Judge’s View from Pinehurst: Sandhills Motoring Expo 2026 by Mike Thies
The 2026 Sandhills Motoring Expo Concours in the Village was one of those days that reminds you why we do this. Held Sunday, May 24, in the historic Village of Pinehurst, the event brought together more than 130 judged automobiles representing over 40 manufacturers, and from this judge’s point of view, it was a first-class field, a well-run operation, and a genuinely enjoyable day with owners who were proud to…
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