Before they got into producing passenger cars, the Duesenberg brothers ( Fred and Augie ) had developed some successful race cars during the 1913 to 1916 period. They built a total of 5 cars during those years. This car is the second oldest Duesenberg known to exist. The racing in those days was usually staged on high-banked wooden tracks about 1 mile in length. The car here finished second in the 1916 Indy 500 race.

This car had a very unusual engine. It was a 300 c.i. " walking beam " motor in which the over-head valves are directly activated by 2-foot long rocker arms. That engine also saw some use in early passenger cars. It produced 100 HP at 2,50 RPM.

Racing ceased during the WW I years. In late 1921, it resumed. This car was sold later in the '20s to a circus performer who used it to perform stunts. After he died in 1933, the car was put away in a barn. It was taken out in 1941 and restored to running condition. In the late '40s, a new owner had a complete engine rebuild performed, including a new cast iron block.

I posted about how I was going to replace the touch screen in a Sony camcorder. I found many sellers on eBay, so I ordered one. After receiving it, I removed the old screen, and I was ready to install the new one. Unfortunately, the new one was missing a ribbon cable. Mine had four, but the one I received had only three. It wasn't defective; it was made that way. The video I watched on YouTube showed someone replacing the screen, and that had four cables.

Obviously, I wasn't going to use the new LCD, so I emailed the seller, and I just received a reply. I can return it for a refund because I "bought the wrong item." His lengthy reply emphasized the fact that it was all my fault, but he would allow me to return it for a refund if I said I was returning it because I bought the wrong item. "It is because you purchased the wrong product."

What's odd is that every seller is offering the same three-cable item, and I doubt that Sony made two different camcorders with the same model number but different connectors. I hate giving up on this camera because it works otherwise. If Sony didn't give it a touch screen, it would still be working.

Me being me, I bought a used Sony HDR-SR11 camcorder from KEH for a reasonable price, described as EX, so I sort of got the old one working. I'm going to keep looking for an LCD for the old one and hope that I remember how to reassemble it when the time comes.

EDITED: This was sold by a Chinese company, but it was shipped from Kentucky. However, I must return it to China! 😁 I don't think it's worth the trouble for a $22 item.

The dinner was wonderful and you can’t do much better for atmosphere than a table next to a canal in Venice as the sun starts to set! We found our way back to the vaporetto stop and then to San Marco via the vaporetto and then to the hotel via their boat. It turns out that there are two San Marco vaporetto stops and we got off at the wrong one and had to wait for the next vaporetto to get back to where we should have gotten off. We were tired from a full day in Venice and it was getting late, so we were a bit concerned that we would miss the last hotel boat back and have to pay for a private boat ride. However, we made it back fine and had a pleasant surprise when we arrived in our hotel room. Even though it was apparently Viking’s error to cancel our hotel, a very nice bottle of chilled Prosecco was waiting for us in our room; see the last photo. Thanks, Marriott! It was late and we were leaving the next morning for Lake Garda, so we carefully packed the Prosecco and ended up drinking it one evening as we cruised the Rhine.

Note the accordian players in photos 3 and 6; they are very popular in Italy. I played the accordian for about 3 years as a child. My Father was a first generation American with both of his parents born in Italy, so it was a logical instrument for me to learn to play. I actually wanted to play the drums, but was overruled.

My previous post can be found at https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-804916-1.html, while the first post of this series (that includes a map of all of the places where we stopped) can be found at https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-801137-1.html

Next up: Departing Venice and driving to Lake Garda

I watched a YouTube unboxing and demo of a Miniot Wheel 2 Turntable, handmade in Norway (I think). The unusual thing about this is the fact that the stylus is under the turntable, so you play the record upside down. It's a beautiful, simple turntable, and I suspected it would be expensive. The reviewer said it cost £450. To me, that's expensive, especially since I already have a couple of turntables.

Well, I was wrong. Maybe that £450 was just for the stylus because the turntable itself costs between $2,000 - $4,000.

https://miniot.com/collections/wheel-2

Thanks for posting this accounting. The cost to get on the track has escalted...as you would imagine. As soon as I can find it, I'll post the schedule of costs you can incur if you wreck your car and damage any of the track...almost always the guard rail and support post. If you need a tow truck, which is very likely, that cost alone will shock you.

Let's say you wreck, tear up 5 or 6 feet of the guard rail, and cause a post to be repaired or replaced. In addition. your car is not drivable so you need a tow truck or maybe a flatbed. The very least of costs you are facing would start at $3,000. And god help you if your wreck causes them to shut down the track. That cost starts at $12,000 and can escalate quickly...depending on how long the track is closed.

This is a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Tour De France. The coachwork was done by Scaglietti, chosen because of their expertise in working with aluminum. It is powered by a V12 engine displacing 2953 cc and making 260 HP. Each cylinder has approximately 250 cc , which is why it's referred to as a 250 GT. It has a 4 speed manual transmission.

Prior to the 1959 Nurburgring race, the car was rolled over in a practice round. They pieced together a makeshift windshield, beat out some dents, and the car went on to win 1st in class and 9th overall. In the 1959 Le Mans race, it again won 1st in class and 3rd overall.

Not only is the GPS great for traveling, but it's also good for local driving. I had to drop something off in Woodstock yesterday before continuing on to Catskill. I figured I'd take my regular route through Woodstock, but the GPS had a different idea. It had me turn left and right and left and right on roads I had never taken before. It wasn't until I was a few miles from Catskill that I was on a familiar road. I don't know how much time I saved, but the GPS is set for the shortest time.

This has happened several times when I am at a local location and have to go to another local location. The GPS shows me a route that never would have occurred to me.

Enjoy!!


> The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals.
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> Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.
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> The sermon this morning: 'Jesus Walks on the Water. ' The sermon tonight: 'Searching for Jesus.'
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> Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.
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> Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help.
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> Miss Charlene Mason sang 'I will not pass this way again,' giving obvious pleasure to the congregation.
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> For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
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> Next Thursday there will be try-outs for the choir. They need all the help they can get.
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> Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.
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> A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow.
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> At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be 'What Is Hell?' Come early and listen to our choir practice.
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> Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.
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> Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you want remembered.
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> The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility.
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> Pot-luck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to follow.
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> The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.
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> This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.
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> The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the Congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday.
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> The Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door.
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> The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.
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> Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.
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> And this one just about sums them all up. The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new campaign slogan last Sunday: 'I Upped My Pledge - Up Yours.'