Farmhouse Modern

After an aborted attempt to pick “him” up in March, it looks like Mater is almost done. You can read more details here, but in short, I flew to Fargo, waited while Tim did the final repairs, and drove off toward Montana. About 2 miles later the clutch started slipping…
As it turns out […]

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This is neither Farmhouse nor Modern, but I liked it so much that I thought I would share…
The Chameleon was developed by VW Electronics Research Lab in Palo Alto. Some of the desirable features (above and beyond the bus itself) are:

PV panels on the surfboards
LED lighting
Speech-activated controls
Switchable glass.

Click here for more details from Car […]

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The new seats are done! On time and on budget by Billy’s Coverup in Fargo North Dakota.
I just finished a journey from San Francisco to Minneapolis to Lake Park MN, Fargo and back to Minneapolis. 1 1/2 tanks of gas later it is done.
The truck “Mater” is not done, but it is starting […]

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 I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.  As of yesterday, TK tells me that the truck will NOT be ready by next week.  I was hoping to bring my 7 yr old along to a speech in Minnesota at the Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association, drive her up to Lake Park, pick up the truck and drive it […]

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“Mater,” named after the character in the Pixar film “Cars”, is a 1952 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup truck. We bought Mater on Ebay for $800 thinking that it would be fun to repair in a basic way, and drive the kids around.
Plans have changed. Mater, now a combination of the original truck and […]

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