The Detroit Motor Show

Some interesting vehicles at this show.
If you're into custom cars, for sure you'll love these.
A few snaps from this year's Detroit Autorama:

'30 coupe; one of the dramatic vehicles parked up front to catch everyone's attention
as they walk in.



"Rocket ship" T-bird



George Barris was brought in by the promoters with a few of his historic cars.



"Boondocker" Datsun pickup. Hey, it's all for the entertainment!



1933 Ford



Chip Foose "P-32" roadster, using a Lincoln Zephyr engine. Very nicely detailed, typical of Foose,
but the exhaust outlets on the engine side panels are phony because the Zephyr V12 had only 4 exhaust ports on each side;
end ports serviced one cylinder each but the siamesed middle ports serviced 2 cylinders each, just like Ford V8s.



The promoters brought along a few "historic" rods; these are from the '60s.



Tube frame chassis is blue. Suspension is by air over shock (you can see the air bladder at the top of the shocks).
Common hot-rod signature elements: supercharger on top of engine, topped by injector and enormous air scoop at/above windshield.



A very nice, clean, '32 roadster with a '33 in the background.



Henry J. station wagon I'm not sure if they made any or if this guy created one from a sedan.. Typical of the "tail dragger" genre.



BMW Isetta with an engine swap.



Classic Cadillac, inspired by Big Daddy Roth.



Oldsmobile with full "jack" treatment.



'37 Ford.



T-roadster with classic midget racer grille.



Art Deco "Decoliner" Lincoln Zephyr with styling cues like a Delahaye is designed to allow the similarly styled motorcycle to be swallowed in the back.





Very nice, clean, 1951 Mercury custom. I later learned the two women (behind the car in this view) in car-hop uniforms and platform pumps are twins.



Replica of Barney Oldfield's Miller "golden submarine" race car, but a bit smaller scale and narrower.



A '32; one of many very nice local cars brought by their owners.



Ridler award-winning Willys (for best rod shown for first time in Detroit ).. Builder being interviewed for Meguiar's Cary Crazy TV.
One of the secrets of TV production: interviewer has back of shirt clothes-pinned so front fit will look best for TV.



Cadillac that had enormous body length. Looked like a stock body shell, but nicely customized and painted 2-tone yellow.



Buick Skylark concept car, brought from a museum in Flint , Michigan .



Modern Cadillac-based roadster designed by Wayne Cherry, past head of GM styling.



1956 Chrysler 300B, lowered with big wheels.



"Rat Rods" are in the basement. This is unusually well finished for the "rat" category, with a Jaguar engine, Ford T woody body, antique lights and fan, etc.



"Rat bike" with Triumph engine.



The air scoop on this one is perfect. Rat rods are made with great imagination.



Rat roadster with nice, but smaller, air scoops and period-perfect ('50s) whitewalls.



V-12 Lincoln Zephyr power. This was in the "rat" category, but very nicely done.



Nice taillight treatment ('56 Buick?) on this rat 4-door. Even the rope stanchions are nicely done.
A little difficult to see the big vertical exhaust stack up front in this view, but it's wired with a spark plug near the top of the tube,
presumably to ignite flames shooting high into the night sky.



A few of the trophies.

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A Pet Giraffe From South Africa

This is Fenne. It was a pet giraffe for McRae family from South Africa. Fenne lived at their house almost since its birth, when one of McRae sons found the abandoned and dehydrated animal during the safari and took it home.

The giraffe was treated as a member of the family and roamed freely through the rooms of the McRae’s house, which made them take extra care sometimes, for the animal was pretty clumsy.

Unfortunately, the happy life lasted only for two years, until Fenne ate incautiously a poisonousplant leaf when grazing in the wild and died. The McRaes miss their pet and hope that someday they will find “another precious gift like Fenne.”

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How To Improve Your Brain Fitness

Brain is called the CPU of human body.  It works for the whole day.  It works even while we are sleeping.  But stress, frustration, load of work, negative thinking, smoking, drinking, unbalanced diet individually or in combined form dis balances the brain and its working.

But it is said that brain is like parachute.It only functions when it is open.  So to open up your mind just try these ideas given below:

1.Meditation:

It improves concentration and helps in focusing.  It strengthens the mind.  Mind comes under control and effectively guide the physical body to execute all its projects efficiently.

2.Mind games and Puzzles:

Many games like sudoku, crosswords and quiz help in increasing alertness, focus and concentration.  They are benefit in remembering things easily and mind is then able to think faster.

3.Exercise and Dance: 

When you will be physically fit then you will be automatically mentally fit.  According to the studies, dance is the only exercise which affects mind as it integrates several brain functions at once.

4.Sleep:

If you want your mind to work properly, then SLEEP.Yes sleep.  Because giving your mind rest for sometime will help in recollecting energy for the next day.  So sleep at least 6-8 hours per day.  But remember excessive sleeping can be harmful.

5.Balanced diet:

Eat healthy to keep your brain healthy.  Avoid junk, oily, packed food materials, smoking and use of liquor as mental health is always related to physical health.  Eat nuts, fruits, grains, pulses and use milk products in order to get mental fitness.

6.Positive thinking: 

Think positive.  To achieve this share your problems, sorrows and happiness with your dear ones and remember nothing is possible.

7.Laugh:

The best cure of all diseases is to laugh.  So laugh as much as you can and make others laugh too.

8.Learn new skills and spend time for hobby:

Try to learn whatever you want to.  Spend some time for your hobby whether it's dancing, singing, reading, painting, traveling or something else.