Been a minute since we whipped up some tasty news vittles that would’ve otherwise been thrown out, but don’t worry…there’s plenty of Scrapple to go around! Enjoy!
1. The ULTIMATE Tease.
The Chrysler 300 SRT hasn’t existed in our market since 2014, but is still sold in the Middle East and Australia. That’s bad enough. But recently, photos appeared of a black Chrysler SRT with the wheel and tire package of a Dodge Demon roaming around, “making Hellcat noises”. (no, not the above car. Google the pictures, we don’t have permission to use them.)
Two theories:
- Hellcat Chrysler. Hell yes.
- Demon rolling stock on a Chrysler SRT that is in-country for some testing. Still not bad.
Chrysler…FCA…do us a favor and quit the teasing. Bring the banker’s hot rod home.
2. Don’t scratch the leather, bird, or you’ll be roasted with seasonings!
Bentley Bentayga: starts at $229,100. Bentayga Falconry by Mulliner: don’t bother asking, you can’t afford it. A Majestic Saker Falcon? Easily a million dollars. Hospital bills after you convince yourself that there’s nothing to this falconry thing: probably cheaper than the SUV, and you’d still have your left eye. Moving on…
3. The return of the pickup that hauls ass by the truckload?
2017 Shelby American F-150 Super Snake. 750 horsepower from a supercharged Coyote, 10-speed automatic, in either two or four wheel drive. Costs start just under $100,000. It’s probably a good thing that Carroll bought the farm…if he hadn’t yet, this overstuffed pickup would’ve been the final straw.
4. Yeah, that will show ’em.
GM&S is a company that manufactures small parts for Renault and the PSA Group, and is making headlines due to one plant’s efforts to save jobs. Here’s what’s happening: the La Souterraine plant went into receivership in December, and within weeks, the liquidation order could come down. The union that represents the 280 jobs affected has taken a rather hard stance on their end of the discussion. Quoting CGT union representative Vincent Labrousee, “We refuse to be taken for a ride anymore. We have been fighting for six months and we are sorry to get to this point, but at the moment there is a threat of liquidation, and if that happens then the factory will not be returned in one piece.”
Sounds like angry bluster, right? It’s not. The union has claimed that it will destroy a piece of equipment every day until demands are met, and they’ve acted, chopping up some materials, crushing others with a front-end loader, and dangerously enough, rigging a liquid oxygen tank to blow with gas canisters.
5. And you’d never know it was there…
One robot arm landing a Boeing 737 in a simulator.
I was once getting of a Metro train at Newcastle Central Station in the UK and walking along the platform towards the exit when I spotted a guy getting on it complete with a hooded falcon on his arm.
He didn’t need a bored sand jockey’s hideous Bentley to enjoy this marvellous bird and the Metro fare wouldn’t have bought a teaspoon full of gas for that great insult to the hallowed name of W O Bentley.
I took the kids to a demonstration by a master falconer (now that’s a really awesome title to have on your business card) and one thing he mentioned is that in order to legally be able to buy falcons, you first have to personally catch one in the wild and tame it yourself. A hawk or owl will also work. Guess there’s been a lot of rich idiots trying to buy their way into falconry, with predictable results.