Friday Rides - The Good - The Bad - And The Ugly

1965 Ford Mustang Station Wagon

Given the Ford Mustang’s success throughout the 1960s, an independent designer named Robert Cumberford dreamed up a station wagon variant. While giving the Mustang a long roof seems like a wacky idea; Ford considered turning it into a sedan or a pickup truck. While none of these variants ever made it into production, the wagon might’ve been the best one.
According to Hagerty, the Falcon-based muscle car carried a ton of weight on its front end, making it sketchy to drive at times. As a result, a couple of extra pounds in the rear could’ve made a massive impact.
While the Ford Mustang station wagon seemed like a sound concept on paper, it never officially went into production. However, this idea made it onto the roads with at least one finished example. Cumberford came up with the idea of the Mustang station wagon back in the mid-1960s.
According to Hagerty, the Mustang’s body lines made turning it into a station wagon quite easy. Believing in the soundness of his design, Cumberford set about getting this odd machine built. This is where Italian coachbuilder Construzione Automobili Intermeccanica steps in.
According to Hagerty, Cumberford purchased a brand-new 1965 Ford Mustang and commissioned the build. The idea was to take the station wagon concept and sell it as an add-on kit for existing cars. All in all, Hagerty reports that this project cost around $10,000, or about $83,496 in today’s money.

 1965 Ford Mustang Station Wagon Concept Car - Only 1 is known for sure - Made by Intermeccanica Of Italy.

Once Cumberford completed the project, he took the Ford Mustang station wagon and showed it to the American carmaker. Unfortunately, the carmaker wanted no part of this unusual variant. Like the sedan and pickup truck concepts, the station wagon didn’t make it past the concept stage.
Despite this, Hagerty reports that Cumberford still wanted to press on with his creation. Unfortunately, no one showed interest in this Italian-built station wagon. However, it seems the market still wanted this long-roof variant.

Hagerty reports that a California-based company decided to build and sell the conversion kit. It was called the Hobo, and it is the vehicle shown in the next images. The kit cost around $595 back in the day and would only work on a convertible variant of the muscle car.

 

Cumberford eventually sold the station wagon concept prototype, only for it to seemingly vanish. As of writing, no one knows where it currently is.
Since there is just one coach-built Ford Mustang station wagon, it might be one of the rarest versions of the muscle car ever built. However, during that same time in the 1960s, Ford commissioned a one-off version of the Mustang built and designed by Italian coachbuilder Bertone*.
While the Bertone Mustang served as a part of a marketing campaign, it is also one of a kind. Additionally, like the station wagon, it remains missing today.

https://www.motorbiscuit.com/ultra-rare-ford-mustang-station-wagon-muscle-car-never-got/

R.I.P. Noelia Castillo Ramos - Spain

 And a cold hard death to sanity, reason, and common sense.

Army ROTC Cadets Receive Meritorious Service Medals, Purple Hearts After Old Dominion Shooting

Army ROTC cadets attending Old Dominion University in Virginia received eight meritorious service medals and two Purple Hearts on Sunday in recognition of their efforts to stop a shooter at the university two weeks earlier. The private ceremony saw the unnamed cadets awarded by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer, U.S. Army Cadet Command.

Three members of the U.S. Army ROTC program at Old Dominion were wounded, including military science professor Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, 42, who died as a result of his injuries.

The soldiers who received the medals have not been publicly named as far as I have found.

Random Political Memes/Cartoons Dump - 3.27.2026

The fact that two Republicans are leading in the polls is terrifying to the Democrats/liberals ... but they are also very concerned about the lack of diversity in the candidates. All white men except for one fugly white woman ... who may or may not be a man too.

I thought this fit better here with the cartoons and memes than with social media.

UAE Minister's Response To Iran's Attacks

Fox News anchor Bret Baier did a great interview with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lana Nusseibeh, where she made the case to do all that could be done to stop Iran.
"Iran's attack on Gulf allies of the United States and Jordan is an attack on the entire world and the world economy," she said. Trying to put a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz is a threat to the world economy, Nusseibeh asserted.
"Effectively, Iran is trying to give the global economy a heart attack," she said. "We should not allow Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism, to set the global price for food and gas." That's why President Donald Trump was calling for a coalition. Not because we couldn't handle it, but because it's a world concern, and others have much greater interests in the Strait than does the U.S.

https://x.com/Acyn/status/2036934539399016589

The report points out that most of the retaliatory strikes from Iran have been against the UAE, even more than against Israel.
The answer is because we are an idea that threatens Iran. Because we are open, we are progressive, we are tolerant, we're a vibrant economy said Nusseibeh.
Nusseibeh said Iran fired over 2,200 missiles and drones at the UAE, rather than negotiate over "well-understood concerns" about its nuclear program, over its ballistic missile program, and over its support for non-state terrorist actors.
Iran apparently thought this would split the UAE off and make them encourage the U.S. to stop. But the opposite is true, "This is a really ruthless regime, and President Trump is right to hold it to account today," she declared.
Iran has just ticked them off even more, just like with Saudi Arabia.
"The UAE has fought side by side with the United States in over six coalitions in our history. We have shared values, we have shared history with the United States. We have interoperability with the United States. They are a clear partner to us in regional security, and we intend to double down on that. Today we are looking at a threat to the international community at large that needs to be stopped in whatever way possible."
She said while they always favor a diplomatic option, Iran needed to understand that behaving as a rogue actor was not acceptable.
Iran isn't going to like this, and this blows up any narrative that the UAE would be breaking away from the U.S.

https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2036935091503423566

https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/03/25/uae-minister-remarks-on-iran-n2200637

The IOC Just Dealt A Body Blow To Men Competing In Women’s Olympic Sports

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a huge announcement Thursday: going forward, biological males will be banned from competing in women's categories at the Olympics, and all athletes who wish to compete as women will have to pass a SRY gene screening.
The SRY gene is located on the Y chromosome and is found in biological males. The IOC said in its announcement that it "considers that the presence of the SRY gene is fixed throughout life and represents highly accurate evidence that an athlete has experienced male sex development." Athletes who want to compete in women's events will have to undergo "once-in-a-lifetime" testing for the SRY gene via saliva, cheek swab or blood sample.
"The policy was developed on the basis that it is universally accepted that providing for a female category is necessary to allow both males and females equal access to elite sport," the IOC said in an announcement.
"It was guided by the IOC’s modern goals relating to equality (equal opportunities for female athletes in finals, on podiums and in championships); enhancing Olympic value (featuring both women’s and men’s finals in every sport); and visibility and inspiration (celebrating female athletes on the Olympic podium to inspire and represent women and girls worldwide)."
This means that Imane Khelif, the obviously-male Algerian boxer who brutalized female athletes during the 2024 Summer Olympics, will no longer be able to to compete as a woman. As RedState reported last month, Khelif admitted that he has the SRY gene and confessed that he had undergone hormone therapy before the '24 Olympics in an effort to reduce his testosterone levels.
IOC President Kirsty Coventry said of the policy: “As a former athlete, I passionately believe in the rights of all Olympians to take part in fair competition. The policy that we have announced is based on science and has been led by medical experts. At the Olympic Games, even the smallest margins can be the difference between victory and defeat. So, it is absolutely clear that it would not be fair for biological males to compete in the female category. In addition, in some sports it would simply not be safe.”
She continued: “Every athlete must be treated with dignity and respect, and athletes will need to be screened only once in their lifetime. There must be clear education around the process and counselling available, alongside expert medical advice.”
The decision by the IOC to ban men from women's competition is in line with President Trump's 2025 executive order ending male participation in female sports, which White House Press Secretary described as "the end of a disgusting betrayal of women and girls.” The president also directed the Department of Homeland Security to develop visa policies that would "prevent the entry of male athletes seeking to compete in women’s sports."
If you're wondering how the media is dealing with this news, here's the AP falsely reporting that men who pretend to be women are banned from competing in the Olympics.

For the record, any athlete failing to prove they are female via genetic testing will still be able to compete in the male categories, so there's not a single elite athlete out there who is not welcome to become an Olympian. They just have to do it fairly.
You can watch the entire statement made by IOC President Kirsty Coventry here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw_eQFq3ILk

https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/03/26/ioc-bans-males-from-competing-in-womens-sports-n2200651

When Brown Comes To Town ..

Suffering from a massive bowel flush this morning. Haven't ate boiled peanuts in a LONG time and a friend brought some over yesterday with beer. Paying the price I guess, for overdoing it. I'll try to post but downtime is mandatory this morning.

 

Random Political Social Media Posts - 3.26.2026

https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/2036528535192346904

https://x.com/mazemoore/status/2036571977100452251

Random Political Memes/Cartoons Dump - 3.25.2026

Trump - Gotta Love His Sense Of Humor

If a funny thought hits the back of his brain, it immediately comes out of his mouth.

And for the idiots, I'm not saying he says things that reveal secrets or intelligence stuff, I'm saying his sense of humor is on a different level than most 'politicians' ... Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) has the gift too.

He was hilarious the other day when he dropped another bomb on Japan with the PM sitting right there ... but he made a hilarious moment out of it.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e0NDXI1Z8Aw