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We're still just over a week away from the start of the 2025 F1 season, but Formula 1's YouTube channel has just posted highlights of five season-opening races going back over more than 20 years. It's amazing how the cars have changed during this time, e.g. in 2013 the cars had really ugly high noses, and in 2009 the cars had really wide front wings. There are several drivers in the video that I'd forgotten, and even a couple of teams! You can watch it here.

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I also watched the original run, but I don't remember big wheels being a thing in the UK (where I grew up). We had bikes, trikes and scooters, but "big wheel" was what we called Ferris wheels. Dukes merchandise and toys were available (I had some), but not the huge variety that was available in the US.

Welcome to HNet. If you were 7 when Dukes started, you're about a year younger than me.

For anyone who's interested, Knight Rider Historians have just posted a video about the filming locations seen in 'Give Me Liberty... or Give Me Death'.

Kinks I'll include the video below in case anyone doesn't get the connection:

Probably for the best - you could start getting stalked online by Miz Tisdale if she saw that you looked like Uncle Jesse!

As I mentioned on the previous page, it would also have been my mother's birthday today, so I've been remembering her.

Would there be any facility to exchange comments while watching the episodes? We used to do that while watching our DVDs, initially in the forum's chatroom and then just in a dedicated forum.

Danny COOKSEY played Terry Lee in 'A Boy's Best Friend'.

Rayford Flicker claimed to be from the United AMALGAMATED Dixie Charities, Incorporated.

It's a great idea, but don't let me hold things up. I'm often in bed by 10pm, which is 5pm ET and therefore 2pm Pacific.

There's some discussion about the new road-going Charger and possible gas engines in a recent Doug DeMuro podcast. It's a good looking car with styling cues from the '60s Chargers. One of the publicity shots shows the new car in orange, but sadly it's the 4-door version. I'm sure it won't be long before someone slaps an 01 on the side of a 2-door.

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It amazes me how much variation there is between states. There's a car mechanic I watch on YouTube who's based in Kansas, and his videos are often interrupted by loud cars passing. He just looks at the camera and says something like "Welcome to no-muffler Newton". I've also seen references to registering cars in Montana to save money as there's no sales tax. One website I read added "Besides saving money in taxes, some people also choose to register their vehicles in Montana because it’s convenient. In this state, there are no vehicle inspections and emissions tests nor are there residency requirements to register a vehicle there."

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Summer We've been getting similar temperatures here (10-15ºC), although we've also had a fair amount of wind and rain.

My car passed its NCT (National Car Test) tonight. I realize that regular vehicle testing is not something that most of the US members have to worry about, but over here all vehicles are tested. For private cars, the first test comes at 4-years-old, then every other year until they're 10-years-old, and then every year after that. My car's getting on a bit now, so it was a relief that it got through. The test covers: brakes; emissions; wheels and tires; lights; steering and suspension; chassis and underbody; electrical systems; glass and mirrors; transmission; interior (seat belts etc.); fuel system. If you don't have a valid test, you can get fined and points on your licence.

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"UNDERNEATH them long johns, you'll find every single one of them Ten Commandments."

John Quade played Augie Detweiller in 'Hazzard Connection'. As you said, he also made several movie appearances alongside Clint Eastwood, including Westerns 'The Outlaw Josey Wales' and 'High Plains Drifter', and he was Chola, the hapless leader of the Black Widows biker gang in 'Every Which Way But Loose' and 'Any Which Way You Can'. I posted a picture of him as Chola and Augie several years ago in the trivia thread. Speaking of Clint Eastwood's co-stars from 'Any Which Way You Can', don't forget that his big fight rival Jack Wilson was played by William Smith who was Jason Steele in '10 Million Dollar Sheriff'.

I'm guessing that I have 15-20 of his movies myself. BTW. Guzman is the drug lord who gets shot in his penthouse while Frank DiGiorgio and his partner have him under surveillance.

Clifford A. Pellow (as Cliff Pellow) played Quirt McQuade in 'Mary Kaye's Baby'. I'll have to keep an eye out for him next time I watch 'Magnum Force' (he played Guzman).

I'm still waiting for the start of the F1 season (the first race is March 16th), but all the cars and drivers appeared at a special show in London earlier this week to launch the 75th season. Below is a link to highlights of the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0NJ3KqMjKY

I'm not sure if Sanford and Son was ever shown in the UK, although I've watched a couple of episodes online (including 'The Piano Movers' which featured Rick Hurst as a police officer). It's quite different to the original UK show Steptoe and Son on which it's based. One obvious difference is that Steptoe and Son had a horse and cart rather than a pickup truck. Here's a 5-minute documentary about the original.