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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈

@johnosborn.bsky.social

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Aerospace Nerd, Terrible Cars, Politics, Occasional Writer, Design Enthusiast, Angry Gay, Friend you Haven't Met Yet. Texan expat now calling PNW home. Protect Trans Kids (and adults too).

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 6m

Me, wheeling my Corvette through the Italian alps as “On Days Like These” plays on the stereo.

John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 35m

DeLorean wasn’t wrong, he was just too early.

Ash in China @ashinchina.bsky.social · 1h

Nice to hear that another Chinese billionaire- this time online seller JD dot Com is planning to create its own vehicle range to be sold online through its platform.

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 41m

This really ought to be a movie.

John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 1h

The incriminating photo. Notice anything missing?

John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 2h

Found it! It's the Valeo transmission, a super rare factory option on Mondial t. rmsothebys.com/auctions/lf1...

1993 Ferrari Mondial T 'Valeo' | London 2014 | RM Sotheby's

1993 Ferrari Mondial T 'Valeo' for sale at RM Sotheby's London

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 2h

I wonder if it was on BAT. 🤔

John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 2h

On a vaguely related note, I have some memory that there are a handful of Ferrari 308s (or maybe 328s) with a factory authorized but aftermarket manual transmission with an automated clutch, but for the life of me I can’t find any information online.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 7h

Downtown Portland has some new art at 5th and Washington🐸 👀

Click the link to read more about Portland's Protest Frog: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 2h

Still thinking about how shocked people were in NorCal when I explained that the only 911 I’ve ever driven was a Sportomatic.

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 13h

A little because of metal on touch points like buttons and knobs, not just chromed plastic, can really upgrade how nice an interior feels.

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-ˋˏ syd ˎˊ- @saab.bsky.social · 1d

hate to self-promo on here but i need about $2k in dental work in the next couple of weeks and there is no payment plan options lol. i have tons of car centric merch on OHOAT and also original photography prints that are museum quality and professionally framed for only $300!! www.onehellofatown.com

OHOAT!

Not your average automotive merch!

www.onehellofatown.com

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Andreas Petros @petrospect.bsky.social · 18h

I have an announcement to make: I'm launching an autoblog!
Cat's out of the bag, it needed to happen.
This is my first article about my journey as a person and enthusiast so far, I hope you enjoy it!
Here's to more of this to come! #weirdcarBS, #carbluesky
petrospect.blog/2025/10/15/w...

Welcome to Petrospect! My new autoblog.

You’ve heard correctly, I am starting an autoblog! How did we get here? Buckle up!It’s been quite a journey so far which I think is essential to the core of what Petrospect is. If you d…

petrospect.blog

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 19h

That is a very solid daily average. Do you have a walking commute or long daily run?

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 19h

Absolutely insane on VW’s part that they don’t sell this in the US.

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 1d

That’s some cost effective motoring.

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 1d

Did you seek it out or just happen into it?

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 1d

I'll be bribing the management at Disneyland to restore the Peoplemover and generally fix Tomorrowland and the rest of the park.

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 1d

lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful

what would you buy to break the curse?

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Anita Bryant Humiliation Day

A four-panel image of Anita Bryant being pied in her sanctimonious face by gay rights activist Thom Higgins, 1977.

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John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 1d

Listen to Crocodylus – Don't date robots.

John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 1d

This is from the era in which Honda was also selling CNG powered Civics and was just generally a more interesting company that loved to flex their engineering muscle.

John Osborn 🏳️‍🌈 @johnosborn.bsky.social · 1d

Wow, how long has it been since I've seen one of these? The VX is a fairly obscure trim of the Civic designed for maximum fuel efficiency. It was extra light weight, had skinny, low rolling resistance tires, and a special "lean burn" version of VTEC (VTEC-E) to get 48 mpg city, 55 mpg highway.