It has come to our attention that a good chunk of our readers likely pause from their work in blacksmithing or being a tobacconist to peer into a magic box. Users of the iTelegram have been demanding content relevant to the 19th century, and dear 160-year-old friend, we brought it!
Jason wrote about why you should buy a Passaic-Class ship as your next Ironclad. Hey Quit That:
This type of content is why I spend my hard-earned pieces of eight on membership.
Gurpgork:
Fun fact: the Monitor’s seam-driven screw mechanism used to rotate the turret could only rotate one direction, took a while to get to useable speed, and had a poor braking system; so the operators would just leave the turret revolving and the gunners would take potshots at targets as the turret rotated past.
Emil Minty:
What’s maintenance like? Does it have ironclad warranty coverage?
Urban Runabout:
As I write this, I look out over the canal at Chapel Island where the Trigg Shipyards were.
Now called “Shiplock Park”, it’s where the Confederate Casemate Ironclads were built.
Glad they lost.
Matt wrote about an unfortunate Jeep Liberty in Texas. Amusingly, the Cowboys caught a stray in this one. FormerTXJeepGuy:
Arlington, Texas, which is very much a place you wind up as opposed to a place you choose to go
But enough about being drafted by the Cowboys.
Antti wrote about the history of the Honda Accord. Now let *Jason* remind you of how small cars used to be:
Fun Accord facts:
1. 1996 Accord is smaller than a 2026 Civic
2. The Accord entered the US market as a subcompact and now is classified as a large sedan.
Finally, we don’t normally nominate political comments for COTD. We like to keep COTD chill as much as possible. That being said, Do You Have a Moment To Talk About Renaults? made me laugh so hard in Matt’s Morning Dump. Click at your own risk!
Have a great evening, everyone!
Topshot graphic image: U.S. Naval Historical Center
Haha! Thanks for the shoutout, hope I don’t ruffle any feathers with any of our conservative-leaning Autopian brethren. Hopefully everyone just takes it as a harmless joke 😉
Thank you. With the kids out of the house, it’s great to have an outlet for dad puns.
You linked to the comments section in general, but not to the specific comment:
https://www.theautopian.com/the-auto-industry-is-hoping-the-president-doesnt-throw-them-under-the-bus-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-948658
and yeah it’s awesome
Linking directly to comments works only half of the time for me, sadly. The other half of the time, it just highlights some random comment.
😮
Overall, my 1977 Honda Accord 3 door was about the same size as my 2014 Ford Fiesta. While the Fiesta was 500 lbs. heavier, it also had 7 aig bags, a much stronger body to protect me in a crash, and A/C. And did not consume oil.
So is it Jason who’s the keeper of the antique press you put together the 19th-century print edition on, or someone else who contains multitudes we haven’t even learned of in members-only posts?
Conrats to todays winners.
And the Honda Accord.
I’m very happy to see Do You Have a Moment to Talk About Renaults? comment get a shout out. I know political comments usually get a skip, but it was so, so good.
That isn’t strictly true, though, a 2026 Civic sedan is 184.8 inches long, bumper to bumper, and a 1996 Accord sedan was 188.5. The hybrid 2026 Accord is still officially classed as a midsize, while the non-hybrid is now a large car again, since it has 3 extra cubic feet of interior space (the 8th gen, 2008-2012, had also been classified as a large car, before dropping back to midsize for the 9th gen)
If anybody’s interested in naval history I can’t recommend https://www.youtube.com/@Drachinifel enough.
BTW, Renault guy: COTY, though I’m very afraid…