“A role like the Sand Pebbles was perfect for him - and he played the role well.”

Came here to say that, thanks.

Bland gray, silver, black, and white was available, it’s just that we actually liked color back then. Only police departments drove black cars.

Wait! They still make this?

You’re joking, right?  Sarcasm and irony, right?

That is so ugly it has to be chained to the garage every night to keep it from uglying away to oblivion!

Yup!

This guy! Jo Bonnier.....

My Latin expert wife awards you COTD! Here, have a star!

Yes, and still, somehow, he used “solar osmosis” in a sentence!

They’re better looking than cookie-cutter SUV/CUVs and you don’t see yourself on every corner. Buyers for these things tend not to be particularly price sensitive, and don’t care about ultimate performance. I live in South West Connecticut, dealers here will sell every one they can get. I would guess that in nearby…

You had one too?

What’s the big deal? My daughter had an electrified Jeep 24 years ago!

You’re the best!

Taking it kinda’ serious there, aren’t ya? Listen, most people commenting here have no idea who that guy is, so there’s that, and yes, the average 81 year old maybe shouldn’t be driving. There are a few that should however, and likely they’re the ones reading Jalopnik.    

This guy was 81 when drove this car at Bonneville.....

Hate chrome wheels...fuzzy dice on the other hand......

Boomer here, I don’t care what powers it, if it looks like this, I’m in!!

NART or more correctly, N.A.R.T. was North American Racing Team and was the defacto Ferrari factory racing team here in the States for many years. Luigi Chinetti was the Ferrari importer and the team was based in Greenwich, Ct. Growing up in New Haven we would make the trip down to Greenwich to stare at the cars in…

Prototype?