Kaiju connection: the lead Yakuza is played by Tatsuya Fuji, who played George Inoue in 1967’s Gappa, the Triphibian Monster.

Another classic buzz job here, from the 1969 film The 1000 Plane Raid (which doesn’t have much else to recommend it). There’s a bit more footage in the movie, but here’s a taste:

Besides, in real life GM came up with the name thusly: Corvette + Bel Air = Corvair.

(rimshot)

Still a good one:

“Dallas attorney and motorcycle buff William Smith said he’s previously met groups involved in Sunday’s shootout and insisted they’ve always been peaceful.”

“Dallas attorney and motorcycle buff William Smith said he’s previously met groups involved in Sunday’s shootout and insisted they’ve always been peaceful.”

With “The. Fuck.” in the middle.

Small town, probably. My friend grew up in Metuchen, NJ, and he told me there were only two Chinese families there - “Our family owned the restaurant and the other family owned the laundry.”

‘64 Chevy plain old Impala (not even a 409 Super Sport) atop a very tall mesa.

1999 Camry. Bonus trivia: It’s failed smog four times since April 29th.

+1 for your Tintin reference.

With the exception of Matthew Settle, because of what he did to a woman he was dating, a friend whom I’d known since she was little. She also told me he hit on one of the Spears brothers (Eddie or Michael) and got a black eye for his trouble.

10% star for the story, 90% star for the photo.

Yeah, my best friend went to high school with him in NJ (when he was known as David Kotkin). David was a year older than my friend and a year younger then my friend’s brother, and he’d make fun of their (Chinese) family name.

Different car - your photo shows #490; the one in the ad is #1913.

Did she grow up in the DDR?