And that room temperature credit score you end up with is just a bonus!

I didn't say I'd drive any of these barn-finds as they were found... Clearly some maintenance needs be to performed. Even an afternoon would get some of this on the road once you swapped fluids and ensured the brakes released. But, driving a 40 to 60 year old car? Sure, why not?

I argue with the "unsafe to drive" tag. I wouldn't want to get in an accident with one, but I'd probably be able to drive it without dying too much.

Embiggens is a prefectly cromulent word.

I do the VAST majority of my own work, including clutches, engine swaps, plumbing brake lines and things far beyond the basic DIY jobs.

I wonder how many other Jalops have one? Anyone? I'm serious.

Yes, I had this happen to me, too, once we bought a lift.

I thought the LMP1 cars were basically F1 car-style monocoques with full body work enveloping them. I know there are myriad rules differences, but if you put pontoon fenders on an F1 car, along with a full-length, full-width floor and a greenhouse large enough for 1.5 people... BAM, LeMans Prototype.

I'm guessing they dump the exhaust right in to the diffuser area so as it cools, it contracts, and helps generate downforce are speed (i.e.: The "blown diffuser" in F1).

Not to mention the infrastructure already sunk in to the manufacturing facility (shame to call it factory).

Since it is a kit anyway, fab a new square tube chassis to tie together Miata F/R subframes. Drop the body over it. Best of both worlds. A unique body no one has ever seen before with 50 years of history combined with modern bullet-proof mechanicals. Done.

Slamming in to the back of a car that you can't tell is braking or turning is a "minor (at best) inconvenience?" Style over substance? Really?

Well, hard to argue with that logic...

If you see the right tail-light flashing, and the operator is pumping his/her brakes... it can be VERY ambiguous.

Well, they aren't always separate. There are several vehicles in production today that still combine brake/signal/light functions in to a single bulb (or single housing). And, some vehicles (the C4 Vette springs to mind) the CHMSL is barely higher than the standard brake lights. I understand the intent, I just…

This has always boggled my mind, too, and all the brands do it!

Yes, the Charger's rear end is a bit Vegas, isn't it. Hard to see the flashing lights for all the flashing lights!

The US should actually mandate amber turn signals. The center high mounted stop lamp (CHMSL) that popped up in 1986 is great, and is now too ingrained to eliminate, but the problem it was trying to solve could have been solved with amber signals.

Oh, I never heard the fuel pump because it stopped when the damn ignition turned off the damn car as I was going 55mph on the expressway! (No crap, happened to me twice in my mother-in-law's car, which I've only driven, maybe 20 times. That's 10%, folks! At least I had presence of mind to put it in neutral and turn…

And the wheezing, ready to go power steering pump sound all 3800s make.