That Ford Quadricycle is a replica. The original is in the Henry Ford Museum, which also has Henry Ford’s original “kitchen sink” engine.

For $1,000 a day, she’ll put up with some discomfort. Besides, how many beautiful women do you know that won’t strike a pose for a camera?

When was the last time you saw an advertisement for either the BRZ or FR-S, even on an enthusiast site or in one of the car magazines? Are Toyota and Subaru really trying that hard to sell them?

The guy's a dolt for sure but I wonder how many people laughing at him have ever driven a car with a high power to weight ratio, particularly something mid-engine that's already going to want to rotate? Simply put, if you have enough power to break the wheels lose you can get into trouble.

“Our proposal is a straw man. Not only are we sure the car companies won’t accept it, but we never had any intention of pushing for 5 percent for light trucks outright,” Oge said, saying EPA’s own technology team didn’t think that was realistic. “

This isn’t the government handing out loans, this is merely the government helping connect potential borrowers with potential lenders who are more than happy and willing to loan at a reasonable rate.

This is the big government you guys vote for, government run for the benefit of public employees and politicians, not the public. It becomes an end unto itself and its ravenous appetite must be fed.

Isn't this a more appropriate topic for a car enthusiast site than pimping whatever left wing cause the Gawker network is promoting?

The UAW was the only creditor that didn't have to take a haircut in the bankruptcy. It's not surprising that Hardigree neglected to mention the mom & pop bond holders that got screwed.

"I don't really know what else to say"

Master Hands, produced in 1936 by the Jam Handy Organization for General Motors and Chevrolet is terrific.

So, in your zeal to show your left wing bone fides, you dismiss a black Supreme Court justice as not smart, just because Clarence Thomas is a conservative.

Is Lotus really in parlous condition? It was a surprise to me when I read it, but it turns out that worldwide Lotus sales are actually up significantly. As for the company's financials I've been a Lotus fan since the early 1970s and it seems to me that the company has almost always been close to insolvency.

Henry Ford yielding control of Ford Motor Company had nothing to do with his antisemitism. After Edsel Ford, who had been running the company for years, died of stomach cancer in 1943, Henry reasserted operational control of Ford Motor Company. It was the middle of World War II and FoMoCo was a major military…

Jordan's second-hand F-16 fleet

Interestingly, the last two Chevy dealers that I visited each had an SS right in front of the showroom. Though Chevy doesn't appear to be doing much to sell it - if they had one at the NAIAS, it was stuck in a corner somewhere.

Gandini deserves all the accolades he gets but my personal favorite is Dick Teague, who did the 1955-56 Packards and then headed design at American Motors.

Loewy took credit for the '53 Studebaker coupe but the design was by Bob Bourke, who worked in Loewy's studio. The Avanti, though, was based on Loewy's own sketches.

So Chris, when was the last time there was a major auto show in the UK?

It seems to me that it's mostly contingent on Elio raising the $200 million or so they need to start production. I was optimistic until they applied for an ATVM loan from the Department of Energy, the same program that Tesla used to borrow $500 million. I'd be more comfortable if they applied for $100 million and…