I learned driving my first brand new car back from the dealer - a 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT (flame on kids, I loved that car - shifter that felt like the bolt action on a rifle and clutch like a rheostat...). I was wrapping up my studies in mechanical engineering at the time (God bless the days of loose financing…

Continuously variable transmissions - I remember back when these were supposed to signal the death of the tried-and-true torque converter automatic (although many CVTs still had torque converters) due to the promise of infinite ratios within the set spread to maximize fuel economy (keep the engine in the valley of the…

Something like this?

So many options... I think for starters, though, you have to put it in context - pretty much every car offered by domestics in the late 70's / early 80's was anemic, bloated and horribly unreliable. The 90's were a rather drab era as well, so many GM offerings will take a pass. I think to truly stand out a car has…

I would add another example - the downfall of open wheel racing. For years racing had an advantage due to the ban on cigarette advertising on television - sponsoring indy cars (since Winston had NASCAR locked up) was a great workaround. Team Kool Green, Marlboro Penske, Players, all contributed cash to some great…

I heard Durant ran one hell of a bowling alley in Flint, though...

I've always been partial to the old beachball Benetton cars

If the CFL could once have two teams named the Rough Riders, can the NFL have two teams named the Bills?

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I am in the unfortunate circumstance of having to take the 301 / Crane Highway as my route into DC... Dare I say, this road is a complete shit show that has caused me to lose all faith in humanity. The fact that stories documenting fiery death on this road are more the exception than the rule is shocking - the crimes…

Some of the best racing I've seen since Laguna Seca 1996... poor Bryan Herta.

What you see is presence... Something the old Cadillacs had but has been missing for sometime. Not gaudy, but still a stands out.

1998 Camaro... took a somewhat attractive (if crude) design and decided to make it look like a guppy