Grand Prix Legends (PC), though I still have problems keeping the car on the track. I’m a geezer.

If Theranos made bad business software or silicon chips that didn’t work, there would be businesses that had data glitches or computers or smartphones that didn’t work.

If you want to talk about smugness, several years back I saw a Prius in Bethesda, Maryland (deep blue suburb of Washington, DC) that had a vanity plate that spelled out “CLNR AIR”

You can also try “Big Fiero” or  “Fiero Kit”

The version of that story I’ve heard was the guy who got a vanity plate that said “NONE”, which supposedly meant that all of his parking tickets got thrown out.

My sentiments exactly - Don’t share all your unsolicited opinions and obsessions so openly! Half the people you meet will just pre-judge you in a negative way.

I learned to drive and took my driver’s license test on a 1965 Plymouth Valiant, back in the late 1970's. It looked just like David’s. It was same the 200-series trim line with the chrome spear running along the shoulder line, except it was dark blue metallic. It looks like David’s is KK-1 Medium Turquoise Metallic,…

Hey Rory, Do you write articles in the English language  for publication much?

If you’ve got hands-free bluetooth, driving a stick and talking on the phone isn’t a problem.  And you should be using hands-free bluetooth regardless of whether you’re driving a stick or an automatic.

I worked with a guy years ago who had a 944 with a remote. He said he used it so that he could hide the stereo in the glove box so that the car wouldn’t get broken into.   It didn’t work - the car was broken into anyway - this was in the NY area in the ‘80's or early ‘90's, before I knew him.

What sort of short focal-length lens did you use to get those pictures where the nose and tail are stretched out by wide-angle distortion? Use a longer lens and stand back and the car’s proportions will look more realistic!

Not a book, but there are a couple of videos that exist on the making of “Grand Prix”. One dates from 1966, when the film was made, and one from later (1990's ?), where James Garner, et al., reflect back:

Totally agree that you should watch the movie, not read this novelization.

Any “classic” or “antique” car that is too old to have seat belts. I never feel safe in them, no matter how sensibly they’re driven.   Let the flaming begin...

Also, needs this bumper sticker:
“If the van’s rocking, don’t bother knocking.”

Where are the 8-track tapes  of Barry White and the Love Unlimited Orchestra??

Hell is a place where every meal is Brussels sprouts.

This reminds me of the NTSB booth at an auto show I went to some years ago. They showed crash animations, based on investigations of real accident investigations. There was one of a 15-passenger church van that rolled over, with animations of the occupants bodies being thrown around inside the vehicle.

In theory, they could cut allocations to a dealer who’s a bad actor on markup, but I’d be surprised if that really happens in practice.

LOL!   If Jalopnik still had COTD, this should win!