I'm no Jeep fanatic, but that isn't an original WWII Jeep. That's a later 1950s version, as it has the CJ style grille with bigger headlights. The original ones were probably even easier to rebuild.

@Rob-Stercraw: Stay classy, Sacramento.

Interesting rear tail lights. For some reason, I'm fascinated with the export tail lights that a lot of American cars used when going overseas since most other countries require amber rear turn signals.

@someoneelse2010: Yup, it was the dawning of EFI on most of these cars which helped a ton.

@someoneelse2010: What a difference 5 years made - 1985 is when power levels started coming back. Mustangs had over 200hp that year and it was the first year that the GLH was turbocharged. Before that, the n/a GLH didn't even make 100hp!

@someoneelse2010: I don't see your point. Mustangs had a maximum of 185 hp up to 1984. T-birds had even less. How are they any different?

@yoda2: That dog will hunt.

Cake's "The Distance" is probably my favorite song ever.

Cake's "The Distance" is probably my favorite song ever.

@Maxichamp: I don't think I've ever seen a Taco Bell here that wasn't in a free-standing building.

Why is any 1980s sports/muscle car included in the list? All cars back then were putting out pitiful power levels. Don't call a car a poser because of government strangulation.

@LS1RX7owen: Thank you for that horrible mental image.

How many blue denim shirts does that guy own?

@Jagvar: Ditto, that elicited a real LOL from me.

@hoonaticracing: That's a shame, but I can't blame him. LeMons isn't exactly loved by the general population as it is.

@skulyk: Crackin'!

@cesariojpn: About a year ago?

I think what we can all learn from this is that Jay needs to create a more authentic race consisting only of mid 1950s or older American cars and Ladas with pontoons strapped on the side to cross a body of water.

This just reinforces the idea that I want to be Jay Lamm when I grow up.

@Sage Callahan 5.0: Let's hope your '88 GT wasn't an automatic, because if so, it had a Pinto shifter and you should kill yourself now.