“Hey, our designers came up with this. They call it the 427. Wanna make it?”

My first car was an 80.5 (square headlight) Datsun 210 MPG model. Rubber floors, no power anything, and I *think* it had a higher(lower?) rear gear for better acceleration so as not to work the engine as hard and get even better mileage. 1.5L, 5-speed. Most of the mechanicals were continued straight on from the B210.…

I’ll apologize now, but I like these. At least the coupes. Given a platform with which to do nothing with (Montes) or something with (these)... Buick chose to do something. It might not have worked, it might be derided as ugly, abominable, WTF, etc... but it isn’t meh. At least styling-wise, I’ve never driven one...

As an out of shape 38 year old with a wrecked back, I’ll be sure not to be a pussy as 15-20 teenagers kick the shit out of me. Maybe they’ll even let me live! But as I spend days, weeks, months in the hospital, or maybe even my dying thoughts will be about you, and how I hope I did you proud by willing to “catch some…

Sincere question, because I want to be a good person.

I don’t like the Nissan GT-R. I can respect its wizardry, but I think it’s ugly as sin. And if things are so technically amazing, knowing the car can get you out of a jam, I can’t really respect the drivers. How much of that amazing lap was you, and how much was the car?

When I was in my early 20s, I worked at a bodyshop, and there were a couple of Corvettes that came in during my time there. I believe one was a C4 and the owner wanted a light restoration on, and the second was a newish (at the time) C5 that had some paint issues. Part of my job entailed ferrying these cars back and…

Could I, like, flip some headers on a V8 like the turbo guys do, but just route them out the top of the fender where the Ventiports would be? Would they spit fire? Would it be okay if this wasn’t on a Buick? How long could I drive it before carbon monoxide poisoning?

I meant that I’d pointed out in an earlier response that the Fusion’s chrome didn’t line up. Sorry I was unclear. But I’d expressed my doubts about it being a Fusion early on, that it might not be a Fusion but I’m pretty sure it’s a Ford of the same era, however people kept starring/responding to my original post.…

Supplemental lights like fog lights hadn’t even occurred to me. Great point!! :)

I can’t understand how the replies sometimes show up chronologically and other times not, but I think it may be from an Edge instead. I posted a picture of one... somewhere in this thread. :)

If VW started making the real Beetle again and quit with all these Golf-based “Beetles,” I would imagine any dark clouds brought about by Dieselgate (pun sorta intended) would float away. Isn’t there some safety standard exception for production numbers under a certain level? Make that many every year and VW’d sell…

Came through the posts to see if someone had posted this. I think this was a kit offered in the ‘80s, but you had to do the split-window conversion with it. I wish someone would do something similar just around the standard window frame. Most of the hardware is there for rear safaris, just not the outward facing…

Okay, here is a 2007-2010 Ford Edge headlight. More right-ish angles in the chrome/housing vs. a Fusion, and similar clear ridges. Also, this looks to have the ribbed plastic inside.

I’m not a forensic specialist whatsoever (nor would I want to be! :)), but Jason goes back and forth between saying “vehicle” and “car.” If the police used the term “vehicle” exclusively, I’d be much more likely to believe it’s a truck. But when contacting Jason, if they gave the impression that it could be a…

And where’s your answer, then? I said, in a previous response, that the chrome doesn’t line up.

Oh okay, thank you for clarifying! :)

It very well could be- though I would think that witnesses would/could be able to ID a Ford truck, you know? A Fusion is a little more anonymous, and witnesses might not be able to describe much more than “car.” I know in a panic situation I might not be able to tell what kind of car a Fusion was if it was speeding…

I hope so. Some of chrome may not line up, but I want to say it’s this era Ford. :)

Ford Fusion.