I suspect the Capri would be a different story today - if Ford/Mercury had found a way to continue to develop it. As a 5-year-and-done model in the US, it didn't have much of a chance at lasting fame.

Yeah, it's kind of weird.

This Land Cruiser is just beautiful - but $85K is just too far out there. Personally, I'd have a hard time spending that much cash on *any* vehicle. Sadly, I'm grown up enough that I'd rather put that money into my retirement fund.

Very nice! If you have a link to pics, please share!

Well - the 90% that lived outdoors are virtually gone by now. I periodically see solid examples that have been stored indoors - and didn't rust away.

Sadly, that isn't far off the mark. The X1/9 chassis was remarkably solid - but the Italians didn't take corrosion protection seriously. I had a '74 X1/9 that had lived a hard life before I got it - and was impressed at how well the structure held on. Of course, many of the bits and pieces attached to that structure…

It's getting to hard to find this much mid-engine fun for this kind of money. It will be a project car - but a worthwhile project car. Modest NP.

It seems this week's theme has been "finding cars that never were" (well, with the exception of Tuesday's bus).

Yes - though it seems to me that Honda could do it if they wanted to. The basic hardware is available through the Ridgeline - but I suspect they'd have to make structure floor design changes to the Odyssey to fit the extra hardware, which would be pricey given the limited size of the AWD minivan market.

Huh? Since when? I can find no evidence of an AWD Odyssey (well, in North America anyway). Looks like the Asian Odyssey (different platform than we get) had a 4WD option...

This is - unlike many project cars you'll see - beautifully done with a great eye for detail and real-life usability. I've rarely seen any kind of swap/project car for sale that had 10K miles of use by the creator.

Yeah, I wouldn't have believed that the wing could survive such an impact:

The Cermis incident involved an EA-6B Prowler, the 4-seat electronic warfare aircraft based on a stretched A6. Amazingly, the plane - with a full crew of 4 - landed safely.

I'm pleased there are people out there willing to put their time into projects that answer "What would have happened if..." kinds of questions.

Yeah, I didn't realize they have a separate roof panel on the vehicle. I can't think of anyone else that would do that...

A surprising number of dump truck drivers try to save time by taking off on the return trip without stopping to wait for the extended dump bed to come come down.

I was ready to say "No, No, No."

Well: Except I still pay attention to 0-60 times - because it's about the only typically-published performance metric that I can actually replicate without going to a track (of course, the other one is 5-60. So there.) and not inviting too much notice from the local constabulary.

Everything in my brain wants to say "CP!" But it's only 2K. And has a stick shift. Chrysler hardware from the 80's wasn't very robust - but it was usually cheap to keep on the road.

Think about what was really available in 1977: Yes, the X1/9 was really cool. Unlike many cars from that era, the look of the X1/9 has aged pretty well. Today? Well, today it's still slow - but also still fun to drive.