Dunno. Wouldn't surprise me if he sues. I actually think he is that big of a dick.

Lawrence Welk. Never heard anything scandalous about him. (If you know of any gossip, please post it!).

Disagree. Never found him funny. He always came across as smug and condescending. Even his 1960s incarnation.

I grew up in the original Stringray and Mako Shark eras, so Corvettes having overwrought styling seems like part of their charm.

Yes. When it first came out it was novel, cute, and with plentiful interior volume, rather practical. Build quality and interior materials were typically Chrysler, though.

Dunno. Last time Ford did an affordable mid-engined car we got the Pantera. And I'm dating myself.

I'm seeing Bugatti sedan prototype.

If I were writing the screenplay, Ford would buy the majority of shares.....

The "Russian Trawler" is traditionally how it's been done.

Along those lines, I've often wondered how much of American cars unreliability is down to the people who own them. I suspect the demographics skew in the direction of less educated, less affluent. In West Virginia - where the grandparents lived - I saw very few foreign cars; quite different from the upscale suburbs…

Believe me, not a day goes by that I don't wish my mother had claimed Norwegian citizenship (that she was eligible for from my grandfather)

Uh, relevant, I guess: http://www.amazon.com/None-Dare-Call…

Gauges were reading normal. It was dark. It was more smoke than flames. (Oil was leaking and burning on the exhaust manifold, IIRC)

Maybe you should. Last time it happened to me, my Porsche 930's engine was on fire.

Remember the campaign film where W drove that kick-ass old Bronco?

Honestly, if they want to live up to precedent, they should build an exact copy of the Mercedes 600 grosser. Or at least a Packard from the '50s.

My Grandpa owned a Franklin. Raved about it his entire life. Eventually traded it in on a Chrysler Airflow. And then (sigh) a '40 Plymouth.

The most comfortable vehicle I've ever owned/driven.

Can't speak for him, but until I retired, I worked in medical device QA, making sure the pacemaker the doctor puts in a heart patient works the way it's supposed to.

Old school Land Rovers had aluminum body panels, so not sure.