Had a 71 504, never had any real problems with it.  To this day I think it had the nicest ride of any car I owned 

Dear Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge/Ram dealership owners,

It’s pretty beat and pretty ugly. With a ford drivetrain. There’s just not much about this thing I like. The price isn’t crazy but even if you spent that $10K on rebuilding it, it’ll still only be worth peanuts. Rebuilding this falls firmly on the side of “polishing a turd”. The only thing it has going for it is the…

This looks like a fucked up euro version of a GMC Jimmy. Bet you can find some of the freshest 1995 euro-crack in the glovebox too

A couple of Meguiars leather wipes and a Coyote swap and it will be like new.

It runs, and its under $3k. Why the hell not. I’d build it into an off-roader so I could constantly say “No, its not a Rover, its Laforza” and then launch into an automotive history lesson that no one cares about.

I’d really want to see if I could get a Subaru flat four or six into the original engine bay without losing most of the bed.

America can’t build anything anymore. It’s what happens when finance takes over. Engineers should should be running these companies.

When JR East buys trains, they buy two orders of magnitude greater numbers than just about anyone else. That might have something to do with it. 

Yet somehow the Japanese, on the whole, manage to have far higher quality control no matter the industry.

Its like the suspiciously nice website room photos from low budget hotels vs the disgusting reality when you actually check in.

-long sigh-

A party sub AND a Bic Mac? What kind of fever dream picnic is Torch going to take this on?

Torch, I’m sure it’s fulfilling to see the conversations your articles incite, but I don’t think enough people just stop to say “Wow man, what skillful and entertaining writing.” You’re a rare craftsman.

Since cocaine is a powder, it doesn’t really matter what shape the trunk is, since the primary thing this car was meant to carry would fit easily in any shape.

You left the slotted double tea spoon off your list. It is useful for lifting tea bags up and squeezing every bit of the tea water from the bag directly into your cup. Makes for a stronger and more flavorful cuppa tea.

You left the slotted double tea spoon off your list. It is useful for lifting tea bags up and squeezing every bit of…

That is the sensible easy way out, the David Tracy way will involve a lot of time, strangers taking pity, and blood loss, hence the enjoyment.

there are social and economic pressures to own something different

Would be a much shorter article if it was about all the things that WEREN’T wrong with it.