Yeah, this is a tough road to go down, as there are always outliers.

Yes, you are correct. Regulation hasn't done anything to help preserve cars in California.
I'm just sick of everyone attacking Cali car culture because of the regulations, and ignoring all the glorious metal to be found here. California is a great place for older cars, though government intervention gets no credit for…

2 doors, lightweight, RWD or AWD.

Everything else is just "sporty."

Definitely true, modifying newer cars is tougher here. No doubt. But whatever car culture you're into, it's here. I will argue that the diversity of car cultures across California rivals any other state.

I post older Japanese cars here to show that these cars still exist in California, and in relatively good shape. If…

Yeah, it's really terrible.

And there's a reason I regret buying a '77 Honda. But I couldn't help it, it looked TOO COOL

You can diss our environmental regulations, go ahead. Soon enough, they will be your state's regulations, too. (Insert villainous cackle here.)

El Castillito taqueria is about 50 yards south of this intersection, so it's already pretty much a utopia.

Thank you for not pretending (well, except in the headline) that you are crashing this event. You are media. You are there to work and promote the event, in articles like this one.

I've never met an old, rich car guy (or girl) who wasn't pretty cool. I know it's easy to rag on this crowd, and no one scores cool points…

True, but I wonder if you and I will even want it, or we'll be sucked into the vortex of Overweight/Live Axle dismissiveness. If enthusiasts turn their back on it, it'll be cheap. But enthusiasts will only turn their backs on it if other models available lead us to view purchasing this generation as LOL OMG WHY.

Look, I'm already off-topic!

What I wonder is: With the release of the newer, svelter models, will the 2005-2014 Mustangs be shunned by future generations as overweight, ziggy piggy, behemoth slags? They are fast cars and great performers, but those metrics are always relative to what comes next.

Not many people out…

I still wish they would make a fixed roof model. The FRS pretty much fills this imaginary gap nowadays, but still, tiny sportscars, I want more of them.

Yes, I know, they make the retractable hardtop, but it's five grand more, and it would result in my passengers asking me to put the top down. I'm a bald guy, and I…

I hope we can get a similar writeup for Ferdinand Porsche's birthday. Forced labor doesn't sound so fun.

Dude, he was the head of his local Hitler Youth program.
He was a member of the SS.
The SS!
I think that ranks pretty highly on the "bent on it" scale.

Impressive. And yes, the plane was amazing.
But my heart still belongs to their funniest creation, Race Trailer.

Wow, very similar to what I'd do.

It took me a long time to realize that Acura was even supposed to be a luxury brand on par with the other players. I don't mean to be rude by saying that, it's just the truth. I think Luxury, I think Big, and Acura hasn't done many cars of size outside of the SUV world.

That said, any vehicle with a navigation system…

That's next on my task list: rebuild carb, replace a zillion old rubber hoses.

I am a long, long ways from claiming I know a lot about cars, but I do know those pictures are of my engine! 75-79 Honda CVCC 1500. I'd recognize that Breather Hose B anywhere! (That is a joke, Breather Hose B isn't that remarkable of a guy.)

And yes, I'd transplant something better in, but I'm in California. And…

Would it be good if people voted? Of course. Do people have the right to not vote? Of course. When it's happening thousands of times over, obviously it's an issue for the city, but on an individual level, it's very understandable why someone would choose not to vote in city elections versus a couple thousand dollars a…