Time to put the Captain Pedantic hat on. That interior fabric is herringbone, not houndstooth.

I’m all in if I can concentrate on “Florida Man” stories...

Would it get in the way of my aimless commenting?

Will I have to provide my own crayons or do you supply them?

Why only Detroit, LA, or NYC? Aren’t you guys remote?

The third stall in the garage currently contains my kids’ project, a ‘69 Datsun Roadster. It started off as two, one with a very rusty body, and one with a corner that was bent up in a wreck. They’ve got it down to one (and a goodly portion of my side yard), but soon it’ll be back on its feet.

If this were a 10-door Grand Wagoneer, we’d already be reading a story called “How I drove my diesel minivan across Asia to Japan to buy the Holy Grail Grand Wagoneer.” ;)

Wrong Lincoln. What you need is the Hot Rod Lincoln, Iacocca’s Lincoln, the hidden gem that came from Ford’s Lincoln division in late 1968.

1965 Cadillac Coupe DeVille. Lead Sled

So hear me out. You want a classic station wagon.

Can’t currently find one for sale but the 61 only Dodge Dart Phoenix has lines to die for, have been hunting for one off and on for years.

I just noticed the rear-wheel drive requirement, but I would still make an exception for this. I mean, it’s not like it’s a Chevy Cavalier or something.

Here’s a 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado for $22,500:

https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1487357/1965-rambler-marlin-for-sale-in-harrow-ontario-n0r1g0

When working properly, they are adequate as best.

I’ve got a lot of seat time behind classics with disc brakes; most behind a ‘55 F100 with drums. The brakes haven’t needed to have been touched (lubed, adjusted, anything) in nearly a decade. Of course, it isn’t a daily driver, but it’s a lot more than the occasional weekend show car.

Plymouth looked like they tried to copy Buick (I’m not sure Buick was even first) but they couldn’t execute like Buick could.

There’s a lot to choose from with these parameters. I’m with the get a little weird suggestion. Find something unusual. The attention is fun and it’ll hold its value. So I say a ‘61 Plymouth Fury. A face only a mother could love, they’re cool as shit.

1961-66 Thunderbird - Fairly common, straight-forward to work on (except for the convertibles) and highly underappreciated IMO. Watch out for rust though.