actually, they’re great little cars, but that price is a big ask. Since I’ve found a great 87 you can see at RADwood this weekend, my 85 is for sale for half the price: https://www.facebook.com/share/1HxBTDTuhC/

Smaller than new Defender is ok, but the real problem is visibility. Compared to my LR4 I had no freakin idea where the corners were. There weren’t blind spots so much as only a few non-blind spots.

Obviously, the Plymouth Valiant/Dodge Dart. The Slant Six set the standard for what “indestructible” means, just as the TorqueFlite established how long a modern automatic transmission can last. Torsion bars and leaf springs? Eternal.

let me help you out: “in context” means as compared to peers. In context, the very first Charger was cool but only as compared to its period peers. Eventually, you could stuff as big a motor as you liked and go really fast, but you couldn’t really turn or stop very well.

Actually, they’re a hoot to drive, and faster than a lot of period competitors. Do they suck? Oh, sure - but so did Mustang, Capri, Camaro, Firebird, etc. And cost much less. Context is everything.

or 024.. or, according to the VIN on my 83 Charger, an Omni.

Why did the production Charger suck? Well, who was holding the purse strings by then? Yes, Daimler. Who proceeded to suck billions out of Chrysler by licensing such useful things as steering columns. Cause, ya know, there was never a functional Mopar steering column before then.

The point is that the LR4 doesn’t feel overwhelming from the driver’s seat. The 110 totally did.

I have a 2012 LR4 now. It’s aging. I adore it; it’s easy to drive, has a V8, can literally go anywhere I would ever want to go (yes, it’s been off road. Ever been to Pumpkin Patch or Little People in Ocotillo?).

The converter thefts have become a real problem here. At a neighborhood meeting, we asked the local community resource cop “why aren’t the buyers being cracked down on?” and he literally shrugged, like it was the dumbest idea he’d ever heard.

The taillights are always awesome, but awesomer are the LOUVERS. How did we forget about LOUVERS?

HUZZAH! Now my English degree has been validated and I feel whole.

Right? It’s not like I don’t hate myself for being pedantic but COME ON.

I’m really glad his interest was peeked.

The first car I bought with “my own money” was a 1979 LeCar. Bright yellow, big black sunroof. This was in 1986 and it was already on a second hand lot. I don’t recall the mileage; I was too drunk with cash to care (all of $1,500 maybe?)

CRAP. I covet the Mitsu RVR Sports. I looked forever for an Eagle Summit/Plymouth Colt in any kind of decent condition. 

You are correct, sir. Integration points can typically be shut down without shutting down an entire ecosystem.

But.. but.. I’m American, so I only care about my immediate world truth. What is this “select markets” of which you speak? Puerto Rico? Guam?

Nope. Pony was rear wheel drive. Excel (and Precis, natch) was the next generation Hyundai as they learned about front wheel drive.

I used to work for a company headquartered in Toronto, so they got really tired of me fanboying all over the meetings about exactly those cars you listed when I would visit.