I was going to post a diatribe about HD but then realized they’re not worth the energy.

I’ve been living in a camper van the past seven years, traveling around the West, in cities and out in the boonies — sometimes beyond the boonies. So where is this “home” I’m supposed to hole up in? Right now I’m writing this from a wildlife preserve in far southern Arizona. I’ve been here ten days. The closest person…

Yes, I MUST have white sock and brown loafers. NOW.

Thanks to every broke-ass boy racer, there are tons of loud cars that aren’t fast. Loud is easy. Loud is look-at-me-look-at-me-ain’t-I-somethin’ juvenile. Fast and quiet is much harder, and much more mature in an I-don’t-need-to-prove-anything-to-you-little-man way. So making silent cars loud (and adding pointless…

There’s the answer, then. I knew it had to be something official.

The Hispano-Sousa was popular in those days.

A couple of months ago I passed a convoy of thirteen identical Defenders between Palm Springs and Anza-Borrego Desert. A press thing, I presumed. Were you among them, Mr. Collins?

When a lack of rust is enough to get you having dreamy thoughts about otherwise unremarkable vehicles, it’s a sign you really really REALLY need to move out of the Rust Belt.

What? No Sun-faded Light Blue Non-metallic?

Also, this is part of the lineup that not only didn’t save AMC from the grave, it dug the hole and shoved the company in.

It reminds me of the Simca my mother drove when I was a kid.

I had to drive a Hornet (the same platform as the Eagle) for two years as a company car. It was a horrible piece of crap. The entire fleet was a mess, with about a third of them at a time in for repairs.

“...in my area...” Perhaps your area isn’t one where they believe Men Drive Trucks, Period, so the demand isn’t as high and frenzied.

I will be very disappointed if there’s no white roof/flares/bumpers/grille option. And some of the classic colors.

Now give it white bumpers and grill. And tkae the white of the roof down the B,C and D pillars.

I’m disappointed the fender flares aren’t shaped more like the originals. Now they look like generic aftermarket parts. I’m also disappointed the taillights look rather Jeepish.

It seems I only have the problem with pumps in California with their extra nozzle cover thingie. I have to find the magic nozzle angle and depth, and hold it in that position the entire time.

Having no plans to ever leave the country, to expand your horizons, to add to your knowledge, to have great memories is a dumber thing to do.

I guess we’re lucky he didn’t do it up in gold. But maybe the new interior is like his gilded penthouse. Remember how he complained the White House wasn’t fancy enough?

“The world has changed.” Which is what I said.