Crevice: a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack

Seems like a you-hurt-me-so-I’m-gonna-hurt-you thing.

Oh yeah, I loved those things. They were the perfect shape for my feet. I had them with the green heel, navy heel and all black. But I’m a white guy who was raised in Preppyland. My peers all wore wingtips, Weejuns or Topsiders, so I was quite the rebel wearing tennis shoes with anything but proper tennis whites.…

Ford is the Truck & Mustang Company now, so they have to go big on the few vehicles they make.

Aw man, back in college/early adulthood, people my age drove some type of VW, the yet-to-be-discovered-deadly Pintos, nearly-obligatory-in-order-to-prove-your-manhood Mustangs, or Corollas just like this one. And they were like $1,500 brand new.

I love the guy who drives a Crown Vic on the Jeep trails around Moab.

Ah, the good old days when you had the choice of 2-door, 4-door, B pillar or no B pillar, vinyl or no vinyl, plus a wagon version, maybe a fastback, and hoods long enough to play hockey on.

Or just have the thousands of Bay Area macrame and textile artists weave yarn through the structure.

Now, if only it were that easy to fix the Golden Gate Bridge howl.

This period of automotive styling triggers horrible flashbacks. The ‘70s were not a good time for me. But since trends cycle back around (as in the current scourge of massive chrome grilles), I expect to see the return of external woodgrain, vinyl roofs and half roofs (with landau bars and opera lights), fake wire…

A.K.A bumper bosoms.

Aw man, one of the cleanest, most beautiful designs ever, totally uglified. I would be tempted to let it drown. Or pry off the hideous fiberglass/carbon fiber and lights and set them on fire.

The reflection in the first photo makes the rear fender look mangled. It made me think, yeah, a sports car should be driven—hard—with no concerns of keeping it in show condition. ;)

I went through the configurator and saw no options I would want enough to pay for.

Even without unions, the police code of silence (like that of the mob) and the brotherhood of warriors bullshit means they’ll still protect their own.

So, basically, the return of the Celica.

Well, it’s southern California, not the Road Salt & Rust Belt. Chances are it’s out in the desert somewhere, it’s paint baking off and the rubber turning to ash, but rust-free.

I had a Vega panel wagon. Very bare bones, including no soundproofing, so I got to listen to the differential whine as I drove. I bought it used when I finished college. Two-hundred miles down the road it blew a head gasket, warping the block, using up all my moving-to-California money. A few months later I finally…

My name is also Alan and I DO live in a van down by the river (and many other places). Been at it full time for seven years. My 2007 Chevy Express 2500HD cargo van has served me extremely well.

A lot of pretend racers are going to be so disappointed these options aren’t available.