No, that’s the optional window so you can watch the sprayer in action.

Yeah, that’s what surprised me. I’d expect that on something real expensive, not a Chevy.

Hang a tennis ball on a string and there’s no problem.

You’d have a point if this had happened once or twice - but it went on for years. A slap on the wrist isn’t going to make them stop, it’ll just make them work a little harder to hide it.

VW Beetles. Both my dad and my grandfather had Bugs at the same time, back in the late 70's and early 80's. Dad’s was red and granddad’s was black, both were ‘67's. My grandmother made awesome seat covers for both cars, of some material that was black and red checkerboard, with the suits from a deck of cards in the…

Isn’t the bigger story here the surprise reveal of a new Gordon-Keeble?

Around here in the Midwest they’re kind of hard to find these days. Mechanically they lasted well but mist if they have rusted away to nothing. I haven’t seen one on the road in years, and if there are any nice ones they’re hidden away.

A guy I used to work with* told me that Starbucks overroasts it’s regular coffee because they use a similar roasting time/technique/something to their espresso beans. IIRC, he said SBX over roasted, Seattle’s Best under roasted, and Caribou was the Goldilocks. anyway, I only really find Starbucks lattes (iced, at…

It could just be a balance thing. Having extra sides on one plate might make the tray heavy on one side, and depending on how much other stuff is being brought out it might not be possible to balance it all out.

Hard pass on the red car. The GT was never available as a targa, so unless the car is a verified conversion from a relatively well known shop I would assume it’s a hack job and that the doors don’t work properly.

I’ve been going through a Ben Wyatt phase, might as well get my Letters to Cleo shirt out and lean into it.

Fun Story: there was a Hardee’s near me (Chicago suburbs) when I was a kid - I think it closed in like 1993. This was in the “before times” when they weren’t affiliated with Carl’s Jr but had killed off Burger Chef (the building still stands - it was an independent burger joint for years and is now a Dunkin’…

Holy fuckin’ shit, there’s one in Joliet.

Roy Rogers? I haven’t even seen one of those since 1987. Aren’t there, like only four left?

So, last year at the Chicago Auto Show, I’m looking at the Toyota FR-S, and a guy nearby asks me my opinion. I said I liked it fine, but bought a Miata instead because I wanted a convertible. He goes on about Miatas, and how he just bought one in Florida with only 30,000 miles on it that he sold to a lady, and how he…

Original primer. The cars were factory green, and not a repaint by the studio/Max Balchowsky.

I will have to try and secure that. I’ve liked most everything I’ve had from Summit - a few of their beers are occasionally available down here in Chicago (usually Saga and pale ale, but their old Czech pilsener was available for a while, in cans).

It’s interesting that the owners son finally decided to show the car publicly. It should really be in a museum at this point, I hope it doesn’t disappear into a private collection again.

I first heard it on at midnight, so I wasn’t sure if it was real or not.

I am unashamed to admit that when I first heard something described as “on fleek”, I assumed “Fleek” was a new social media platform. As in “Her outfit is on Fleek”, and there would be a photograph of said outfit on a website somewhere.