No, they wouldn’t. In 1970 a tri five was, for the most part, an old used car to the majority of people, as were most fifties cars. The only people who wanted them were 1) cheapskates who wanted a beater, or 2) hot rodders who wanted cheap drag cars. Nobody in the 70’s who saw one driving down the road would stop and…

I used to use Golf-Glo to clean my clubs till it started to take the varnish off my Ben Hogan woods. 

A lot of people think it’s because F1 is “foreign”, (every so often an American driver considers a move to it, and everyone says that “this’ll be what breaks F1 in the States!” It never does), but the plain fact is that for decades F1 was very difficult to watch here. None of the races in Europe or Asia happened…

I don’t even think “racing shoes” was much of a thing till like the late 70’s. You see pics of a lot of guys just wearing tennis shoes, loafers, or whatever was narrow enough to fit in the footwell of the car and offered sufficient feel and movement.

Can’t believe that nobody’s suggested Mon Ami Mate yet.

I believe there’s already a Richard Petty biopic - but it’s pretty old. 

I feel this should be the next project for the people behind The Righteous Gemstones.

I think I saw Butt Moustache on the Warped Tour back in ‘98. Solid set. 

Sheesh, all it needed was for those grilles to be black or dark gray and not chrome. 

Did you synchronize your Swatches? Crucial to do so, super easy to forget. 

Sam Adams? Naw, they drink good old American Budweiser! 

You know that most of those jackwagons went and shot their little videos of themselves smashing up their coffee makers, proudly showed them to their wives/SO’s, and were immediately sent out to Costco or Target to buy another one. 

Around here (Chicago area) it also can depend on what you drive and how old you look. Grey haired retiree in a Corvette or Miata? Not a problem usually. Young guy in a loud tuned Subaru or a beater of some kind? You’ll probably get pulled over to be given a warning and maybe a breathalyzer test if it’s Saturday night…

So it’s a workplace comedy.....IN SPAAAAAACE!

Shitanic. 

It’s funny you mention the Vega, which I’ve always felt is a good looking car, especially in it’s earlier chrome bumper form. Moreso than the Mustang II (which I don’t think looks bad in fastback form). I dig the blue one in the photo - the mods don’t look absurd or particularly dated, like the Cobra body kits which…

I think mine lasted as long as it did (car was 12 years old when I did it) because I used the HT in the late fall through the winter till like March. Like you the car sat outside all the time, so between being baked in the sun and frozen, the top takes a lot of abuse. That said it was in really bad shape when I…

“Man Delorean” sounds like a private detective in an old pulp magazine. 

Which is funny because a number of V8 engined Big Healeys have been built over the years - they still pop up at nostalgia drag races. That said I think the Ace was a better choice, if only because it had IRS, instead of the Healey’s underslung live rear axle (and corresponding low ride height). 

The soft top on my old NA eventually developed a few leaks around the window seals, due to the cracking of the vinyl in those areas (where the top folds). The seals would literally fill with water when it rained and then squirt out the first time I braked. I kept paper towels or a rag in the car to dry them out before…