That’s fair. As I said, they’re not for everybody, and I definitely wouldn’t mind better fuel economy. But I do think there’s plenty to enjoy in an old car.

They’re not for everybody, but there is something to be said for driving an old car. They are a bit of an acquired taste, and likely aren’t going to be much fun at first if you’re used to modern cars. But you have to drive a classic car for a few months at least before you start to discover the car’s soul and…

I would argue that driving classic cars is an acquired taste. The personality and soul that classic cars have is something you have to discover after driving it for a few months at least. It’s much easier to forgive them for their flaws when you’ve developed a bond with the car.

I drive a manual 2002 Civic a lot and have to agree. It may be bland and uninspiring to look at, but it’s fun enough to drive that it convinced me modern(ish) cars can have soul.

Electric cars are the worst thing to happen to car enthusiasts. Yeah, I know, they’re super fast and the torque is wonderful and they’re going to save the world and blah blah blah, that’s the problem. Making fast, fun cars was an art form before electric cars came along and made it too simple. There was so much…

Odd... I actually like the “creep,” it’s the one thing I miss when I’m driving a car with a manual transmission. I always feel like I’m going to kill the clutch when inching forward with a manual in stop and go traffic, but when I’m driving an automatic, all I have to do is let off the brake and the car just pulls…

Is it even a proper muscle car if it’s not painted a bright, silly, fun color?

I love that top photo so much. Those colors are giving me My Little Pony vibes...

And disc brakes. My ‘66 Thunderbird is one of the rare examples of a classic car that came from the factory with disc brakes, and it’s honestly one of the car’s greatest features. Driving old cars is scary enough as is, so anything that can potentially help you avoid an accident makes the experience significantly more…

Park in two spaces simultaneously to provide a door ding buffer assert dominance over your fellow motorists!

We call that patina.

The average age of a cell in the human body is only 7 years. Some cells last as long as 16 years, some last 5 days, and others (such as neurons and the lenses in your eyes) will last your entire life. But nevertheless, your body is constantly replacing most of its parts. Does that mean you’re not the same human being…

No. It’s one piece, so no doors, hood, or frunk.

Man, Vegas may have been crap, but they sure were good-looking crap.

These were one of the first things I ever wrote about on the OG Oppositelock (RIP)! I always loved these things. I’d love to have one with a Chevy 350 V8 hanging out the back, just to mess with people that much more :)

My 1966 Thunderbird. It’s a lot better now, but when I first got it it was a bit sketchy. The tires were ~45 years old and cracking, but they had decent tread and held air so I just limited myself to going no faster than 45 mph. I couldn’t afford to replace them for a long time, so I just lived with those ancient…

I daily drove a car that got five miles per gallon for a year... I tolerated it because short commute and vroom vroom v8 noises. I’ve rebuilt the engine since then so now it gets more like 10 mpg. Still bad, but I can live with it.

Are you just going to connect the electric motor directly to the transfer case that’s already there? I would think that’s the simplest option.

This tape identifies as blue.

I don’t think it was intentional, it’s just less than great skills with fiberglass.