COTD.

Lesney* not Lesley.

Ertl might predate the Lesney Matchbox tractor, but this is what I was thinking of. I had one when there was a re-release of the Lesley Matchbox vehicles.

My first guess was the farm tractor. Quite interesting and educational.

Even if a person is well-versed in all things automotive, a an extra pair of eyes can help avoid abject failure in buying a vehicle, and can help retain objectivity in an otherwise emotional purchase.

Next up: Tesla’s engineering facility is a real-life X-Mansion.

LOTS of hours rolling down the highways in my teenaged years, trying to dodge traffic and outrun the police in the 959 and F40. I’ve played emulator versions and The Duel still kicks my ass, despite being fairly competent in Burnout Paradise, Gran Turismo, and Forza.

Both of these are brash, beautiful concepts. I’d especially love to see a 2wd electric dirt bike that weighs less than 220 lbs, one of those could really be fun on a trail!

Looks like fun, albeit expensive fun. I want to say NP, but $25K seems more like CP territory to me.

we don’t know about what happened and who exactly was responsible.

Build a Winnebuggo and do the Nissan V6 conversion like what fellow Jalop Douglas was referring so you can stay warm when it gets chilly outside.

Good to know! I picked it up from my studies of the Tesla Model S, but had a feeling it predated the Model S quite a bit.

The flat 4 air-cooled VW engine might not be good for providing cabin heat, but they’re phenomenal at making power.

One of the more interesting engine swaps I’ve seen was for an older Microbus, it had a 993 powertrain swapped into it. Wouldn’t do any good for the heating but that must have been quite the exhilhirating drive!

That would be a problem in the winter, especially if it’s a snowy climate. There are workarounds, but being cold is miserable.

Okay, okay, the boot. I stand corrected. It was the first word that came to mind.

The description made it sound like this in my mind:

Depends on how you plan to win. Nothing here said it had to stay on the road, and nothing said you had to get from a-b without cutting some corners. So, I submit to you this:

I remember the Lexan t-tops. I really, really, really, really disliked that part. The glass ones looked much better and gave the car a sleeker appearance. That, and they didn’t have spiderweb cracks all through them (typically).