Glad you know more about my vehicle than I do.

Draft more.

An early 1980s quad headlight Fox Mustang.

With 100 billion, I'm guessing they're going for sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads.

$22k for 305 horsepower, decent mpg, and a supply of aftermarket parts as far as the eye can see?

"Pecker."

Very nice garage. Especially impressive considering he did pretty much everything on the cheap.

A high-end toolbox is nice. Very specific tools are nice, wall art and music are nice. Same goes for the beverage cooler and the water closet. Space is nice, as is an outlet every few feet. They're all nice, but not, in my opinion, necessary for a well-equipped garage.

Daimler AG Accounting Department

It reminds me of a better-looking version of the Lotus Excel.

How about just making modern bumpers out of 3 or 4 pieces? That way, if you crunched the corner, you'd only have to replace that corner, not the entire thing. Rears can easily go all the way around the back of the car starting at the rear wheels, while fronts do the same, sometimes including the grille surrounds. …

Well reasoned, well said.

... and we commit his body to the earth, negative to ground, carbon to carbon, rust to rust; to be turned into corruption, in sure and certain hope of the Restoration unto eternal life...

No arguments with those. When I heard Barris designed the Batmobile, however, I had visions of him completely reshaping some vehicle or starting from scratch. When I heard it was based on a Lincoln concept car, I still had "extensive modifications" in my head. But when I finally saw the Lincoln Futura, I was…

I'd give most of the credit for the Batmobile to Bill Schmidt and the Lincoln-Mercury stylists who drew up the 1955 Lincoln Futura.

The question is how complex does it need to get?

Flappy paddle gearbox clicked twice:

Congrats. You've also given me the perfect excuse to post this.

In case of nibbles:

1928: Stutz Black Hawk Special.