Well, there's your problem, you're going the wrong way around.

#10 - blargablarga - A fine comment, a pint of whatever's on tap to you.

Exactly. I can't tell you how many times someone who only knows about cars from watching auction coverage asks about my old car, then says it would be worth more if it had the original engine, was painted the original color, had the original color interior, etc. Nevermind that the original colors were hideous and…

An April Fools joke in September?

I agree whole-heartedly. I'd also add highest horsepower and top speed to capability claims that don't mean jack in the real world.

Locomobile. Why? Two words: Chain drive.

For those who are poo-pooing the Crown Vic (low horsepower from a big engine, boat-like handling, outdated platform, no style changes), these are precisely the things that make it good, nay great, at its main jobs.

In 1979, a body-on-frame car was developed at the Ford Motor Company.

Had the space race idea as well, but I went a little less Boeing and a little more Marion Power Shovel.

It isn't just hairpin switchbacks like some of the mountain passes mentioned below, but US 52 through coal country between Bluefield and Williamson is over a hundred miles of curving 2-lane through the mountains of West Virginia. Not much traffic (and the locals know how to drive fast), off the beaten path, and great…

Second (or third) vote for the Jensen FF.

I see the problem with the RX-8 and the rotary as not measuring up on paper. You can pick them apart by the numbers all day. Acceleration, horsepower, MPG, oil consumption, number of times in the shop. These are all quantifiable things that killed them. You can run a project at break even or a loss if it brings…

I remember reading that you could tell a real Stratos from a reproduction by the panel gaps. If it looked like it was put together decently, it wasn't the real thing.

The "happy face" water tower in Adair, Iowa. Always a highlight of driving across I80 (that and Iowa 80, the world's largest truckstop in Walcott, Iowa).

The world's largest weather vane at the Whitehorse Airport, Yukon Territory.

If it's just an appliance, when you can't trust it to go a few hundred miles without breaking down or you won't let anyone else drive it because of safety issues, it's time to go.

Cars:

Beat me by under a minute.

Yes, Yes, Yes. Hangar after hangar of jaw-dropping aircraft. The tour of the restoration hangar alone is worth making the trip.

Auburn Cord Duesenberg museum, Auburn, IN. Not just for the cars and exhibits, but for the building as well. The museum is in the ACD factory showroom and administration buildings.