The convertible had a half-height b-pillar. The ‘57-’58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham had no b-pillar, just a stub with latches.

Proper units of measure for torque are newton-meter (N-m) and pound-foot (lb-ft). “Torques” is nonsense.

Let it go. It’s never coming back. The reality of the Wankel engine has never lived up to the beautiful simplicity of the concept. Fifty years ago, the Wankel suffered from oil consumption, fuel consumption, emissions, and apex seal issues. Today, it suffers from variations on the same issues. No company is going to…

I worked for a regional grocery store chain with ~250 locations. They had teams for store resets. Part of the strategy was to force customers to explore the store. The other part was to redistribute shelf space. Slow selling items would be discontinued or compressed to provide more space for strong sellers and new…

Interesting tidbit - I worked for Ford right out of college. Periodically, they gathered us in the Ford new grad program into the auditorium for a presentation from an exec. In one particular session, Allan Gilmour held up a white rod about 18 in length. It was the plastic torsion bar in development for the ‘93…

Never, for the same reason criminal charges are dropped when a defendant dies: he cannot defend himself.

I think “Dog Barf Yellow” would be a more appropriate name.  My Ram 1500 Stinger is true yellow, and has more yellow accents inside than this Lexus.  Don’t get me wrong, I’d rather have the Lexus, but when it comes to loud and obnoxious trim, the truck guys do it better.

Expressing an opinion as fact is annoying.

International badging? If you’re talking about a row of flags under the nameplate, it was a Cutlass Salon.

I guess he’s captivated by his Captiva.

This is not a $30,000 truck. Much closer to $60,000.

If you’re going to bring children into this world, you need to take reasonable steps to protect yourself so that you will be there for them. No child should lose a parent like this. I’m not saying he shouldn’t have built the kart - only that he should have done it right. Then again, I know hard-core bikers who…

Yenko Chevrolet was a dealership in suburban Pittsburgh that famously got around GM’s restrictions on engine displacement for Camaro, Nova, and Chevelle through Chevrolet’s back-door COPO ordering system. The dealership is long gone, and so is the mystique. At this point, it’s just a bunch of investors trying to…

Wouldn’t bet on that. My husband’s Sportage is currently sitting at the dealership with 48K miles and a seized engine. The same dealer has two others on the lot in the same state. We were told that there is no ETA on a replacement engine, since the plant that (presumably) re-manufactures them is on strike. This is our…

so THAT’s why my left arm starts flailing uncontrollably as I leave.

.Only my husband knows for sure...

A Mustang logo, two treads, and every model year I’ve owned - with room for expansion.

AT4? Really? That’s the best name they could think of for this “sub-brand”? I can’t decide if it sounds more like a cheap Cadillac or a reference to a 4-speed automatic transmission. Has all the creativity been sucked out of automotive marketing?

Chicago is one thing, Pittsburgh is another. This is Rialto St. Note that the sidewalk is a stairway. This street isn’t quite typical, but it isn’t that unusual around here, either. Most streets like this are further complicated by curves and intersections. Like Rialto Street, which intersects a busy, 4-lane…

So, a modern, RWD car is great for winter driving? That wasn’t winter “driving” as much as it was “playing.” Real winter driving involves snow, ice, drifts, guard rails, trees, and *clutch the pearls* hills! Try running around in that BRZ in Pittsburgh during a snowstorm. That is, if you can get it out of your…