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I should probably elaborate. Iconic design, a vehicle that lives up to the promise of being a true off-road truck, yet it's still (for better or worse) the grandpappy to today's luxury SUVs. You don't get much more American than American Motors, and the simple fact that these are still relatively abundant and

But, to be fair, I once had a rusty Blazer K5 diesel and a non-running Volvo 740 sedan sitting in the driveway. I sat. I pondered.

It's a bargain, particularly if it comes with a trunk full of the crack that clearly inspired it!

I was so excited when I first read about Codas in the beginning. A reasonably priced (for the class), useful, everyday EV with a better range than anything else. Then I read that the bodies were coming from China... well, who knew, I thought, maybe someone in China had actually developed something that wasn't full of

Damn. I'm in Greensboro, NC. I can always use parts. Desperately trying to find a heater core right now...

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Tata bought Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford... their first move was to come up with a couple of epic models that really caught the public's attention, then move forward filling in the blanks. It's working.

Yeah, but I bet yours has heat. It's my daily right now, and heater cores are pretty rare.

It's sort of a "halo car;" they're trying to revive the old brand identity from when they were cool (and they were in the '60s and '70s). They won't sell money, but they'll get people interested in the brand, and those will sell others. Most of the previous 15 years were the malaise era of Ford ownership. New leaders,

I parked next to an XC this morning, just to show them that Volvo design used to be good. Bring it back! Love that concept.

Carnage? I see what you did there.

A truck so nice, I would even live with that color. (Thanks to childhood trauma, I have some serious issues with pea soup.)

Oh, Russia. You're just the gift that keeps on giving.

Roger Moore drove a Volvo P1800 in "The Saint" because Jaguar couldn't be bothered to hook them up with a new E-Type.

*squeeeeeeeeee!!!!* I mean, *ahem*, looks completely absurd and impractical. Bloody French.

Daily driver right now while I do some work on the other two vehicles. I've had it for 14 years. Here it is next to an annoying plastic box for scale.

Nope. Just sarcasm. Harrumph. I'm an 1800ES owner, the C303 is one of my dream vehicles, and I haven't had much in the way of a good time in a few years. Looks like it was a fantastic event.

Two-tone paint had its time and place. It was great then, not so much now. The same can be said for the massive decal kits of the '70s and '80s, T-Tops, and many other trends. Plastic "Pontiac" cladding never had a time and place, however.