The Prowler was essentially a mass-produced street rod. If you were disappointed by its performance, don’t ever drive a real street rod. The fastest ones perform well only in a straight line, until you need to stop. They are built to cruise and be noticed, which the Prowler did well.

The C4 Corvette has a similar light on the rearview mirror that’s intended for illuminating controls on the console. As does the 2006-08 Chevy HHR.

Actually, it was a lot longer than 40 years ago. The Dodge brothers sued Ford Motor Co. over 100 years ago over this very issue. My great-grandfather participated in the sit-down strikes in Flint in the late 1930s, which later begat the UAW. My great-grandmother brought food to the window at the plant for him because…

GM is required to maximize production in order to maximize profit. That is their duty to shareholders. When seasonal illnesses affect production, sometimes they can shut down a shift or even a whole plant for a couple of days or weeks until it blows over, but periodic absenteeism is usually not a problem for coverage.…

It’s called Force Majeure. GM isn’t crossing picket lines or laying people off and replacing them with salaried employees. They are keeping the lines running when an outside event, unforeseen at the time the contract was entered, has materially affected the ability of both parties to fulfill the terms of the…

Yeah. Back when I had my ‘06 Mustang GT, I looked into several accessories that could have given me a claimed 50 hp boost. “Cold” air intake, cat-back exhaust, SCT tune, stuff like that. All requiring more expensive 92 octane gas too. But I figured out that being my daily driver, and actually putting about 3,000 miles…

While I realize that many ICE owners could realistically spend much more than $2,000 to add 50 hp to their engine, depending on cylinders and displacement, this seems to be a waste of money unless you’re planning on racing the vehicle. Is that 50 hp really translatable to any noticeable gains?

I’m not sure if anyone else around here plays disc golf (which everyone should be playing disc golf) but “Lucid Air” is also the name for a type of plastic used by Dynamic Discs in their super lightweight range of discs. It’s the Lucid plastic with little air bubbles injected in it during the molding process. The…

It’s not a bad idea, but if Gramps can’t remember from one day to the next that his car won’t start, and both grandparents are left alone for long periods of time without assistance, it’s time to find them some assisted living and maybe a memory-care facility. This is the kind of situation that usually results in…

4th gear: The Nissan 350Z was based on the same platform as the Murano. I think the 370Z still is? In any case, it was panned by the press because it was so much heavier than the competition. Good looking car, non-competitive performance.

Yes. But the other problem is charger location. If I want to visit my sister in rural IL, it’s normally a five hour, 300 mile trip one-way. But if I drive an electric car, it turns into a nearly nine hour, 500 mile trip one way because of the location of chargers, and even when I get there, I’d have to charge on a…

Eh...for the money, it’s going to be harder to sand down the old paint, especially where it’s cracked around the CORVETTE embossing and keeping the edges right. Who knows what it looks like in the tailight cups and license plate? It would be a decent DIY project if you have the skills, but given what the car could be…

Low speed rear end collision damage. It was enough to craze the paint and it would be easier and cheaper to replace the panel than deal with sanding down the 25 year old paint on an old panel that’s probably cracked anyway. Probably $600-$900 depending on if you want a repro or OE panel, then another $200 for paint.

Rebuild the shocks, replace the rear fascia, and this is a $13,000-$15,000 car.

That depends largely on the status of the company. Are they still in the initial startup stages? Are they living on venture capital? Many companies in the Valley are NOT profitable for several quarters and tend to swing wildly until they’re bought by Alphabet, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, or Apple. Nobody but the bean…

There’s a guy who shows up to our weekly McDonald’s car show with one that’s been converted into a Ranchero.

Neutral: In the same way you are an Army brat, I’m a GM brat. My family worked for the company for three generations and my Dad was transferred all over the country. When you work for the General, or any of the Big Three, you live your life a contract at a time. You initially get the job because you are related to…

I think this is the first headline for any post you’ve made that could genuinely be categorized as “click bait”. I mean, I know it’s exciting to find a Euro-spec version of what was literally the best selling minivan of all time in the U.S., but other than the diesel engine, tow hook, and amber marker lights, this is…

$2,000 is definitely what-the-heck money for a 300ZX 2+2. Mileage isn’t bad and the f/i issue is easy to fix. But what got me thinking was why Chevrolet never offered a 2+2 Corvette, especially in the C4 through C6 models? The 300ZX is proof that it could have been done rather cleanly, although it definitely would…

Neutral: Our local airport KCI (MCI) went from three terminals to two, and now they are building a brand new terminal with fewer gates than the two currently being used. Airline consolidation in the ‘80s and ‘90s, security issues, and convenience demands of travelers have driven downsizing of a lot of regional…