Thanks for taking time to reply- I see you got snowed in by everyone else questioning whether it was that V8 kit bike.

Boeing has a glut of airplanes right now, and has been leasing space on the airport for overflow parking. Although you’re probably just seeing new airplanes parked on the Boeing ramp at the north end of the field.

A company was selling Chevy V8 bikes using the name ‘Boss Hoss’ several years ago. Heck, they may still be in business.

Your explanation is really missing something. I’m not sure you physics.

Given that the Pontiacs shared platforms with the rest of GM’s lineup, was ‘Wide Track’ just marketing BS, or did they actually place the wheels farther out than on comparable Chevys, Buicks, and et al?

NTSB can take a very long time to complete their investigation. Not always, but don’t be disappointed if you don’t see the full report for many months to a year. They will release an initial report soon, basically recapping the events as known at the time.

“sawzaw”? Oh, sawzall. For a second there I didn’t understand your accent.

According to the Lug Nut theory, it can’t happen. Because the Lug Nut theory states that whoever has the most lug nuts wins in a collision.

No pictures of The Awesomest Corolla In The World?

Oh yeah- you guys Down Under got a neat-o canvas snap-on tonneau cover!

Obligatory Nissan Pulsar Sportbak comment!
Nissan also hoped that Pulsar customers would come by the dealer to rent a Sportbak if they needed to turn their Pulsar into a wagon on the weekend (wow, that’s a mouthful to say).

Jeebus. My dad bought a Ford sedan from that era, with the 302 V8 specifically so he could haul a boat & trailer. It was more affordable at about $3,500. But it also only got 13 MPG. And those Ford V8's from that era had, what 115 horsepower or so?

Look up ‘Rocket 88' on your favorite search engine. Before the malaise era there really were differences between the GM marques, and people cared about them.

Thank goodness they put that li’l itty bitty amber strobe light on top. Otherwise YOU’D NEVER HEAR OR SEE IT COMING!

That’s an excellent point, that luxury is relative. An average economy car from any time in the past twenty years has had more features and creature comforts than the luxury cars of forty years ago.

And when the ad copywriters speak of their wonderful creature comforts, the state of the art for 1970 was remarkably thin. Cruise control, maybe an FM radio, power windows and locks, power steering, a power radio antenna, AC, and a lush, plush interior with lots of chrome gewgaws. Other than their massive size there…

I voted NP. I voted with my wallet last year and bought a ‘93 NA Convertible for $4K. It’s not quite as nice as this one and it has some problems. But here in WA it will not need smog testing in two more years. And damn it’s fun to drive.

And p.s. years of technical writing has finally beat into my thick skull the difference between its and it’s. Glad to see that more than one of the past few PaperJam ads have not gotten that correct. I don’t feel so bad about my sins in the past now.

Somewhere on the internets a long time ago, between Reddit and Cheezburger I read a tale someone wrote of the time they took their cat for its first ride in the family car. Replace coke bottle with cat in your story and you have the gist of it.

I have a fond soft spot for 80's design, as I was just old enough to start buying cars when the early 80's were the current time. That rectilinear layout, all those straight lines- *swoon*!
I think I’ve said this before, but I was consigned to being grey so nobody saw my comments. I had an ‘87 Pulsar, and man, there…