That photo is of a Suzuki Sidekick / Chevrolet Tracker. The Samurai was much more boxy and sounded “tinny”. I loved them. And I would also disagree with it starting the CUV / SUV craze. That was the 82 Ford Bronco II and Chevrolet and GMC S-based Blazer and Jimmy. IIRC, Ford beat GM by a year or two to market.

Everyone likes to Monday morning QB. You do you Scott! But I have three words: L. S. Swap. Just kidding. Thumbs up from me.

They may have. I can’t speak for the 2013, but I have a 2015 Wrangler and the cap for the filter housing obviously “bottoms out” (similar to tightening two nuts together on a screw) and clearly shouldn’t be wrenched on anymore. It’s up to the owner/mechanic/Jiffy Lube technician to recognize this after they put a new f…

I don’t have a bike, but I understand the joy of riding. I have friends that rode in college and into their 20s. When they married and/or had children, they stopped riding. Now that we’re in our mid to late 40s, some have taken it up again because our kids are grown or in college and they’re no longer as dependent as…

I just downloaded both of these on my Kindle app. I’m sure I won’t be disappointed. If you haven’t already read it, Smokey Yunick’s three volume "Best Damn Garage in Town" is a must read for any history buff, let alone car or car racing enthusiast.

I remember Mattel made this, too. Even Hot Wheels are not immune to “meh” cars.

Yes, totally wrong to touch anyone’s car without permission, ever! Especially at a car show. In my experience, I can’t remember a car owner saying no when I’ve asked permission. In fact, if you have a little one with you, most will invite them to sit behind the driver’s seat. I wonder if people think it’s okay…

If I remember right, the coupe was known as the Horizon TC3 and the 4-door hatchback was the Horizon. Dodge had the Omni 024 (coupe) and the Omni (hatchback). When Shelby touched them, it was the Shelby Charger (coupe) and the GLHS (hatchback). Disclaimer: this is all from memory when I was 12 years old, so it could…

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I thought “Jim” should get points taken away for the absence of a 3rd pedal, too.

This is my favorite T-Bird. I think it was 87 & 88 only, but Ford finally got the beak right with molded-in headlights and put some decent looking wheels on it. I’m not sure, but I think it had the turbo four and manual trans from the, then new, Mustang SVO.

Why are they called opera windows anyway?

This is just plane crazy!

I believe the AC-130 Spectre gunship retains the title for most badass Hercules. From the web: “The AC-130H Spectre was armed with two 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannons, one L60 Bofors 40 mmcannon, and one 105 mm M102 howitzer; after 1994, the 20 mm cannons were removed. The upgraded AC-130U Spooky has a single 25 mm GAU-12…

There’s this one near me. It’s newer and a king cab with 165K, but it has the rock solid 22R, a near perfect interior, and no rust.

Not so much my car, but my wife’s car has them pretty bad. Girls like jewelry and long fingernails. We have to deal with it. It’s cheaper to keep her.

I feel like I say, “if only I could get it with three pedals” a lot.

What they said ^^^^

My wife’s first car was a 1984 GSL. I won’t bore you with how fun it was as that’s been covered. The manual choke was great and it always started no matter what. One morning on her way to work she did two 360s on an icy highway and that was it. The next weekend we traded it for a brand new 1998 Neon ACR coupe. We…

For the pickups at least, I’m going to have to disagree with you on looks. The Hardbody (introduced in I believe 1987) was the best looking mini-truck at the time and I always felt the Frontier was probably the best looking small pickup as that era closed.