Ha, didn’t know that. Through dumb biological luck, I had a manly bass voice by 8th grade, and saying “You rang” in a Lurch voice was one of my middle-school sideshow tricks.

No thank you, Thing.

This blend of utility and simple, understated style has always been tempting. I wonder what later Volvos would have look liked if they evolved this design language instead of going full brick. Which has its own utilitarian appeal, but still...

True, maybe it looks better in person, but it looks awful in those pictures.

David is to Jeeps as...

When cars reach a certain age, I would just consider the luxe version as expanding my pool of choices if I’m looking for a certain vehicle. Looking for an older Explorer? Add this to the search, depreciation has probably brought it within reach. Older Camry? Also consider an ES350. All of this assuming that the luxe…

NP, but oof, those plastics inside. Not quite Fisher-Price, but Hewlett-Packard at best.

Before there was Steve Jobs, there was whoever designed this. So pure, so uncluttered, that door card there.

Not clear from this low-res image, but the paper contains a single character: K. The drivers would carry a stack of them on the passenger seat.

No doubt many young boys learned bad words thanks to that feature.

Nice if this is your thing, but I’m not sure any SSR is $36K nice in 2021. And the miles are low enough to make me wonder how long this sat, and how are the rubber bits holding up.

Sometimes, posing is not an option. You can afford the real deal, or you can’t. Other than it not being a Beetle in Jag drag, not much to like here.

I saw the video, and I can see how they would interpret his last move as pointing a gun at them. But the fact is, you run up on an armed guy in a mental health crisis and start yelling commands, it’s not going to end well.

“Just sort out these few wires here and pull the big lever. Piece of cake.”

Contingent NP. As noted by Qaaaaa, this could be extremely unsafe with the entire B-pillar gone. I’d want to know more about what, if anything, the builder did to compensate. But if that all passes muster, this is brilliant.

Why are those seats making me hungry?

If I want to drive a motorized alligator head, I’ll decapitate an alligator and motorize it all by myself.

Imagine being Dershowitz, knowing that there are effectively two Bernies out there.

She: You still think silver pants and cowboy boots were the right choice, Francois?

The cables are holding it in place. I’m sure it’s fine, just fine.