If you’ve ever read what the Euro apologists write generally, the persecution complex is earned.

But why?  Even the examples you showed, while not the most attractive, or exciting, are at least identifiable at a distance.

I like those wheels in a way that surprises me.  

Generally speaking, car modification tends to follow what I call “More’s Law”.

I’ve only seen one, and the first word I thought of when I saw it was AGRESSIVE.

So, after all these years, someone finally found something about the Miata that can be referred to as “fast”...sorta.

Over 21 million Beetles were built and sold over it’s long production run, making it the 4th most produced car of all time.

Neither the Corvair, or the Pinto ultimately were proven to be any more dangerous than any other contemporary car of their era.

I remember back in the day some hilarious ads in automotive magazines describing the “naugas” used to make Naugahyde.

The really funny thing about the “Corinthian leather” is it never actually existed, other than as a marketing term.

If they didn’t have an armrest in the center, those seats would be a good match for a couch my grandmother had.

The problem is claiming that a tax on a behavior or activity is simply political cover for collecting revenue.  Once that revenue falters, an increase to bump the revenue stream back up is inevitable. 

Gotta watch out for that dihydrogen monoxide...  lol...

I had a similar issue a number of years ago that completely from that day on eliminated my wife’s complaining about my driving.

Relatively new dot-matrix printers, particularly when they were working hard, and the print head got hot, would frequently emit a slight hot oil smell.

If you do actually rebuild, I’d be inclined NOT to do a .030 overbore, unless the cylinder walls are severely tapered, and require it. Do the minimum overbore to get straight walls, and most likely you’ll have enough meat in the block for one more rebuild, should you keep it a long time.

You reminded me of a hot rodder’s maxim my father taught me about rebuilding engines:

Rebuild yours. It’s got nothing at all to do about “originality” or “value”, but everything to do with reliability, and knowing what you actually have.

IMHO, the only way Brosnan comes off as bond being campy is if you forget the years Roger Moore was in the role.

My driver’s test in 1981...