Had the toy in 1985

After careful examination of the video, it appears that the engine blew up.

I assume you mean late model cars only. I feel classic cars are cheating. Most would look wrong without chrome.;)

I have been blinded by the sun reflecting off of those towers several times

They’re definitely undervalued and unknown but I have to think that will eventually change. My uncle had a black ‘62 Buick Special convertible until he sold it to buy a metallic pink ‘62 Skylark Convertible with the aluminum V8. I’ve driven it and it was one of the more memorable drives I’ve taken. (Mostly because the…

How cool.

The people in my family were too tame to buy either a Monte Carlo SS or a Grand National. Instead, they bought multiple 80s Buick Rivieras, including a ‘84 or ‘85 Riviera T-Type (which, IIRC, had the same turbo 3.8-liter V6 as the Grand National) that my great great uncle somehow managed to lose recently.

Oh, and speaking of Buicks, was the Grand National as sought-after as it is now? Like I said, I grew up in the early nineties, so I wouldn’t know.

To be fair, the Smart Fortwo is taller than a lot of things, including the Camry, and my Golf SportWagen. The Fortwo is not very wide or long is all.

intentional dick parking job by truckster, who couldn’t be bothered to notice “Compact” stenciled on the two parking spaces

Nice. But all old cars are pretty cool. My favorite Buick is the ‘59 2-door hardtop; cleanest-looking of those wild ‘59’s - Back in the 80’s I had a white Invicta w/ a 401 nailhead. Always thought they looked Notorious.

Starred because goddamn that’s a beautiful Buick. :)

Early ‘60s Buicks – particularly the Buick Special. I own a ‘61 and I have yet to meet another person that owns one. It was considered a “compact” because it was rather small (a Smart Car is taller than my ‘61) and came with a little 215 Aluminum V8 (and a V6 version) – part of a GM effort to market more fuel…