You obviously haven't used a Ridgeline.  Fantastic truck for hauling as well as cross-country vacations.

Sliding doors (like on a minivan) on everything = No more door dings in crowded parking lots, and plenty of room for ingress/egress of passengers and cargo.

I always confuse the crew of Speed Buggy with the crew of the Mystery Machine....

I’d go with Mazda. They still have the most Japanese mix in their vehicles. Decent all-around vehicles.

Yup

No helmet = no insurance and mandatory donor.

440 is too big, it is a big-block engine. The 340 is a small-block with better valvetrain geometry than a small-block Chevy, and is also the basis for their 355ci NASCAR motor.

Hmmm, back in the early 80s i had similar thoughts, but it was with a Sapporo/Challenger (later to become Conquest/Starion), as it was RWD... fitted with a 340 six-pack and a Getrag 5-speed.

The writing is on the wall (or will soon be). Vehicles are getting longer. Hence, Stellantis’ investment into inline sixes.

I miss the crotch coolers on the ‘67 Plymouth i used to drive. They let in so much fresh air that A/C was unnecessary.

The original hood ornaments had a temperature gauge and they screwed on in place of the radiator cap.

Except other drivers have an extremely difficult time seeing single-track vehicles for whatever reason.

Make it 50mph and i'm in.

Looks like a stretched skidsteer loader, without the handy loader part.

Wow! This is like the slammed truck scene from 1992 Panama City / Ocean Springs / Miami all over again!

I dunno. Maybe because most people are right-handed (or forced to be right-handed), so they can fight off enemies with their sword hand while they are mounting their horse?

I liked loud engines and loud exhaust in Junior High. I think i grew out of it probably when i was a Sophomore in High School.

I just think it would be funny as hell to take either one of these back in time about 30-40 years, and take them to the track to race against the Funny Cars....

It goes beyond that. Traffic lights also have their origin in old mariner tradition. Since the boat pilot sits on the right side of the boat (the starboard side), he may not have a clear view to the left (port) side. Therefore, any boats on his port side must yield to him. This is why the starboard side of the boat…

Part of that is because many Americans still believe that most of the Big3 vehicles are “all-American”. They don’t understand that “foreign” companies like Honda have much more American content in their vehicles than the Big3 does.