Actually, I want something I can drive for an around-town car. We live in Kailua-Kona Hawaii, right on the beach, and I want a fun car to suppliment our 'real' car (2006 Subaru Outback). The perfect car would be a convertible, or something like a Moke, or at least old style cloth sunroof, second choice would be a ute,…

Excalibur! There can be no more suitabke vehicle for the consummate poseur.

Hey mate, my wife and I are planning a long stretch in OZ, probably starting in Oct -Nov '15. We have family and friends down under, but none of them are gear heads. I'd like to find an older car that's good on petrol to buy ... something like an old Morris Minor, although I reckon they've gotten pretty dear. But do…

S'kay, I'm experienced hand-prop. The plane after the Champ was a Spezio TuHoler with an o-290D. It also had a plug, but being between the wing and the blender scared me more than propping so I never used it.

Mahalo, how's the Champ equipped, Xponder, radio, or no. Ours had nothing, still flew it all over the country, including OSH.

Seattle area, where? I tried to fly my grandkids last week, when they were visiting Kona, but the rental C-172 had a mechanical. They live on Bainbridge, maybe I could rent the Champ ( I've got about 300 hours in one) and fly them our next mainland visit in Feb. I'd much rather fly them in a Champ than a Chevrolet…

'Zackly what I was gonna say. Find a nice clean Sport Pilot qualified airplane (7AC Champ is perfect, not the Aeronca poctured, but very similar). There are many nice examples for under $20K, buy one. Auto gas STC, hard hourly costs under $20/hr. You only need 20 hours, and not even all of those dual, with instructor.…

I wanna buy it, put running gear under it and drive it!

Will be going on sale towards the end of 2013. And of course, there isn't a price yet. Has this post been stuck in the internem Daemon of a whole year?

Citroen Mehari, ABS plastic, the same stuff your Big Wheel was made of. Semi good in the tropics, no rust, but high UV kills it over time.

Now, maybe. Then, and looking for a car ... not so much.

I have been beating this drum (with no result, or even response) for over a decade. It looks like the only way I will ever get what I want is to go back to the mainland, find a nice clean 80s GL with dual-range 5-SPD, gut it, cut off the excess sheet metal and glass and build my own. It's a longer wheelbase than I…

If you think that was bad, try trying to find a car you wanted to buy in the late 70's.

Farewell thou faithful uberJalop. Winding vloud roads, fair weather snd no celestrial cops in sight ... motor on Tommy.

Looks lik a malaise era T-Bird.

And that, my young friends, tells you all you need to know about growing up and learning to drive in the 1950s.

One of the scariest looking, and sounding weapons of WWII. Junkers Ju-87 Stuka

Except that the Solara won't have parts falling off it starting in year two.

Here's a link to his collection: http://www.pbase.com/paplvr/fortine…

The concept behind the inflatoplane was simple. You drop it behind enemy lines to a downed airman, who then lays it out on the ground like an airplane shaped sleeping bag, starts the pump, and inflates the plane until firm enough to fly.