I grew up in Glenview, IL. There was a naval air station there until the 90’s. Nothing like having F-14’s fly over your home in high visibility livery. I’m sure my mom hated it, but I was an 11 year old boy hooked on military planes. Lots of people would sit on the north frontage road just outside the fence to watch…

I once got shushed by a woman for talking during “God Bless America”, a song never sung at the ball games until after 9/11. Granted, this was just after 9/11 and people were feeling wounded and angry. They don’t do this all the time anymore, but I was at the White Sox game on the 4th and they sang it at the stretch.…

This is to Jon, the last letter writer:

Me as well. Mayyyybe just a little less low. My eyes widened at immediately at first glance. The color is fantastic for that patina and if the well-worn look should fall out of favor, you have a solid foundation for a custom repaint.

My mother and I were having lunch one day when I told her a story about a terrible old man I had recently worked with. He was mean to everyone. His kids, the staff at the retirement facility, passers by - everyone. I wondered aloud what makes people behave like that toward others.

Drove some of that in my Miata a few years back. It’s worth the leisurely pace with the top down on a nice day, but yeah - 45 is slow if you’re trying to get somewhere.

I live in Chicago. I long ago stopped paying attention to the speed limit and just followed traffic. The overwhelming majority of drivers never observe the 55 limit. 70 is common here.

“Unfortunately, this event is always held at an off-site location, and most of the employees can’t make it because their differentials blew out on the way there.”

Lol. Got mine new at 19. Still drive it 24 years later.

The problem lies in the massive quantities of power necessary to do it from water. It’s currently easier to refine from natural gas, which is still a dirty business. When it can be done purely from renewable energy, that’ll be something.

Boom. Straight into my Evernote account. We just bought a house with a good sized detached garage.

That is some damn fine nose art. A nice change of pace from the shark mouth.

…while foolishly ditching the name “Taurus” at the same time - the bread and butter of the company’s car lineup. The Five Hundred looked like a VW Passat with a glandular disorder. They sold poorly, so Ford changed the Five Hundred name back to Taurus. Sales picked up, but they still quickly replaced it because… blech!

What Stephen Colbert did with this will never, ever be topped. Seriously worth your time.

If that’s your concern, reach out to Callaway directly and ask. In the past, their Corvettes were sold through Chevy dealerships and can be serviced by the dealer - which means at the very least that there is extensive documentation available on the car and go-fast bits therein. As a development car, my concern…

I bought a bra for my Miata after that. They were such a pain to put on and take off, but for trips like that - worth it.

My dad had a 78 and a 79. Both L-82. The second one, which I got to drive just after getting my license, was modified by some kid who sold to my dad for college money. It went from 70 - 120 faster than it did 0 - 60 because you didn’t have to shift. (It felt that way when the secondary barrels opened) I drove that car…

I lived in Louisiana for years. Summers are hot muggy and the bugs are everywhere. I drove in from Atlanta late one August night and my Miata looked like it had been dining at a pig trough.

Sigh...

He’d be the hero of a lot of car guys if he made a deal with a certain sultan. There’s a slowly rotting car collection far more interesting than anything Mayweather currently has in his garage.