Back in the day, some police departments used them, primarily for traffic enforcement -

The ‘69 Camaro looks pretty good with inset headlights . . .

I had an ‘83 Jeep Scrambler with an Iron Duke in it. After the 4 speed crapped out, the local transmission shop found a used 5-speed that would fit, to replace it, and I ended up with something that had NO power in 5th gear . . .

Naughty pine or knotty pine?! ;-)

Good luck with the carb at higher altitudes . . .

City transit buses usually have three of those floor switches - the center one for the high beams, and the other two for the left and right turn signals, respectively!

The temporary bracing (the mobile transport unit) was removed after the span was placed, without any temporary bracing put in place, afterwards. Just having a temporary center support (between the opposing traffic lanes and not blocking traffic) would likely have prevented this.

The finished design had this bridge supported from the top, with multiple cables. Apparently, someone forgot to calculated the design loads for when this section was supported just from both ends, with no intermediate supports. (Structural elements in tension can be much smaller than those in compression.) Just…

I know I’ll get ripped for this, but this was a mom trying to fly with two young children AND a dog?! What’s the degree of difficulty / insanity of trying to do this and NOT expecting problems?!

One of my grandfathers had a white, mid-sixties 4-door Lincoln convertible (with, for some reason, a siren), while my other grandfather had ‘49 DeSoto DD. For me, they were both way cool and two different versions of luxury . . .

My old VW vans were like that, with a +/- 2,000 lb payload capacity (depending on body style)!

And if you live in St Louis, the authorities recommend that you install a cover so that your renewal tabs are harder to steal . . .

The only opinion that really maters is the buyer’s . . . how many Lexus vehicles have you purchased?!

Kinda like using a brick for “cruise control” in my old VW van . . . ;-)

It needs louvers on the back windows!

Range anxiety is one, albeit, small part. Money is a bigger part, when state subsidies are added to the federal one. But an even bigger one is access to HOV lanes by solo drivers, something that is a non-issue in much of the country (no HOV lanes). So, yes, it’s mostly a subsidy available (and useful) to just a tiny…

Will half doors still be available, this time around (with plastic windows)? Or, are they history? http://www.wranglerforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=272621&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1373830947

Tacoma beds have been plastic for a decade and a half and seem to be holding up fine - I just don’t know how they compare, weight-wise . . .

Gotta wonder if the vehicle with the dashcam was doing something like flashing their lights as they saw the situation developing? Could help explain the incredible reaction time . . .

‘65 Corvair. Nothing like built-in oversteer, bias ply tires and drum brakes to be the perfect first car for someone with a learner’s permit and the impulse control of a teenager . . . ;-)