If you were five years old in 1977 like I was, there’s only one answer - other than those that only exist in a galaxy far, far away.

The Corolla.

The way people want to buy cars hasn’t changed. We want the exact car we want.

It gets better than that. About 20 years ago, our family mechanic told us about a repeat customer of his, a little old lady who drove nothing but Lincolns. She came to his shop one day with her newest ride, a brand new Blackwood. He asked her what could possibly be wrong with so new of vehicle, and she said, "John,…

They did, and do. Long before anyone knew the name James Jamerson, the legendary house bassist at Motown, Paul McCartney said his biggest influence was "that bloke that plays on all the Tamla (Motown in the UK) records."

Heh. If someone says they are inspired by Zeppelin and the Beatles and the Stones, they are still telling you they have been influenced by black musicians, only second hand.

I’m sorry, but is there supposed to be something wrong with what Dave said? All musicians are thieves. The evolution of all music is based on stealing licks from those who came before you. Every drummer of every color should steal from players as great as Tony Thompson, and Dave gave him his flowers.

Great, now we finally have all the necessary components to turn “Fahrenheit 451" into reality. 

Silver Blue for the Vette. No argument whatsoever about the E Type in British Racing Green. 

Cone now. It’s also an ideal color for the Vette and the E Type.

Honestly, he probably wore all of those completely out.

It’s not that the Dodge Journey is a fantastic vehicle. It’s the fact that if you need a vehicle that does what it does, and you find one brand new with a warranty for less than 15 grand, it’s a no-brainer. 

There was one on NPOND once. Burgundy over burgundy leather. It was then-cutting edge performance and design on the outside, combined with pure malaise luxury inside. I fell in love.

Real person: Carroll Shelby, no doubt. Honorable mention: Junior Johnson, John Delorean.

Since Kinja stays drunk, I couldn’t post a photo of my selection:

Why don’t interiors come in navy blue or whorehouse red anymore?

I knew an awesome old man once who was a B17 pilot in World War II, and even a test pilot afterwards, flying bleeding-edge planes with the likes of Chuck Yeager. Before the war, he was a driver for a very wealthy family in Los Angeles, and as a reward for his service, they GAVE him their Duesenberg. He immediately…

This. To have Simpson build you one from scratch costs $25k plus the donor car. And his designs are <chef kiss>.

I used to think car design couldn’t get worse than it was in my late 70s childhood. That was before approximately 2015. We went from the “bubble” era of the 90s, when everything started looking the same, to now, when everything looks like bad CGI.

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