Except for the necessary tall seat for clearance for the trails, this really is the best of most worlds. it is just weird so few buy them I suppose.

the 67 looked far more balanced than the previous years.

I think the Barracuda has a reputation for being Mean and Fast. The marlin looks better I agree, but when talking performance in the 60's mean and Fast was a better descriptor. The Javelin give you the picture of a dangerous fast flying spear essentially. not as pretty as a Marlin I suppose, but it sounds better to me…

I have a feeling they are trying to cash in on the classic Utlity vehicle craze that is hapeneing right now. when you see these going for 20 -70 k all fixed up, the hoarders or kids of the hoarders start seeing dollar signs for stuff that used to command very little money. I spent 5500 for a 1968 Camaro in 1994, I have…

you are thinking the ford years?

Of all the remaining small tuner car companies, I will say I would have thought TVR would have partnered with someone other than ford to power this with batteries. basically make a decent tesla roadster long before Elon actually does what he promised. Eh, Maybe next year they will swap the coyote for a dual motor…

I suspect you just have an unnatural affinity for PHAT booties.

I bet it leaks badly, but I would guess the intention was to avoid having to bend down or duck under the hatch with that part dangling off. one phot you sow only has a spare tire back there, and it looks pretty easy to access with this design, though you do have to lift pretty high to get it out. clamshell would…

I feel you are stretching pretty hard for the Pontiac connection. yes it looks stupid, but it also is trying for the nostalgia things, so it probably will sell to a few Ferrariophiles. but the shooting brake just seems like a weird euro thing anyway, in racing I would think visibility as much as possible, I am not so…

some people inherit or get these things and just lack the money to do what you say. it makes sense of course, and I think that is what entices people to buy these as is, they then know for sure the work was done and by them or a trusted mechanic. it should run by putting fuel down the car to be honest, that is not…

Jeeps, Harleys and International scouts as well as 1st gen K5 Blazers and Broncos up to say 1975 or so will never make sense to you Ted. Not saying it makes sense to most, but to the crowd that loves these overpriced projects this one looks pretty solid and not at all mucked with.  You will have to replace a bunch of…

it is very much a hard NP. Maybe less so in cali, but here in the midwest the minimal rust is a big deal. it definitely needs a new fuel pump, probably a sending unit and the gas in the tank purged. inline clear fuel filter to see what you get when you get the fuel actually pumping and then you likely need to replace…

Miles are scary, but the price reflects this. I think for a Merc Crack head this is freaking steal. I could think of many other cars in this price range I would probably go for first. but that is just me I suppose. I would probably hold out for a Buick roadmaster wagon if this vintage and body type was the check off…

the reality, outside of being built in India is the basic motor design is based upon the outgoing V-Rod, and that was about as good as it got with Harley motors.

if it is any condolence, the Harley dealers in KC are switching over to powersports or getting bought up by one dealer and basically becoming one entity with fewer locations.

it will buff right out

the modern “miles to Empty” digital readout is far superior to this oddity. it is kind of cool like the tic tock Tach, but just like that piece of automotive oddity, it is just another thing to fix when it fails.

are we sure that is not Mineral Oil level? That would make sense since the mineral oil systems seemed to be responsible for a great many important things for the Rolls Royce, and they were fairly well known for leaking and or failing altogether.