Putting that much power to the ground is a challenge. Suspension tuning to allow progressive weight transfer to the rear wheels for traction can be as sophisticated as any NASCAR or road race car. Beyond that, reaction time, applying power quickly enough but not so suddenly as to spin the tires uselessly, and yes,…

Always go with your gut.

That window is a quarter inch thick tempered glass pane mounted in a cast, heat-treated aluminum frame. No teeny-bopper is kicking that out.

 Toenails like yellow potato chips. 

“Not your father’s Oldsmobile”, as if that was a good thing. What were they thinking?

Why did everyone buy a Cutlass? I was there as a kid and teenager in the ‘70s and ‘80s so let me explain.

If you think Chicago is a liberal anything, I've got news for you. It ain't. 

Pittsburgh: “What are yinz jags bitchin’ about?”

Because Alaska.

A 1% death rate is still tens of thousands of people. 

Yes, one of the thousand cuts.

Make mine a Sunchaser.

All that should be done anyway. Replace the timing belt because of age and mileage. Replace the water pump because you’re in there elbows deep anyway and those don’t last forever, especially if it has the factory pump with the plastic impeller. Replace the thermostat because they only last about 100k miles, they’re…

If that was in Seattle:

They called it the Isuzu I-Mark in America. Don’t know why.

Planned obsolescence was a concept invented by Alfred P. Sloan, chairman of GM from the 1920s to the 1950s. You can read about it in his book “My Years With General Motors”. Quite simply, it meant that it made sense to make a car to last a set period of time, after which the customer would likely want the better cars…

The ‘79-’80 Fairmont and Mustang had that.

All nine of them.

Looks better than a Jaguar E-Type 2+2.