60 Minutes was really good back when. Then Dateline started airing and there was a competition between the two (and 20/20 I think was starting then). I think all three got caught making the story is the game and not just reporting it (not sure about 20/20, but I know Dateline and 60 minutes got caught).

“I broke down on lap 1 but it's okay because I was driving a Jaaaaaaaaag..."

What advantages does this motorcar have over say, a train? Which I could also afford.

The Little Old Lady From Pasadena
Has a pretty little flowerbed of white gardenias;
But parked in her rickety old shed,
Is a fire breathing, tire peeling v10 sled.
And ev’rybody’s sayin’ that there’s nobody meaner than
The Little Old Lady From Pasadena.

Stick to sports.

I think it's later, 57-58, and an Imperial. 

No way, it would definitely be this one:

This is my favorite version of this meme.

Mercedes - hands down. (Porsche 2nd.) Pictures taken by myself in a 2012 visit

Odds are they had nothing to do with this screwup.