Weren’t those a rebadged Isuzu?

At the time, that was quite good for a small car. In terms of overall acceleration, it was still quicker than most “average” cars on the road. (Granted, you had to know how to use the clutch and gears to deliver the power)

Nice vehicle ... but not $25K nice. I think I’d top out somewhere around $8K, and have an enjoyable little beast for overnight camping trips into the mountains.

Well done! Well done, indeed!

*sigh* More of the “but we’re the disruptors” bullshit. Someone needs to take these companies and give their execs a swift boot to the head.

I have no idea if GM had figured out how to build the interiors so they didn’t fall apart by 1987 (I have horrifying memories of my then-boss’s ‘84 Camaro’s interior).

I don’t think those ever made it over to NA (or, perhaps more accurately, those that did, didn’t last through many winters) ... kind of a funky little midget though.

My first drivable car was a ‘72 Celica (and it was almost as old as your 4Runner when I got it). I still miss that car. It was one of those rare cases where the car managed to look good even 20 years on.

Good catch ... I did like the 1st gen MR2 as well.

Only one picture of an 1st gen Celica ... to my eye, those cars still look good. Which probably says more about how our first cars influence our tastes than anything else.

What? You mean in a globalized economy, protectionist trade measures like what TrumpAdmin is trying to implement might hurt businesses in the USA? Whodathunkit?!

The price is steep. If it’s otherwise basically sound, (and actually runs well in person) maybe $10K for it. There were never a lot of these around, and for the right person, they’re kind of funky.

As the article points out, some of the bombs had booby trap fuse designs that were meant to go off when tampered with. Those were meant to tie up British resources for as long as possible ... and possibly remove a few who disturbed the wrong part of the mechanism.

I’m going to give this one a solid CP.

They had a great look ... they just didn’t deliver much past that

Yeah ... definitely not made with the best of processes for the metal ...

We got this version sold in Canada as the Isuzu Impulse. The Storm (what few of them that were sold here) were only available in the hatchback body style.

That price is approaching highway robbery territory.

So ... how much longer before the decision gets made to make a new run of B-52's?

Cool concept car ... but two things kill it for me: