And unless we abolish capitalism as we know it, then we are going to need more and more and more make work jobs funded out of the public purse as automation eats the ones in the private sector. Corruption is essential in a capitalist system.

They grabbed the idea (though I think the circuit was slightly different) from the 1965-66 T-birds. Here’s one being put through its pages with the exception of the backup lights, which are in the middle.  This car has true “wall to wall” taillights and was generally all in on the sci-fi rocketship aesthetic.

Mercury had a lot of great taillights (the headlights on this car were pretty cool, too).

Are you familiar with the Dukes from the title of this article?

Wow, I hadn’t noticed how badly it was damaged until I saw your freeze-frame...obliterated is a good representation.

these definitely have a much bigger (and willing to pay) audience than a Cadillac Cimarron....

... kind of like the Cadillac Cimarron back in the 80s.

Except something called a “1999 Windstar” probably returned to the earth 10 years ago.

Hyundai churned out almost exclusively shit until the early 00s, everywhere.  Their transformation was pretty fast.

“Sporty as a three legged French buildog. “

I had one of these. 1993 model. It was a pile. The turn signal would occasionally turn the radio volume up. The 4matic system was toast. It was as sporty as a three legged French bulldog. Partly the car in question and I shouldn’t blame the lot of them but honestly I just didn’t like it as much as my W126s. And it…

...As they work from home, conference calls to complete their reports...

Especially because anyone who got off a work call and commuted home is considered risky. Seems far fetched.

You know how useless those lights are, even compared to modern halogen headlights, nevermind the xenons, LEDs, etc.

“you know how much cheaper it was to replace a busted headlight back in the good old sealed beam days?

Because I’m a true retrogrouch I neither like nor need screens in a car. I am however resigned to their seeming inevitability now. I am still holding out a faint hope that there will be some EVs available with an interior that has a nicely integrated screen in the center, physical HVAC controls, preferably in the…

Cameras and screens as an adjunct to the mirrors can be an absolute godsend. I absolutely love having a backup camera. Replacing the mirrors with cameras and screens gets a hard no from me. The pictures I’ve seen (here and elsewhere) even make it look like the E setup doesn’t really provide much or any advantage in…

I love how the E looks, it has so much charm. But it is so hard to recommend this vehicle. It’s not particularly cheap, the range is not particularly great, and it’s not like it’s a performance or luxury car. Its looks are the only thing going for it, but even then it’s hard to ignore everything else and choose this…

I love my 2018 LX, a 5th Gen. The gauge cluster is great, passengers always comment on it as well as the cavernous cargo area. It’s comfortable to sleep in, easy to service, gets 35mpg on the highway and I got it off the lot for $23k. It has 8" of ground clearance so I don’t have to worry about driveways or hitting…

For comparison Ford’s range topping 4.6 made 390 horsepower, was likely cheaper, and the timing bits looks like this to work on: