Tesla’s balance sheet, subsidies and p/e ratios would say otherwise. If the true cost of producing a Tesla was reflected on the buyer’s sales document they’d likely come to their senses and find a more sensible way to save gas, save the planet and save their piousness than dropping a money bomb on a coal-powered car.

Destroying everything in one narrow category of straight-line performance makes not a supercar. And that level of performance has a very short shelf life in addition to getting destroyed in every other category of cornering, braking, longevity of the power supply and shear driving pleasure. The coal powered “super…

Car tech advances, seats, belts, helmets, HANS, soft walls have all improved exponentially saving countless drivers from serious injuries or worse. Kudos to those efforts. Would DE Sr’s death have been avoidable had he worn a full face helmet and proper -very snug- seat belt usage?

Leg cuff properly tucked under tongue. Nailed it.

If it doesn’t run again, then Soviet.

Wagons aren’t the ideal car for tossers. Two sedans/coups maybe, but not base-line wagons.

Squeaky clean.

Not a lot of color in cars these days. Grey’s, black, dark blues. In the 50’s everyone drove Skittles.

Mom jeans, plaid shirt, hipster beard, bent rear plate, seedy part of town and an mysterious enticement for cooks and waitstaff.... I see an “NCIS: Detroit” series in the making.

Wow. Beautiful.

The back seat of a Rolls Royce with Stan Getz on the sound system, my shoes off, a big mild cigar and stiff drink.

That’s a step up from yellow caution tape seen at most rallies.

Looked pretty dead to me.

Two.

They were always fun on the streets. They did take frequent Lucas-induced naps, though.

An old rule of thumb I followed was to keep any car displaying the words” British Leyland” far away from automated car washes.

That’s a catch fence? It looks like screen door material.

Darwin.

Aisle 3, Pep Boys.