@Deartháir II: See my reply to you above^.

@Deartháir II: You're not a douchebag. I know you try your very best but- FAIL!

@scroggzilla raids again: I wouldn't be so sure of that...

'63 Rambler American. No self respecting douchebag would get caught having his corpse hauled to the dumpsite in the trunk of this thing (which is why I love it so).

@MaxSmart32: I was hoping somebody noticed that. Where the heck is he lately, anyway?

@flyingstitch: The Rodeck is a very popular racing version of the BBC (IIRC) and is very popular with NHRA drivers in the Pro Stock class, so you're not as confused as you think.

@Mad_Science: That's like taking 20¢ out of one pocket and putting it in another one, right?

@citroën67: I voted pipe, but obviously for different reasons than you. Ragging on the taillights and borrowed switchgear is kind of rough, though. Borrowing bits from higher-volume cars has been done since at least the '70s (Miura Headlights anybody? [web-cars.com] ) and saves the manufacturers untold amounts of…

@Mike the Dog: Dangit. Lost the first pic with the edit.

@Mike the Dog: Proof that this is not a vaporcar like the W2. It also shows the name of the company as Vector Aeromotive, which is as I recall it from back in the day.

@Mike the Dog: This is what a supercar dash should look like. In-dash 12-disc changer FTW!

@Mike the Dog: A view of the Rodeck V-8

As somebody pointed out below, that's not a Vector it's a Diablo with a body kit. I must dispute his W2 as an example of a real Vector though. THIS is a real Vector, AKA the W8 Twin-Turbo. Not only was this car really produced, I took these pictures myself and have actually touched this car (with the owners kind…

@tad49: Surely you don't think a Toyota exec inspects any chassis? Get real! they have qualified engineers and safety people that they pay very well to attend to that. Inspecting one or two and then expecting every single one after that to be perfect and in-spec is not only moronic, I can assure you Toyota doesn't…

@passersby: Where did you read that there were other suppliers of these frames during these periods and that the Dana frames are the only ones failing? I must have missed that part of the linked article.

@microcars: Um, tires and frames are a little different. For starters, tires are wear parts and not structural members, therefore they're not expected to outlast the drivetrain and body. Also, it was demonstrated that failure to maintain proper tire pressure was partially to blame in many of the blowout incidents…

@racin_g73: Which leads to the question "why didn't he take the Oldsmobile back to the dealer and get the switch adjusted/replaced?" It sounds like a five minute fix that any one of the lot porters could have handled (and would probably have been a no-charge to boot). I guess he preferred to have a reminder of how…

@CJinSD: Very little of what I said there was opinion. I have worked in plenty of manufacturing environments and in none of them were decisions about parts sourcing and suitability made by hourly employees. In fact, Every quality control person I've ever dealt with who had the power to accept/reject material or…

@CptSevere: Not necessarily. I've seen a few Eagles with the flares removed and larger tires fitted to fill the visual gap. It works just fine.

@CJinSD: Okay, I'm going to say this slowly, so you understand. The UAW didn't build these trucks, NUMMI did. UAW employees didn't work up the engineering specs for the frames. UAW employees didn't test and approve the pre-production examples that were provided by Dana. UAW employees didn't quality test and…