@Jo Borras: I'm ahead of you, then. I saw No. 10 the same day that photograph was taken. It was at the Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show of 2008.

@Ben Wojdyla: He is adorable. I don't recall seeing him, though. Are you coming out for the Orphan Car Show in June? If so, I'll be there with my Rambler (it was at Billetproof, too) and my Eagle wagon.

I wish I had known you were there, Ben. I was there photographing for another site, and was there all day. We could have gone over to Aubree's for a beer and a spot of lunch and compared notes.

@Jim-Bob- Living in Project House Hell: Slight correction: No ball, just trunnion. It's actually a decent setup, even though it dates to the 1930s. When AMC redesigned it in 1964, most of the issues that made it failure-prone were addressed and resolved. Even the older style lower trunnions were damned reliable if you…

Sell it way cheap to someone who lives in a non-smog state?

@bacon117 - Escort Owner, Lover: That's not entirely true (as you should know being an Escort Owner, Lover), Ford moved a shlockload of Recaro seats in the '80s. (or is it the other kind of escort to which you refer?)

@jbh11126: Pack a lunch, it may be awhile.

@tonyola: The 4wd 'Vette can be done better than that.

@KAdams1476: That's the best explanation so far.

@Shamoononon: Failure to hold in vomit gets filed under "weak constitution", I think.

@Jones Foyer: An artfully clearcoated and polished turd is still a piece of shit. Never forget this.

@sinyster: I know lots of people with money and lousy taste. It's really not that uncommon.

@Turbolence88: Just what I needed, an Alfa chaser. Thank you.

@Bandido GT - Cabrón Malnacido: I hate to rock your little world, but that is a 'Vette. No matter how well executed, hideous is hideous.

As hideous as it may be, it can't touch this. [www.rrrclc.org]

@Tiberiuswise: The business model involves leasing rather than selling, so that Carbon retains ownership of every vehicle built. (NB: I did not read the linked article, this is based on reading previous items discussion here seems to confirm that this is still the case).

@stephdumas: Thanks for the links!

@Ralph Wiley Is Poised: Hi Ralph! [waves back]

@Muscles Marinara: Yup. The plan is that these NEVER fall into civilian hands. I have mixed feelings on this, but tend to lean toward "if no civilian can buy one of those, then that is definitely a cop".

@Ralph Wiley Is Poised: "...but why bother when Chevy and Ford engines..." Following that to its logical end, nobody would have bothered doing any engine development after the Ford flathead V8 arrived. "It's compact and makes lots of power, so we (the automakers of the US) can just stop designing and building our…