When the headliner of my '89 Beretta started falling on my rear-seat passengers' heads, I got out my stapler and stapled it back up. Tidy rows of staples eventually covered the entire rear half of my ceiling.

I like the greenhouse design for the '67 Caprice way better than the fussy '68 design. The '68 design always makes me think of the kinds of women I saw driving them back in the day — overweight grandmas who plucked out their eyebrows and drew them up higher in perpetual surprise.

Murilee, ever thought about starting a side venture for Alameda old-car tourism?

Had my '89 Beretta towed to a shop in 1994 when the ignition rack snapped in half. Guys replaced the part, but put the steering wheel back on crooked, about five degrees off center. I had them try again three times, which they became increasingly belligerent about each time. On the third time the wheel was straight —…

The UPS truck. When I was in the 5th grade (1977-1978), I was a crossing guard. Various UPS trucks came through my intersection and I swear had it in for the kids I let cross. They would speed up if the kids were in the intersection. That earned the Big Brown Truck a permanent spot on my $#!+ list.

It's the first Chevy of the 80s!

$25 large? Pardon me while I crawl out from under my rock, but when did a "flagship" family sedan rise to that price?

I always wondered why the C panel had to be so daggone upright on these things. It makes the back doors look like it's half again as long as the front doors. Would it have been so hard to inject some style?

I like the '71 front end — clean and simple. It became a bit more formal and fussy in later years; check the '73 DOTS example.

@Rusty Trombone: The other thing is that these cars were basic transportation in their day. Plenty of people bought them and drove them (non-hoon) until the wheels fell off. It's the same thing that will happen to the Sentras and Sephias of today.

Two things. First, how the heck did this get allowed to drive on US streets? I thought these things didn't meet safety and emissions standards.

Even though these things are wobbly and ill-built, if I found one basically new for under $5k I'd scrape together the funds for it just on principle.

These things were horrible cars then and remain so now!

When I spent time in Germany years ago, any car with an "automatic" badge was derided, as was its driver. "Ach, der faehrt Automatiker," the Germans would sneer.

@WilliamG.: Given the handling of an average American car in 1962, I'm sure viewers then didn't think it was a problem!

@Mazda Eric has his own radio show: Meeee! Me me me me me!

When I lived in Terre Haute, Ind., 20 years ago some fellow drove a '66 Bird daily. It was a complete rustbucket and belched smoke. A fender had been crumpled in a wreck; the whole back end was skewed at a 20-degree angle. But if I spied it anywhere motoring about, I could not help myself — I fell in behind him, no…

@Oldcarguy: Tossup as to which handles better and which gets better mileage, though.

Dad had a '66 Galaxie when I was born. Pale yellow. Mom hated the color so he painted it baby blue.

@thepostaljester: Me too. Makes me wonder if I need a psychologisgt.