That’s exactly what happens. They buy the house cheap because of the racetrack, and then once they get the track removed, they have a nice increase in their property value. A win for them, and a loss for...well, the racing fans don’t count as much, do they?

I remember getting a call that I won a Las Vegas (or something like that) vacation. I just had to show up at a particular office and use a valid credit card for I.D.—a driver’s license, passport, etc. were not acceptable forms of identification. I couldn’t hear the address of the office where I was to make the claim…

Considering how hard he hit that cliff, I’m surprised there wasn’t more apparent damage. I know there is more than meets the eye (especially on a computer screen), but the worst damage seems to be the blown airbags. (Which, of course, may alone be enough to total the car.)

That LTD is a 1971; the 1972 did not have the recessed side grilles, and it also had a bar on the top of the front bumper. Also, the green Gremlin X is a 1971-3; the 1974 and later had the bigger impact bumpers and a different nosepiece.

Come on, everyone! It’s a very well disgused Camry!

Yeah, but you didn't answer the question: What does Ms. Schrader prefer?

Meanwhile, in America a few years later (1971 or 1972)...

The R&R HoF has since changed. They now allow photography inside the museum. Unfortunately, since the Janis Joplin Porsche will no longer be there...

I read somewhere that a non-leading NASCAR team in the early 1990s ran cars with added weight in the tires, sometimes as much as 50 pounds each. The car had those tires when it was weighed for pre-race inspection (where the car was found to be at minimum weight). During the race, at the first pit stop, the tires were…

Cool article, but (since I didn’t go through all the replies) I imagine I wasn’t the only one to notice that Bernie Sanders was represented (in the photo) by a 197?=1985 Mercedes.

About #2...

Every car I have ever owned (five of them) has been either silver or black. I have no idea what that says about me.

Not quite the only one left in existence (or for sale)...

What’s worse than this being front wheel drive is the wide console—just like the Taurus. In other words, it looks like this is less a Continental than a renewed MkS.

Actually, this is a very good idea, if either GM would license it, or if Toyota could develop something similar—they could secretly locate a small sensor in a hidden place in their vehicles, unique to a VIN, and from there trace the dealer (or even the country) that originally sold the vehicle. When they did, they…

If I recall, for a car to be eligible for a C4C trade-in, that model had to have an EPA rating (when new) of 18 mpg or less. Which would eliminate most 4-cylinder cars (though I believe it did kill some Porsche 944s.).

This is an invalid test. Per the IIHS, the subject cars are supposed to strike the barrier at 40 mph, but this Volvo XC90, as can be seen in the interior picture, has a digitally indicated speedometer reading of 41 mph. If I were Volvo, I would sue.

Actually, a lease DID work for me, in a way. The car was a mint three-year-old Mazda MX-6 that I strongly suspect was formerly a lease. Someone turned it in, and I bought it for about two-thirds original new MSRP—and kept my dream car for over ten years and over 250,000 miles.

All this coverage, and no word on how the cone stuck in Kahne’s fender is faring in the infield care center. Shameful.

Captain Obvious here: I assume, from this missing side mirrors, that these cars are not street legal.