I know they were available in other colors, but the first Matchbox and Corgi I had of the Lamborghini Miura were in yellow, so in my mind that was the only color that was legitimate for that car. Of course, Keisuke Takahashi’s RE Amemiya FS RX-7 is great too.

I remember reading that, when the 411 was introduced, its name was “because it cost $4,000 and came out 11 years too late.” As for this car, I wonder about the front damage, the seats, the sunvisors covered in bubble wrap, etc...what else is this car hiding? I wanted to say NP for the rarity and novelty factor, but I…

No doubt the owner is trying to prevent people from stealing the sauce.  I can see him now running around the site, pushing anyone with a shovel away, yelling (you guessed it) "NACHO CHEESE! NACHO CHEESE!"  (Someone had to say it.)

Is it just me, or does the car have, in addition to Fiero taillights, early C4 Corvette parking lights and front and rear side marker lights?

I had just finished replacing the rear struts in my Mazda MX-6 LS, and already took it for a shakedown run. I thought it was all right when I drove it, but I wanted someone else to give me an unbiased opinion. My father was the only other person around who could drive a manual, so I asked him. He more-than-happily…

The car was actually owned by the Ford Motor Company when it was in service; the United States government leased it from Ford. (It was only relatively recently that the government actually bought the Presidential limousines.) Transferring that limousine (and the one President Reagan used when he was shot in 1981—that…

Thanks a lot! I appreciate your using my NPOND submission, but now I’ve got that damned song playing, repeatedly, in my mind! (Only I have the first line as, “Comet, it makes your mouth turn green...”)

Hyundai and/or Kia (or any other Korean- or Chinese-built car).  Aside from their cost advantage due to their severely underpaid labor, they always seemed--even the modern ones--to have an air of disposablility to me.

Not to worry! If Ford cannot make you a Maverick, they’ll be more than happy to sell you a $70,000 F-150 instead!

For the record, the first Corvette Indianapolis 500 pace car was in 1978. The 1975 Pace Car was a Buick Century (as was the one in 1976; the 1977 pace car was an Oldsmobile Delta 88).

If what I saw in Rush was any indication, James Hunt had an interesting career, his flamboyance, women, partying, women, living large--and did I mention women?  The only problem would be avoiding an NC-17 rating.

If what I saw in Rush was any indication, James Hunt had an interesting career, his flamboyance, women, partying, women, living large--and did I mention women?  The only problem would be avoiding an NC-17 rating.

Nope.  Sorry.

I looked it up on RockAuto.com.  Parts for a Duesenberg are literally easier to obtain than parts for an Electrameccanica.

I looked it up on RockAuto.com.  Parts for a Duesenberg are literally easier to obtain than parts for an Electrameccanica.

1982-5 (or so) Mustang 5.0. Probably the last 8-cylinder under $10,000.

First-gen Volkswagen GTI. For an enthusiast, for around $8,000, life didn’t get any better.

Agreed. John Engler (governor of Michigan from 1990 to 2002) did the same thing. It did wonders for his budget, and the tax cut helped his popularity, but it also created havoc for the state and his successor, who was left to clean up his mess.

1971 Oldsmobile Toronado. The brake light repeaters mounted high on the trunk lid predated the third brake light by almost a decade and a half.

“The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then they get elected and prove it.” —P. J. O’Rourke, “Parliament of Whores” (1991)