Neat...Sweet...Petite

Reminds me of Lance Henriksen at the end of "Aliens".

We had a '67 Chevy pickup that my dad converted to propane during Malaise I. He totally disconnected the tank behind the seat, and ran 100% propane. My uncle splurged with his '71-ish Ford Ranger and got a switch so he could run on gasoline or propane (this was also the first truck I ever saw with AC). Both trucks…

Assuming my post about Rescue 911 showed up, here's a link to the episode I referenced (though it's too grainy to see my face in the glass):

Can't pass up a Rescue 911 reference...I worked as key production assistant on three segments of the show back in the late 80s. One of my favorites had me not only scouting out locations in advance, but also purchasing a vehicle to be involved in a crash recreation. The actual car in the crash was a Chevy Astro van,…

@max-hiding-in-the-forrest32: Of course, now we know why one would refer to their auto as a "Dragon Wagon"...probably best you didn't know about that in your youth.

And how often is it that Danica gets called down by the officials for blocking traffic? Granted she may be further up the pack than Milka when it happens, but this sounds like the pot calling the kettle black to me.

Heck, at least he's outside in the sun doing something interesting, instead of sitting inside in front of a TV or computer having virtual conversations with all his virtual friends...like...we...are...

GM's Cruze Missile?

What? No Fuego? That's another one I contemplated buying as my first car when I started college (probably a good thing I didn't).

Cars and bikes aren't the problem...streets are the problem.

'78 Caprice Classic with front bench, tilt steering, and column shift, while the Kraco auto-reverse cassette crooned Lionel Richie in the background...good times without ever leaving the front seat.

It appears Latka got promoted to head engineer.

@cargogh: Aren't all streets in Atlanta named "Peach Tree"???

I was a freshman in college in 1984; I can't remember how many times I test drove a GTI just for fun. The same dealer also sold Subarus; driving a Brat wasn't quite as fun, but at least I did get to drive a couple of interesting cars. How exactly I ended up with an '84 Buick Skyhawk as my first car instead of one of…

I noticed for the first time that the outline of the track looks like the head of a hog (complete with ears and tusks); I'd always thought putting one of those stickers with the outline of the track on my car would be cool, but folks here would just think it was a Razorback.

Think there's a chance cell phones were involved?

I drive a Jeep Patriot, because it fits my needs, plus I threw Chrysler a bone (who knows if I'll get a chance to buy another MOPAR in a few years?), and it's built in Illinois (of Mexican parts, but that's another story). Getting 24 MPG thus far over the first 10k miles; so far so good!

She could almost pass for Danica Patrick sans makeup.

I'll drink to that!