It looks like a deal, IF everything is as they say it is. OTOH, if you get there and notice that the engine is filled with 90w to keep the oil smoke manageable, or somebody stuffed a banana in the transfer case to keep the gear whine down, then it’s not such a great deal. More likely, the owner just wants to get rid…

Yes, western NY has a decent amount of places to do this; not only does the state have 1 local office, but the county also has 2 license offices, plus the mobile county office which goes around to different town offices. I believe Governor Hocul introduced these years ago when she was the Niagara County Executive.…

“I’ve had starter solenoids fail, but never like this.”

No, I remember seeing one of these rolling atrocities back in the late 70's. My family was an AMC family (learned to drive on a ‘71 Matador with a 258 six..), and there was a small AMC dealer in the center of the village we lived near. This is a top-end Matador, complete with the big-@$$ 360 cu. in. V8, which…

More likely scenario: Small town Chevy dealership has it in stock, can’t sell it, keeps it as a ‘loaner’, but few people accept it. Dealership goes bankrupt, Chevy doesn’t want it back, and after a few years, all the stock is auctioned off. 

And yet another Shelby failure. For everything he did that was successful, there were 3 or 4 failures....

I dunno.....since you have the only state flag that’s not square, maybe you should do the same with the plate?

In the world of police cars, there are marked patrol cars, unmarked patrol cars, and detective/lieutenant cars. The detective cars never get the “pursuit package”, and those which do, also get the spotlight and pushbar.

So, if specialized actually BOUGHT the patent, then all we have here is a custom-fab “proof of concept” bike (which would probably be worth roughly $200 if it were stock). If the patent is actually included, then we have a bike worth maybe $300 and a patent for $2200 which:

The “driver” is called an “engineer”. The “conductor” (since this is a passenger train) is rarely in the cab.

an’ those there cyclists needed being took down a peg or 2....

Jason: Didn’t anybody take the time to show you how to properly pronounce “Panhard”?

Gitanes or Gaulloises?

Actually, the 3rd gen Camry and beyond were all designed in California, and were also exported to Japan (same with the Honda Accord; American designed and built)

America, it seems. Not a Japanese design, but designed at the Toyota design facility in California.

To call Stellantis “French” would be pushing it. More like “General European”.....

Just look in any large Puerto Rican neighborhood in the northeast; it’s kind of a cult car. Of course they’ve been modified; some with just good wheels and a flashy paint job, and the most modified ones have their engines swapped with......a Mazda Wankel engine!

As soon as you said that there was still play, I KNEW that you’d inserted the bearing cage backwards. But, why bother with this old-school BB? Just buy a Shimano cartridge replacement BB, and you never have to worry about bearings again!

For years, Toyota offered the Corolla S, which consisted of a trim package including “sporty” aluminum wheels, but using the stock drivetrains, and even the stock suspension. They even left the rear drum brake!

Jeep Compass/Dodge Caliber.