I think the Beetle and Miata would grade out near the bottom of manliness ratings here too.

One of my favorite field trips as a kid growing up in Northern VA was going to the National Cathedral - making the brass rubbings in the basement was the highlight of the visit for some reason. Something fascinating about knights and medieval stuff appearing on the page magically as you rubbed a piece of chalk across…

Buick Centuries and LeSabres are tough to beat if you need a beater on a budget. Pretty much any 90's era FWD V6 GM sedan will do though but the Buicks seem to be the most prevalent of the survivors.

Nursing.

I do not want to live on a planet where I could have forgotten about that image.

I'm going with an old-school mechanical injected diesel - not even an EMP is stopping me!

That looks like every laptop I look at at work. These are college juniors and seniors. There is no download they can't not say no too.

I do not want to live in a world where I have to run a virus scanner on my car constantly.

Outstanding.

Fantastic story. Sounds like something out of a movie.

Straight 6, not a V6

I have always liked those. Personal luxury coupe at its best - comfortable, powerful, striking styling and a dash of elegance.

This was the inspiration - a 1978 two door Grand Marquis. I was wondering what it might look like if they were still making my grandparents' car - there's was green like this one but I think it had opera windows, rectangular ones with the Mercury gunsight emblem etched in the glass that matched the hood ornament.

Yes, the best Volvos represented something different than traditional luxury. Their luxury was in the quality of engineering, construction and materials. They cost more than a traditional sedan from the low-priced three and they weren't as posh as the luxury offerings but they were better built cars that would save…

Holy cow! I want that. I never knew they made any 2-doors.

Dad bought one of a '72 144 in the mid '80s for $200. It was still in very good shape and was easily one of the best cars ever in the family fleet from a basic quality standpoint, beating out the newer, more fancier Volvos mom had.

That's quite the gauntlet if you're trying to get form No. VA to Baltimore to catch an O's game.

He's what's keeping the front end from lifting to high on launch.

$1010 [raises paddle]

Great googily-moogily, that thing was fast. Like, sidewinder missile fast.