i must have been a dumber kid than you because i thought that trident was the tits. of course, at the time my family owned a dodge ram charger and a chrysler new yorker 5th avenue.

Really? I haven’t heard it uttered since the 90's.

Last time this came up in a Jalopnik article, it was in fact not flat.

If you think “hella’ is outdated I invite you to visit northern California. It is alive and well, and unfortunately, seems to ensnare new users every day. 

Yes! This is classic Jalopnik. Not surprising it’s by Jason.

Even if you go pick up a Corvette at Bowling Green they still charge you destination.

Ditto, this is exactly what I keep coming back for.

Now wait just one goddamn second.  You are telling me that if I sold my house (and probably turned tricks for a year or so) I could have one of those?  Gonna go have a talk with my wife.

Same thing happens with a building in London that has melted cars.

Its likely the thicknesses are different, so it's a different casting core. 

Well it has a handbrake so the rear is never going to share with the front anyway. Back’s probably not vented.

They had them from other products lying around so they could pick and chose? Speculation.

Park does not sound like a fun driving mode.

The manual is actually faster?!

Came here to mention this, but you did a better job than I would have.

She’s been in Philly since ‘78. The Delaware River’s fresh water, which is probably part of why she’s survived the neglect.

But yeah, getting one out would be a project. Anchors, props, bells, wheels and the like are just that much easier to preserve.

I too love the USS United States. Believe it or not I wound up buying some towel racks that had come off of it for our bathroom on a nautical artifacts web site years ago.

I’ve stayed aboard her a few times. Yes, very much worth preserving. It’s an amazing vessel. She has an incredible history and is a design icon. The problem with schemes like the one she’s under is that the owners forget that ships need constant maintenance to stay afloat... in more rich and varied ways than a…

Cautious optimism. I’d be bummed if they tow her out of Philly but if it spares her the torch. . . *

Perhaps sadder is the condition and future for the SS United States. Since it ceased operations in the early 70s. The ship is the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in the United States and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either direction. But since being retired form active use, she has been…