Let’s see... Turnpike Cruiser, Cougar with sequential turn signals and Marauder. Did I miss anything? Aw, crapri.

You don’t know many drag queens, eh? People with two lives with two gender representations do twice as much as everyone else and then some.

The internet has preserved the electric Gremlin. It will always be with us.

Cadillac country! Not one stinkin’ Lincoln!

I didn’t see it in the vid. For that matter, there was a dearth of AMC representation, I didn’t catch any.

That was fun. I love riding in cars.

Clearly, you never experienced the first-gen Accords in all their glory and the auxiliary rear door bungee in sub-freezing temperatures because the doors would not latch correctly and fly open while going around a corner, or used one as a mosquito fogger in the summer by letting it sit idling. Add in the youthful fuel…

That is stupid that hasn’t been seen since 1958 Autorama. Can’t wait to see the CP vote in 20 years when someone unearths one of these that by some miracles still works.

I bet that driver’s door drops lower than a sagger’s pants when you open it.

United we stand, divided we flex?

Intake side buildups have been an issue for decades. PFI and improvements in gasoline detergents did help, but sometimes walnut shells or a good old-fashioned treatment with some top engine cleaner is in order. The latter being more fun because of the clouds of smoke and having an excuse to do a lot of WOT driving,…

Fuck fuckity fuck fuck fuck. Let’s take some additional points off for using a narrator with a British accent. Michigan sounds like a real sh*thole.

Don’t forget a deep sump. Stock BB Olds will suck the sump dry at 5200-5500. At least a pan from a Toro, bonus if you get an early one with a windage tray.

Why not a people’s car for a man of the people? Manual, roomy, unobtrusive, pleasant to drive, low first gear for traffic, torque for the hills . Bonus points for most of them being grey and passenger diesel having fallen from grace. Hard. On its ass.

Escahoe? Tahalade? Talk about thinly veiled badge engineering that the Cimarron didn’t cure. Not that the other big one did much better with the Exploriator or Expigator. I might have been interested in a Excinental with 4 wheel coil sprung independent suspension and a 4-cam V10.

The Malaise Era blahwashed the 80's so thoroughly that it rendered the few of these they sold invisible to the future. Toyota is not one to try again in a failed market.

Tight spots and wear issues are pretty easy to recognize, things like the chain needing adjustment, adjusting it, going for a test ride, it shifting like crap, stopping and seeing that its out of spec again. A process that usually happens hundreds of miles from home.

I suspect that is an old figure before the advent of synthetic lubes and lower friction bearings. Also the very low loss number of chains bandied about is for open roller chains; O-ring chains on the typical street bike have a bit more loss. I’d like to see a good modern study on the subject.

Drill, also, and if you’re in a pyro mood... flame wrench.

If you want low maintenance and longevity, get shafted.