Not to ruin a joke with a serious response, but the B-1 came about in an era where they were starting to have the ambition of getting it right(ish) the first time. X-planes were very few and usually truly experimental by then, and although you can argue about the difference between a prototype and a pre-production…

Utes are fucking awesome. We need more of them.

Looking it up I guess you’re right, although I remember the blue being darker and less green. Oh well, it’s a nice looking ute you got anyways.

“What advantage would the Maverick have over my donkey?”

Comes with free neon green tee-shirt. 

Well as the former owner of a VE (Pontiac G8) and current owner of a VF (Chevy SS) I might be biased, but I can’t think of anything.

It broadcasts to rural populations, and AM is king for pure range. 

Motorists are advised to avoid... Texas.

Teddy would have still entered, riding on horseback.  Single horsepower named Freedom.  And he'd only go straight.  Why?  Because that's the fastest way to the top.

“Hello, Ford warranty claims.”

This is on the lower end of the reasons new cars are rapidly becoming dead to me, but I am right there with you.

This:

This is precisely how we learn new things. It describes the entire space race

Apparently because the marketeers say no one in the US will buy a truck with less than 4 doors.

Yes but we don’t marry them.

Fun fact - that clause only provides for the possibility of New Zealand being a state of Australia if it chooses. Classic Aussies, trying to steal everything Kiwi since ages ago! Looks like the criminal tendencies are still there!

I feel you, brother. I’m in love with my 2014 Mazda2. 5 speed manual, no screens, armrest was an optional accessory. Handsfree phone not available from the factory, dealer install only. It’s underpowered, and lightweight because there’s nothing in it that doesn’t absolutely have to be there.

Eh, all we need to do is declare Mars a “guano island”, and it’s ours!

Automatic transmissions.

I have to be honest, never watched Neon Genesis Evangelion. But there’s least another car on that list that made it into an anime that I devoured: