Aside from being a prop car without a working suspension, a rock band that drives a Dean Jeffries customized GTO phaeton seems awesome, not ridiculous.

Do you mean the GT3 European Championship?

Where would they get experience night racing? Except for the Daytona 24, the only 24 hour races in the world are club and national races. If you want to make those races explicit requirements for Le Mans participation, be my guest. The ACO is unlikely to give them that authority over Le Mans entry lists, tho.

The DTS went out of production last year and you won't find them at dealers.

GT40 1074 and Mirage M10003 are the same car. The car was rebuilt to a nominal GT40 specification (including the GT40-style roof) and given a GT40 S/N for 1968 to be eligible for Le Mans and other races as a 5-liter "GT40" in FIA Group 4. The double Le Mans winner 1075 was built new for 1968 with a similar…

The drivers in the am cars are the same drivers who've always filled the back of the field at Le Mans.

There aren't 165 "pro" sports car drivers in the world to fill the seats at Le Mans. The amateur class drivers are experienced drivers.

Des never had a class win at Le Mans, but she and Alain had two outright WEC overall race wins in 1980, at Silverstone and Monza.

Jordan seemed to go backward after 91, but the Jordan 191 car was successful by any reasonable standard. They were fifth in the constructor's championship, behind McLaren, Williams, Ferrari and Benetton. In two races, both Jordans finished in the top six and scored points. Their results were head and shoulders above…

The dark blue actually is Gulf's corporate identity, and predates powder blue on the JW Automotive GT40s.

The Travelon Trailer Special, as driven (very rapidly) by Jim Hurtubise at Indianapolis.

The 308 and the 328 didn't damage the Ferrari brand. The California does. Think Jeep Compass. Each Compass out the door does a little more damage.

The easiest act for a high class brand is to dilute itself by selling a cut rate second class experience. They get away with it, for a while.

The short nose crank was only in production for the first couple of years, over 20 years ago. It requires a specific service procedure to avoid being damaged during cam belt changes (the rear brake calipers require a specific procedure to service without damage, too). Otherwise, if you find a good car, I wouldn't…

The bed capacity is about right for the size of the trucks, unless you're deliberately driving a shortbox because what you really should be driving is a sedan with a trailer hitch to use once a year.

In the US, the big difference is that the 90—93 has a 1.6 engine and a single airbag. The 94-97 has a 1.8 engine (about 20 more hp), dual airbags, and 100+ extra lbs.

We are — Penn State!

AFAIK, the 52 Mercury wagon isn't a woody. It's all steel exc for the decorative framing on the sides.

After all these years, I'm still just trying to figure out why he quit the Cardinals.

Maybe $10m at auction. Big problem is that it's a Ford, and the euro brands generally do better.