IIRC, Renwall's "Visible V8" was based on the Packard V8 that came out in '55 (& went away the following year, along with the *real* Packards.)

Murilee—

For a group of supposed "car lovers," a lot of the guys bidding at the B-J look like they hate being there. (Haven't seen one of 'em smile yet.)

@charles_barrett

Both are cool in their own way, but I vote Checker, having ridden in one (a blue one run by Philadelphia Yellow Cab—figure that out!) way back when.

@bento:

That settles it. When time travel is perfected, I'm going back and starting a company called NHRA Films, to do documentaries in the manner of NFL Films, with Dick Dale composing and performing the original music.

Per the folks at Allpar.com, the convertible version (in base-model & R/T trim) will be out just over a year from now.

A Detroit Auto Show headline that I'd like to see:

Every time I watch a piece on Top Gear that involves the three of them (Clarkson, Hammond & Screaming Lord Slow), I get the impression that I'm watching a reincarnation of The Three Stooges, lacking only a triple-face-slap by The Stig.

You don't need to kill siblings for a time machine that goes back to the early '60s, or wherever you want to go.

Don't forget aluminum und shteeel.

That should say "bumper tits."

Now I see where Harley Earl got his idea for bumper tis.

@doctornine

A little re-editing—with the "Blue Danube" waltz as a soundtrack—might be even more amusing...

Adding another aisle running the length of Cobo Hall is like putting earrings on a pig and calling it Madonna.

The Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction is the kind of TV show that deserves a merciless "Mystery Science Theatre 3000"-style riffing.

I find as much substance in any of Doug Hasty's comments than I do in a beer fart.

I learned how to drive a stick by watchng the movies Bullitt and Vanishing Point.