Metcalfe isn’t particularly well-versed on the Cherokee, calling it the “Wagoner”

Making your own tires is dodgy at best. But that is definitely something I would want to see David take on. “Big bucket of gum rubber - check, cut some old jeans into strips - check, check fit in kitchen oven for vulcanizing - doh!”

There’s no shame in having a custom tail pipe bent up.  That’s one job I leave to the pros with the necessary tools and equipment vs. doing it myself when you can’t just order the manufactured exhaust parts from an auto parts store.

After watching this youtube video, I happened upon these awesome vintage driving simulators.  I remember playing the 1985 one at my ‘rich’ friends’ houses.:

Exactly.  Same here.

Exactly.  Same here.

I do both.  Plus my own spark plugs, water pump replacement, accessory belt replacement, timing belt/chain replacement, brake jobs, exhaust repair, wheel bearings, tie rod ends, ball joints, and so on.

I do both.  Plus my own spark plugs, water pump replacement, accessory belt replacement, timing belt/chain…

Wish I had bought one at the university surplus auction so I could cash in on that bitch.

Rubbing Jegs in our faces again, eh?  Unleash the Jegs and watch them bounce with pure delight.

I’m glad to see Harold from the Red Green Show is still working:

Odyssey 2! I used to play these games at the homes of my friends who weren’t splitting firewood to stay warm, breaking ice out of the toilet bowl on cold January mornings, and riding around as a family in David Tracey-esque vehicles. Needless to say, we never owned one.

The book is full of really cool vehicles that were awe-inspiring to me nearly 40 years ago.

Probably director’s 912 reflected in reflection from camera in reflection from hubcap of probably director’s 912

Director’s reflection in probably director’s 912:

First time I have seen FLIP since I saw it in a book I got in 1983- “First Questions About Transport”, the definitive beginning of my jalopniness.

Electrical gremlins.  Ford was notorious for them.

I hope he doesn’t make it like yesterday, because yesterday sucked.  Tomorrow, yesterday will also suck.

Thinking about it more... there was a Ford Probe and a Festiva that both burned up in one of the student parking lots when I was in college.  

I say this as a current and happy Ford owner.  A Ford that I keep in my attached garage, right next to my bedroom wall.  One that has a smoke detector mounted directly overhead.