The regular ’79 Mustang had an optional 2.3L turbo engine so no. I had one and it was half-baked at best with gas mileage that varied with outside air temperature and a tendency to vapor-lock in hot weather. I kept it for a year and half before trading it in (happily) on a Dodge Colt RS. It would have saved a lot of…

Yes, they were VAMs built under license and never officially sold in the USA though neither was the A2 so that's not a requirement for this list. Actually they were the front end of a Concorde literally welded to the back end of a Spirit. Over time I’ve heard that the weld area has become a weak spot of these cars,…

Cool, my parents owned a SM back in the day and I’ve raced a 505 turbo but that’s the limit of my French car experience (well besides a bunch of rental cars). My dream is a 205 GTi but I would not complain if a Rancho suddenly came up for sale in the USA either.

Cool! I used to be the VP of our local Model T Ford club but I haven’t owned or driven a T in years, just my ’22 Essex (see post above).

Looking forward to it! Though I think if it were me I’d pick something a little more civilized than a T for the journey :-). I currently have the radiator out being repaired but it will be ready to join in adventures by springtime! (yes, that’s a very old photo, circa 1989, but both the car and I have aged well)

He convinced me to buy a lime-green Ford Fiesta... :-)

There are fuglier AMCs even so I don’t think the Eagle rises to second-worst. Pacer, Matador and this (yes it’s a real production car).

I remember Vic’s parents driving one in La Boum 2 but I've only seen a couple in person.

Given that TGUSA ran a car at the latest LeMons race you probably shouldn’t refer to them in the past tense because there is at least one more series coming out. I agree about them not having the same chemestry but that doesn't stop me from watching either.

My 16-yo son think so, I got this for him a couple of months ago and he’s overjoyed. I’ve driven and ridden in it quite a lot teaching him to drive and it’s in great shape for a 178,000 mile car. The only downside is there are a couple of top sealing issues but all in all its a fantastic car, especially for less than…

Technically it’s probably 1944 unless you’re a fan of classic Jeeps.

The first year for 5 mph bumpers front and rear and the first year for the Mustang II. Hard to argue with your choice.

The 2012 24 Hours of LeMans OAK Racing Morgan-Nissan immediately leaps to mind though I don’t know what part of the car besides the logo was Morgan, perhaps they had a super-lightweight wooden chassis or something?

I did have good luck once with Chrysler just by writing a letter. It was 1994 and I wanted a Neon ACR for SCCA racing. I stopped by the local Plymouth dealer who treated me like absolute crap and it ended with the salesman and the sales manager yelling at me for even suggesting that there could be something like a…

My way I’d dealing with Chinese-made cars is very simple, no way will I ever buy one. Heck I look at $10 items and if there is a made in USA or at least non-Chinese option I’ll buy that. Btw this is not a racist attitude, I’ll buy something made in Taiwan. What I don't like is Chinese currency manipulation which make…

Eyesore Racing’s USS Enterprise winged Miata has to be right up there...

Dang, there really is someone else out there that remembers the lyrics to “Uneasy Rider”?

Sue me but I kind of like it. But then in the ‘80s I drove a yellow Dodge Colt with yellow and black houndstooth upholstry so what do I know?

I suspect given how PO’d our Washington State Department of Ecology is that they will require it, especially because TDIs are so common around here.

That attitude may change once states start requiring whatever fix is developed before allowing the affected vehicles to be re-licensed.