There are actually two of these within a couple of blocks of where I live in Minneapolis. They look remarkably well preserved considering Minnesota winters and road salt. I wonder what decay is going on under the cladding though.

A friend mine had the Riviera version of this. It was the most blubbery thing I ever drove in my life.  

If if you're referring to the heat exchangers on the engine the trick is to drop the engine. Makes it about a 2-hour job at most.

My 2005 TSX has a similar little blue spotlight that just shines down on the gear shift area.

Regarding the AMG badges-perhaps posers are satisfied with fooling other posers.

I just turned 58.  The rule is "If you don't grow up by the time you're 50, then you don't have to grow up".   Keep the faith!

This car is about 20 mi from me. I think it would be a fun little project car, but I don't have room for it right now.

COTD!

I have this car but with half the miles on it. I’m in the process of going through the front end replacing all the bushings and joints. The compliance bushing at the front of the lower control arms is a known failure point that introduces quite a bit of slop to the front end. All that said I love this car it’s the…