Had a Mercury Topaz back at the turn of this Century. It replaced a Ciera that “died” under mysterious circumstances when I was working a heavy commuting job in late 1997. Needed a car in a hurry and the Topaz was a repo at the bank where I did business...and it was the only repo they had that could be driven off…

1984 Ford LTD Crown Victoria sedan. 302 under the hood, and fitted out pretty well. No end to the power—when it was healthy. Very thirsty too, but gas was “cheap” in the time I was driving it.

1) Practice driving in wet conditions, because Florida gets wet a lot of the time.
2) I know the Crown Vic is a fabulous car for a college sophomore to have. Taking it off Mum’s hands was meant to be. But you should get rid of it as soon as you can.
3) I know about the man on US 19 with the TVR dealership. Yes,…

Anytime You Mention Caliber, I Feel Obliged To Reply "It's Anything But Cute".

I’m not surprised. In fact, I would have expected to see more privateers in Dodges these days.

Yeah, and it gets even weirder when you get into Chinese factories doing joint ventures with automakers from other nations. The following actually happens, although I’m changing the names for my own purposes.
Let’s just say that Rosetti (a company in Europe) gets together with the Phu Yuc Bright Industrial factory so…

Then have it about the Formula V8 3.5 circuit, which I actually like BETTER than F1. :)

I haven’t even seen the whole thing and I want a sequel, now that Haas is involved with F1, with Ricky going to Europe and Jean as his teammate or crew chief riding herd on the campaign.

“I lose more helicopters that way.”—Admiral McFortune in Sex Kittens Go To College (a.k.a. Beauty And The Robot)

This Cadillac Eldorado I talked my father into buying last year. Initially he liked it but there were too many things wrong with it and fixing all the glitches would have cost us more than it was worth. Two weeks ago Dad traded it in on a Camry. For all we know the dealer probably chucked it on the first truck to the…

Robosaurus was built for the 1992 TV series pilot Steel Justice. The concept was that it was a toy possessed by the spirit of a murdered child, the son of a Police Detective. It was a dreary thing from a generation of dreary things.

How about that Thunderbird in the video for Alphabet Street?

This picture is of the Ciera I had for most of the Nineties. My father got it for my mother to replace a horrible Ford Crown Victoria she’d had...and then she lost her driver’s license to poor eyesight. It had been a rental car before we acquired it.

A few years ago a Kia dealership took over what had previously been a Lowe’s location and gave it a multimillion-dollar makeover for their new showroom in Morristown, TN. They had a daycare center on the second floor, and a art gallery on the side.
I went there for a promotion and it turned out to be the absolute last…

You Only Live Twice
Once when you’re born
Once when you look Death in the face—007

We tried to paint racing stripes on our Vega station wagon. Nuff Said.

Nothing at all wrong with Cobra Daytona coupes. But I’m a Seventies/Eighties guy.
I know a couple factories for sale. Anybody want to start a shop called “Malaise Aforethought”?

I sorta haven’t had that problem, but when I “inherited” my mother’s Crown Victoria while still a college student (she lost her driver’s license due to failing an eyesight test, and my brother wanted my Tercel so HE could drive to college) it was quick for me to see that it wasn’t going to work, long-term.

I talked my Dad into buying this “character fortified” 1998 Eldorado a few months ago, and while it’s basically a Monte Carlo that’s been dolled up, it’s still a special car to us. Dad’s usual car choices were Pontiacs and Oldsmobiles, and those aren’t made anymore, so I thought it was time for him to get this.

I’d blame the Chinese. They build both licensed and knock-off Toyotas, often as CKD kits to be assembled in third countries. And the Chinese are ALWAYS looking for an excuse to call the Japanese “warmongers” and “imperialists”.