The paint scheme originated with Illinois Central. Iowa Pacific painted the engine in that scheme as a homage to the IC.

Strelas, at least, have some plausible deniability.

He gave instructions to produce furniture and fixtures for flats at the highest level while building the street and construct well medical care and commercial network and cultural facilities including barber's shop, beauty salon, laundry, bath house, dress and shoes repairers, pharmacy, restaurant, shop and library...…

I don't see any MANPAD countermeasures. Now...to smuggle a few Strelas across the border...

I hope they got a badass kill marker as well.

I had one of those too, in the same color, but mine was a EX. It wasn't too slow - VTEC yo - and handled half way decent when we replaced the crappy Chinese tires on it with some Michelins. I drove it like I stole it and couldn't break it.

That, right there, is badass. How many jets can claim a kill on a nuclear reaction? (other than the one it shared the kill with, smart asses)

That's definitely a rear differential.

I worked at an avionics company until this past summer that produced the Digital Air Data Computers used in A-10s, KC-135s, and a few other older USAF aircraft . They got the contract in the late 90's or early 00's by underbidding Rockwell Collins, who originally provided them in the 80's. Part of the deal was a 25…

The 3.6L is also a DOHC design, which probably makes it taller AND wider than the 4.3L. Keep in mind that the 4.3L is derived from the LS# series, which is very compact even with direct injection.

As with all things business related, what the buyer should buy and what the buyer actually buys are often entirely unrelated.

I thought the 2.0L Explorer was sold to police agencies 'non-pursuit rated' for college campus police, parking police and the like.

The NJ State Troopers seem to be sticking with their Tahoes. I think they're still mourning the death of the Caprice 9C1, and the Tahoe is their way of coping. Some local departments have Explorer PPVs though - Branchburg for example. I've also seen them in Rochelle Park and a few other smaller departments.

I'd like to blame The Fast and The Furious for this, but this came 2 years too early. Can I blame The Fast and the Furious on this instead?

Arming the Ukrainians seems like an exercise in futility to me since the country is one of the world's largest arms exporters. Granted, much of that is obsolete small arms, ammunition, and light weapons (with a small number of refurbished MIGs for foreign customers such as Croatia), but they have more guns and tanks…

HOW A EUROPEAN WOULD REACH NEW YORK CITY: He or she would take the train, and spend the journey quietly reading a book or magazine.

You've mentioned before that Americans don't want to drive slow cars the "only" do 0-60 in 10 seconds, but let's face it who really takes their car to the max on an on ramp anyway.

I still don't like it, but that's mostly because I think it's stupid. Then again, 'stupid' covers a surprisingly wide swath of the US automobile market.

Cynical people might write the 228i Convertible off as a hairdresser's car (who are all these hairdressers driving droptops, and why do we hate them so?) but it's far better than that. If you're willing to pay the admittedly high price of entry, I don't think it's a decision you will regret.

At least he didn't live long enough to have to look at the Acura ZDX.