Can I tow a boat with this bad boy?

I love how the little blue Polestar emblem pops against the evil gray wrap.

Unless this is some obscure special edition I’ve never heard of, CP. The only way a Matador is worth $12k is in original condition for historic preservation. That would be a cheap and unusual way to have fun at old car shows. This thing isn’t good looking enough to fit in with the custom car crowd, and not original…

The article specifically states that the old bumpers are removed. Here’s what a stock one looks like:

3rd Gear:

Also, I’ve got off my ass and found a few references in case anyone was wondering where I got the idea from:

The fact that the story ends with (the now 20 year old) Justin walking into the Ford dealer his Vette died in front of and buying a brand new SVT Cobra on the spot suggests he’s a rich asshole, has no impulse control, or was in the military and had a pile cash from enlisting burning a hole in his pocket. I can kind of…

You’re right about Antonov, but the Illyushins are still built in Russia. I think some Russian jet engines are built by Motor Sich in Ukraine (or at least were - I think those plants were all in the Donbass and probably have been relocated to Russia by now) but you’re right that others are built in Russia. There…

While this is massively creepy:

Or is he simply choosing to retire some older ICBMs (like SS-18 and SS-19) in favor of newer ones like the RS-24 YARS?

Especially if I get a chance to crawl around a tank and fire an RPG (even if it is a dummy).

More interesting than the continuation of the 747’s production line is that the Russians are buying American jets for heavy cargo use than purchase further Russian aircraft. Are Il-76s and the big Antonovs still in production? I know the Chinese purchased a few Il-76s from the Russians in the past decade, though I…

If the bumpers were tucked closer to the body and it had a few more inches of wheelbase, this wouldn’t be a bad looking car.

I’m not sure if the older market still buys American. My parents are in the late 50’s. Their first cars were older domestic models, but their first new cars in the early 80s were Japanese (a Toyota Celica for my father, a Subaru of some sort for my mother). They’ve bought domestic and Japanese cars since then, but the…

I think you’re missing one big group - empty nesters. There are lots of people in their late 50s/early 60s who drove minivans and SUVs/crossovers for the past 30 years and are looking for something easier to park, more fuel efficient, and cheaper to buy, but still need some space for carrying the grandkids or going on…

Times have changed, and so has the gun market. I wish I could have bought up S&W revolvers, SKSs, K31s, and Chinese AKs for cheap in the 90s, but I don’t think anyone would have sold them to an elementary school kid. I really missed out.

Also, funny that you mention the Hi-Power - I bought one when I turned 21 five…

The B-1 is also a complex aircraft to keep in the air. The B-52 is relatively simple to keep flying, making it a better choice where the B-1’s speed and payload aren’t as critical.

B-52s can’t carry all of the most modern gear the USAF fields in it’s bomb bay, and is being upgraded to do so as Tyler previously covered. This has forced certain weapons to be carried on the external pylons rather than the bomb bay, which limits total payload. The B-1 might be able to carry more of a particular…

While that’s true, legitimate Russian SKS’s are cheaper than the Norincos in Canada. Marstar is selling Tulas for $200 (they’re $500+ in the US) and Norincos for $300 (currently out of stock - usually $350-$400 in the US). SVT-40s can be had as cheap as $300.

They’re still doing good business with shotguns and VEPR hunting rifles, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Saiga imports restart after some shuffling of company names on the letterhead.