Subliminal Seduction! Well-referenced, sir.

Thank you! (and also Richard Bartrop) for the ID. Now I can start looking for one to see if I have the stones to actually buy one. Plus, I’d have to move back to California just so it would always be driven in the bright sun.

This: ... and such deaths were higher among young men than other demographic groups ...

When Saturns first hit the streets, to me they all looked like 2/3-sized previous generation Oldsmobiles sedans. But I agree with you that the coupe was very nice to look at, and went against type of who seemed to be the typical Saturn driver.

I don’t know ... my first thot was “how tall is this model, or is he standing on a box?” I mean, look at where his crotch in relative to where the driver’s face would be. But then again, that “ease of access” does fit in with the era of excess vibe he’s projecting.

It’s really gotta have fins, right? I saw this foto yesterday reading about MCM design (the Palm Springs style roof), and this car just so caught my fancy. I spent way too many minutes in several rabbit holes trying to ID make/model/year, but failed. Best I could come up with is early ’60s DeSoto/Dodge/Chrysler. But…

Agreed. And I have to admit that I have a ’69 2+2 and it’s the Guards Red-headed stepchild of my small British fleet.

It’s already here. Ask Prof. Google about the Lambda variant.

While I’m always up for circle-jerks speculating on Torch’s appendage, I’m going to take a break and ask: Could the designers have added any more flourishes to make this front end even more ugly?

It’s really a ball-peen, but you know how guys exaggerate.

Similar experience. Dad was career USAF. Lots and lots of moves, mostly overseas. Overseas: Philippines (twice — I was born there on his first tour, and graduated from HS there on his second tour); Germany 3 times, Taiwan, Thailand, Spain, Japan. Stateside: Alaska (pre-statehood), followed by Arizona (a hell of a…

Found on shipsnostalgia.com: Maybe not a piece of art but still a very nice painting used as an Morris Mini ad. The scene must be in Norway. The ferry is the MF Geiranger belonging to Møre og Romsdal Fylkesbåtar (MRF) She was built in 1937 and was in service until 1966 when she ran aground and sank. She was…

If memory serves from when I was buying lots of British cars way back when, these were called trafficators ... and they popped out the sides, tucked in the front edge of the rear fender body panel.

I had a ’68 and when I saw that foto, my first thot was: mine didn’t look that boxy or 2002-ish. I always thot mine looked longer and sleek-ish. Prof. Google helped me figure it out. The ’70s switch to dual headlights with the overhanging hood, and the addition of that triangle block at the bottom of the C-pillar…

Damn, you just gave the conspiracists a new theory about how all these truck/bridge crashes are false flag events to ______ (fill in the blank)

There are some FMVSS regs under Occupant Protection in Interior Impact that do specific impact absorbsion parameters for visors, armrests and other surface areas. And here’s a handy list of ALL the test procedures that carmakers have to perform and pass to ensure a vehicle meets all the relevant FMVSS regs. It’s…

It looked more like he was having some kinky thots involving those massive bell-bottoms.

I’ve had a lot of success over the years with demin jeans by using brute force to stretch still-damp pants. The cotton material is thick enough so it won’t get too misshapen. I just pop them in the drying long enough to get excess wet out, and then smooth them flat, fold the legs facing and then hold the cuffs and the…

I’ve been watching Clarkson’s “Green Acres” show and I finally had to admit that he’s too much of a dick to enjoy when it’s just him unfettered. So, yes, hopefully the trio will help to make him more watchable.

I have some ... I also visited 4-5 times in the late-’60s to mid-’70s. The best part was just the total, get-away-from-everything feeling of the place. It was completely low-key and all veg, all the time. And I wasn’t even doing drugs. Because of the super-high salt content, you could float for hours in the warmest…