So ubiquitous there was actually a song about them (semi-commercially released in 2002, I think, but I believe it was actually written when the Mk3 was giving way to the Mk4). Ima Robot - Black Jettas:

Weird, looks like it was rear-ended in August of 2016 and she never fixed it... I haven’t noticed it when I’ve spotted her, but maybe I’ve never seen it from that angle.

Not sure about “beat-up.” The one thing she’s always had was a new Corvette. She currently has a new model (C7) (I see her once every couple of weeks):

Why did your mom start wiggling?

Do these people not know how to check out a neighborhood? I mean, presumably they saw all this when they drove to see the house? I just cruised StreetView for a minute and I know this place is not in the best neighborhood. Let’s see, there’s a liquor store directly across the street from the house (apparently one…

41 seconds in. At least three errors.

They still do this at Bob Hope/Burbank.

This wasn’t the only Soviet self-built/home-built sports car. There were several, going back as far as the 1930s.

Correct. Russian law requires each vehicle to have at least one fire extinguisher.

Per Russian law:

Also, did he think he was going to out run the fire?

Or you may have given away a very rare early Airportable :P.

“The joy ride is over for these Hooligans,” said Deputy U.S. Attorney Mark Conover.

Same here, 1989.

So long as you can find a Registered Importer who can do the conversion pursuant to the petition and get the car OBD2 ready, yes. They’re listed on the NHTSA Non-Conforming Vehicle Eligibility List under “NHTSA-2005-22654" as “Nissan GTS & GTR (RHD), a.k.a. “Skyline,” manufactured 1/96- 6/98 R33 1996-1998" here: https…

They didn’t get crushed and they didn’t bring in “parts cars.” The customer cars ended up being grandfathered in despite the lack of (or partial) compliance.

I will say that Koontz is indeed pretty incredible. I’ve found random fasteners there on a weekend that I couldn’t find at Home Depot or OSH :P. I think I’m going to go pitch a reality show to Heritage Classics today (across from the Pavilions :)).

I was pretty sure the 300ZX—> Mazdaspeed6 guy was going to close with the fact that the seller was Francisco Montoya, Field Representative of NASCAR Technical Institute,a Division of the United Technical Institutes Corporation. You know, the guy that knows about cars…

That’s because they’re built on top of the old Ontario Motor Speedway.

I was busy looking for an Alfa on Alfa Romeo Dr. As you can imagine, I did not find one.