40 here too. The Breeze/Cirrus concepts were also pretty handsome for the time. I recall seeing one at the LA Auto Show - they had a clever roof rack for a pair of bikes where the forks (sans front wheels) would mount to the rear edge of the roof via quick release skewer mounts, and the rear wheels sat on the deck…

I’ve shared this before but seems appropriate to do it again: there was a KITT schematic that you could order from Universal back in the day. My mom scribbled the info down when this commercial ran after an episode and I received it in the mail shortly thereafter. Stoke was high til a neighbor kid nicked it from me. :/

IIRC it couldn’t even outrun/catch? a minivan in the first chase scene.

That Wraith car looks better than I remember!

It’s all dem cheeseburgers

This is the real reason.

I wonder the same thing. A local woman here in the PNW got the slushbox-equipped one for about $3K out of Vancouver, BC.

If anyone prefers the audio version of the tale, The Daily podcast from yesterday was pretty thorough.

Have a Freestar.

COTD.

Also, today I learned that the Citation was originally going to be called the Condor.

IIRC there was a Dukes of Hazzard or Knight Rider episode that demonstrated how to retrieve bags of loot by following with a pickup that had dudes with large fishhooks in the truck bed... probably not a great approach for fetching iPads though. LOL

What the what?

Safety, creature comforts, infotainment (I cringe just typing that sequence of letters.)

So were the wheels on the N32 300ZX. I was reminded of that by yesterday’s fuel injector replacement story.

Good grief... trying to put an early-model E30 on the road. What a hassle. Stole so much of my time I can’t even give it any more by sharing details.

Mazda + Audi = 3rd gen Insight?

Ain’t even mad. (Because it’s not worth it.)

Built alongside the NSX, too, right?

Glorious.

+1 for a gen-2 Mazda 5.

Good call. AWD also available if needed, though I think this relegates you to a slushbox if that matters. 6sp only available on FWD models IIRC.