That's the one I was going to say.

Fiery death, squared. But I have a soft spot for Pintos.

I've been on a bike only once, it was on the back seat of my dad's Kawasaki KZ650 when I was maybe 10 years old and I loved it. I never felt the need to actually ride one, though, and I've seen so many motorcyclists nearly taking my mirror off or going way too fast and weaving all over that I've lost respect for some…

My other nomination, the Grant "all-wood" steering wheel, particularly the four-spoke design.

It's a pet peeve, but custom steering wheels- in particular the Grant woodgrain steering wheel on any car that has no business having a wood steering wheel. But worst of all, the all-billet wheels (including the rim), especially with random flames or abstract shapes serving as spokes, and installed in modern vehicles…

My Silky Terrier loves cars. He loves all of our cars except my dad's old GMC pickup. His favorite thing to do when he gets in my Focus is to get into the back seat and then leap up onto the package shelf and look out the window. I don't let him ride up there when the car is moving for safety reasons, obviously. On…

I was going to nominate the 1946-48 Ford woodie, or even the '49-50 Country Squire, but I've completely fallen in love with this '37 that comes to local car shows in Northern California in the summer.

Shelby Mustangs. I can think of several I'd like in my garage, but the '66 GT350H is one of my favorites.

Goodguys Street Challenge Autocross. It's really just a small, simple course delineated by cones that they time you on (average time at my local event is usually around 30 seconds), but if you put your car in one of their shows for $45 with a Goodguys membership you can run the track all weekend for no added charge.…

I'm not really sure why, but the first thing that came to my mind was this. 1972 Ford LTD Country Squire wagon. I'd quickly go broke paying for the gas, but it would be amusing to navigate through small villages for at least a little while.

My worst automotive decision was letting a car project scare me to the point of doing nothing about it for almost four years. In summer 2008 my 6000 STE scared me by overheating and just barely making it home after a relay cooked on a hot day and prevented the cooling fan from coming on. When we tore into it we…

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BMW 8 Series. Still amazing after all these years.

I'm only 24 but this man was one of my heroes and I always wished I could have met him. Goodbye Mr. Shelby, we'll miss you.

The question didn't say the car had to excel at anything in particular. It was my first car, I grew up with it my entire life, and out of everything I've daily driven it was my favorite. Some people prefer the later AWD version which may have better stability (I've never driven one so I don't know how effective the…

Here we go again... 1985 Pontiac 6000 STE. ABS, ride control, first year for EFI, best year for styling, no ridiculous steering wheel buttons. Hell yes I'm biased.

My 6000's brake discs are real all the way around. But I don't suppose you saw a 6000 STE, did you?

Holy crap, Lamborghini American Challenge! I remember that. The disc is probably still around somewhere. I was long a Need For Speed loyalist: NFS:SE, High Stakes, Porsche Unleashed, Hot Pursuit II, Underground, Most Wanted. Interestingly I think NFS Underground was what ruined the franchise for me. I played it,…

Another good one. My youth pastor gave me his copy when I was a kid and I spent many hours playing it. I recall that I almost exclusively used the Ford Mondeo or Volvo S40 and went out of my way to wreck the Renault Lagunas because I didn't like their livery. I was a weird kid.

Backroad Racers is the first racing game I remember playing. Not so much a racing game as a thinly veiled attempt to keep people interested in Revell-Monogram model kits, because the racing action was slow and poor at best (think drive on the right side of the track at whatever speed you want, and no opponent will…