On a slightly unrelated note, the Trans Am Type K was a glorious concept I wish I could drive right now. Read more
It would be fun to have a collection of a Mehari, a Rodeo and a Matra Rancho for the full spectrum of weird French soft roaders Read more
Back when CUV’s didn’t suck! Read more
I suppose I’ve added to this pile. My 2016 Smart has an open recall regarding its headlights. My car’s headlights have vertical and horizontal adjustment screws like its European siblings, but that’s a big no no in America. The recall is to install a permanent cap so that the headlights no longer have horizontal… Read more
A bus stop in the middle of the freeway is the stuff of dystopian sci-fi Read more
Years ago, I was looking to go to UCLA for grad school. I have extended family in Anaheim so I was staying with them. I think it was around 40 miles one way. This was my first solo trip to LA and my first time driving there. I remember my interview, tour, and meetings started at 10AM. My family told me to leave… Read more
Biggest mistake I made in LA was booking a hotel room 20 miles away from where I needed to be figuring it was like home and it would take me ~20 minutes to get there... Read more
I still remember the first time I went to LA as a relatively poor, just out of college kid. We rented a double twin room with 4 of us and when we asked the front desk about busses they just laughed at us. We were coming from Philly which doesn’t have the best pub trans, but was lightyears ahead of LA. Then the next… Read more
Imagine getting T-boned by a Tundra in this Read more
I had a Festiva, in a bright aqua or teal sort of blue, we called it the Aqua Festiva because there used to be a big outdoor concert here by the lake called the Aqua Festival. It had 12" wheels with tires skinnier than many motorcycle tires, and I could get them to chirp going from 2nd into 3rd gear. It helped that my… Read more
For a taste of it on the East Coast visit Wildwood, NJ (they sometimes call it Doo-Wop architecture there, ugh). There are lots of really great and well-preserved modernist and Googie hotels and motels there.
...What’s Granny’s @? =)
100% agree, I wish new buildings could have more to their design than just big beige box with a sign, being kind of the only decoration. It seems like every town in the US instituted building codes that forbid any kind of choice/options for new buildings. The only ones we have that have a neat design are old buildings… Read more
Personally, I think it is cool. Especially with what modern “architecture” is. Now cost and speed are preferenced, so we get a whole lot of the same thing over and over. I am also a big mid-century modern fan when it comes to houses though. Read more
I moved to Winnipeg in the late 90's and my mom worked across the street from the RCMP office. There was a particularly nice K5 Blazer that was always in the lot and I figured it was just one of the cop’s personal vehicles. Read more
Around 25 years ago, my smaller home town had a slightly old beat up accord that undercover cops drove sometimes. Read more
I’ve seen white full-size Ford & Chevy pickups in the Denver metro & they’re almost impossible to recognize. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a minivan, but I’d expect that would “work” well. Read more