al_beaton commented on PCH, Off-Roading In Lake Of Fire National Park: Land Rover or Nissan Patrol?

"Going by the shape of the doors, this is a pre-'59 Series I Land Rover - parts much harder to come by than the "Daktari" '60s SIIa."

al_beaton commented on Top Gear Builds Corvette Engine-Powered Blender

"Maybe they're reading Jalopnik for ideas."

al_beaton commented on Commenter Of The Day: Remember, It Could Be Worse Edition

"@rlj676-new job, same problems: When you get a gold star you have to stay late on Fridays to clean the milkshake machine."

al_beaton commented on Conversion Kit Turns Pontiac G8 Back Into Holden Commodore

"All the bits, but no badges? Why not tap your local junkyard (or Murilee) for some Oldsmobile emblems?"

al_beaton commented on For The Discerning Commando: Camouflage Bentley Continental GT

"Apparently, the sat nav keeps sending him to Volgograd, and no further..."

al_beaton commented on Is There A Case For Automatic Transmissions?

"Here in Blighty it's still manuals by about 3:1."

al_beaton commented on PCH, Ticket To The Afterlife Edition: WRX-Powered Beetle or Granada Hearse?

"The only man who could believe that a Grandad coffin carrier is worth six grand just had to be someone who also owns an Austin Allegro estate."

al_beaton commented on Ford Hauling Four F-150 Specials To SEMA

"2009 Ford F-150 by Cuisinart This functional machine combines "Built Ford Tough" performance with a man-sized custom loadbed food processor."

al_beaton commented on Google now getting into the energy business

"@deluxe2000plus: Or just maybe they should take on board another concept fashionable in the Sixties and use some of their cash pile to pay a dividend on their stock?"