scotte commented on Chrysler Group Looking To Expand Warranty To 100,000 Miles?

" @raywert: This "Hell" thing is a small town about 10-12 miles north of Ann Arbor...which, IIRC, does in fact freeze over each winter, much like the rest of Southeastern Lower Michigan. "

scotte commented on Variomatic Madness!

" Classic footage indeed...likely this was a short film that cinema-goers saw before the feature presentation."

scotte commented on 1973 Chevrolet Caprice Estate Wagon

" The FPD factor would be even higher if you kept the Turbo 400 that this wagon likely has (or swapping one in if the tranny's a Turbo 350) & adding a Gear Vendors overdrive. That way, you're not worrying about the clutch linkage, and not having to cut a hole in the floor (in a car built on a platform that never had a floor-shift manual gearbox)."

scotte commented on Punk, Panda Express, Forza 2: Artistic Boogaloo

" Yep, that there is definitely a Barracuda--a '67, if the lack of side-marker lights is any indication."

scotte commented on We Won't Even Give You Eight Bucks: Ferrari Daytona?

" IIRC, the deal for the "Miami VIce" producers to get the TR involved destroying the Daytonette, which was done with an anti-tank grenade in one early-season episode, with the TR written in a couple episodes later. Offing this replicar that way might draw the po-po's attention more than if you used, say, a cherry bomb or an M-80 (which, from the pictures, may be enough to do the job)."

scotte commented on Paris Hilton Back Out Of Jail...Wait...Now She's Back In?

" @Gnarls Oakley: You're right about blood tests being able to pick up lots of stuff nowadays."

scotte commented on Manic Miniature Mustang Madness: Putt Putt To The Pizza Hut!

" @evoCS: There was a Mustang pedal car back them, sold thru Ford dealers' parts counters for around 20 bucks."

scotte commented on What's Your Favorite Car Toy?

" All of the above...especially: -1/24 & 1/32 scale slot cars of the '60s (We had both Scalextric & Strombecker sets...) -Any HO-scale or thereabouts diecast--Matchbox, Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightning (whose paint scratched off too easily back then)."

scotte commented on Manic Miniature Mustang Madness: Putt Putt To The Pizza Hut!

" @Retiree: Mustang Jrs came in either electric-powered (using the 1:1 Mustang's starter motor & 12-volt battery) or Briggs & Stratton gas-powered versions. Get more info on these & other miniature T-Birds, Mopars, etc, at http://www.jrcentral.com/ (BTW: A white electric '65 Mustang Jr."

scotte commented on Who's Got The Best Insides? Ward's "Interiors of the Year" Results

" Next thing you know, someone at some auto maker's going to try to win this award by putting self-inflating whoopee cushions inside every seat."