etang commented on Tired Of Snooty, Bondo-Free Vintage Car Rallies? Welcome To The California Melee!

"@DSwig: +1 on that. The Melee ain't about social class or reverse snobbery, it's about cars. The only thing required is that you truly like old cars AND that you truly like driving old cars (not always the same thing). In that regard, it's exactly the same as the California Mille."

etang commented on Tired Of Snooty, Bondo-Free Vintage Car Rallies? Welcome To The California Melee!

"This was my 4th Melee, and I'll second Armand's comment about it being awesome. The owner of the Fiat engined Special said that it dated from the 60s and is a melange of Jowett, MG, tube frame and custom alloy bodywork."

etang commented on Project Car Hell: Alfa Romeo 2000 Berlina or Austin Gipsy?

"@Amscram: and the politically correct portion of the remaining 3% would object to the car on the basis that the name is sometimes used as an ethnic slur. You just don't get that kind of street reaction with a Berlina."

etang commented on 1971 Chevrolet Malibu

"@racerx: 1975 or earlier vehicles are exempt from smog tests."

etang commented on The Anti-Bling Mobile: MTX Audio Cadillac Escalade EXT

"A case of taking lipstick off the pig."

etang commented on Allstate Really Wants To Own Repair Shops, Goes To Supremes

"Texas is the ONLY state that sees a problem with the Allstate Insurance/Sterling Autobody connection?"

etang commented on Rules Of The Road: Jalopnik's Guide To Speed Limit Enforcement

"Is there any good data showing a correlation between the places that write lots of tickets and lower accident rates? Or are the cynics right: speeding tickets are really just a tax on the inattentive and unlucky?"

etang commented on Homemade Boattail Aerocivic Gets 50 Miles Per Stare

"@Triborough: Agreed. I'm going to swim against the mainstream on this one and say that I think this is both cool and interesting."

etang commented on Rules of the Road: Understanding Emissions Laws

"@Marine Mustang: I'm old enough to remember how crappy air quality was in SoCal back then; you do have a point. But so does Vitrium."

etang commented on Project Car Hell, Fat Bankroll Edition: Stutz or Pantera?

"Much vote for the Stutz."