slowjoecrow commented on The Evolution Of The Popemobile

"The Irish "Transit" from 1979 is actually a Ford D series medium truck [www.nationaltransportmuseum.org]"

slowjoecrow commented on The GMC Motorhome: A Retrospective

"@Brian B: They did use these heavily as shuttle buses, a former client of my father's was a vehicle converter and had designed and patented a screw jack operated sliding door for their bus conversion."

slowjoecrow commented on Citroens And Fuegos Roam The Streets Of Portland

"Portland seems to have a lot of Citroens, I have seen a tired looking DS Safari on Sauvie Island and the local Citroen shop (Lonseth) has an H van painted in an Ikea like blue and yellow scheme (at least in 1996)."

slowjoecrow commented on 1983 Toyota Hilux 4x4

"As cool as the water cooled Vickers gun is (just read Neil Stephenson's paean in The Cryptonomicon) real African war lords outfit their technicals with Kalashnikov products [en.wikipedia.org] every bit as unkillable as the Hilux itself."

slowjoecrow commented on And Now For Something Entirely Different: The 1976 Cat III

"Just bear in mind that road racing sidecar passengers wear leathers with a knee slider attached to one butt cheek."

slowjoecrow commented on PCH, 3-Way Superpower Showdown: Renault R17 Gordini, Alfa Romeo Giulia, or Bond Equipe?

"The Renault deserves the win, because so many Renaults of that era perished in electrical fires, and it's a convertible so half the body and trim parts are probably unobtanium."

slowjoecrow commented on 1986 Honda CRX HF

"The lack of a crappy body kit and fart cannon muffler alone would secure this DOTS status, since the Riceboys have worked their evil on most old Civics."

slowjoecrow commented on Is Mercury Worth Saving?

"Jettison the brand and the cars."

slowjoecrow commented on Project Car Hell: 1961 BMW 700 or Three 1955 Austin FX3 Taxis

"I voted for the 700 because they use almost the same engine as an R60/2 so I always wanted to put an R100 engine in a 700."

slowjoecrow commented on Convertible Prius Aims For Economy And Style, Misses

"A Priusamino dirt bike hauler would be great for making treehugger's heads explode."