@1dollar93: The print on her tank top says "If you can read this, the d!ck fell off." That's why he's holding on for dear life.
1965 Plymouth Fury III convertible: light blue with dark blue top, 383 two-bbl carb... Perfect first car for a 16-year-old. :)
In no particular order:
$1000 Car by the Bottle Rockets
SS396 by Untamed Youth (Paul Revere & the Raiders cover)
Cars by Gary Numan
Road Runner by the Modern Lovers
Warm Piston by the Mono Men
Keep:
GMC = only source for trucks in company, SUVs and pick-ups
Chevrolet = spin off Corvette as a boutique brand; low-end cars, mini-vans
Saturn = mid-level family cars, wagons
Buick = near luxury cars, crossovers
Cadillac = luxury and performance sedans
GMC = only source for trucks in company, SUVs and pick-ups
Chevrolet = spin off Corvette as a boutique brand; low-end cars, mini-vans
Saturn = mid-level family cars, wagons
Buick = near luxury cars, crossovers
Cadillac = luxury and performance sedans
Kill:
Hummer: past its sell-by date
Pontiac: seriously, w/o the RWD cars from Holden, this is deadwood
Sell:
SAAB. Set this bird free.
Cut the duplication across the board. Don't offer five different mini-vans only distinguishable by the badge. The fact that GMC and Chevy compete for the same customer is stupidity on a large scale.
Kill off the Camaro. Sorry, but the future isn't 15 mpg cars. If you're keeping the Camaro, rechristen it Firebird, and sell it along with the El Camino and Corvette under the aegis of GM Performance.
Mix some of the successful Australian and European cars where they fit in the line. By bringing the technology and innovation seen elsewhere, this moribund manufacturer can once again capture market share. Of course the department heads and pencil pushers that run GM can't see how they are killing by hanging on to tradition.
fire it up!
It would have to be a garage full of cool stuff to ride:
-- '59 El Camino with flames, 5-spoke Cragers and lake pipes
-- mint '71 DS Pallas
-- Merlin Newsboy or Mountain Goat F-K-R
-- loaded '09 BMW R1200GS with Jesse bags and Ohlins shocks
@1300ccsoffury: The Dodge Springer is a rare MOPAR/Harley Davidson project. They replaced the front suspension on a '64 Dart with springer forks from a '95 HD Heritage. ;)
Gotta vote crack pipe on this Mopar. Even though my first car was a '65 Plymouth Fury III convertible, I'd have to smoke way too much crack to pay that for a mid-60s survivor like this.
My ex-wife had a '72 Squareback when I was in school. It would hold a fair amount of stuff. The boot upfront was also good for holding a few more things on a road trip. Four adults can fit comfortably.
They're not powerful. The engines are harder to work on than a similar era Beetle. This one loses points from me for its Autostick trannie. Not good then and even worse now.
Nice. And that ugly gap-toothed grill is missing as well. When will they realize that not everyone wants a minivan or an SUV?
Hey y'all, watch this...
@tonyshootspeople: They rock!
@zweirad: d'oh, wrong comment!
@pjsammy: Love our '95 All-Trac. It's only got 127K on it right now. The local Toy Shop has a couple with over 300K. The AWD is awesome in winter.
It gets crappy mileage and could use an OverDrive, but it's got decent accommodations, plenty of room and cool styling to boot.
If you remove the awful 80s front fascia, you can install an old-style Jeep grill with the round lights and horn covers. The metal work under the grill wasn't changed much over the years. It looks pretty cool.
Holy tailfins Batman!
@pjsammy: My wife drives a '95 Previa we got from her folks. Her dad is a retired art prof, so he loves the utility of a van. They migrated from VW vans to the Toyota Vans in the mid-80s. They had a couple of these Toyota vans, then bought a Previa. Now they rock a current-gen Odyssey.
The Previa we got from them has all-wheel drive. It's excellent in the rare bad winter weather we get here in NC. Our Previa only has about 125K on it, we figure it should last another 10 years or so unless gas goes through the roof. My wife won't let me even think of trading it for a more efficient wagon.
Toyota could easily bring back the Estima/Previa if they could pass EPA and safety standards. Heck, they should consider bringing the HiLux over as well. I know there is a market for them.
Milburn Drysdale approves of the '64.
Filled my wife's Previa on Saturday: $3.839 for regular in the RTP area of NC. It took 17 gallons at a cost of $65.26. Later that afternoon the gas was $3.799 at the same station...
@TheBrudwich: I don't think so: 13 cars and a private jet or one car for two people. You tell me, who's being elitist?
Plus not one of the cars McSame owns are interesting. Even the Caddie is run-of-the-mill. Where is that '65 Mustang GT or '70 Cuda he needs to relive the good old days?
The hybrid SUV the Obama family owns is also plain vanilla. I don't think politicians have much taste when it comes to transportation.
