Rob Emslie

9/22/21

My first time in a RHD car was in a 1955 Morgan here in the States. With concentration, I was able to manage ok, although at the first one-two shift away from a traffic light, my right-hand flailed out over the cut-down door opening for the non-existent shifter that my brain somehow thought should be out there. Read more

9/20/21

Corrected, thanks. Like I said, I was really effing sick.

9/1/21

I think these are presently trending upward in value, much like the even wackier Prowler has. If I was one of those top hat and monocle rich guys, I’d definitely be giving this truck a hard look.

8/30/21

It’s not this specific model, it’s a lot of cars today. Modern radiators are typically built out of aluminum radiator elements capped with plastic and a failure of either of the components or the joint between them requires a replacement. Long gone are the days of simply brazing leaking radiators.

8/19/21

Counterpoint — horizontal speedometers and wide split-bench seats are two things that should never have been pushed out of style by cookie-cutter cars like the Accord.

8/17/21

Quibble un-quibbled. Thanks for pointing that out!

8/12/21

Considering we are in a once in a Millenia drought, I don’t think you’d even need the wipers.

8/5/21

In my youth, I had an 8-track recorder. To make it even more awesome, it was by Realistic from Radio Shack. My nerd-dom knows no boundaries.

7/23/21

Thanks to all who pointed out the funky steering wheel hub. I was so mesmerized by the passenger airbag cover that I totally failed to notice that. That, along with the panoply of title changes, indicates that strange things are afoot at the Circle-K with this car.

7/1/21

I don’t believe that Leno has one... Yet. I did see one last year getting tires at my local America’s Tires shop. It had a vanity license plate that read 1 of 276 which I assume refers to the number sold in the U.S., not overall production.

7/1/21

Yep, one of Qvale’s smart moves in trying to market the car was to get the car into the racing scene. Win on Sunday, sell on Monday!

6/18/21

You know, I could be down with a C4 or C5 ‘Vette. I already have a Boxster and I find the S2000 to be too small for my tastes. You can’t go wrong with a Miata, but other than modifying it for more poop, I’m not going to get the kind of experience I want like I will in the Porsche.

6/18/21

My reticence is driven by the feeling that this is the worst time in years to buy any used car. Also, there’s the whole divorce thing to consider, should I think about bringing home another stray.

6/14/21

It reminds me of a trip I took to Maui years ago when these seemed to be the official rental car of the Islands. Good times!

6/10/21

Hey, the coupe is about 100 pounds heavier than this!

6/10/21

Whomp-whomp!

6/8/21

Just for shits and giggles, check this one on eBay: Read more

5/28/21

“Who’s the U-boat captain?”

5/20/21

Doooo eeeeet.