Good catch...my remark was aimed at the article...did not read all the comments. ... View more

Okay, I was with you until you decided to hide the keys after you blocked the car. So childish...you might have Presidential potential with the right slogan. And still worse than an enthusiast, I bet you dread asking a customer "What they do for a living?" and the answer you get is "I'm an engineer". lol ... View more

In the late '70's, Chip Weiss was hillclimbing the old Bill McDaniels champion Bugeye. He (and my brother, against my better judgement) talked me into co-driving the Bugeye at Weatherly H.C. As I went to leave the start, it snapped the splines off of one of the axles. Fortunately, I hadn't crossed the starting beam. The officials decided this would be a good time to take lunch up the the corner workers. Chipper, my brother and myself, with the assistance of every Spridget driver present jacked the car up on the starting line, pulled the axles out and cleaned out all the broken pieces (well, all we could see, anyway) while another local racer drove to his garage for a spare axle. We slapped the rear back together, my brother and everyone else helped reassemble the car while I suited up and I strapped in just as the stewards call for the next car. Since I hadn't left the start line, I hadn't lost my eligibility for the run and I fired up the car, all 948 cc's and scooted up the hill. The icing on the story? The local radio station was broadcasting the hillclimb live all day. The announcer had filled the "dead" time of lunch by doing a play by play of the action (a first quality Ferrari pit stop, total confusion), even pushing his mike under the car for live action. I don't think we got bleeped out for our language, but I'm really not sure. At least the FCC didn't close down the station. Sprite people are the greatest people in the entire sports car world, no one has more fun than a Spridgeteer. ... View more

I bought a rampage car/truck new. It would surely get a crowd today at a show. It was black with a red stripe. Manual gear shift. kinda clunky with synchronization issues, but i loved it. The small stuff is coming back with a vengeance. Keep seeing more at shows and will see more this year with the world starting to turn again. awesome on your scamps! ... View more

Another consideration is the rear loading door/ramp on enclosed trailers. Make sure that the door/ramp can handle the weight of the vehicle your are loading into it. I had ordered an enclosed trailer from a MAJOR trailer manufacture to haul a museum piece fire truck...14K slipper springs on a 14K chassis. The manufacture assured me that the door/ramp was more than capable of handling the 10K truck...long story short...NOPE...it bent into a u shape the first time....and the manufacturer would not fix it....had to have a new stronger one fabricated. ... View more

I had one new, and loved it. I sold a 83 GTI to get it, drove it until I traded it for a 91 Sentra SE-R. All great cars, wish I had them all now. ... View more

I've been reading car magazines for more years than I'll admit to. And I've been reading Sam for probably as long as he's been published. I'm not really surprised he's written such a good article again. But, I'm still pleasantly amazed that Hagerty has attracted the best writers around. The best magazine, website and club. If the other magazines keep touting electric cars as the future, it will probably be the last magazine I subscribe to. I pray Hagerty doesn't fall prey to the false god of electrification, too. Really great article, Sam, and speedy recovery. ... View more

As a sidebar to this discussion, what's interesting to me is how many of these so-called collectibles are real dogs to actually drive or own. Among the cars on your list, I can tell you from first-hand experience that anything made by Chrysler (Prowler & Viper) had terrible build quality and were crude excuses for cars -- no matter how unique they were to look at. Old Ferrari's are maintenance nightmares and models like the Testarossa are huge outside and tiny/cramped inside. You get the idea. Bottom line: there's a lot NOT to like about many of these examples, except maybe their investment value. A recent C6-C8 Corvette is way better to live with and has most/all of the performance you could want for a lot less $$$. Besides, I like to actually drive my cars. ... View more

Sure would have appreciated another C7 step down- a well optioned performance Z-51.... ... View more

I'm not sure if the article originally stated kps, but it now says kph, which works out to a much more plausible 80 mph. 😆 ... View more

"It sure looks fun to drive, though, even if it would practically disappear into every blindspot of a modern truck or SUV." When I was in high school (late 70s), friend's older brother had a Honda Z600. It frequently displayed new gray body panels and ultimately got sold as the driver got tired of people bumping into it while parked. Just too small to be seen! It looked like a fun car, though. They pretty much disappeared by the time I could have bought one, though. I did end up buying a Honda Civic wagon from a friend's girlfriend's brother, not running right ($50!) I redid the cylinder head (remember the three-valve CVCC design?), which only demonstrated the rings were bum, too. Hoped for economy over my van did not appear, I burned so much oil (costing 4x gasoline) that it offset fuel savings. It was a nice drive, though, with a classy design for a 70's economy car. Ended up selling to "a guy", with careful explanation that oil needed to be checked/filled every day. Sure enough, later that year I got a call from a junkyard trying to pin some fees on me as the last name on title - abandoned with burned-out engine! No problem back to me, though, as I made sure to properly report the sale at the time. ... View more

Really nicely preserved cars. Good to see AMC getting some recognition. My first muscle car ride was in my friends 70 Rebel "The Machine" , 390 4spd and 3.91 gears. Only one I've ever seen in dark green. Bought new by his dad. Saw that Spirit auction RM a couple years ago. Amazingly well preserved and very rare. ... View more

I've made tons of gaskets, carburetor gaskets, you name it, All it takes is a set of punches for holes, also to create a place to start a cutout, you punch on a piece of pine wood, END grain only, this works by far the best. I never 'hammer' out gaskets, I trace outlines with a sharp pencil, cut exterior with a sharp scissors, cut inside cuts with a sharp circle shear, I cut intricate exterior of gaskets with the circle shear where needed, Hammering parts to cut gaskets can damage parts' edges, I just don't do it, I hate sloppy ragged edge gaskets. I want them neat and clean cut, done right they can rival any you might buy. It pays to keep 1/64th, 1/32nd and even thicker material on hand, also rubberized cork and natural cork, can really save time and trouble when a surprise rears it's ugly head ... and I hate surprises. Cut well guys, just do it. Warrene ... View more

The Godsal is pure sex. ... View more

WHATS NOT TO LiKE... THEY ARE HUGE ... View more

the 1970 Boss 302 looks like the most enjoyable one to drive ... View more

how many rolls would you like? ... View more

I hope the Santa Cruz and the Maverick are successful and the other manufacturers join in and expand this segment. But why does every damn vehicle have to have four doors these days?  ... View more

I guess the first two sentences didn't downplay the utility of an LFA Buyer's Guide enough for you?  😀 ... View more

no such thing as an 'all aluminum' engine. Story neglected to mention one of this Corvette's drivers--John Paul Jr--was convicted of drug dealing and spent 30 months in the slammer. He died late last year of Huntington's disease. ... View more

Da/n! I'd forgotten, (or never realized) what nice cars these were. Classic looks and classy design and accoutrements. One thing, though — I seem to remember Ricardo saying "fine" Corinthian leather. Donald... would that have come from Corinthians One, or Two? ... View more

We have a 2008 Hemi Quad cab. 170K miles and still going strong. It's been from the Outer Banks to Yellowstone, down to Albuquerque and up to Michigan's UP. They build a nice truck. ... View more