When I was stationed in West Germany in 1971, I bought a used Fiat 850.  The previous owner had outfitted it in Abarth livery and exhaust, a Spyder rear end, racing seat and a Halda Speed Pilot rally instrument.  It was great fun. ... View more

When the Camaro was introduced, I remember reading that it was the first car designed using CAD, Computer Aided Design. ... View more

I feel your pain, but they did tell us in the lead in, " We love pop-up headlights too, but that’s for another discussion."  Since we have already gone off the rails, I must put a plug in for the Saab Sonett I owned which had a droopy eye that I corrected. ... View more

How could they leave out the Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser / Buick Sportwagon with the distinctive  raised roof and skylights  over the cargo and second seat area. ... View more

One reason that there is no road through the Darien Gap is to attempt to stem drug running from Colombia. ... View more

Chrysler push button transmissions, instrument domes and rectangular steering wheels.   On a different note, it's really hard to find good naugahyde upholstery these days, now that naugas are an endangered species. ... View more

Buick's little push rod 215 cubic inch all aluminum V8 went on to Great Britain to power the Rover 2000 sedan, the MGB GT V8 and Triumph TR8 sports cars and Land Rover, Range Rover models in variations up to 4.6 liters.  I had a 215 in a 1962 Buick Skylark convertible with the tiny four barrel carburetor and two speed automatic.  Great fun.  ... View more