A few minutes ago I posted crusty old man comments about the top value auction at B-J. That those vehicles were doomed to be retired from actual use. So this well crafted article on the experience of watching multi-million dollar machines in one edge of their performance envelopes piloted by our nation's finest is JUST what I needed! ... View more

Like following an art auction... with tires. Pretty and interesting cars that will live like a ship in a bottle, someday to get resold, create another story, and disappear into a collection again. 80 miles on a wonderful road car is a crime in my mind. Many of us I think are less interested in what the speculators and .0000001% buy than the cars owners DRIVE. ... View more

Loved my 89 SHO hugely. The Taurus-derived Windstar we had was fine but for the 3.8L. Once a head gasket blown. Post-repair recurrence=connecting rod scramble. Lovliest of the breed has to be the Merc Sable Wagon- sleek, agile, right-sized and comfy. ... View more

Woof! As a Blue Oval guy and 89 SHO original owner, I still burn my eyes on the second gen Taurus.Man, this thing would only survive in a world full of Aztecs........... ... View more

This made sense for Chevy to really have a shot at younger buyers. Track cred, fresh layout and look. Debating styling details will always go on, but a supercar configuration at a great price, will get more "sportys" ready to buy a USA made machine. Even though I am a blue oval guy. ... View more

Sorry, the Eclipse and Talon ain't hot hatches in my book- more the hot coupes ala Celica. Absolutely insert the GLH right here. Too bad Ford never brought the right Escort over here to play........   ... View more

'66 Olds Toranado '68 Lincoln Continental MkIII ... View more

Lets cut the manufacturers some slack-even a Chevy Spark is $14,500. More realistic to see a truck for $18-22k. Feds want all kinds of compliance- emission and safety- that was never thought of as necessary for the trucks in the article (it is necessary). At this price point the small truck will need to come in from "elsewhere". I agree with the tech specs and the market need for sure. ... View more

Great that you shared your metrics for what is and IS NOT worth the time. I am going through this process right now on a far smaller scale. I was 'blessed' with a crate of random '66 Mustang and ' 69 Shelby GT350 parts from brother and father rebuilds that " you might need for the 64.5 resto". Now I want that crate for the originals I will hoard for the next gen owner of my project. Lots of forensic part ID work and pix and listing to do, but this article will give me more guts to toss things ahead of time (maybe 50% I hope) ... View more

At fourteen Dad commented that I 'ought to buy a $50 car and tear it apart' if I really wanted to learn: two weeks later I found one in the paper. Four door Fairlane 500 with the same "T-Bird" 292. Without enough cash or tools or space to do much about the significant rust rot everywhere- my friends and I had a blast pulling the front clip and rebuilding the top of the motor, brakes and exhaust. Once back together, we tortured the bald snow tires with long burnouts up our cul-de-sac when the parents were out. Even though we probably didn't go further than a mile around our neighborhood, we had a rush from un-registerd un-licensed motoring ... View more

DeTomaso Pantera. Probably the best powerplant the Blue Oval made in the 70s for power and weight, in a killler knife edge Italian body. But since they tend toward rusting tube frames, flaky utilities and workmanship, the 'care and feeding' is daunting................. ... View more