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Loved it.

Bmike · ‎25-06-2021

Fires Dum-Dums bullets?

Bmike · ‎22-06-2021

Damn right, I get the car!

Bmike · ‎22-06-2021

Seems like a nice enough car. I'd throw another $300 at it (mid-price range pump and filter, and then fill the tank along with a bottle of STP fuel injector cleaner). If the problem returns, maybe move her along.

Bmike · ‎18-06-2021

Reminded me of the decarbonizing instructions in my Sprite/Midget Bentley manual (remove the head, scrape it off). Did a lot of things to that car, but never got that deep.

Bmike · ‎17-06-2021

Back in the early '70's (when I was 10 and had not yet learned to appreciate cars), my babysitter had a silver 240Z. I desired both, without truly understanding why in either case.

Bmike · ‎27-05-2021

Fascinating bit of hot-rodding history.

Bmike · ‎24-05-2021

Bought an Italian market (benzene level, olio pressure, KPH) BMW 1602 way back when, from a GI who had brought it back to the states. Owner's manual in Italian, lira coins and Italian soda bottle caps under the rear seat cushion. Good little car, but had to do math in my head to figure out how far over the speed limit I was going.

Bmike · ‎22-05-2021

Came for the Mazda, stayed for the rods. Beautiful, inspired work.

Bmike · ‎15-05-2021

Or running the cars so long that grooves would form in the contact pads.

Bmike · ‎05-05-2021

I can testify to the quality, or lack thereof, of the newly produced condensers. In the course of bring a neglected Bug back to life, I installed all brand new ignition parts. Cheap insurance, right? After about 6 months of light duty, the bug sputtered and died in the drive thru. Very embarrassing. Oh Bosch, what happened to you?

Bmike · ‎19-04-2021

I had an HO scale (Tyco or Aurora?) slot car of that Bronco way back when. Wonder what became of it.

Bmike · ‎17-04-2021

The melting monster in a Porsche Speedster's psilocybin dream/nightmare.

Bmike · ‎14-04-2021

Very cool. Kinda of a '70s Lancia/Alfa vibe in the front. Pony Speed now, Mr. Sulu!

Bmike · ‎26-03-2021

A friend in high school used to drive her dad's red, slab-sided four door. The rest of us had small Toyotas, Datsuns, VWs, etc. But you could get 6 (good) friends in that red beast. It served its purpose.

Bmike · ‎24-03-2021

Bitchin'! Why didn't you call me, too?

Bmike · ‎22-03-2021

That amount of camber change is terrifying! But fortunately, it looks like most of it'll just buff out.

Bmike · ‎22-03-2021

Very cool, but you'd better have a spanner boffin on retainer.

Bmike · ‎22-03-2021

I like articles about cars.

Bmike · ‎11-03-2021

Besides, car companies no longer announce their presence with badging, but with those horrible ginormous grills. Ugg.

Bmike · ‎09-03-2021

A wise man (well, TV character) once said: "After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing after all as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true." Unfulfilled desires are sometimes (usually?) better. In other words, there's always more rust than you can see.. Live long and prosper.

Bmike · ‎04-03-2021

If there was ever a French Playskool toy manufacturer, that Peugeot Sport would have been their idea of a sports car. Don't ya just want to pick it up and roll it back and forth on the floor making le vroom, le vroom sounds?

Bmike · ‎20-02-2021

That's why I like my '71 bug. I can fix it with parts from my lawnmower.

Bmike · ‎18-02-2021

Built almost all of these at one time or another (mostly in 1/72 scale). Burnt the PT-109 down to the waterline in the family pool. 11 years old and bored is a bad combination. Black soot everywhere!

Bmike · ‎03-02-2021

Gates. I sort of recall the words of a great writer (Egan? Bedard?) who once said: "A true enthusiast can find something nice to say about any car."

Bmike · ‎01-02-2021

Rob, if there's a BMW heaven (minimum requirement - 6 months caring for a 2002), you've long since had your ticket punched.

Bmike · ‎27-01-2021

Anyone who's had to push a somewhat hefty bike backwards out of a gravel parking spot can appreciate such a device. Alas, probably not retrofitable to our faves.

Bmike · ‎21-01-2021

"Holy Batcycle Batman! You're right boy wonder, and the Riddler's at it again. Hop on the **bleep** seat!"

Bmike · ‎20-01-2021

I remember the articles about the Vectors, and actually saw a pair of them displayed at Sebring back in the late 80's (early 90's?). One sported a red, white and blue paint job. Very cool cars.

Bmike · ‎14-01-2021

Hoo boy, that video was alarming. If that's the info superhighway that we're supposed to be heading down, I think I'll turn off and stick to the b-roads. Btw, slap the big(ger) valve head and intake system from a contemporary 325i on the that 528e (e to i conversion), and enjoy about 30 HP more fun.

Bmike · ‎13-01-2021

Obviously, he is repulsing an attack from a tourist hating local. The presence of at least one crutch (?), and the absence (?) of one leg could indicate that the illustration represents an outing of a well-to-do amputee.

Bmike · ‎11-01-2021

As a palliative, may I suggest seeking out and closing the deal at Meglomart on a Hot Wheels Track-T. They've been in constant production for years now, come in a bewildering number of paint schemes, and go like the dickens down that lovely orange track. Best buck you'll spend this year.

Bmike · ‎09-01-2021

"Fire you nose-first into a ditch" had me scrambling to Google to find the classic R&T PS: photo "Good tires, but certainly not great tires". Good times. Also liked to Radio IMSA hypothetical. That'd be me as well. BTW, FvF was a great movie.

Bmike · ‎09-01-2021

I'm more of an "Island of Misfit Toys" kind of guy. Give me the Auto Union. Even ugly ducklings need some love.

Bmike · ‎04-01-2021

Did anyone else think Fiat X1/9 on steroids when they first glimpsed this?

Bmike · ‎31-12-2020

This article took me back. Around the same time, one of those crazy German tuners re-bodied a 928 with a somewhat bloated Golf body. Why? Don't know, because they could, I guess.

Bmike · ‎28-12-2020

Probably should not have clothes-pinned that Bob Gibson rookie card to the front forks of my spider bike.

Bmike · ‎23-12-2020

Though I'm a die hard BMW fan and was often crushed when it whupped my team, I agree with Chris. This is a valuable monster of a winning race car, and it deserves the respect.

Bmike · ‎17-12-2020

I've only used Castrol 20-50w dinosaur juice since my MG Midget days back in the 70's. Put it in everything (even the lawn mower), and change it according to manufacturer's instructions. Works fine, lasts a long time.

Bmike · ‎16-12-2020

I'm not a Luddite, but I'm not sure you could sit me down in that thing and expect me to operate it. The next time I rent at the airport, I may need a little more time with the valet. Plus, it's ugly.

Bmike · ‎08-12-2020

Congratulations. And thanks for keeping a still serviceable Bimmer out of the salvage yard. It always pains me to see a vehicle with little (or no!) visible damage in the yards. Unless I need a part off of it, of course.

Bmike · ‎08-12-2020

Clever and funny. Thanks. ". . . a light, mildly tannic red with decent body and floral character . . ."

Bmike · ‎11-11-2020

And don't forget the penetrating oil. Liberal amounts on the fastener and in between the mating surfaces helps. And after that? Torch the sucker! Nothing like the smell of burning hydrocarbons to put you in right fire and brimstone frame of mind for the destruction to follow.

Bmike · ‎03-11-2020

I enjoy the setting up and timing of a points and condenser ignition as much as the next person, but I can testify to the current lack of quality in the conventional parts available (even from such a vaunted name B...ch). I recently had a condenser go kaput after less than 6 months of use. What did I replace it with? Another B piece. Whadda ya gonna do?

Bmike · ‎02-11-2020

Love that b/w photo of the disassembled (dismembered?) rear sub-frame. Sway bar and swing arms at rest. Liquid Wrench and the implements of destruction scattered about.

Bmike · ‎30-10-2020

The purchaser should probably budget an additional $35K for a nice funeral service.

Bmike · ‎29-10-2020

I like articles about cars.

Bmike · ‎20-10-2020

Rob, while I admire your willingness to stray outside the Bimmer box, I believe a $2800 '95 Benz (or a $2800 '95 7 series, for that matter) is, at a minimum, really a $6K to $7K Benz before registration and tag. On the other hand, a $2800 Miata . . .

Bmike · ‎16-10-2020

One of the most egregious examples has to be the Chevy Cavilier/Caddy Cimmeron clones. It is probably just as well that the sales data existing for these almost extinct examples has to be too scarse to examine. My money would be on . . . neither.

Bmike · ‎12-10-2020

Ah, Route 202. Ran my '72 MG Midget up and down 202 way back when. Back before I too fell into the BMW fold. Memories.