I know it is old fashioned, but... I need a standard cab, long bed truck, not a glorified Cadillac with a postage stamp open trunk. Give me a mid '60s full size Ranger XLT trim or a C10 Custom with ps, pb, auto and AC. Big enough to use, small enough to get around. If I got a wild hair, I would do a Ford LTD / F100 swap and stretch the wheelbase to fit a real bed. ... View more

The E28 Was the most fun at the time, way more engine than chassis. When driven hard it was almost as good as the E30 M3. The E34 brought the chassis up to the engine and that kind of took the edge off, but still a great car, had one up to the top speed limiter coming across southern Illinois once. Wanted to see if it was faster in 4th or 5th, hit the 155 max in both. The E39 was a special car to me, the best of the breed. We are talking M5 here, but I think the E39 in any form is the best BMW 5er. ... View more

I am a Studebaker nut, so, of course I like the Studebaker PU. The Olds and the Hyper Cuda also appeal to me. I agree with Flashman's comment about those who do the work themselves, more power to those who actually are involved in the building of their cars, not just check writers. ... View more

The Gilmore Collection in Hickory Corners, MI has a whole building of Mascots that is amazing. We spent over two hours looking at them. Lalique and Owens Corning both made glass units. ... View more

I remember a picture and short story in Rod & Custom in 1967 of a BMW 600 ( the stretched one with the side door) with an Allison. ... View more

Here in West Texas, there are many more trucks than cars.  And we have real TRUCKS, not the little 4 door 5' bed thins you see in every home improvement big box, we have a lot of those too.  But the number of one-ton duallys is amazing, they are everywhere and they are used as trucks.  We drive a sedan and it is nothing to stop at a light and being looking at the bottom of 4 trucks around us.  Our local Lowes even has a whole lane of truck-trailer double long parking spaces.  We bought a cross over to raise ourselves up to the same height as a truck and it didn't work, so we went back to a sedan.  Hybrid, 40+ mpg in a comfortable large car is pretty good.  And it lets me burn more real gas in my 1950 Studebaker or my wife's 1951 Olds.  Lately I have been looking for a truck, a beater truck and can't believe how hard it is to fine just a single cab, long bed pickup.  Everyone has the short bed extended cab Sunday trucks, but just try to find a simple old fashion pick up.  And then if I could I want an orphan brand, if possible.  Oh, well, guess it'll just be something old and useful. ... View more