Jaguar bounced all over the place for systems. The early 90's they used Alpine, but I've seen B&O in the 2010 XJ, and I think they used others too.  Boston Accoustics in my 2005 Chrysler 300C Heritage. A friend has a 2005 Nissan Sentra with a factory Rockford Fosgate system.  Seems like Bose has had the longest lasting relationship with GM than any other. ... View more

I bought my '93 in 2013 with 42k miles.  It turned 59k miles on Sunday.  I've not had any issues, other than the poorly designed rear pull-down motor for the top.  It gets out of adjustment and requires a tweak every couple of years, which I can do myself.  If it had a real power top, that worked like most other convertibles, I think they would have been more successful.  ... View more

I've bought three cars online, two of them from eBay.  The first one, my 92 Jaguar XJS V12 convertible, was close by, and I got to drive it and check it out before making my bid. It has needed only maintenance things since 2012. I've, but nothing crazy. I've done most of those myself. It is my 'keeper for life'.  Another, was a '92 XJ6. I talked to the truly honest man on the phone before bidding. Totally a wonderful car, probably better than he described.  The last is my '80 Triumph TR7.   Sold as a running project.  The seller was very sentimental about the car and wanted it to go to a good home and not a flipper that was just going to clean it up and sell it.  He chose me, after we talked a couple of times for more than an hour. I have all of the history and paperwork, including the window sticker. I have done several things, mostly just deep maintenance. It is a rust free 40 year old, that still starts the first time every time.  We have stayed in touch via Facebook.  So, if you get cooperation from the seller, you CAN successfully buy cars online.  So far, I have not been burned and still shop online for cars.  Mostly window shopping now, because I'm out of room to park them. ... View more

You are correct!! Simple Green is the absolute BEST!! I have been a car nut for all my 63 years. I've been cleaning engine compartments for about 50 of those years. I have used lots of the products mentioned here, but Simple Green is by far the very best and it will not remove the writing from labels or cause discoloration. I will never go back to those other caustic degreasers. I spray it on all surfaces when the engine is cold, the use a 2" nylon paintbrush and a microfiber rag to detail everything. The paintbrush gets in all the little nooks and crannies. I rinse with the garden hose on the mist setting as I go, so the Simple Green doesn't dry on the surfaces. Then I dry it with a microfiber towel. I'll try the leaf blower next time, but the microfiber towel works well too. ... View more

My dad had a '51 Studebaker Business Coupe that had a clock in the center of the wheel. It was clear and pointed like the nose on the grille.   When the title said Eleven, I figured it would probably be all of them, but reading all the comments and thinking about others, wow, there are literally dozens of crazy, beautiful and or interesting steering wheels.  Cool article!! ... View more

My '93 Grand Prix SE has the same. ... View more

It's not a myth. I've seen them labeled/badged as 8.2 liter as well, and that converts to 501 Cubic Inches.  1970 Eldorado, look it up.   http://www.1001moteurs.com/performance/view-Cadillac-Eldorado-8-2-8788.html   ... View more

Pantera is a lot of things, but not an animal. Panthera is the animal. ... View more

Road Runner  The  roadrunners  (genus  Geococcyx ), also known as  chaparral birds  or  chaparral cocks , are two species of fast-running ground cuckoos  with long tails and crests. They are found in the southwestern  and south-central United States and Mexico,  usually in the desert. Some have been clocked at 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) while a few have also been clocked up to 27 miles per hour (43 km/h) ... View more

I have a long wish list, but the few on the list made of unobtanium are the Aston Martin Lagonda, Citroen SM and a Tatra T700. https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/classic-cars/a9984649/the-bittersweet-joy-of-driving-the-last-tatra/    ... View more

I'm with you on the Tatra. One of the last ones, like the red one that Lane Motor Museum has. ... View more

It would be a huge list to include everything, but these are interesting.  I had the pleasure of watching a red Ghia 450/SS in my rear view mirror on one of our Jaguar N. Georgia mountain cruises a few years ago.  They are so beautiful.  I love the last paragraph on the Simca.  I'll bet that was a challenge to get it to flow that well.  Well done! ... View more

There has been many since, but Brock Yates is responsible for attracting me to reading about cars from the very start.  He captured me with his style back in the 70's.  He was the first to write articles, that I actually remembered the name of the author.  So, because of that, he gets my vote as favorite. ... View more