I could not be happier with my 1985 LX 5.0 5-speed convertible that I bought new. Really didn’t like the GT with the flat-blackout hood, but the LX is mechanically completely identical to the GT including suspension. Now if the weather would just get nice in Northern Michigan so I can take my new GT 5.0 6-speed convertible out 😁 ... View more

You missed mentioning the most basic anti-theft device ... manual transmission! YouTube has some hilarious videos of failed heists 😉 So Friday I took delivery of my 2022 Mustang GT convertible with that ... very same 6 speed anti-theft system..... 😉 ... View more

I absolutely abhor automatic transmission and will give up driving (average 40,000 miles a year for the last 58) and traveling if I can't have a manual. I do have a few automatics but they are collector cars (Lincoln, Thunderbird, Oldsmobile) that get 20-10-0 miles a year. My 5 daily drivers ALL are manual. My 2011 Ranger is getting a new crate engine at 200k, my 2017 Fiat 124 got one at 141k and I have a new Mustang GT 460 HP V-8 and 6 speed on order and expecting delivery in May. I told the dealer if it can't be supplied with the manual I'm not taking it. My 1991 Escort wagon has 312k ..... ETC. I will give this "idea" the benefit of the doubt but am doubtful. And I would gladly pay $10,000+ extra for what I want. Siiiigh - so thankful I'm 73 years old. ... View more

That is the ugliest group of "vehicles" I've ever seen - and I wouldn't allow any of them in my garages. Why, I wouldn't be caught dead in that Munster-mobile! ... View more

My favorite is my 1978 Thunderbird which I took delivery of on September 21, 1977.  But I like all on your list and really any car with hideaway or pop-up headlights 😀 ... View more

My favorite is my 1978 Thunderbird, which I took delivery of on September 21, 1977.  BUT I like all if these and really, any car with hideaway or pop-up headlights!   ... View more

From 1982 to 1989 I owned VIN 6S1023.  It was a green with gold stripes GT350H and for sure the one car that I never should have sold.  I bought it at a collector car auction "April In Rockford" [IL] for $6,600.  It was incredibly tight and ran and performed perfectly.  I only spent about $1,100 on it basically correcting what previous owners had cobbled up .... like pinstripes along side the gold LeMans striping, GT trumpet exhaust thru the rear valance, new KONI shocks ... plus hundreds of hours on my back cleaning and detailing the underside.  So I sold it for $28,500 because I thought I needed the money for law school ... turns out I didn't, but it was gone forever.  In fact ... it seems to be .... in the latest Shelby Registry I am listed as the last known owner but "current owner and location unknown" - since 1989!!  I sold it to someone in the Detroit area who said they'd keep it forever ... 6 months later it was in Hemmings with Weber carbs at a consignment dealer in California.  I've looked for it in Hemmings ever since.  I am tempted to have Revology build me a new one .... GT350H in Ivy Green with gold Hertz striping.   ... View more

Great story!  I vaguely recall seeing Lada dealers on my infrequent trips to Canada, but ... my real introduction to these little Soviet crapmobiles was my trip to Cuba 4 years ago and riding in them in "independent" unlicensed taxis.  One late night in Havana 4 of us piled into an ancient example that had seats inside ... that was it!  NO headliner, door panels, arm rests, floor covering or functioning dash.  It coughed and wheezed and creaked and growned maybe 3 miles back to our tourist hotel.  We were laughing so hard that I nearly ..... had I been sober I probably would never got into the thing!   😉   ... View more

I'm totally a Ford guy, but .... okay, Chevy wins this one!   I've only owned one of these ... bought a 10 year old Econoline for $500 just to use to move once ... cleaned and polished it up and sold 2 months later for $800 🙂 ... View more

I've been fascinated by these little cars since I was shown one stored in my best friend's grandma's garage (we were like 12) and later got to drive it around their rural property.  Having just sold some major assets and despite being 71 I am now finally "in the market" for one.  Maybe I could use it as a spare in the trunk of my 2 1/2 ton Continental Mark IV and V's!!   😉 ... View more

And don't forget the coved back seat!  Perfect style!! ... View more