1.Radar Love...pick any lyric.   2. "Well the Ferrari couldn't catch her, no, no, the Maserati couldn't take her, the Lotus couldn't shake her, she's a GT Ford.   Jackie & the Giants-Ford GT   3. " Movin' fast, doin' ninety five, I h it top speed but I'm still movin' much too slow... I feel so good, I'm so alive,  I hear my song playin' on the radio.   Kiss-Detroit Rock City. ... View more

Your English is better than many people here in the US. A well done presentation of the "piece of crap" 125p Nice job. ... View more

It looks like any number of cars that raced at LeMans in the 40's and 50's. Very much like those that participated in the World Sportscar Championship and other endurance events. Could have been a copy of those types of cars or one that someone was building for such events. I'm with Jim on the  two humps at the rear of the cockpit that were definitely head rests ala Mercedes 300SLR. The faired in rear wheel coverings look similar to something that Aston Martin used on the early DBR1, however those were removable spats. These look to be permanent, would have made changing tires very difficult. There is a hole on the passenger side rocker area that certainly could have been for side exhaust..... Going down the rabbit hole now.. ... View more

@WRLotus  Ah, no harm intended, all in good fun. In any event, it looks like you had a great time and isn't that really what it was all about? Beautiful Europa and Esprit. Love the pictures. ... View more

Torino........it's Italian.....as is Torino. ... View more

Sure am amico, Torino. ... View more

@WRLotus, Being pedantic myself, but if you're in Canada touring, isn't all that Detroit iron travelling with you "foreign"? ... View more

I thought I was the only person who noticed these things.......My wife absolutely hates it when I call BS on every movie we are watching with a car scene where there is racing, driving or chase scenes on dirt roads with tires chirping or squealing. So stupid..   ... View more

Well, I'll throw one in here that I miss and in a small way has taken something away from the sport of racing and that is the "running start" for the drivers at places like Le Mans. It was a small opportunity for some drivers & teams that maybe had not qualified so well to gain a couple of seconds at the start of the race. I understand the accompanying risks from the mayhem that usually ensued and why it was changed, that and Jacky Ickx protest to the start of the 1969 race by simply walking across the track at the start, only to end up winning the race from the back of the field, proving his point, were some of the primary reasons it was discontinued. But there are some things that continue to this day that came about as a result of the running start, including Porsche having engineered their cars ignition key switch on the left hand side of the steering wheel, which made it easily fall to hand as a driver jumped in the car thus saving a second or two. ... View more

I just finished reading Bascomb's book this week. As a student of 30's-50's Grand Prix and SportsCar racing, it is an intriguing and very interesting human interest story. I think many of us could relate to Rene Dreyfus' career, feeling you've reached the highest point in your life only to have it taken away. And then being able to overcome your most doubtful and worst critic (yourself) with support from friends and family to be able to find tremendous success again, exorcising your own ghosts. A good story. ... View more

The Peel Trident, of course it would probably lose out for Best in Show to the Peel P50. ... View more

Jack, you've let the cat out of the bag.....bought my own 2018 SV  4x4 a little over 10 months ago with 6k miles on the odo, after much research. The Frontier provides exactly what I wanted, no frills truck with a history of dependability at a fraction of the price of it's competitors, without all the unnecessary gee-gaws and nannies that will only cost a small fortune to repair in the future when they break. I specifically wanted to get my hands on one of the final years of the "same old design" before the changes were made. Great truck and I couldn't be happier at this point after the first 12k miles. Added bonus for those who require it, that your forgot to mention, it's made in the US. ... View more

Know exactly what you mean Kyle, but I have to disagree with your observation " I did five hours of labor and, technically, I didn’t make the truck any better." You certainly did make the truck better and by renewing those simple things, gave yourself a little more pride and appreciation for your truck. My wife hates the level of OCD that I have about our vehicles. I just spent the last 2 weeks chasing down a small rattle in my daily driver that was coming from the rear drivers side door. Door panel off, back on, back off, tightening bolts, hinges, you know the drill. Finally found it where the door catch was being held by the striker plate. A little grease and job finally done......My wife said she couldn't ever hear it........which is why when repairs are having to be made to her car, they usually involve more costly issues because she never notices them until it's too late. ... View more

If it isn't broke, don't mess with it! I've never been able to understand the "change for the sake of change" mentality, in business or anywhere else. Nissan has taken a lot of garbage for leaving the Frontier pick up virtually unchanged in it's present generation since 2004 and yet it continues to outsell vehicles like the Honda Ridgeline and GMC Canyon and holds its own against the Ford Ranger and Chev. Colorado all with a 15 year old design. Change is coming in the upcoming redesign for next year, but they have proven that you need not mess with a good thing that meets peoples needs just for the sake of the latest, greatest and newest... ... View more

I've always liked the looks of the '55-57 GM pickups, but more the step-sides opposed to the Cameo and fleet-sides. They look a little awkward compared to what came both before and after and the front end look was ruined in my opinion in '58 with the dual headlights, but just something about that design that looked right. ... View more

@Bunka, Pantera translates to Panther, you're thinking of the Mangusta... ... View more

Ah yes....the Lynx.. And lest we forget, the Bobcat and the Puma. The early GTB was a pretty decent car and looked pretty cool and decent power, lightweight and a 4.0 straight six. ... View more

I've never seen these photos of the Mach 2. Looks like the love child of a GT40 and a Lotus Europa. The last photo is not bad looking, it may have been an interesting concept. ... View more

Well, if you consider fish as animals, I've always though that Barracuda was one of the best. Triumph Stag was pretty cool too when sorted. As for big cats, there have been Tigers, Lions, Jaguars, Cheetahs, Cougars, Panthers & Leopards. Some were more cool than others in that group. ... View more

Hello Tina, and welcome to wonderful world of old car ownership.  Regarding your issues, (the brakes at least for now as that is without doubt the most important.) Brake fluid lives in a captive environment, therefore if your fluid level is dropping, it's leaking out somewhere, usually through bad wheel cylinders, ruptured or cracked brake hoses or bad master or slave cylinder. check the area right behind each of your tires after the car has been sitting and the backsides of your tires for signs of leakage, it will appear as wet leak marks on the tires themselves or small puddles on the ground if your wheel cylinders have gone bad.  Follow each of your brake lines from the master cylinder (usually right near your steering column where it enters your engine bay) all the way to each wheel, especially the rubber lines and check for leaking, it will be evident when you see it. That should give you a good place to start on the brakes. Could be other things, but those are the quickest and easiest to fix. ... View more

Would love to see any manufacturer in the US sell mini trucks again that were actually mini and were actually trucks. I just bought a year old Nissan Frontier 4x4 that is considered to be a "mid-size" truck nowadays. It is small in comparison to 90% of the trucks I see on the road, but it's huge compared to the Datsun 620 and Mazda B2000 which I owned in years past. They were great little trucks that did a multitude of jobs and didn't require a CDL to drive..... ... View more

Does the rear wing help it to fly, thus the Sky Ranger? ... View more