I just want to know Why? ... View more

As of right now (10/12/2020 around noon) as far as I know there is an Austin engine sitting on the bench in your garage that is getting a clutch refresh and some "other work" done on it. Will you be getting the exhaust manifold on the Austin done as part of this "other work"? I'm asking for a friend that wants to know. ... View more

I'm going to be rocking a Toyota Sienna XLS AWD with climate control on those cold and snowy days this winter, and a Scion xA with a 5 speed on those just really cold days. I will admit that I drove a Miata with studded snows one winter and that was a really impressive setup in the snow, lousy on dry pavement but amazing in the snow. ... View more

You need to watch Greased Lightening and add your thoughts on that movie. As someone that used to go to the dirt tracks, did long distance road rallies, watched electric over the road long distance rallies be born and die, and who has done some Autocross I have to say that I thing Greased Lightening got really close, one of my second picks would be about 20 select minuets of Heart Like a Wheel. ... View more

I did more than a few Buick or Olds 350 into a Regal that came with a V6, once people know you can do that they tend to come around to ask for your help so I did that swap several times over a couple of years. The funny part is that it all started with a desperate Regal owner that had a blown engine and a line on an older Regal that was rear end totaled.   I also did this to a defenseless S-10, that is a 1.0 Geo Metro engine coupled to a 9" electric motor via an electric clutch, It was mated to a 5 speed manual.       ... View more

DCF is the Department of Children and Families, in some places that are called CPS or Child Protective Services. ... View more

I saw this in the magazine and it was good, the 133 photos here made this a lot better! Thank you for using the on line post to show off a lot more photos than would have been practical in print. ... View more

#1 Nick Mason of Pink Floyd.   I may not know much about Le Mans but I know music. ... View more

At some point every parent has to learn the harsh lesson that their child is their own person and not a miniature version of themselves. You have two choices here you can take an interest in what your kid likes and use that to grow yourself, or you can try and force your interest on your child and have them resent you and your interest.   You have a healthy child and there are many people that can not say that, so what if your child doesn't like street cars, this might shock you but for a large segment of the population cars are just transportation.   I'm not into Ball sports, hunting, fishing, or riding motorcycles yet my father wasn't so disappointed that he wrote an article and published it on an international forum.   You know what, maybe you should tell your kid you are sorry and then thank whatever deity  you worship that you have a healthy child and that DCF has not taken them. Yeah, I am questioning your parenting skills. ... View more

THANK YOU for the Ashes to Ashes reference, the  Jean Genie would be proud! I'm sure there is someone out there that just can't wait to "Fire up the Quattro!" ... View more

Been there, done that. I have heard of those wagons being Honey Wagons after the Honey Wagon that some campsites have that comes to your site to empty your tank. Just an FYI if you want to look for it and pay the money they make an RV Dump Pump that costs about $230 and it will pump your waste to your toilet through a regular garden hose that you can never again use for anything else. It is a lot of money, but for that money you can park up anywhere that is within 100 feet of a toilet and much more easily empty your tanks. This can be really handy for visiting family but being able to stay in your own home. Just saying. ... View more

An emery board for all those things that don't fit quite right or points that need a little refreshing, bonus when you break or tear a nail you can fix it. ... View more

A photo of the 3EV would have been nice, a friend of mine mentioned. ... View more

I more than enjoyed this event and so did my daughter. Perhaps in years to come this could happen again as a virtual event for those that can't make it is California with mini gatherings all over America. Those that are on the Green get regular hats, and those not on the green get hats that are marked and Virtual Dawn Patrol.   Lets get more of these cars out and into the public eye. ... View more

I had a Fiero, and I have a Miata, I still like the Buick Rivera headlights best, the Opal GT is a close second. ... View more

 Your confused, Miata Is Always The Answer in that order always because MIATA, I have no clue what a The Answer Is Always Miata or TAIAM is. Replacing a head gasket at 17 is a great character builder and will instill the lesson that it is far better to take care of a car than ignore problems. ... View more

These buses are part of my youth as well, and while I made many trips into "the city" I prefer the Subway. It is not NYC that makes these buses part of my youth, these buses are part of my youth because they are also the bus of choice for the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Every vacation I have taken there has included several rides per day on these buses, and during my far too brief employment in Disney's College program I rode these buses daily for the entire time I was there. Thanks for the memory. ... View more

Fluke, there is no substitute. ... View more

I would like to make a case for the humble sewing flexible measuring tape. These things are great for getting overall length of irregularly shaped things like brake lines or wire runs. Also when you need to position something like a luggage rack and you want it evenly positioned on both sides of the car at distance X from the windshield along a curve the flexible tape measure comes into its own. Worth every penny and you can measure yourself for new pants and a shirt, or do the Navy "rope and choke" body fat measurement as well.   https://www.amazon.com/Measure-Flexible-Measurement-Centimetre-60-inch%EF%BC%88White%EF%BC%89/dp/B07MT89MCW ... View more

Nitrogen is also heavier than Oxygen yet they mix quite nicely to form the air and pollution we breathe. Fact is that Thomas Midgley Jr. was the worst person in human history that you never heard of. ... View more

It looks alright, but the wheels should be deluxe wheel covers not those BBS looking things. I can't think of anything that didn't come with steel wheels and hub caps in the 70's. ... View more

Everything is a compromise. My classic is a 1993 Miata, it is not a chick magnet, it is not the fastest, it has a very narrow interest group, it isn't a long distance highway cruiser (in fact a long drive does a number on my right knee), it is most assuredly the most comfortable, it doesn't have a lot of luggage room, it is a car that outsider guys love making fun of because it is a "Chick's car", and at present it is terrifying to drive because the timing belt should be replaced.   It makes me smile, I have had it for over twenty years and I have enjoyed just about every single inch I have driven it and if I have to take a wrench to it or pay someone else to take a wrench to it I look at that as what has to be done so that the smile stays on my face.   At the end of the day if it makes you happy and it isn't making someone else miserable that is all that matters. Thanks for the reminder Kyle. I will say this, I would enjoy a weekend out of town driving the Miata if I could just get there in another car that was better on a road trip. Like I said, everything is a compromise. ... View more

One of the things I remember most about the Fox was that when the saying "I'm Audi like 5000" as a way of saying goodbye was kind of a thing among my pier group I would often counter with "I'm Audi like a Fox cuz I'm cheep". Ah the silly things we do. ... View more

I recall that Lincoln had one of those vertical speedometers that appeared to fill with mercury as you speed up. ... View more

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For the humble consideration of the judges I submit my 2005 Scion xA   I purchased this car new in September of 2005 and actually even with it being a technical leftover I ordered it because I wanted it in Blue. Being a late build car it has a few interior pieces from a 2006 xA and because all Scions came wired for sound but radio delete and the dealership had run out of 2005 radios I also got a 2006 radio that has a volume knob instead of pushbuttons. Because of the way Scions were sold there were very few factory options, the two I got were the color, and I got mine with a 5 speed manual. Everything besides color, transmission, and side curtain airbags on a Scion was a dealer installed option, I opted for fog lights, the XM radio add on, an arm rest, and "Scion Security" which is just an alarm system because that was the only way I could get keyless entry. I also got the roof rack but the dealers idea of installing that was to toss it into the back seat and tell me to install it myself, that was a $500 option. I also used the leftover parts counter bonus I got from Toyota to buy the spiffy floor mats with the Scion logo on them. For my own personal touch I added some blue cold cathode lights under the dash and seats and with some items from Radio Shack they light up when the doors are opened, or with the flick of a switch when the car is running. I also slapped on some "Racing" pedal covers, in blue of course, that add no power, a set of fuzzy dice that are no longer with the car, and recently a bluetooth to FM converter and phone mount so I can have fake Android Auto in the car.   This car has served me well for almost all of the over 222,000 miles it has on it with few breakdowns. The Scion xA has been on a few vacations, some trips out of state trips to the home center, been pressed into service to haul Girl Scout cookies and related cookie booth items, this resulted in the inside being covered in "Unicorn blood" AKA Glitter, it brought my youngest home from the hospital, but mostly this has been a lone driver commuter car and the lack of wear and tear on everything not in the driver area prove that. I wash it, vacuum it, do the maintenance, and fix the annoying broken stuff, that's it.   I believe that this car best exemplifies the "Soul-sucking Japanese Appliance Class" because it has functioned beyond quite well as an appliance way more than as a car. This car is not now, never has been, and never will be cool, it is a commuter box that can function as a car but that is all it is and all it will ever be until it is melted down and turned into something else. Unfortunately for this metal, it is presently functioning so well as a Scion xA that it will likely continue to be one for quite some time.   Thank you for your consideration.   ... View more

I drove a Fiero to the Navy Recruiters office, Every Duty Station I ever served at, College all the way to graduation, to get my Retired Military ID, took my wife on our first date in it, to the first home I ever owned, and I have Photos of it at what is now my second home back when it was Dad's place. That was all with ONE car! I really don't get the bad reputation that these cars have, I now own a Scion xA with 225,000 miles on it and until recently it was still the second most reliable car I ever owned, miles to repairs, behind the Fiero. If I hadn't been rear ended by a kid in a Festiva I would probably still be driving that Fiero. Of all the cars I have ever owned it is the only one that I have a framed photo of on the shelf with the Family photos, and it is alone in the photo. ... View more

At this point I have to believe that Hagerty is just calling Chip in to draw cars so that people will post angry comments. Please consider this an angry comment about how there was nothing wrong with what is my favorite car of all time. If I had unlimited funds to purchase an automobile I would have a Dusenberg SJ Coupe Convertible and the only thing I would want to change about it would be that the it would use flexible brake lines instead of the system of ports that run through the suspension to provide hydraulic pressure. Again, let Chip finish out his contract as the janitor at your offices and stop letting him make people angry. ... View more