Great article, speaking as one who still owns and drives the grabber orange 1970 Boss 302 I bought in late 1969. I too, have owned other vintage as well as modern muscle cars over the ensuing years, but in the final analysis, I would take the original over everything else that came afterwards. ... View more

It seems like I remember Packards being built and sold in South America after their demise in the states.  Does anyone know more about this? ... View more

Like a Wayne Carini, Mustangs put a smile on my face.  I worked at a local gas station in my high school years with the sole purpose of earning enough to have a sizable down payment for an as yet undetermined new muscle car.  I loved Mustangs, Camaros, 442’s, GTO’s, most anything that looked good and went fast.  Finally, in August of 1969 I had the down payment cash, a co-signed loan approval and was able to arrive at a decision as to what I would get.  I went to my local Ford dealer and placed my order for an as yet unseen 1970 Boss 302 Mustang.  All the dealer had was a paper order form listing the options and a small card with little sample paint chips.  No photo of the 1970 Mustang itself.  I loved the 1969 Boss models, so I picked Grabber Orange from the color sample, checked off the options I wanted and my order went in.  I then waited, not very patiently until I got “the call” in early November.  My car was being unloaded and would be ready to pick up later that day.  My smile was ear to ear as I drove out of the dealer in my dream car, the first of many exciting performance cars I would have.  It still resides in my garage over 50 years later and regularly enjoys brief trips around town, letting the high-winding small-block breath deeply like that first day in 1969. ... View more

Some early 60’s Oldsmobile’s also had the ‘ribbon’ style speedo shown on the 1960 Fury. ... View more

I bought a 1976 CB750 K6 new and rode it with a big smile for many trouble-free years.  I have had several so-called super bikes more recently, but I will never forget that 750.  How I wish I still had it. ... View more

69 Charger Daytona from the mullet movie, Joe Dirt. ... View more

The primary white Challenger used in the vast majority of the scenes in Vanashing Point was not equipped with the legendary Hemi motor, but had a 440 Magnum backed up by a pistol-grip 4-speed transmission.  The producers also used a different white Challenger with a 383 motor and equipped with a trailer hitch that was both a stand in as well as a utility vehicle that towed a trailer and also pulled the white Camaro to speed in it’s collision with the two Cat dozers. ... View more

For many years I owned the ultra-rare 4-door cab version of Jeep’s FC170.  Originally built for military use in 1964, it was quite beefy in terms of axles and suspension and had a diesel engine rather than gas. Because it was so nose-heavy I regularly carried several bags of concrete mix in the back of the bed to help out the weight distribution.   ... View more

I believe what avideo is referring to in the engine compartment of the Boss are the belt-driven A.I.R. pump  and the power steering pump.  Boss 429 and Boss 302 models were not offered with factory a/c. ... View more

The inept bosses in charge of Cadillac are slowly killing off what is left of a once great car.  They are continuing a flaccid attempt to be BMW and Audi in a market where those who like BMW’s and Audi’s are going to buy BMW’s and Audi’s not GM products.  Right after the new Blackwing V8 was introduced in the CT6 to sold-out orders, GM discontinues the CT6.  This brand is adrift like a rudderless ship, or in reality, a rudderless dinghy. ... View more

There is a drive-in I go to several times a year here in so-Cal and it has not closed and has been as popular now as pre-pandemic.  You bring your own treats as the snack bar is closed.  The bathrooms, however are open for business. Just keep the appropriate distance from your neighbor. ... View more

It’s interesting to look at how the factory horsepower ratings were advertised in comparison to reality on some of the engines mentioned. Specifically, the Dodge 440 6-Pack and 426 Hemi, Ford’s 428 Cobra Jet and the W30 version of the Olds 455.  Only 5 additional ponies than the standard 455 as used in the Olds 98?  Yeah, right. ... View more

Yes, with the Coyote V8 from the Mustang GT under the hood! ... View more

My uncle had a 1968 Plymouth Fury 2DR hardtop with a 375 hp 440 V8 with a floor-shifted 4-speed.  I was always impressed when he would show off when I was in the car by burning rubber and rowing the 4-speed as if that big boat was a Barracuda. ... View more

GM shot itself in the foot by axing Pontiac and retaining the much weaker Buick brand which has struggled ever since to be relevant.  GM should have sent all Buick manufacturing and sales to China, where people actually want to buy them and kept Pontiac going in the US where it outsold Buick by a 2 to 1 margin in its final years.  Just imagine what a 2020 GTO would be like among the Dodge Hellcats and Shelby Mustangs. ... View more

Yes on the HHR, and also the PT Cruiser.  I miss them both. ... View more

I first saw the Jeep Gladiator, as a yet unnamed pre-production model at the Easter Jeep gathering in Moab UT a few years back.  It was a huge hit with everyone who saw it and I made a decision right then that I would get one if Jeep ended up making it.  Well, was I ever disappointed when Jeep introduced the Gladiator, not with the extended-cab 6 foot bed we all drooled over at Moab, but a 4-door street version with a stubby, virtually useless bed racked on. That configuration is fine for the mall-crawler set, however Jeep needs to also make the 2-dr extended cab model as well. ... View more