No doubt! I use a toy chicken in front of my Dodge at the shows. It gets laughs and sometimes the young kids (aged 3 to 10 range) try to steal it, so it now sits with a leash on it. The only connection to fame hear is that people say I look like Frank Purdue of the fresh chicken meat market business. There is more to this story but we will leave it there. ... View more

As a matter of fact, all of the Batman movies have been very dark and shadowy. I cannot watch them because I cant tell what's what. I thought that it was my old age and my vision was a problem. Turns out its not. The good news is, every new Batman related release is a reminder to go to the eye doctors and get a check up! ... View more

The Chevrolet CERV-1 is the most beautiful car ever. I have always had a thing for the F-1 cars of that era. They are so pure! Pure to form and function like no other vehicle. Designed to penetrate the air effortlessly. Your body becomes a piece of the car and the motion that it creates. I had better not tell my wife about this post, she might take it wrong. Just kidding! She already knows how I feel about this particular car design. ... View more

Thats right. How about a perfect original low mile 1984 Pontiac Fiero? Third Gen Dodge Charger. Etc. Still can be had. Under $10k for the fiero if you are in the right place and time, not for long I think. But other deals out there too. Just got to shake the country club seen. No disrespect! ... View more

Give us a short wheel base with all wheel drive.  Built in cooler.  Round head lights and fix the web on the front facia. And a 100' extension cord.  Yep!  I'm a hippie! ... View more

Like the Isuzu Bellet gt-r and the Puma. The little stuff is fun to see, and gets my attention first at the shows. Thanks for the pictures! ... View more

Cool, but looks like the radiator is blocked off. ... View more

Yep, and the vibration issues over long term? Maybe its not supposed to last that long to worry about. Don't have enough information about the vibration except that it was bad enough to cause some redesigns. ... View more

Take the time and watch the video. 12 minutes on your big screen with the sound up and no interruptions. Its moving and mesmerizing. I had to pause it at certain points just to take it in. Wonderful! ... View more

I was going to say, " Now that's a story worthy of a Centerfold." But had second thoughts about how silly that was, so I'll just keep it to myself. ... View more

I liked the original hood more than the replacement. For that matter, I like the original car more than the replacement. Don't get me wrong! I'm not against resto-mods. Not at all. And the power gains here would be appreciated, exhilarating and troublesome at the same time. It would also get me an express application to the Constables' insta-ticket program. ... View more

Like it or not, a trend has started where ordering or waiting for a vehicle is now standard procedure. Vehicles are sold before they are unloaded making dealerships a "no negotiations" zone. If you ask them, they want to keep it that way. Don't be fooled thinking that dealer lots will be full again so we can shop every size and color like before. Those days are gone! Lower production, lower inventory, higher profits! The production numbers from our distant memories are just that. Even when they regain capacity potential, it will be throttled to keep the waiting lists alive and well. A new business approach that will change the industry? hopefully not. ... View more

Is the term "woke" being applied in its correct context here? Anymore it has taken on countless meanings and an omnipresent foothold in practically every different ideology. ... View more

I think there is a lot of applied practical common sense in his thinking. Its a dream world to think a total switch over is possible world wide. Our brains always think in ways having it one way or the other. On or off. All in or not. Etc. A partial switch is the reality like it or not. Yes, Toyota is back in the race because there "is a race" , and no one wants to be left standing. Also, There had better be a giant leap in carbon capture technology, like tomorrow, that's affordable at the production source (power plant) or its all for not. ... View more

Me too! ... View more

Nice, Now shrink it by about 25%. ( About the Mavericks size). Lessen the available and potential power output by half, moving the distance to about 700 miles range and we would have the perfect truck! (Smaller. less power, more range!)  It may not pull a cement truck then, but it would get me to Home Depot and back easily and make long trips more efficient. ... View more

The price of a real nice one today might scare even the most uninterested. They have to be nice though! As the small cars disappear, the hunters are out in force. ... View more

Their target audience is all wrong. Most people who will buy this are over 50 yrs. old and are sick and tired of the one upmanship of the last 30 years. The fuel mileage savings is finally there. Poor fuel mileage, a factor witch helped kill off small trucks of old, was planned into them. I would have been first in line to get one of the Mavericks had it not been for my giving up on ever getting a small truck again and buying a new Colorado 1LT about 5 years ago. Its still too big and barely fits in my garage. To the smart people who waited, the line is all yours! And the omnipresent waiting list! ... View more

Granola bars (not the crumbly kind) and sugar free tea. ... View more

I agree. Almost bought one but settled for the K5 GT line. Great car but the logo says KN. I thought they sold filters and the like. No one I have talked to yet has liked the new logo except for the 20 yr old salesman at the dealership and He will tell me anything I want to here. ... View more

Yes definitely! ... View more

Before you run out to get those studded snow tires you so badly want, check your local laws! They can get quite complicated as I just had the requirements read to me over the phone. Dates of the year and City and County locations where they can be used all different. I knew there was a reason I hadn't seen them in 30 years. I do remember throwing sparks with them when I was young and finding out later that half the studs were gone. Ah yes, those were the days. ... View more

I also use every trap available, about 60 in total including different types and baits. (No glue traps). The buggers must run The Gauntlet if they want a crack at my cars. Its like a seen out of the movie Mouse Hunt. No kidding! ... View more

About the Maverick selling out. Is this what its come to? Putting your name on a reservation list for something possible years away? Its seems every vehicle manufacture is getting what they always wanted. (no compromise selling!). Don't even try to blame the pandemic because it was moving that direction far before it hit. It just speeded things along. Reservations for everything from Corvettes to Hellcats and Miatas (I ordered an RF) and Trucks before the current delays. I was handed a clipboard in September when I ask Hyundai sales rep. about the Santa Cruz. He said if I wanted to reserve one sign here. I'll call you! 100,000 units in a year for the Maverick. Remember when that was near monthly numbers in the not to distant past for any of the "Big Makers"? ... View more

I didn't put the two together, though I have been listening to the solar federation trio since this morning. Don't know if you caught the piece about Neil's car collection/auction. He was indeed a motor head and had some fine cars. ... View more

Nice. A "modern" production version of this in the U.S. would terrify Big Auto. They couldn't build enough to satisfy demand. And worst of all, take sales away from hulking larger trucks and S.U.V.'s. This is their biggest fear. Want to induce a heart attack? Make a small electric sports car about the size of a Pontiac Fiero to merchandise with the little truck. Lower the power on demand and increase the range. sales numbers would be in the millions!      I like this article. ... View more

If you try hard enough, a person can anger everyone at once with a column like that. In this case, the lines between fact and fiction were smeared like a peanut butter sandwich on a hot summer day.  The Passion though! ... View more

Lots of inside interior photos in the video, if you are video equipped. ... View more

It looks like they wiped it off for the photo. But the rest looks legit. Yes, there are a lot of BF stretching these days for sure, but this looks good.  Nice story! ... View more

I probably missed the part about the biggest distraction in a car today. Is it alcohol? Funny thing here. My mom is retired from law enforcement, 40 years I think. She says the biggest problem is Cell Phones!. She says at almost every accident, a phone probably had some part in it. Either reaching for it, using it, or playing with it. Many officers will agree. So why is there no mention about finally removing this scourge from our roads and highways. "Lets do an unofficial pole." Everybody that's almost been smashed by someone playing with a cell phone while driving raise your hand! Yep! ... View more

This will go high! Small cars are becoming rare, and the competition for them is on the rise. The only thing holding this one down is the color. Any color at all other than white would have been a bonus. I' ve been looking for nice Metro's for some time now, and I'm not alone. ... View more

Things certainly aren't the way they used to be. I don't think I have seen even one of the current rangers anywhere on the road and they are already changing it. Our dealer got 2 current rangers when they came out, priced with the big trucks. Remember when the dealers would sell 100 or 120 of the old rangers in a single year? And that's in an average community of say 50,000 people. Soon to be... If it isn't spoken for and pre-ordered it won't be at a dealership. Just saying: I haven't seen the current ones yet except on the Ford Web site. ... View more

Our local dealer got 2 of the 86's last year and neither one was near the $29k mark as mentioned in this article. As hundreds of irritated lookers will attest, the price was near $40k. There was nothing special with these cars and not top equipped. As a matter of fact, I believe they were base models with a couple options. Even the sales folks gave up on them as being more expensive than many of their nicer cars on the lot. They would tell you that the cars were worth $25k tops. After a year they traded them to another dealer. There is really no good reason for pricing small cars out of existence! I think many folks would buy them, but how can you when you compare what you can get in a better car or un inspired (suv). I bought a mid level Chevy Colorado 4x4 for several thousand less than the 86's here. Thats nuts!!! I still want one and I can hope the situation will change here in the mid west but the odds are against it. Pricing will kill this car off eventually, and the brass will say that no one wants small cars. We have seen this cycle over and over again. Big Auto- (Get the pricing straight!) ... View more

I remember when the new concept came out many years ago. It was sleek and aggressive. The current car has the tall fat front end kind of looks like a brick. The look just isn't there. I tend to agree with you. They will never give up the 4door because of fleet use. But they could add a 2door and blow some minds and our wallets. If they looked like a sleek version of the 3rd. gen. car, I would be first in line to get it. ... View more

Yes! A clean 84 or an 88gt have tripled in price around here. (Tripled!). They have to be perfect though. With everything working, nice paint, and low miles. ... View more

I'm with you! These guys could show us a few tricks I'll bet. ... View more

Regarding (exhaust) comment about the fuel mileage "Fords decision to stop selling small cars in America makes a bit more sense." Think not! Why not put fuel efficiency in a sleek stylish small sports car? Sweeping beautiful body lines about the size of a solstice or Fiero. Super low drag coefficient. Getting 60 m.p.g. or there about with that tweeked Maverick system.. Now that makes sense! ... View more

The new business model, (extract the highest price possible with the highest margins attainable, to the few that can afford it.) is the exact opposite of Henry Fords vision. We need it back! ... View more

It would be nice if 'big auto' offered small and mini bare bones vehicles of all types, with an appropriate price tag. Most people would own one. They would sell like crazy. You say " then why aren't they here?" Because if there were, they would try to kill them immediately with prices bordering on luxury barges (suv's) and mega trucks. A comparison of sorts could be made with the electric cars. Supposed to be the low priced affordable savior of the planet. Instead we get 1000 h.p. Hummers and the like. The tech. is here and available to give you an e.c. under $10,000 but they will do anything to stop it from happening. Some countries offering cars in the 5 to 10 grand range in american money. Cheap cars I can turn a wrench on? You bet! ... View more

A short comment about the Fiero. Owned three of them and loved them all dispite some of the known ailments. The one thing that you had to do as an owner to get the car right and stable was the 4-wheel alignment. It was the single most important adjustment that the owner could make that would drastically improve the cars handling and make it safe to drive in the winter on ice and snow. I cant say enough about how important the 4-wheel alignment is to that car. Drove 60 miles across a frozen Kansas landscape once at 30 mph to get the alignment done at a place that new the car well. The car was unsteer able and wanted to swap ends at the slightest road imperfections on ice. Once done and off the lift, it was a 60 mph cruise home, as smooth as silk and the scariness gone. The car was on rails. After that I helped many owners get their cars handling right and tire choices sorted out. If you have one, find a good shop and get it straight. It will completely transform the car, especially if you are having handling issues on inclement surfaces. Its the nature of the car to be squirrelly, its up to you to fix it. (Hope this helps someone) ... View more

I totally agree, and using waiting lists. Almost every new vehicle released in the past five years or so requires a sign up on their waiting list. This started well before Covid and is being made worse by it and supply issues. This almost guarantees no dealer or maker discounts. It appears that all makers are slowly steering away from building for the masses and mass production as it once was, focusing instead on fewer sales to the wealthy. More profit per unit economics. ... View more

Yes, it seems the folks who like these now days didn't have one back in the day. Seldom do I say that (I'm glad that one got away). But i do agree this is nice ride. Well done, and far better than what I had. ... View more

Check out the Plymouth in (Thunderbolt and Lightfoot), its over the top. ... View more

I would like to throw in the 3rd. generation Charger. They powered them down sure. But you can fix that. At car shows the resto-modified examples are getting more attention than the 2nd. Gen so called muscle car era... My car often quotes Rodney: I get no respect! (We can relate) ... View more

Forgive me for being a little off subject, and possibly comparing apples to oranges while I'm at it. But the new look of the Elantra does nothing for me. I looked hard at it and compared it to the new Kia K5 Gt. the Elantra already looked aged. I never compare race track performance numbers when considering daily drivers so lets not go there. If you are looking at a mid size sedan that will get a little spectator attention at the gas pump and make you happy about the cars design. Take a look at the K5 Gt. Its not a quarter mile dragster, but the styling is a hit. Local Kia quickly sold all of their K5's here in my region and don't know how replacements are going with the current situation. And, Yes I got one so please no hate mail. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! ... View more

Tesla claims their new S has the best drag coefficient of any production car ever built at .208 but this car was an amazing .190 / The article says that this was a production vehicle, so are they comparable? I just happened to notice this. Great article guys! thanks. ... View more

I agree with your napkin! Unless they  scaled the plant down to 5 employees and a night watchman. ... View more

Right now everything is going up! Makes no difference if its a classic or not. Throw the books in the dumpster and enjoy the ascendance. But, The real fun starts when the market stabilizes, supplies of new return to normal and the "you know what" hits the fan, as all the speculators and investors who stockpiled cars begin to get nervous and everything goes up for sale. For many it will be like the stock market crash of "29". For me it will just be another day of cruising, because I have never bought a classic car for the investment. True love is my motivation when it comes to our 4 wheeled girl friends. (Though some might argue that cars are masculine). In that case.......Thanks for the articles and more to come. ... View more

Thank you for the super photos of the precarious off road stuff. I love the tailpipe routing. First thing that comes to mind is the old expression (think and plan ahead). great article! ... View more

The answer to your question is- (Because its different). This should be obvious but I will say it anyway. The more unusual or unseen a car becomes the more desirable and restorable it becomes. Past reliability numbers have no sway on its future desirability. Variety is truly the spice of life in the classic car universe. Further; I practically fell out of my Dodge Charger last week when a perfect silver Ford Tempo drove by me. I wanted to stop him and check it out! And that's also why the article was written. ... View more