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I vote the Monkeymobile or Munster Roach (at least CLOSE to 70's)

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I live in Palm Springs Cali so summertime means the T/A is camped in the garage with a swamp cooler for it's comfort.. In Big Bear Lake, Cali, Summer means brief cruising the Model A pickup roadster...

carguyjim · ‎14-04-2022

All the new "sporty" cars have the "jet fighter" look. That's why I deviated and bought a car I HATED as a young "Car guy", a Clenet! These are "Neo classic" with long flowing fenders, lots of chrome and big-block Ford rumble... What used to be a "pretentious" ride is now a real crowd-pleaser with the "otherworldly" style... That said, It sat next to my Arancia Borealis Gallardo Spyder. Two remarkablly different yet beautiful cars....

carguyjim · ‎31-03-2022

AMEN! Barris gave THE Batmobile character, creativity and presence when "what you see is what you get", opposed to today's "CGI" where you can't tell the real from the fake (except those of us who practiced car stunts")

carguyjim · ‎10-03-2022

I think it looks great, EXCEPT the front bumper are, which the designer obviously slept through.

carguyjim · ‎09-03-2022

I find this a bit silly... Obscure expensive cars at a time that folks are suffering and nuclear war isn't "off the table". I have a Clenet Series 1 (#88) , which is gorgeous and flashy, and I hope my sale goes through. It's embarrassing to flash wealth at this time....

carguyjim · ‎08-02-2022

Having had a "70 Superbird 440 6 Pack four-speed in senior year at Corona Del Mar HS, Newport Beach Cali, THAT is my choice. The adjustable aluminum wing with the Lemon-twist hue was really a kick!!

carguyjim · ‎05-02-2022

I can't help but be a bit embarrassed by the silly values put on these cars. What amazing constructive projects to help other's, or even to benefit less well-heeled car guys.... High dollar investment baubles destined for climate control warehouse life... no winners except auction houses, really

carguyjim · ‎04-02-2022

NOTHING compares to the ORIGINAL Gone in 60!!! NOT the garbage remake with Nick Cage!!! So MANY great scenes including when Eleanor came out of the carwash and was completely destroyed and the woman fainted!!! ZERO CGI, BRILLIANT stunt driving that I emulated, HORRIBLE improvised dialog and cringe worthy romantic scene... As a side note, not only did I attend the Toby Halicki Toy auction ( in Pasadena, Cali) after his untimely death filming Gone II, but I was able to tour his INCREDIBLE western town warehouse behind high walls in Carson, Cali area in the mid 80's. He had an extensive car and toy collection including the original (wrecked) "Eleanor" AND the car I considered buying, one of several CHP Mustang GT's he had....

carguyjim · ‎06-01-2022

I cannot get over how expensive these trucks are, with or without batteries... The great used trucks that do the SAME thing as a new unit and "pre- scratched" to boot!!! The savings on fuel would have to be CONSIDERABLE to make up for this sizable expense.... I purchased my 1990 Ranger 23 years ago for $4500. Today it's worth $4500 in it's great condition so my cost of ownership is basically ZERO!!!

carguyjim · ‎19-12-2021

BRAVO!!! My front-drive burnouts in a '76 Bicentennial Eldo droptop with a 500 Cubic inch big block monster PALES in comparison to a hotlap in a Blackwing!!! Where's MY test drive??! lol

carguyjim · ‎19-12-2021

Happily, I've been proven WRONG so far... After watching a speeding Audi sedan's engine grenade many years ago and tales of costly turbo and trans issues I ended up loving an '07 Gallardo Spyder (which contains Audi ingredients) for FIVE full years and now in my second year with my '12 A3 Tdi Sportback, and what these 2 disparate rides have in common is that I have had ZERO issues! Granted I have spoiled them with love and care but again, I'm very pleased with these products. albeit as a resale buyer.

carguyjim · ‎17-12-2021

I WISH I liked it. The last best looking iteration is the ‘13 with the carbon bits

carguyjim · ‎07-12-2021

I have a Clenet with 20" wire knock-offs and acres of chrome. What I don't have and am disturbed by, is the practice of UNNECESSARY loudness, noise pollution whether it is from "crackling" exhaust backfires OR thumping "music" that damages the hearing AND tranquility anywhere they drive. These are insecure folks who apparently did not get attention from their parents and must get even......

carguyjim · ‎27-11-2021

Garbage cans on wheels.... In the early 80's when I was in HS, I remember NOT fondly the debut of the 'Excel" A girl in my class got suckered by the Hyundai dealer and bought a fully loaded Italian designed piece of junk. It was back to the dealer repeatedly and eventually disappeared. Hyundai faked out the public by offering a pretty little car for a low price.... that turned out to be a corrupt P.O.S.!! Hyundai will NEVER be a classic after this abomination!!!

carguyjim · ‎16-11-2021

The windshield and rooflines remind me of countach..

carguyjim · ‎16-11-2021

Sorry, but without the expensive and depreciating-in-value goodies, these look SO cheap. Completely lacking in character. The "Bronco Wave" isn't an assured feature of ownership...

carguyjim · ‎12-11-2021

I just wanna hot-lap one of these!!! MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!!!

carguyjim · ‎05-11-2021

I KNOW I'm old... But... The Bronco looks cheap and uninspiring, even with the giant silly cartoonish tires... "You can't make chicken soup from chicken s**t!"

carguyjim · ‎03-11-2021

Being a "Carguy" I get the gist of the writer's in the comparison. I kind of wish they dumbed it down a bit so everyone gets the feel... Just a BIT too much sophistication for this exercise .... A great gig they have, to be sure. I sure didn't have permission let alone provided fuel and spare tires when I "hot lapped" exotic and muscle cars back in the day...

carguyjim · ‎30-10-2021

Hey bud!! Long time mucho 'Vette owner here Plus Lambo, benz, Beemer.... You get the idea! The new Vette has an UGLY ass.... NOT a supermodel... Huey has a point...

carguyjim · ‎27-10-2021

How exciting!!! unlikely electric cars will EVER provide the visceral overload that a GASOLINE hypercar like this can deliver. KUDOS to this Chevy hitting the mark, despite the absence of traditional clean lines that I prefer even sans the obvious performance advantage...

carguyjim · ‎20-10-2021

ALL the "mini trucks" sold in this country got old and fat...; The Nissan, Toyota (Honda didn't join the game, unfortunately) I keep my '97 Nissan "Hardbody" D21 Pickup. The LAST Nissan mini, 4 cylinder manual trans AND the last year of the "pop out" extended cab windows made this a GREAT and economical truck that I constantly get asked if I want to sell!! It's time for a line of the REAL mini trucks.

carguyjim · ‎19-10-2021

I have been tempted by a 400GT (manual) or a 348 Spyder but I am reminded of the old Rolls Royce wisdom that "It's not the price of admission, it's the maintenance nightmare" I will TRY to keep the "big head' in charge!!!!

carguyjim · ‎11-10-2021

Hi By the way, ZERO issues in 5 years, but the car was garaged, covered and loved...

carguyjim · ‎11-10-2021

I really enjoyed my "tryst" with an '07 Spyder in Arancia Borealis over Nero (pearl orange/Black) It was like a rerun of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, as I am the character who is worried about ANYTHING happening! It was an adventure to drive, I never operated the radio with the sickeningly FABULOUS exhaust roar (unique to Lambo) that was MUSIC to my ears!!! I kept the car covered in my garage and took for occasional rides and one mini rally over the mountain here in Palm Springs, Cali I only drove the car 1000 miles in 5 years!!! I want to add that a BIG downside to these cars is the level of ENVY displayed by other drivers, who made crazy moves around me when driving sometimes. The car cost the original owner over $100 A MILE to own, and cost me over $70 a mile!! And I would NOT have changed a THING!! A VISCERAL wonder to be sure!!!! By the way, I have a set of "take off" Callisto Wheels in Gunmetal available, jwhayton at something- hoo.

carguyjim · ‎30-09-2021

I was a teenager in the early 70's in Washington state and I had a '67 GTO convertible to spin around in. The 400 ci and the Hurst shifter brought lots of spinning of the "bias ply" tires and drifting before it became a "THING" I remember paring a bit north of 2 grand for that fun machine!!!

carguyjim · ‎16-09-2021

Totally understandable that the CURRENT administration would need to protect itself, from threatened Americans as well as foreign adversary...

carguyjim · ‎10-09-2021

My high school buddy's mother had one of these behemoths in an exclusive neighborhood in Newport Beach, Cali. He would swipe the land yacht from the garage and then we would take it behind the neighborhood and haul ass, kick the parking brake and get the huge sled to skid sideways, tilting up and tires squealing. It was the car's own fault that we had to do that because it could not do a decent burnout!!! lol Oh those crazy daze!!!

carguyjim · ‎08-09-2021

Well, I hope I'm wrong! I'm looking for a '13 427 Roadster. I have noticed in my research how much better the last C6's fare to early gen C7's. I attribute that to the styling/design of the C6 versus the "new" styling which to me has largely lost the clean lines and distinctive style the C6 possessed... The "new" 'Vettes perform better, but sometimes when I see one II think I'm looking at a Lambo or Ferrari.... That's NOT what attracts me to the brand....

carguyjim · ‎04-09-2021

I can't believe I am considering letting go my '78 T/A that took years to find. It's a 400 4 speed with tilt wheel and NO T-Tops, which weaken the frame and can leak! My car is and was 100% rust free which is limited to cars like mine that were always garaged because the rear window channel holds water and causes huge damage... Also, most of these were beat to death, and this car escaped the stunt driving most endured when these cars weren't valuable. I guess I'm just ready for a new adventure and don't have a warehouse or I'd keep it. It doesn't even rattle!!!

carguyjim · ‎13-08-2021

I own a 1990 Ranger 4X4 Supercab I have loved for over 20 years AND a 1997 Nissan "D21 Hardbody Pickup" I don't understand why no one sells a real small pickup in US? My D21 does so many chores and has been bulletproof for me. All the gardeners where I live want to buy it every time I drive it!!!

carguyjim · ‎13-08-2021

Sometimes new designs look better "in person" than in print. NOT so in this case! I live part time in Big Bear Lake, Cali, The home of jeeping!!! When I first saw the new Bronco I was surprised at how small and cheap it looks! It is a completely uninteresting design despite any off-road bona fides..

carguyjim · ‎27-07-2021

The vehicle at the top of this article I believe is mis-identified as a 1929 "Woodie wagon" I believe it is actually a "Depot Hack" Maybe the author thought that actual model name confusing. I was going to buy a Depot Hack but could not deal with the primitive driving methods...

carguyjim · ‎24-07-2021

I have a '28 Model A Pickup Roadster. As a stick shift enthusiast and precious manual trans Lambo pilot, I was never happy driving my "A" as I could not help but grind the gears, all the time!!! I felt like an idiot and then I made the best upgrade I could have, a SYNCHRONIZED trans conversion! Not very pricey and what a difference!!! FUN to drive here in Big Bear Lake Cali now!!!!

carguyjim · ‎18-07-2021

I REALLY hope I don't find a bargain on a '13 427 Vette!!!! The white , factory stripes, carbon fiber, etc..... OR in Black so I can wrap it in a limited Porsche copper color w/ black stripes.... PLEASE pray for me that I don't find this deal that I DESPERATELY DON'T need!!!!

carguyjim · ‎14-07-2021

As a certified/certifiable? car guy, I always feel free to re-imagine the emblems on my cars. I don't believe the designer of the car affixes sometimes ugly and clunky logos, names, etc. no matter the design. The logo's are applied to marketing department specs. Case in point, my Audi A3 tdi had these big (ugly) chrome rings I removed, also removed the tdi logo and replaced with a "S3" emblem. Looks "factory" but MUCH cleaner! I also removed grill decor and emblems and replaced with a California Flag enamel badge, euro style.... Folks ask me often what kind of car it is. Also, emblems "date" the vehicle and a cleanup mod can help a well-maintained ride look newer!

carguyjim · ‎11-07-2021

I'm not alone that the faked/ "CGI" movies RUIN the genre for old-timers/farts like myself who grew up driving muscle cars like T/A's, Superbird, 442 etc. We had parties to watch REAL Car-drama movies like the ORIGINAL "Gone in 60 seconds" (NOT the P.O.S. Cage redux.... I walked OUT of that film after 15 minutes, OR Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry and that FAB R/T Charger!!!! I have not seen ANY of the silly F&F series or their macho "actors" nor do I plan to!!!!

carguyjim · ‎02-07-2021

My buddy had a '77 Capri manual trans in Newport Beach Cali in the early 80's. Fun car! We bought and beat up a couple older capri's and they were willing to slide, jump and get thrashed and keep going until we blew the engines at some point on the adventure... I never see these on the road anymore, like you see so many beetles....

carguyjim · ‎29-06-2021

I am unpleasantly surprised how small and cheap this vehicle looks on the road, in person...

carguyjim · ‎02-05-2021

TOTALLY HOT!!!! I tried to goad a middle age woman driving one beside me on the I10 here in Palm Springs, Cali, and she was having NONE of it!! I must say I had better luck at a stoplight next to a couple homies in a URUS who obliged my need to see the big Lambo SUV RIP into the distance, tires spitting rubber particles!!!

carguyjim · ‎02-05-2021

Last year I scored the BIG hidden bargain! A 2012 A3 TDi Wagon. 35 MPG in a safe, sporty, luxurious sharp ride! Only 15k is less than half what they cost new with only 46k miles!!! These were VW buybacks for some silly emission issue and what a great, satisfying well made wagon this is!! My Dog approves of his area in back!!!

carguyjim · ‎30-04-2021

When you have had the Automotive experience I have had, you may offer something relevant... fool...

carguyjim · ‎30-04-2021

We already saw this story and commented....

carguyjim · ‎24-04-2021

The rear is a bit strange and way too much gold for me but that said, the car looks fantastic and a job well done!

carguyjim · ‎22-04-2021

I had a '70 Superbird 440+6 Pistol Grip 4spd. in Lemon Twist when I got out of high school. It was like marrying a celebrity as the supercar was outrageous everywhere I drove it... It took developed skill to handle short gears and all that juice with VERY little in terms of braking!! Almost like Fred Flintstone dragging his feet!!! I did not turn on the radio once, if it had one! That 440 with six open mouths of carbs at high RPM's was the best tune I ever heard!!!

carguyjim · ‎19-04-2021

I'm a former Carwash owner and detailer. I can't believe I didn't figure out YEARS ago how awesome a gas leaf blower is to "pre-dry" my car! I used to drive it around the block after wash but water still comes out of the cracks and you pick up dirt on the wet body also, risking scratching. After washing (in the shade, of course) I walk around the car blowing from top to bottom, leaving enough beads on the paint so I can use the synthetic chamois after... Works great! AND, for the 20" chrome knock-off wire wheels on my Clenet Series 1, I spray the rims first with distilled water so they dry spot-free!!!!

carguyjim · ‎31-03-2021

Man, the desperation to "uncover" or "discover" a "barn find" is getting pretty desperate..... I guess a 'dusty garage" lacks dramatic effect....

carguyjim · ‎26-03-2021

SO glad to see young people interested in vintage cars... Really a rewarding fun hobby IF you make informed decisions. Buying a car is really like real estate, sometimes easier to buy than sell and you need to investigate the purchase carefully. This selection is prudent in part because an American engine makes for less expensive and less frequent repairs and service! Best of luck to this young fella and his auto adventures....

carguyjim · ‎20-03-2021

SILLY... no WONDER folks hate us.... I pay $25 a year for personal plates