I rode to the hospital in the backseat of my uncles big Buick, lovely car smelled brand new and was very plush.  Trying not to get blood on his interior- see me and my cousin had a violent mid-air collision, and it took 4 or 5 stitches to the top of my head to fix me up.  Amazing the amount of blood that flooded my face and shirt.  They wrapped me up tight in towels and shoved me in the back of the Buick for an express ride to the hospital.  A couple hours later I was back and in good spirits, but no more trampoline that weekend.   ... View more

I agree, the renderings are awesome!  I'd love to have an old Honda to putter around the neighborhood on.  Great to looks at and takes up the space of a lawnmower and seed spreader in the garage. ... View more

I would suggest getting a high production number, common but fun vehicle- Camaro or Monte Carlo SS from the 1980's.  GM/ Ford v-8 pickup from the late 80's onward (short bed), as new as budget allows Ford Mustang (or go for a 1987-1993 Fox 5.0).  Reason being there is tons of info on these types of cars and parts are readily available.  98-2002 Camaro/ Firebird LS/v-8 would be sweet.  Older sporty toyota/ lexus, honda/ acura. Airbags would be a bonus of some of the newer models. I got a beater 1988 Chevy S-10 4 cylinder 5 speed king cab.  No power and not a hot rod, but it was MINE!   ... View more

Get him (more) into bikes!  See if he wants to enter a sprint distance triathlon.  Get him a sweet vintage mountain bike (or new) and maybe a BMX bike.  Skateboard too, Powell Peralta is a good choice.  I put so many miles on various bikes as a kid, and me and my little kids ride bikes all the time now.  Our just turned 9 year old daughter and I are on a 7.5 month streak of everyday bike rides, going for a solid year is our goal.  The almost 5 year old joins in sometimes but he's sketchy.  They both were riding at around 4.5 years old.  I have an old Hutch BMX, 2 Diamondbacks, and a Dyno/ GT, plus various other types of bikes.  Skateboards too... Love it all! If you're still reading, if he's not into vehicles, get him a semi-beater single cab long bed pickup when he's 16, then you can use it too!   And he can't haul too many friends around with him... I fit 5 in my S-10 king cab on many occasions.... ... View more

Nice!  I didn't read the whole thing, but looking at it I doubt it does- but would be cool to have 2 small back seats.  The front grill area is a little odd looking.  And yes as another stated, Toyota totally blew it with the Supra, in many ways.   ... View more

Personally I don't like that super nova concept at all!  I love the 1st gen camaro, specifically the 69.  It's neat to look at the early sketches of a vehicle and see what came out as the production model.  Acura... make a new vigor- wide/ low 2+2 with a stout v6 and a manual trans! ... View more

I saw my first one in person.  Didn't love it.  They should have used more Ferrari influences and less Camaro influences, and it sounded anemic?  I dunno.  I was slowly passing him in my 4runner, speed limit 45, he kept gunning it?  Made me chuckle. ... View more

I saw an early tacoma this morning,  silver 4x4 king cab, not double cab, man it was nice looking, and I thought to myself, why don't they make a more compact, lighter weight really cool SUV?  I guess the size of a CRV or RAV4... but cool!  Tall, upright, great greenhouse viewing setup, off road capable.   Hey Bronco, make a new 'Bronco 2'?  It'll never happen.  Bronco 2 pickup? ... View more

There's something really neat about a car with great patina running/ driving/ being used.  Kind of sad to see them rotting to the ground, but that's the way it goes sometimes.  ... View more

Yes, "Looks like Lincoln built a Cherokee".  I give it a C-.  Interior looks pretty sweet.  They should have blatantly copied the OLD Wagoneer exterior in every way possible visually, just cleaned it up, made it a tad sleeker, and call it retro.  ... View more

I saw one of these in person recently, and it really blew me away.    OK bear with me, what if Acura/ Lexus/ Infiniti put out a car that looked JUST like this, as a 2+2, but with a naturally aspirated 315hp v-6, and 6 speed manual, 8 speed auto?  I dunno, I'm dreaming again. ... View more

Did anybody see what the C4 Vettes were selling for at Mecum???  Holy smokes, cheap!  Low miles too.  Like $4,500-$6,500 for sweet looking rigs.  That's beater territory for a lot of eye appeal and 'good' performance.  ... View more

Hey I have a '29!  Kudos to this man, good job. ... View more

That red 3.0 is rad!  What a great look.  ... View more

Nice article, with the JDM market opening up access to some of these vehicles in great shape is getting easier and easier.  Would be fun to get a tiny Jimny (Samurai) and putter around on the weekends ferrying the kids to bball and soccer games.  Park next to Escalades and the various huge luxury $60K-$90K suv's. Edit, they still make the Jimny, looks like a mini new Bronco!  ... View more

I thought of 2 vehicles when I saw the headline, a hot rod pickup, and Porsche 928.  I'd love a 928, but the cost of upkeep... whew!  But, to me, one of the best looking cars of all time.  ... View more

HA! I am guilty! My model A has 2 surfboards, 2 boogie boards, balsa glider, boombox, bag of bungees and zip ties, camp chairs and pool noodles on the roof, and some kids toys on the running boards, beach umbrellas leaning on the back, even Crocs on the cowl!  And that's after I removed some stuff!  Still, it's being preserved I figure. I recently saw 6 cool bicycles from the 70's and 80's totally rusted out, a few streets over, at the curb to be taken away for scrap, ouch!  The shed they were in falling to the ground, termite infested and leaking for many years, roof caving in, the impetus for my reply in the first place. I dream of a 70's or 80's street legal enduro!  86/87 XL600R would be awesome, or a smaller scale vintage enduro/ dual sport like the subject of your article. Thanks!  ... View more

I'll keep driving my 'boring' 2011 Toyota 4runner.  127,000 trouble free miles, can't say that about my cousins Tahoe that's had about $8,500 worth or work including a new transmission in the same time/ miles and still isn't right and needs more unrelated work now.  Maybe I'm jealous, I do love these big SUV's with their strong V-8's!  ... View more

Yes as another person wrote, give yourself a break.  You are preserving a piece of history.  Think about the same bike rusting away in a leaky wooden termite infested shed... or BEHIND the shed.  I want an old enduro so this was fun to check out. ... View more

I think when I sell the Model-A a classic bike will be the replacement... takes up probably 1/5th the space. ... View more

Honda and Toyota need to get in on this action!  ... View more

Sweet truck.  My sister had that model in black with the 4 cylinder 5 speed, but the extended cab (not double cab).  The frame rusted out and she failed inspection and was too late for the frame replacement.  There are some interesting deals on these in the Northeast US, frame replacement Tacomas appearing on quite a few used car lots...  I'd love to pick up a double cab 4x4. ... View more

Thinking about my above suggestion- the meanest car you can probably own for under $50K and not go broke maintaining for 100K miles could be a high horse model Camaro or Mustang? Vette? Older Supra Turbo? Nissan GTR? Used hot import? Would be a fun discussion. ... View more

The title says, "Out there supercars"- the Ford GT feels pretty mainstream but yeah it could be on the list just because of the price tag.  I'll still take the Countach as the baddest of all time, and it debuted the year after me- 1974!  A cool article could be, The meanest car (new or used) you can own for under $50,000 and not go broke maintaining for 100,000 miles.  ... View more

I'd like to see this car from multiple angles compared to the new vette. ... View more

My Dad test drove a used one when I was a little boy with me in the passenger seat, I cannot put into words the feelings I had.  And then Dad came around a slow corner in 2nd and hit it, and the back end slid out for a while then bit and took off.  I was in awe.  Then Risky Business came out and it was cemented, one of my favorite cars of all time.  I looked hard at buying one years ago, and saw many under $10,000 that I felt were great deals, then I started reading forums about what it takes to keep these on the road and from burning to the ground and got spooked.  Love 'em though! ... View more