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My wife enjoys the cars - not as much as I do of course!! - but she enjoys the trips, events, and people so we both have fun playing with old cars!

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The FORD Escort was a decent rally car - the Renault R5 was two pounds of rally car in a one pound bag. Lunatic good fun with a homicidal grin...!

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Hi-torque gear-reduction starter and a Genernator.

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THIS......is why I learned to read. All those years ago.

win59 · ‎12-06-2021

It is even more disconcerting that so many commenters can't read - or comprehend?? - the opening paragraph of this article clearly stating that this is a collection of ads from Europe and inviting us to enjoy them.......!!! Sheeesh.

win59 · ‎11-06-2021

Great story and a nice glimpse of history. An ubiquitous car becomes interesting with the fascinating back story of how it came to be and who made it happen! Thanks Brendan!

win59 · ‎10-06-2021

Excellent interview, Sam!! J.R.Hildebrand is a Racecar Driver. The real deal. Apparently he is a pretty smart human too.

win59 · ‎08-06-2021

And so did I. This is "Humor" - in an article meant to "Entertain". The idea is to have fun, not victimize. I got a nice chuckle out of it, Thanks Jack!

win59 · ‎05-06-2021

"Polara" would certainly seem a blindingly obvious choice, no?!

win59 · ‎15-05-2021

No pictures of the original Clark Cortez??!

win59 · ‎24-04-2021

Name of the ship misspelled....

win59 · ‎22-04-2021

My XJ12L almost cured me of cars the second time I had the heads off. It was like owning the Golden gate Bridge - as soon as you were finished it was time to start again at the beginning. But, Oh when it ran...!!!! sigh.

win59 · ‎10-04-2021

A great technical explanation with enough detail for it all to make sense, and some history so I now know why. Don Sherman at his best. Thank You!

win59 · ‎09-04-2021

Uh-Huh....Any one remember Bridgehampton, Riverside, Ontario, Ascot...??

win59 · ‎03-04-2021

THAT'S not a Maverick....! Trucks (cars and everything else on the road ) have gotten so bloated and packed full of electronic nannies (and cell phones) due to Gov't edicts and over-reach. How about if we just teach the kids how to drive properly and responsively instead of strapping them into immense cushy isolation tanks and trusting technology to bring 'em back alive? And are these modern monstrosities really more "green" than a 620 Datsun (Toyota/Ranger/Luv, etc.) pickup with a 1600, roll-up windows, and rubber mats?? Thanks Jack!

win59 · ‎03-04-2021

Great story Sam. I can smell the greasewood and hear the wind. Thanks!

win59 · ‎01-04-2021

What is the old saying about "...meeting your heroes.."?! Nice one Jack!! LOL!

win59 · ‎01-04-2021

So true! The Republik of Kalifornia has had at least two road maintenance taxes added to the price of gasoline and how much of that money has EVER gone to road maintenance?? I pay over $4.00 per gallon and our roads and traffic are some of the worst in the country - but our Governor can afford to eat at the most expensive restaurant....

win59 · ‎30-03-2021

Excellent - as always Sam!!

win59 · ‎05-03-2021

This should be required reading for all "car folks", common sense, so eloquently written. When I grow up I want to be Jay Leno. Thank You Jay!!

win59 · ‎02-03-2021

My son & daughter learned in stick-shift cars and I insisted their first cars be manuals. A manual trans requires the driver to pay much more attention to driving and surrounding traffic. Much more difficult to fiddle with a cell phone/food/drink as well.

win59 · ‎27-02-2021

older, boomer chickens lived in coops. The Greatest Gen chickens were often found in abandoned '32 coups though.... 😉

win59 · ‎27-02-2021

That is a neat clip, but I run a few turns of mechanic's wire (bailing wire) through the ends of the wrenches and then a few more turns around them to keep them from rattling. The wire has been used more than the wrenches! a few tywraps will come in handy too.

win59 · ‎26-02-2021

The Mustang is the only one that catches my eye. The current trend of Monster Trucks - Meh.

win59 · ‎20-02-2021

Jack at his best! Thank You.

win59 · ‎05-02-2021

"most" bicycles are made in China as well. And the hot sellers have batteries and electric motors too now..... Makes it hard to define "green" anymore!

win59 · ‎03-02-2021

Lots of good food for thought here regarding cars AND human nature. Have to laugh at some of the narcissistic commenters with short memories and poor comprehension skills here. Sheesh. Thanks Jack!

win59 · ‎02-02-2021

An MG TD with friction shocks??!! Nope. Yes, lever-action shocks but they were hydraulic.

win59 · ‎01-02-2021

A very interesting - and civil - conversation here, good points made from very different views. We could use a lot more of this these days. Lots to think about and research. Think I will take the Healey off the battery tender and drive down to the Shell station and fill 'er up. Just in case.

win59 · ‎27-01-2021

Would love to park my '56 Austin Healey 100 next to that Lancia B24 as a fascinating counter-point. Wish I could drive the Lancia, an iconic driver's car to compare....not much chance of that...sigh. The Chrysler is a beautiful design with a bit too much fussy detail, quietly striking. Now the Bentley, there is a Proper Motorcar lads. Oh Dear!

win59 · ‎23-01-2021

You nailed it Jack. Again.

win59 · ‎20-01-2021

Wow! What a bunch of grumpy old coots!! Has everyone had their sense of humor cancelled or is it just too much work to read the intro...? Relax and have some fun, that's what we are all here for...right?!? Nice job Abimelec, I enjoyed this.

win59 · ‎05-01-2021

Mom's '49 Nash Landau had a bomb sight on a chrome flash on the hood. Third day with my new drivers license I shaved it off under the back of a stake bed truck when I got my braking a bit wrong. After that Mom would drop it - pointy end first - into the carburetor to hold the choke butterfly open when it (frequently) flooded. Prop the hood open, remove the enormous oil-bath air cleaner and set it on the curb, drop the hood ornament down the carb, stamp on the clutch pedal to crank the starter until it fired up, and reverse the whole procedure. Quite a sight in her Sunday best in the church parking lot. Not much that could stop Mom!

win59 · ‎02-01-2021

How about the R129 SL500 Mercedes "roadsters"? Hard top and automatic soft top (hydraulic cylinders are the closest thing to a weak point), V8 or V12. Good old fashioned Mercedes quality. low mileage examples abound and for peanuts.

win59 · ‎26-12-2020

Well said Jack. The current "I deserve" culture has replaced the "I will earn" ethic we should have taught our kids. And then we gave everybody a soapbox and a cellphone. Or maybe we are just officially out of real problems....?!

win59 · ‎26-12-2020

Great story Brian! And the Aston Martin adds a nice note! And Thank You Hagerty as well.

win59 · ‎14-12-2020

Great article Josh! If only we had ANY Driver Training. Sigh. I found driving in Europe much less frustrating as they do have real training, or at least some do. I have a buddy who used to race (badly) at the club level who has an interesting take on the left lane. He drives a big Merc sedan and after entering the freeway with some alacrity, eases into the left lane and then takes up a position about 100 yards behind the car ahead - regardless of that vehicle's rate of knots. This creates a train behind and a constant stream of frustrated drivers swooping past on the right. When i brought this up, his answer was that the large gap and left lane travel meant he did not have to concentrate on driving. He also claims to be able to multi-process..!! I think our society has become so narcissistic that there is very little consideration to others and an overwhelming obsession with "Me".

win59 · ‎10-12-2020

Great story! And comments as well - now I have more to read up on! Thanks all.

win59 · ‎07-12-2020

Clifford T. Nutt Sports Cars. 245 w. Foothill Blvd. Monrovia, CA. MG, Austin Healey, Jaguar, Volvo dealer. I got a job washing cars after school, during holiday breaks, and summer vacation. I was a Lot Lizard, pick up and deliver cars, mechanics helper, worked the lube rack, stock boy in the Partsd Dept. and eventually front counterman. Best Job Ever. Got to drive amazing cars and worked with some of the best, worst, craziest, most interesting people. Some were really smart, some not as much. That was 1968. Been messing around with cool cars and interesting people ever since. Sometimes you just get lucky.

win59 · ‎23-11-2020

Cosmetic lowering. Looks really cool - like it would improve lap times. However car can no longer be driven, as driveways are all too steep, cross streets must be taken at a 45 degree angle at 2 MPH to avoid scraping off the exhaust system and/or causing bodywork damage, a pull-tab or frost heave may require dental repair, and somewhere around 55 MPH on the freeway a cyclic porpoising effect can cause collateral brain damage. While looking good, though.

win59 · ‎20-11-2020

Agreed. Jack could probably make the contents panel on a box of Wheaties an entertaining read!!

win59 · ‎14-11-2020

Hits close to home, Jack. Thank You!!

win59 · ‎02-11-2020

Rod bolt. First race of the season. Riverside Int'l Raceway. Between the dogleg and T9 @ about 8100 RPM. Blew holes in both sides of the block, cut the oil pan in half, I spun in my own oil and backed 'er into the boilerplate wall still going Goodness Gracious fast. Shortened the car about three feet. The sudden stop jerked the engine off the mounts and punched the starter motor armature and bendix out through the cast aluminium end plate and it rolled down the banking. A thoughtful corner worker tossed it back into the seat. The cherry on top. And yes, I built the engine.

win59 · ‎31-10-2020

Good stories and great writing Josh! We are all waiting for more now. And Thanks for your service!! And Thanks JB - this guy is yet another Lap Record you have set!!

win59 · ‎29-10-2020

The least expensive therapist I have ever had...! Thank You Jack!!!

win59 · ‎24-10-2020

For 17 years I worked in the Parts Department of a Toyota Dealership that also carried Land Rover on the other side. We watched the jaw-dropping carrying-ons that happened on the "other" side with wide-eyed horror. It was like an alternate universe out of a science fiction novel. And I am under no illusions regarding the famous Toyota reliability. And then my surgeon father-in-law bought a 2004 BMW Range Rover because his wife LOOOVVED it Sooo much!!!! "What do you mean the water pump IS the alternator??!" "And a water pump replacement is HOW much...???!!" Ah, them was the days! Nailed it Jack.

win59 · ‎17-10-2020

1968 Mustang. 302 4 speed. Bought the year I graduated from High School, 1971. 248,000 (hard) miles later my son learned to drive a stick in it and it was his car in High School as well. We both thought we were a Cool Breeze in High School in the same car!!

win59 · ‎14-10-2020

And THIS is why I am here! Thanks Jack.

win59 · ‎07-10-2020

Beautifully said, Jack!! As my kids became teens I began to understand how aggravating I must have been to my parents. Long hair, bell-bottoms, loud cars and motorcycles. Your kids need to see themselves completely different from you. It's their job. Yesterday I looked at an iphone picture a friend took and I look exactly like my Dad. How cool is THAT?!

win59 · ‎03-10-2020

Seattle to Los Angeles 17 hours. No fuss, no stress. Comfy and capable with a slippery holster.