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Whew; survived another one!

Had a good Christmas, low key..great weather here, 60 and sunny now...unseasonably mild for Cleveland. Unfortunately, fighting a cold and sinus infection. Not fun on a week off... but getting a lot of rest...

Merry Christmas! Hope everyone has a great day!!!

@surreal1272 Very nice ride, congratulations. If your willing to invest, there are great 20" rim tires you can get that give long life. Bridgestone, Michelin, I have used them on all my auto's and they have always lasted longer than the mileage warranty.

2015 with 88K miles on it. It’s the SEL FWD (AWD models are tough to find unless its a EcoBoost) and is loaded. Did get an extra 3 year 50K Mile warranty on it for a little piece of mind. The only issue is the rear lift gate Actuator (the large single arm beneath the rear lift struts. I noticed it was bad (liftgate would open a few inches and then back down indicating the problem) so I got an extra $300 off while the actual part is $120 and easy as pie to replace. Other than that, everything seems to work well. Have to say that I never thought I would love heated seats but my back was thanking me for it earlier. Will post some more pics when the weather isn’t so crappy. My only real concern is my chewing through those twenty inch tires lol.

Reading The Last Days of Henry Ford. HF is easily the most well-documented auto industrialist, and much of it is quite interesting.

Merry Christmas OR Happy Holidays ... and a Happy New Year ... to all of C&G. May Santa have succeeded in getting down your chimney and being able to fit the car of your dreams into your gift stocking.

Studebaker GT Hawk...I think that is a '63...some subtle differences each of the 3 years it was in production ('62-64). The '64 didn't have the aluminum trunk trim.

Thanks. Got it! The rear quarter window doesn't carry across at the base. I can use this info. So, this could have been a 5.7 or a 4.3 (if the latter cleared CA emissions) V8. I could have asked the owner, if around, but then, maybe not such a great idea. Sure would like a really clean, low mileage one as a second car. Right. Rear lamps on later full size Chevys were squarer and flatter, so that makes sense. The bad paint job makes it look older. That AMC sounds about right. Slightly earlier Ramblers of the non-classic variety were sort of scary, perhaps the down market Ford Mavericks of their decade. - - - - - I also have photos of an old classic spotted while in Arizona up at the viewpoint on the mountain at the south end of Phoenix. I would have these posted earlier but came back with rhinitis that wiped me out. Too dry compared to what I'm used to. .

The white Caprice appears to be a '95-96 with the revised quarter window and opened-up rear wheel arches. The blue wagon is a '69-70 full size Chevy, and the AMC is a '64 Rambler Classic.

Retro posting - California desert Cars spotted in the high desert small towns of California near Joshua Tree National Park - they seem to survive with the dryness but their paint is often in poor shape Hippo on its toes Caprice sedan (year unknown) in a funky part of town A mid '60s Chevrolet full size wagon - which year? which model? I don't know. Check out the desert scenery in winter. Look at how old it is. Obviously repainted ... a while back. It has the 6 character plates and they're not even blue and gold, but black and gold! An '90s Lumina base turning - without the 3.1 badging, this could have even been a 4 banger. I think this is an American Motors car. Don't know the model name and the year. Again, the archaic black and gold license plates with 6 characters.

Dear Tesla, Wanna play those gimmicky games? Sincerely, Rivian

Th only official announcement from Rivian worth a slice of fruit cake is that vehicles have shipped and private ownership has begun.

Gotta love XMAS Presents, Rivian has made it official, with the order of a Quad motor AWD R1T or R1S you get the Tank Mode.

Merry Xmas and Happy New Years Drew and to all the amazing members here at Cheers and Gears!

Merry Christmas everyone