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That got me thinking. Why would these two have the same jingle? So I googled. It turns out that an even LARGER and OLDER windshield replace shop bought out Safelite in 2007. Belron. A United Kingdom headquartered company founded in Cape Town, South Africa in 1897. And guess what? Speedy Glass was also acquired by Belron. Lebeau being the Quebec version. Belron operates in 32 countries acquiring glass repair shops in those countries. Safelite was founded in 1947 in Ohio Speedy Glass was founded in 1949 in Ontario I believe. Lebeau Vitres D'Autos of Quebec was founded in 1947. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safelite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belron

"Body Heat," of 1981 vintage, pushed its R rating fairly far. It was known for that. One of its many memorable lines include one where William Hurt is trying to pick up Kathleen Turner in a bar, after already having seen her around, and she says, "Most men are like little boys. Once they get a whiff of it, they trail you like a hound." - - - - - Spotted on September 18 Fueling my rental to take it back to the airport and I see this ...

The topic was how panoramic glass roofs dont belong on pick-up trucks and how these could be expensive fixes if ever they get broken. Speedy Glass repair. Speedy Glass replace... A catchy Canadian jingle of a Canadian business that repairs or replaces windshields that are cracked. There is something humorous about me posting that advertising. Or maybe not. They cant all be winners. LOL

Imagine if shit from a Plane flying high over head leaks, freezes and breaks off and hit that. Canada women woken up by 'frozen excrement from plane loo' crashing through roof | Daily Mail Online

Steve Miller Band(two of my favorite bands)

HA! You read my mind.

A variation of the slogan of the biggest glass repair chainin the States...'Safelite repair, Safelite replace'...

WOW, Now I know where Honda Stole their EV E look from!

In this day & age, I would assume all or almost all of those were spoken for.

The Seville never caught my eye in the 1970s as a very young boy as some other 1970s cars did. I noticed that particular model when it was several years older in the early 1980s. Didnt think too much of it other than it being a nicer Chevrolet Malibu when the early '80s Malibu hit the streets. As a more or less 10 year old...I couldnt help but notice the similarities. I didnt find it offensive in the least. Just meh since I didnt I like the Malibu. Like at all. I did find it better proportioned and better looking than the Malibu, but too similarly styled to like it further than that. I didnt think it was a bad Cadillac. Just an underwhelming one. I think I saw Body Heat once. Maybe on TV. A very TV friendly version probably. Dont recall anything about it. I do remember the Beta and VHS art work/movie poster images on the cassettes as I passed by the shelf where the movie resided on at the movie rental store on my way to rent something else... PS: Yes...memory lane is a fun lane to be driving on from time to time.

Spotted September 15 This Renault is ancient!

That's assuming these were already sold to consumers and not just dealer inventory...

Its not about that I dont think. Its about these Corvette C8 would be owners FINALLY getting their hands on their cars finally after 3-4 shut downs because of union strikes, Covid delays and chip shortages only to have this fall upon them. First world problems that insurances and modern mass production technology couldnt handle. I agree. Still sucks. (To be them... As much money as these guys have to be buying these things in the first place...)

So now, closing in on 44k miles, I have to start thinking about tires. It has been a long time since I replaced tires out of need, and not want. The Wrangler Adventures have been fine as factory original tires go, but I always thought I'd like to have a more aggressive tire... of course, on the other side of the coin, I don't want to give up fuel mileage with gasoline prices where they are, and I like a quieter tire as well. So I'm reading tire reviews.

This is a lovely Connect and Cruise SS for October! A Special 1968 Chevelle SS (theblock.com)

Mickey Rourke... He was such a good looking young man, he had to go screw himself with cosmetic surgery. I get it. Young and hot and women fall into your lap. No loss of work in Hollywood either. Age catches up, roles run dry (when talent is not the primary reason for gigs) and maybe the ladies dont come by anymore. Women in Hollywood have it worse than men do. Aside from all the sexual assault they have to endure... I never saw Wild Orchid. Was never a fan of that type of movie. (comedic sexual movies I liked. Like Revenge of the Nerds or Porky's or Bachelor Party...) I did see its predecessor 9 1/2 Weeks. Basinger is still one good looking lady. Didnt really enjoy the movie. I did enjoy Basinger. If it really was her... Although her ex Alec aged better than her. I dont think she done any cosmetic shyte done. Maybe minimal stuff... (enough with the chick talk...) Ive seen a fair share of Mickey Rourke's movies. Not too bad of an actor actually. The reason why I chimed in was to tell you that I loved him in The Wrestler.

I got a few of the AW square bodies back in the summer...incl. the green 4x4...will have to dig them out and post a pic.