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^ Agreed. And I made this very example previously; if a McDonald's cheeseburger doesn't have the same price at every store in every state all the time, why would one expect a motor vehicle to; a product that's incalculably more complex & varied?

I wasnt talking about that. I was talking about ANY restoration made on a car, hi dollar rollahs or a father and son project on a budget, SHOULD be enjoyed. But THAT is another form of recycling. Perhaps even a more greener approach as a factory is not being used to produce a new car, a factory is not being used to recycle the metals that are to be melted etc... But yeah, I agree with you, all those cars NOT being restored and they just sit there rotting away SHOULD be recycled. Either by being restored OR be...recycled.

*SIGH* THAT is IMPOSSIBLE... Different markets, different locations, different everything REQUIRES that the sales price IS different. Remember folks that MSRP means Manufacturer SUGGESTED Retail Price. Why? Because different locations have different taxes and rents to pay. You see THAT in affect when you buy a Big Mac right smack in the middle of Times Square New York, New York and you compare the price of that same Big Mac in Plattsburgh, New York. Also, most of you have undoubtedly have encountered this statement: At PARTICIPATING stores. THAT gives the freedom of the owner of a franchise to decide for him/herself what is THE best pricing strategy for them. Different locations and different areas absolutely have different markets and by that perfectly normal reality, prices WILL vary. Market adjustment pricing is no different. Costs for these dealerships have gone up. Different market reasons. Covid is one big one. Shipping costs because of Covid shut downs and shipping lane bottlenecks have caused this. NOT ALL of these market adjustments are of the price gauging variety... Some of it is. Some of it is not. But law of supply and demand is in full effect here. And its the basis of a free market system. Here is the kicker: The law of supply and demand BEFORE Covid FAVOURED the consumer on some products. We all enjoyed the rebates when an outgoing model was going away and the dealerships wanted to clear their inventories of last year's cars to make room for the new ones to sell... The tables have flipped...deal with it.

That’s the thing tho- it doesn’t have to be a crazy nut-n-bolt show car or a hi-buck resto-mod. That’s the fallacy: any level of preservation / caretaking is a positive & can be enjoyed. And there’s certainly not many desirable ‘60s car sitting in fields anymore; they’re either saved or gone for the most part. If in were the ‘80s, it’d be completely different.

Automotive recycling :

It's a Chrysler New Yorker, '79-81. The St Regis (along w/ the Newport and Gran Fury) was plainer without the goofy top treatment. The only thing distinctive about the St Regis is it had a sloped nose w/ the clear headlight covers from the Magnum. Chrysler New Yorker...there is one around here in the same color that was in good shape when I moved here almost 5 years ago, but it got hit on the right rear corner in '18 or so...have seen it a couple times since then, still damaged. The short-lived R-bodies replaced the battleship C-bodies for '79, and were basically the old midsize B-body underneath w/ squared off new styling.

I think we all wish we had our 20 year old bodies and metabolisms right now and for the next decade or three. Me included.

Non-Corvette V8’s are wet sump. Dry-sump systems are for high lateral loading (high performance acceleration / handling).

Gotta Love Production of the Hummer EV by GMC.

It's very nice. Thank you. The rear fender skirts would have to go. I'd have preferred that the rally wheels not be body colored. Someone blew it by not getting tan seat belts when they went all out otherwise with the high line model. That said, this is an interesting color combo and more common on European metal than on American cars. I think I've seen this before. The car was being sold on Long Island (Lawn Giland). - - - - - So, you go to the casino buffet the day they're featuring that special price. You think "a dollop of this and a dollop of that." When you leave, you vow not to go to another buffet for 3 months. I find this to be less of a problem with Brazilian steak houses. Their main items are better prepared and probably less fatty, and they don't have that many/any casserole type dishes. Plus, dessert is never included, and, with the price of the rodizio being high enough, I know I won't order dessert. 1. The salad was good and I love artichokes and tomatoes 2 Pizza, filled pasta, baked fish, and green beans - all good 3. Linguini with shrimp (a little spicy, didn't finish), a potato hash type casserole (eh), and a sweet potato (I've grown to love these) 4. Generally, I haven't got great desserts but, this time, they were all good - the brownie (excellent), the chocolate swirl cake, the kolaches, the oatmeal raisin cookie, and even the pumpkin mousse these ladies at the adjacent table said they were enjoying - - - - - How I would eat in the college cafeteria on the regular back in the day and NOT put on any weight is beyond me. Things have changed. I do stick to my once every 2 or 3 months rule.

'56 Lincoln ~

Japan gives you no choice, every 50k miles you have to replace the engine in the auto due to emission requirements. No old engines allowed, and you can find many a good deal on those working engines exported for sale here.

Yes lovely auto and great that it got a second life, but most are sitting around rusting and polluting the ground. 1/10th of 1% is a best guess on my part of how many can really afford this. As such, let the great auto round up begin and recycle for use in new products.