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I took note when Ford stock was $2/share. Thought about buying but didn’t. Said to myself- it can’t go lower and Ford isn’t going anywhere. $2500 / 2 = 1250 shares. currently $19.xx/ share. 1250 x $17 = $21,250 profit. ?

Vintage stuff just has the look, even not restored...

I am over hating Ford, enjoying my Ranger. Want them to stay in business. Higher stock price is good news.

• It's the same car- I trust the site I read about it on. Restorations happen, David. • Where'd you come up with that "less than 1%" figure ??? What would you guess the survivor percentage rate of the '53 Eldorado is today (I know the answer). • Everything bought new today is 'solidly 5 figures cash" - to the point the average is basically halfway to 6 figures. Many (most?) homes have more than 1 vehicle.

While true from an investment point in hindsight, Ford was parked in the circa $5 range for some years, IIRC. I think it's still a buy at $19- it's last peak was $32 in the end of '98.

Just last year you could have gotten in for $5-6/share, still a great buy-in price. David would prefer this get crushed.

Blackwings aren't 'marked up'; they're already APPRECIATING. ?

Why is it that Toyoter and Lexus drivers in and around the Montreal area all drive slow? No matter what model these drivers drive, no matter who is behind the damned wheel, no matter what time of the day it is or season it is, its always a waaaaaaay too slow commute and its a waaaaay too frustrating event being behind them!!!

I just found out my uncle who lives out in LA has an R1T reservation with an estimated delivery date of March '22. I'm pretty jealous, to say the least.

Just last week they started to payu a dividend again, although smaller than pre-COVID. They took almost a two year hiatus on paying dividends and in that span the share price dropped hard to the 5-6 range. I bought a few shares in the 16 dollar range like 6 years ago and it's just now profitable. I wish I would have bought some last year when it was really low again.

As a Mustang lover, this is fantastic.

I've had 2 go out. It is a weird feeling. Except for throwing rods or something else that jarring, engines seem to be better at warning their owners. It happened on the first 2 cars. The first failure was on the '76 Cutlass Supreme I got from my parents that lasted 16 years. It went out at ~116,000 miles. Sadly, it was a THM 350. Serviced at good (crazy, to some) intervals. The culprit was heat. This car ran hot. And they couldn't figure out why. We changed the fan clutch. Finally, with taking the thermostat to 180 instead of 195, it seemed to do the trick, especially with a new transmission in there. The car ran a little cool, but fired well and shifted well, and drove the big American triangle from L.A. to N.Y.C. to Miami and back without problems. The second failure was on the '84 Cutlass Supreme Brougham. I got it when it had 125,000 miles. An individual in my family who seemingly wasn't on top of car maintenance probably didn't change the transmission fluid. It was a pink brown color. It had a THM 200 (you know, 5h!t). It failed at 133,000 miles. It happened almost instantly. It wouldn't shift above 2nd gear. I had this Portuguese guy who had a transmission shop swap it out for a THM 350 lock-up. Only $ 125 or $ 150 more. I couldn't own another THM 200 again. I got it back and it shifted too firmly. I think he calibrated it that way. I told him that if felt too firm. It went up on the rack, it was down 10 minutes later, and it shifted like a dream. I have no clue what the adjustment might have been. The last 2 cars - 4T60 and 4T65-e transmissions - where I have been the first owner and serviced at good (crazy, to some) intervals have been great transmissions so far, with beautiful shift quality and consistent shift points.

Not my "brand," but they did a nice job.

Watch their values over the next few years.... These are in the same 'value vein' as the Buick GNXs.

HA, after clicking through the first link there's a link to those GOSH DARN GREEDY DEALERS marking up CT5-VB $35,000!

Some interesting Crazy news via Cadillac Society website: 309 miles, Used CT5-V Blackwing for $150,000? This Almost-New 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Is Listed At $150K (cadillacsociety.com) Chip Shortage has had many features removed from Cadillac and other GM brands on 2022 models, but it seems one is coming back that was supposed to be on all 2022 Escalades, SuperCruise. Super Cruise Driver Assist Technology Returns To 2022 Cadillac Escalade (cadillacsociety.com) This just re-enforces why the 2021, 2022 and 2023 model year autos should be avoided if you really do not need to buy an auto. Missing features that in this case should be standard after all it is a luxury brand. 2022 Cadillac Models Will Have Limited Heated Steering Wheel Availability (cadillacsociety.com) For those interested in Tech and wanting to see how far we have come in Robotics and facial movement, check this video out. Freaky amazing if you ask me. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/corywarfield_meet-ameca-the-humanoid-from-engineered-activity-6872414486662320128-Q_Tx

It's effected the 5.3L & 6.2L engines, across the Company. There's a reputed sub-set that affected Sept '20 thru April '21 built trucks, but some owners have claimed it goes farther back than that. Thankfully, my engine has no lifters. ?

I posted a dozen photos of vehicles David would proclaim were 'dumping fluids' & 'never get restored' (because (somehow) he knows the disposable income of everyone everywhere).... yet still got restored anyway. Funny, that. As for auto graveyards, trust me; I have a 35-yr history going to dozens of them (NJ, PA, NY) / buying parts remotely... and every one from the first 20 of those 35 years is gone. The periodic run ups on steel scrap prices plus local/state ordinances plus rising land values plus exorbitant liability & insurance costs have done away with the majority of junkyards. It's no longer a common thing; there's still some, but nothing like it was in the '70s, 80s, 90s. It's a completely different scenario now. Here’s yet another ‘never going to be restored’ because ‘nobody has any money’ (?!?!) car :

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.