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Saw a rat-rod style (faded blue paint w/ patina and rust, lowered, big red steel wheels) '62 Ford full size station wagon today...the lack of woodgrain told me it wasn't a Country Squire, probably a lower trim level like a Country Sedan or Ranch Wagon. Saw a gorgeous brown w/ tan interior C8 Corvette convertible...love that color.. Saw a clean gold w/ black top '70 Malibu 2dr. Saw a white '75-77 Camaro w/ black hood stripe, black rear spoiler in decent, restorable condition. Saw a white late 70s Plymouth Volare Road Runner coupe in white w/ a black rear spoiler.. solid condition. Saw a clean slightly modified white '87-93 Mustang GT for sale.

@trinacriabob @oldshurst442 Awesome pictures, thank you for snapping and sharing. That 442 that I know Olds would love got me thinking about the future of auto's and while Oldsmobile is a dead brand and I just finished watching Demolition Man where you see a supposedly 23rd Century modern electric Olds Dealership and then the Demolition man in a old 442 with Sandra Bullock smashes out the store front had me thinking of a GM modern 442 electric version. So originally the 442 stood for 4 barrel, 4 speed transmission, and dual exhaust. 1965 is when Olds broke GM's internal rule about mid-size auto's having V8's biger than 330 cubic inches in size and the Olds 442 changed to represent 400 cubic inches, 4 speed transmission and dual exhaust. 1968-72 Oldsmobile 442 values are holding steady, for now - Hagerty Media I now wonder if GM could not make a modern 21st century EV as a 442 which would be 4 electric motors, 4 doors and dual roof panels as a modern performance sedan to compete against Tesla Platinum and other performance luxury sedans. Thoughts?

From March 2020 through Jan of this year, I drove very little w/ the COVID hibernation and working from home...did.like 1250 miles in all of 2020 and maybe 5000 last year. But this year i've been driving 180-200 mile round trips 4-5 times a week since Feb--almost 10,000 miles added since Feb (9653 as of today). My 3.6 Grand Cherokee gets a respectable 23-25 mpg in mixed freeway and rural backroad driving... after next Saturday, I should go back to a more normal 10-50 miles per week...

This was seen last week. I had gone in to get something to eat somewhere and, by the time I exited, there was obviously a car show in the parking lot. a b c d The above, IIRC, is (a) a '53 Chevy. You can (b) touch every spark plug of this inline 6 and the air cleaner assembly looks like a tea kettle. You can (c) see all that room in the engine bay. And you can also (d) see that only one belt does everything - water pump, crank, and alternator. So, there are no belts for power steering, air conditioning, and an air pump. a b c I approached this car thinking it was a kit on a Mazda Miata. It was not. The front end (a) looks like one. The rear end (b) looks less like one. The owner explained it all to me and it's a Fiat product. The rear badging (c) indicates it's a Fiat 124 a b c This is a Chevy Bel Air ... possibly a 1957, but I'm not certain. You can see that it's (a) a convertible, that (b) it has the very durable and popular 283 V8, but no power steering, and that (c) it has an automatic, but it's a 2 speed automatic unit a b c d e And here's an (a) @oldshurst442 vehicle from 1972 ... I didn't look at the taillamps, but the owner told me. The fender badging (b) told me this wasn't any ordinary Cutlass. The engine (c) is an Olds Rocket 350, and the layout of the belts and attachments looks like an Olds V8i. The owner almost seemed apologetic that it didn't have a 455! It has a (d) manual transmission and gauges that were added to supplant what were probably just idiot lights on the dash, and the door panels have manual window cranks. Finally, it does not have A/C, per the climate control panel (e) ... so look at the cheesy plastic applique up top and center to mimic as if air conditioning vents had been there! That was the funniest thing about this car. - - - - - I know a small few who like and go to small car shows like this. I only check out a few cars if I stumble in on one and move on quickly. Some people are really nice and want to talk about their cars, and cars in general. Others are basically cliques of D-listers who routinely show up at these get togethers, have known each other for a long time, and throw out some reverse snobbery to anyone who is well spoken and they detect has some polish. I overheard some talk in the restaurant by some attendees that was really off the mark. I like dirty and politically incorrect jokes just fine. However, the talk I overheard was more mean spirited in its tone and not as funny as they thought they were. Since car shows are often popular with people without a lot of Klass, that's probably why I just keep on driving. Anyway, I hope you enjoy (some of) the photos and, especially you, @oldshurst442