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Saw a matte black lambo somethingorother about a mile from my house, tooling down US 1.

I think that's a little muddled. Chevy's Vega came out in '71, there wasn't a 2nd variant (and there never was a 3rd) until the '73 Pontiac Astre. And I still don't see where that pair 'altered course' for everything else. As usual, it was a series of events over a number of years- there's never a singular cause. The '73 Astre has zero to do with Pontiac in 2010.

1938 :

I like the Cadillac ‘C8’ variant rendering; the best ‘exotics’ are able to incorporate a familial face instead of yet another door wedge.

Atlanta 1936 :

Taylor TX 1939 :

That's not "oppression".

Again I’ll state :: not that long ago many were heralding Automomous driving vehicles because there are “so many bad/ poor/ elderly drivers with low skills”. Now some are blowing the trumpets at putting these same drivers in vehicles that are the fastest in that brand’s catalog. Critical Thinking: out the window.

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"Old cars were only good for a few years, then they were junked." 26 yr old Ford still in service, 1939 :

Where did you get that?

^ Might be a '90s RR, they were always a good 20 years behind the times (rectangular headlights).

Southern & western is still relatively sparse (outside the western urbans). I’ve traveled most of the state except the SW quadrant.

It's literally no problem to navigate WRT turns. Most major roads are consistent within themselves, but that's why cars have windshields; you look. I live right near US Rt 1, and it's almost all jughandles in this area. With the basic layout done 70-90 years ago, and the density of development in many areas, the DOT is often locked into what they can accomplish WRT consistency.

Rivian, having not built a single production vehicle, is certainly not [yet] a "player".

90% has not been my experience (tho I do see it daily), but I will say I think NJ drivers are 'conditioned' to not regard the left lane as a 'clear' lane because of the usual volume. I occasionally ride in the left lane (I have a heavy right foot anyway), but if someone starts moving up on me I'll move over & take the center/right lane. I monitor traffic around me & I don't obstruct with no one in front of me. What county you in, ykX? I'm in Middlesex, mostly travel in Mercer, Somerset, Hunterdon, Monmouth.

In NJ at least- traditionally there's simply too much volume to have an open left lane.

‘Not wanting to sit & charge’ was already proven with 98% of the market choosing IC.

I suspect Robert Hall looks upon these like some folk believe the Moon landing was faked; 'How could it be real when I didn't experience it'? Durham NC 1940 :

1960 Plymouth Fury ~

I 'do this' on another forum. Prolly 500 posted to date. I love snapshots of 'days gone by'. Vadito NM 1943 :

'47 Pontiacs :