balthazar

For a long time I thought there were 'weird' elements to the G1 design (the 'pod fins'), but I do think it fits here :

Aren't split rims dangerous as F? There are a lot of different rim designs. this tool is intended for vintage rims that have a seam running perpendicularly; it need to be compressed for mounting/dismounting. Most of the other types of split are seamed radially. The worst is this, often called 'The Widowmaker' : I have rims with retaining rings, they are not considered dangerous, but of course it's always better to be safe than sorry.

Vintage Atlas rim compressor- for split rims (1920-1930s).

Anyone need one of these?

I still think AMC did it better :

Italian design is good (in general) down to about 18 inches from the ground. Below the height of 18-20 inches, they have no earthly idea how to terminate their designs.

C'mon- that is NOT done by train wheelspin. RR rail is incredibly hard steel and I don't believe Jegs sells line locks that work on locomotives.

It's not exactly common knowledge that the 'Michelin Man's name is "Bibendum"… but what even I didn't know is that that name is Latin for "We ought to have a drink". Really puts a spin (no pun intended) on the current 'safety tires' campaign. Michelin ran a contest with multiple prizes with the goal of changing the name, but in that the contest was held in 1922 and the name is still 'Bibendum', I guess nothing more appealing was suggested.

I get your stance, Suav, but 'beautiful shapeless blob' and 'most storied' (??) still seem to miss the mark of simply 'beautiful cars'. My opinion; carry on.

We were on paper-thin ice with the 73 A-body cars as it was, now the thread is officially done with post #40's contributions. Accord? Taurus? Wut? S'OK; I'll start another one, fresh, in the near future.

I can't imagine a conscientious shopper giving serious consideration to the tacoma in light of the 50 million recalled toyoyos over the last 10 years, PLUS the factory buy-back (including 50% over market value 'hush money') to tacoma buyers for 6-some years of rotting frames & bodies.

That's the norm in the truck market, Dave. Recall all the wild predictions about the Tundra/Titan 'Camry-izing' the truck segment?

There's also a pretty big perceptional difference between an in-dash user interface (Sync3) and an out-of-sight transmission.

I don't see why hollow fiberglas columns, 11" x 9-ft, need to weigh 175 lbs each.

Turbine : same thing RE TRQ.

Oh I would. GT, baby :

^ Blandsville.

what now?

Here's some links to start off with: In Nov of 2012, GM marked the occurrence of the 1.5 millionth Duramax engine produced (intro'd in 2001). Here's a chart of diesel emissions limits over a span of years.

^ Have you see the initial vid from a few years ago, the first Musk unveiling- where the passengers have the squirm their way out of the back like hula dancers? My 'concerns' are the very tight 2nd & 3rd rows, and the "advantage" of 'tight confines' rear gull wing doors, when the fronts are conventional. If Tesla couldn't make all 4 doors gull wing, then it should've been the doors that are opened 90% of the time; the fronts. I'm wondering if once a degree of real world usage gets under consumer's belts, if that's not the turn the sentiment will take. Looking forward to seeing the cargo space too.

Mmm-uh-oh!

Only one I've been in is the Spark- hated it on numerous levels, but room-wise up front it was OK. Would never buy one tho. Would like to see the Sonic. I have no choice of the above list. Outside of that; the one on the right :