balthazar

I have a borrowed Silverado with a blade on it, if & when it hits 2" deep, I'm off to plow down in Princeton. My buddy, whom I'm plowing for, is hopeful the 5-9" forecasts he's seeing come true- his contract pays by the inch. I don't mind it- it's something different and it pays decently.... but this is only the 2nd year I've done it; it's not old yet.

Yes- I agree with your last evaluation- I like the longer rear and the whole car does look less 'thick'. Overall it's definately better (tho these are minor differences), with the exception of the door handles. And I just noticed- it seems to me the SweepSpear on the concept has a bit more dip to it, but no doubt the Spear & the handles had to work with each other. Still wish some sort of 'code button' door handles had been used- dropping the ubitquitous handles would have been refreshing.

This one really intriques me. I first saw a large pic in Autoweek, and I believe I actually said 'whoa'. Some of the details are a bit fussy/in need of refinement, and it looks positively DTS-ish in length, but I am still drawn to it. Would really like to see it in person- looks tricky to photograph in studio light...

Agreed on the headlights, disagree on the lower front fascia: there- the concept's was more unique, but it made me think of a large 'buck' tooth. I believe the front overhangs are identical; it's the lower 'chin spoiler' vs. the concept's tucked-under bottom edge that makes it look shorter there. Buick got the hoodline lower- a bit less thick there- nicer. Only thing that I would liked to have seen was the concept's flush side glass & no door handles, esp those Fisher-Price mitten-enablers everyone is slapping on everything they build. I think here, with the strong SweepSpear line, the big handles detract from that- I would have preferred at least a flush lift handle ala the '90s W-cars, or better, none- so the SweepSpear is more visually pure. Thanks very much for these pics, DF- nice to see clearly how GM brought another 'concept' (pre-production) car straight to market.

Ted Kaczynski was another minimalist mountain man, living in a hand-built shack without electricity or running water for years while 'crafting his trade'. I am fascinated to some degree about this sort of mindset, but will never be able to embrace it. -- -- -- -- -- I suppose I must proclaim myself a pack rat, tho I stress that it's relatively orderly and I can navigate it all very well. The basement holds a lot of stuff, so does the house garage (2 bays) and my shop (4 bays). The house itself (both inside & out) is completely presentable. I toss some stuff, sell other, make minor headway in organization and then wham!; I get my hooks into another pile of stuff that follows me home. I have this vague intention to dispose of it all at around age 60- donating & selling, but I find a frightening fascination and yes..... admiration for the Collyer Bros., and I wonder if someday the authorites will be forced to enter thru a 3rd floor window looking for me....

See; in a way you are more like GM than you think: sounds like 'everything is on the table'. Good luck in working thru your reevaluation. Even if no big change comes about, this is always a good occasional practice. One bit of advice: if it starts looking like a move to Jersey is a possibility; start over !!

I didn't realize the s2000 was still in production, they are nowhere around here. Last one I noticed was on the side of the highway with both rear wheels toed-out at a 30-some degree angle, waiting for the flatbed. -- -- -- -- -- Sounds reasonable- so many of those future vehicles are too high-cost, too low volume in this economy. Still; how is it honda was going to take 6-some years to bring a RWD sedan to market ??

One thing you can do is throw some of your savings in an account under your son's SS#- it won't be taxed there assuming the interest income there is under whatever the minimum taxable per individual is. Hopefully that half loophole is still in play.

>>"Wow, I need to find a way to get this....... "<< Allentown is only 30 minutes from me. Buy it, and you could store it at my place (outside) for a few months, XP, if that helps make the deal work for you.

I don't necc. observe holidays (or weekends religiously) beyond X-mas & NY's. Matter of fact, I worked Jan 1. Course; being self-employeed, I get zero paid days off.

Good points RE the website, IM; not impressed- and too.... beige.

>>"I've been called "racist" elsewhere for my staunch support of the domestic industry. I can explain until I'm blue in the face...er, fingers about how my immediate family is multi-racial (whatever that means) but it doesn't go anywhere; I'm still some kind of bigot because I don't want to throw my $$$ at a German, or Japanese, or Korean, or ?? company if I can help it."<< Sometimes I'm a glutton for punishment. Care to link me to any of these places where this sort of talk is going on? I haven't rolled up my cyber sleeves in a while. I mean really; what 'race' is America ??? If buying an American vehicle is racist, so is living in this country.

I think you have mine, blu. Somebody does....

>>"Here's all the "Weird Wheels" stickers. "<< Those are different than the ones I have. ...{digs them out of top of closet cigar box}... I have 23 'monster car cards'... can't find them via google- but they are similar to 'Odd Rods', tho mine all have a swash of pink in the background.

Well, the interiors of the above 2 are NO CONTEST. Exterior of the rx brings nothing exclusive to the table- it is no nicer than it's toyota twin there. Wheels looks small and the whole shell is just an amorphous blob. SRX is far more dynamic, athletic & trim. Designwise- the SRX is well beyond the RX, IMO.

PIC PLEASE !! You post that one & I'll return the 'favor' with one of me.

>>"Posted by: catalina421 :: 08/06/2008, 10:39pm -- what are you going to do with the car i would restore it and give it back to him."<< Can anyone read, or analyze a situation, even remotely, anymore? Or is this idiot 9 years old? And he has the nerve to call himself 'catalina421'.

I have a small stack of those 'wacky car' stickers, unstuck. I always loved those. They're worth something ?? I never went in for the 'wacky packages'- not cool like the car oriented ones.

>>"...can recognise the Invicta name right away ..."<< IMO, you are clearly more well informed than most, then.

So... would a guy with Greg Brady hair driving a '75 opera-window GM intermediate coupe be akin to anti-matter contacting matter ??

I could window shop there for hours. Isn't this the site that used to be 'Ephemera' or something like that ??

>>"I didn't have those in proper order, I edited it, does it make more sense now?"<< Thanks- just didn't want to be missing a page. >>"What a sorry state car design has been in."<< Like you have to tell me. :wink: Even sorrier- little did we know it ended somewhere in the 1980s...

Awesome! I have a postcard with a '58 DeSoto convert & a nicely detailed junior pedal car alongside it. I sold an unrestored circa '30 Willys-Overland pedal car about 10 years ago for $1700 or thereabouts.

HE- do you by chance have the missing page of this article ? After the 2nd-to-last page....

I am not calling you out, DF; others have said the name is good because it has a good history.... but the reality is it doesn't have a bad history, if you get my meaning. Even most general enthusiasts associate very little with 'Invicta" other than it gave birth to the Wildcat.