balthazar

Was in Autozone the other day (>"You want it, you need it, we can't find it, we don't have it"<) and their magazine rack (!) had a rag with cars on 30" rims. There was a gold late '70s Impala on the cover with these... wagon wheels and 6 big chromed trumpet horns under the front bumper in a cluster, probably providing a 'cow catcher' function to nudge pedestrians and..... cows out of the way. I actually had to pick up the rag to see if it was pics of real cars or well-detailed scale models. They were real alright. Couldn't find anything better than this on the net, but just so you all are on top of things: 20"s (and 22"s and 24"s) are so 3 seconds ago.

Oh snap: not again with the 'I've-already-decided-what-I-like-so-let's-have-a-thread-where-I-tell-you-all-with-some-degree-of-pointed-exasperation-and-biting-sarcasm-that-you-cannot-change-my-mind-and-regardless-of-what-horror-stories-about-my-new-favorite-car-you-might-have-knowledge-of-I-still-want-one-because-it's-da-bomb'.

Next time something breaks a week after you buy it, turn it over and see how often it says 'Made in China' on it.

No strick rules- suggest quoting a line(s), first person to ID it can post the next one, but do whatever you want. There's some great lines out there. Here's an easy starter: "She could be fixed up... she could. Oh, she could be really tough."

I like Plymouth- there's a half-handful that I actually yearn to own (such as '41 & '58). A lot of them are so straightforward & upfront. Not many know that Plymouth made long strides toward being truely autonomous at one point ('57-58), but that was unfortunately a bad economic time to make such a move. ChryCo tossed in the towel on Plymouth right around '81, and it was never really given another chance. The PT Cruiser could've really changed history for the division....

Not that there's any need for this vehicle, but couldn't the 'D' of DCX float 'C' the funds to build it? What IS the back-n-forth of the finacials at D / CX?

I assumed your avatar was saying exactly that.

Traffic (trucks- 1918-1929)

Lookie; the windshield's open!

You mean it does? When is the "'08" supposed to go on sale: Jan 2 '07?? I know the '03 CTS went on sale 01-02-02.... this is getting somewhat ridiculous, IMO. Guess I'll find out in about an hour....

But wait Bob- aren't those illegals paying loads of taxes and doing all the jobs the Italians don't want to??

Bosley

Pics (a f-load in general and a lot of '37 Plymouths): http://www.carnut.com/photo/list/flist.html Whittling someone a X-mas present? :wink:

It would've been real nice to get a 'GM' mention in the piece....

'Ever run into your old car you got rid of?' >>"Then I made him get rid of it.... you know; for decency's sake. Of course she came back 6 weeks later."<<

Zeligson (trucks)

I deal in an industry that's rampant with immigrants from all countries, both legal & illegal (the construction trade). In 6 years, I have dealt with Central American, South American & eastern European labor, and there is a frighteningly high & disproportionate quantity of simply wretched-quality work. There is no overall benefit in getting a slightly cheaper house (no builder I've worked with EVER passes this saving on to the client- get real!) when all you get in return is cracked & misaligned foundations, weak & substandard framing, leaking roofs, rough concrete & trim work, and dozens of inspection failures... ALL of which I've seen in person. Is it telling when the excavator (my primary concern) redoes the 'professional' mason's work because he (I) cannot bear the awful results and the concrete is setting up? I think so. And lest anyone think 'you get what you pay for', these are all multi-million dollar custom homes (the last one was $3.7M). Paying them more is not going to accomplish anything (not to mention erase the only 'benefit' in the first place: lower labor costs) when none of them speak any working English and the cheap labor demand is high enough that there's no incentive to learn the trade any better- they just go to another jobsite. What's going to happen; they'll lose their insurance coverage? It's nothing but a unilateral downgrade that -if anyone- only serves the wealthy builder, not the home owner, not the community, not the industry, not the jobsite co-worker, certainly not the competition in the trade. Yeah, open the floodgates, it's all good.

I don't think it's the camera work (which is fine, IMO) but the crop that makes it look somewhat snub-nosed. Hey- look at it this way: overcompensation for 'FWD nose'. Looks good: this nose on the swoopy fuselage the camo'd spy shot showed is tallying up to a real contemporary shape- should do very well.

I usually end up buying all my own presents: they're either hard to find, heavy, or too specific. I don't mind in the least. This year:

I disagree: I hop into a Silverado 4x4 every day with no grab handle & no problem. The wheel provides all the anchorage I need to get in.

Then I expect your very next post, after you recuperate of course, to be in this thread and no where else, young man! :wink:

>>"most illegal immigrants DO pay taxes to the US."<< And how could that possibly be proven?? No papers, no legal existance, no English, but they know how to thumb a ride to the post office to pick up their 1040s so they can send 30% of their $80/day to the government. Uhhhhhh, sure.

But not the problems associated with it. My fear here is the U.S. will end up paying for a whole bunch more than it already does, primarily WRT Mexico. I'm unwilling to risk that economic burden. I see no benefits to 'rupturing the dam' whatsoever and frankly, Mexico's economy does not concern me- this nation's 'concerns' dish is full enough as it is.

Yes, Sixty8: it would be cool to know which one's we individually got wrong, and what the right answers for those were. I was unsure on the 3 modern ones I crossed-up, but the other 3 I'm wondering on. And I take back my 'correction': I believe you were right on the '61/62 Buick because it looks like a Special/Skylark by the bumper; I was thinking full-size as usual. Sorry about that.

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