A Horse With No Name

Which is why I enjoy autocrossing with a 5 speed rather than a six speed Miata...the ratios work out better. it tops out at about 62 in second, which is plenty fast for an autocross....but I do hit third once in awhile...

Interesting...

Because GM doesn't want to build one transmission for enthusiasts and one for people like Z06 and myself who beat on their crs. Nothing says you can't shifutmn l,kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkfrom third to seventh... Sorry, cat got on the computer...

Those were a decently sized small car, wish GM had gotten more of the details right with those!

Hate to say it, but experiences like this are why I now play with modern sports cars. My two cents....

Lots of people burned the midnight oil on this one...the 747 almost bankrupted Boeing, as did this beast. But this gives me faith in the USA at a time I badly need it...sweet story!

Already looking into them...plus they can run Rally's and Rallycross with the best of them Central Ohio Rally Club anyone? Already acquired a winter car...found a screaming deal on a decent clean white Astro cargo van...perfect for side work...hauling lumber (I enjoy wood working)...would tow a camper...or a Formula Vee or a Caterham Seven or another light competition style car quite well... Methinks a Miata, Solstice, Vette or other RWD car in the garage of stang is pretty much a sure bet. I've been without a RWD ar for four months of my 31 years of driving....so...RWD ain't goin nowhere! Amazing how many SUV's and FWD cars you see off in the snow...doesn't matter if it's Atlanta or Ann Arbor...the result seems to b e the same...

Doing donuts in the winter in RWD cars is probably why I autocross today...just never got over the thrill of the ass end swinging around... The car that is....not mine...

Actually, having just the right gear on a road course or in an autocross is sweet.... Do you really think I'd trade a slick shifting 5 or 6 speed in a Vette, Miata, S2000, WRX STI, 911, or whatever....for an old fashioned three speed? Seriously...are you stoned? If past vettes are any comparison, I'd take the manual over the autotrajic... But automatics have their place. Calloway sells lots of supercharged automatic Vettes to people who don't want to row their own but want the power of a ZO6...

Let's see how much we can dilute the original marketing concept trying to be cute. God, sometimes I think Balthazar is right, a return to the late 1950's and 1960's is long overdue!

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/20/camaro-driver-and-navigator-die-in-silver-state-classic-crash/

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/16/watch-this-ferrari-enzo-splash-into-the-atlantic-at-2011-targa-n/

Crap happens indeed...I have to tell myself that when I get mad at myself for loaning him the car. that being said, I need to find a beater for him to learn on...and for him to drive through an Ohio winter.

And for the roll bar thing...check... Not my car, BTW....

Car driven by minor character in book is 59 Impala IIRC...yes it's a fury for the main character... Fury would be an awesome car to have in the correct white and Gold Scheme....IIRC they repainted the white and gold cars in the assembly line scne red to wreck later in the movie. When was the last time anyone saw a 58 fury...been awhile for me...

WHAaaaaa!!; someone has a different opinion than me OR they like something made before I was born (when The Bestest Things Were Made)! And I NEVER give an opinion on ANYTHING I don't buy! Classic!

I do too....just not sure yet!

GTO is perhaps one of the best of the best of the 2000's....two doors, understated styling, fantastic interior, likes to turn and go straight, decent fuel economy, fantastic exhaust note...

Good luck dude..enjoy! Wish I was there to ride along and grab lunch at the hot spot Cafe...

The Buick pic is fantastic...and yes the Camino needs to be two tone when it is done. It just needs to be... rough version of the Camino in about that color scheme lives in a garage down by Circleville...I see it every now and then. Can't wait for that ruck to get done....

Cars from the 1958-1960 Era are perfect for Slasher films...in the Book Christine, not the movie, bad guy drives a 59 Chevy IIRC....

1969 Barracuda Fastback was the car I almost, Almost, almost bought instead of the 66 Mustang fastback back in the day. Agree with you, SA!

Wicked cool no matter what it came from the factory with!

There was a good Skylark? I have been in a 61 many times and it was not that great of a car. the era of the Skylark was 65-72. Mostly 65-67 and 70-72. It was a nicer Chevelle. Special / Skylark pulled Buick out of the sales fire in '61 and after. Buick was #3 in '55, #9 in '60 and back up to #5 by '65. These Skylarks were Buicks, not 'nicer Chevelles'. Or were Chevelles 'crappier Skylarks'? Not everything General Motors has done can be distilled into tweaks on Chevrolets. Bingo...and I wish we were back in the 1960's, with distinct brands and identities...lots of the time....

Agreed! May the force (of Mazda Miatas) be with you! We looked at a Cruze today, same color as yours. Took the Mrs. and looked at that along with a new new Beetle. You and me, we be rockin the 4's...