A Horse With No Name

Thank Goddess that thing runs great! Let me know if you need anything specific for her, local pick and pull I've been telling you about just got a bunch of new cars, quite a few of them MOPAR. Chris

Interesting...when the three of four engenes on the B-17 ran today, they sounded almost a little bit like a 440 a buddy used to have in a GTX when I was in high school. No wonder you like the 17 so much, DF... Seriously though...come to the Air Force Museum at Dayton some time. You'd love it! I'd love to go to the one you went to. And on my "bucket list" of things to do before I die is to go to Oshkosh one year for the air show. Have you ever been to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museeum, DF, or the Annex? Chris

Quizno's is excellent as well. I miss back in the way back when my wife and I were dating and she was living in Philly. Talk about SUBS... People in Philly and Atlanta know how to eat. Chris

Interesting...I never knew that they tried a 5th engene on the B-17. Chris

So...this was a big Saturday for me. I had a choice of 1. SCCA autocross 2. Dublin/Arthritis auto show, where the Miata club was showing our cars 3. Goodguys in Columbus...6000+ pre 73 American cars. But I decided to do something else. The Liberty Belle, a restored, flying B-17 was going to be at Bolton field here in Grove City (Columbus suburb where I live). I contacted the good folks with the Liberty Belle foundation and for a mere $430 they had a few seats left. Life was good. Went out to the airport at 9:30 this ayem and went through the plane with my two younger daughters, Christina and Joanna. Amazing plane, and very original with radio's, etc. First group got set for their ride and....one of the big radial motors on the plane decided it didn't want to run. Flying display turns into a "static" display, and I'm not going to be able to fly. At least I'm $430 closer to paying off the Miata and getting a Solstice or a MINI Cooper S. Or I'm telling myself that anyways. So right now it's raining like crazy, don't think much is going on at either car show. Glad I'm not trying to race in the rain. Instead of Flying in a B-17, racing my car, or going to a couple of big car shows...I'm going to get off of the computer and help my wife fold laundry. Once I get that done, the bathroom sink get's fixed, and I may paint one of the kids rooms. Lovely way to ruin a Saturday. Chris

This is just human stupidity at it's worst. Why should Chryco or GM be forced to sell their product through any dealer they don't want to? Subway sets standards for its franchises...if we let Subway make its own mind up about a sandwich...shouldn't GM and Chryco be able to make their own minds up about who they let sell their cars? Chris

Thinking back on this, a big part of what he is spending $ on is also stuff he would upgrade on his theoretical 20k driver... Chris

You and me both. Chris

Thanks !!!TED!!! keep them coming. I'm with 'blu, these are fabulous. Chris

Decent fuel economy numbers... Chris

American Clusterf@#k

But your right, Camino...I LOVE that wagon. Chris

I would agree to a point. Or even start with a car halfway in the middle or something... Will be an amzing car done...but I could never do that. I don't mess with rusty cars. Chris

One of the guys in our local VW club has a son who just got an Astra. the 18" wheels, two door, everything you could get on it, the blue that is beautiful... For 13K out the door from a dealer in Cincy. don't wait to long or they will be gone. And I am one of 7 people in the USA that wants a small car. People will want small cars in the USA when gas goes to $4.50 a gallon, and it will. Cars like the Soul, Scion xB, etc. still sell as small cars. I just want GM to put GM goodness into a small car, and not give me a crapbox fleet grade Aveo or a fleet grade Cruze. The new Focus looks wonderful, and I will be possibly writing a check to Ford if the interior is anywhere near as good as the Mustangs. Chris

Agreed. And let's not call the Solstice/Sky kappa twins failures. They are both great cars. In some ways I like them both better than the Z3/Z4, Miata, Boxster, S2000, et all.. Chris

They will figure that out in about 2013 when it's really too late... Chris

Cletus, a very decent 64 buick drop top was in the impound lot behind Loeb Electric on Huntly road here in Columbus a few months back. Was a pretty solid, running driving car with a little rust in the quarters. Think it went to the crusher intact... ...and Camino...you thought I was kidding when I sent you photo's of that GTO that went off of the cliff in Greece a few months ago. You need to get the Wagon, the Mothertruck, and the El-Camino finished so you can start on that GTO (just kidding!). Great workmanship...and the guy building it is also a VW nut. Like the Maroon bubletop he picked up as well. I have a soft spot for bubbletops of the era, but methinks I'd rather have the ragtop. Admire the guys work... Chris

So. oldsmoboi...were those cars rated in horsepower or camelpower? Thanks for posting this...COOL! Chris

Hey, cool, its wheels. Be on the lookout for a 5 speed, because VW's record with autotrajics is about as bad as Iran's record with human rights. Seriously. Chris

I agree with Oldsmoboi...read my earlier remarks about the MINI. This is "rock star" good for a new car, seriously. Esp. one that is going to get beaten on like a red headed step child. Chris

Just think...teething pains....teething pains... The open road beckons. It will work itself out. Chris

So you ARE bringing that thing to Columbus for the Mopar nats...if not this year...next maybe? Jessi may not like me because I want shotgun for the Brice Road Cruise. Seriously...glad to hear it. Chris

...and sadly, longtooth...GM buys back some of these cars, which were perfectly good when they left GM...as lemons... ...and I think GM crushes all of their lemon buybacks. So some of these perfectly good Camaro SS's will go to the crusher just because the owners were idiots. Chris

Your goal isn't to build, its to preserve. Nothing wrong with that...you own two cars I'd give up my oldest son for. Actually you can have my oldest son even if I don't get the car...J/K... Chris

A cool idea for you...buy a Buick LT1 wagon in good shape...Load Wfie, Sofia, and Amelia in car...and go explore the lower 48. Good luck getting the B-59 back on the road... Chris