Robert Hall

It's that's it branded as a Jeep is what is most offensive... if it were a Chevy, I'm sure people would be ecstatic...

I doubt if we will see any new GM FWD models bigger than the Epsilons... once the Ws and Gs are gone, that's it for large FWD, I think...

Something like this makes sense for Toyota for developing countries....India, countries in Africa, rural China, etc..

it would be nice if they had a larger venue out in the 'burbs close to the airport..that would be more convenient for out-of-town visitors and locals alike, I would think.

Actually, that's a good thing for this type of vehicle..more weight over the front wheels should give it better traction...and it's more space-efficient so it can have a flat(er) floor.

I have a soft spot in my heart for '80s B-body Delta 88s...from my high school days. As far as vintage Olds, I really like the '71-73 88 coupe and convertible and the '71-72 Toronado.

low-cost materials...hmmm...maybe styrofoam for interior trim and plywood or tinfoil for exterior panels?

Looks pretty rusty...I wonder how bad the underneath is.. I guess my view on buying old cars to restore (for fun, not as a business) would be to buy a car in the best possible condition that I can afford...it would always be cheaper in the long run than buying something cheap that needed a costly restoration..

It's good to see Bill Richardson also enter the race... not sure what his chances are, but I like seeing candidates from the West....(and I don't mean Texas--Texas is part of the South, IMHO).

Autoweek article. At Capacity Toyota article

RC2 (formerly Racing Champions) is a diecast company primarily..the went on a buying binge over the last few years, bought ERTL (previous owners of AMT) and Playing Mantis (owners of Johnny Lightning) and really don't have a clue it looks like as to how to make a profit on model kits... I suspect they are looking to unload AMT to another company...I suspect someone else will buy AMT within this year. Since RC2 bought ERTL/AMT they let go of most of their design staff... except for the Chrysler 300C and new Camaro concept, the new kits developed under RC2 have been pretty bad (the F&F Eclipse, Supra, Evo, 350Z). Otherwise, they've been doing straight reissues and modified reissues of old AMT/MPC tools. I hope to see the AMT name carry on; I've been building AMT models for almost 30 years and have many that are older than I am (dating back to their 1958 annuals). The oldest models in my collection are AMTs---an AMT '58 Edsel ht, and several '59 annuals--Impala ht and convertible, Bonneville ht & convertible, Invicta ht & convertible, a Galaxie ht, and Edsel ht & convertible.

Looking at the pic on the HSV website, they look like Mazda 6 taillights, but flush. http://www.hsv.com.au/index_eseries.asp

That's insane..a car on a truck/SUV platform? In the 21st century? No way..

Maybe they will use the Zeta platform for the next DTS?

I'm sure the next CLK will be a ht like the current one..

The Post Office has a bunch of the SWB ones around here...labeled 'Dodge C-V' instead of Caravan ('Cargo-Van' is the commercial name, apparently)....along with some Windstars and a few of those older wierd little trapazoidal box trucks...

Looks like something for a '50s truck...

True... I'd rather not see the GC get any larger than it is... I've taken mine off-road a few times every year...and know other owners that do that, but this being Colorado, that's probably an anomaly compared to the rest of the country..

Agreed...they already have the Durango and Aspen for those who want/need a 7 passenger SUV...I'm all for keeping the GC the size it is...

The side profile is the best view of the Commodore..and the rear. Looks 1000% better than the current Grand Prix, IMHO.

McCain is too old to run, IMHO...he's 70 now..will be 72 in '08. I'm willing to go with Hillary...though I like Obama also... After voting for Gore in '00, Kerry in '04, I'd really, really like to be voting for a Democratic winner in '08.

When I was in grad school, I used to pull all nighters working on programs or papers... go out a little all-night diner in downtown Ann Arbor for breakfast at 3 am... drinking lots of Mountain Dew.. Back in the late '90s when I worked at a series of dot.bomb startups, I occasionally worked 24-36 hrs straight...crazy times..

I've read a number of articles about it...most likely, RC2 will sell off the AMT brand and tooling at some point. RC2 has done a poor job with them since they bought ERTL (AMT's previous owner) a few years ago. It's too bad, I probably have 700 or so AMT kits (from 1958 issues to the present) in my collection...

8?? Didn't the XLR come out for '05?

I'd categorize the Ferrari 612 as GT, like the Porsche 911... the F360, F430 are definitely sports cars, though..