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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    I look back on the late 90s as a period of adventure and growth with good and bad memories..I was in my late 20s, it was the end of my PhD dream/nightmare, breaking it off w/ my fiancee, moving from Michigan to Colorado, the beginning of my corporate career, the death of my father...all in a span of about 30 months from mid 97 to late 99... followed by the early 00s with a period of career growth and adventure in startup companies (that both failed), my first experiences at consulting, etc.. Looking forward to what the next decade brings..
  2. Robert Hall
    Yes, a decade is 10 years...so 2000-2009 and 2010-2019 are two separate decades, at least in this reality. It is fascinating to realize that we are two decades into this century, and that 1999 was over 20 years ago...the last 20 years feel like they have gone by fast...
  3. Robert Hall
    For my usual use cases, I find Wikipedia quite useful. It's definitely lacking in detail on certain subjects and I've seen factual errors. But I don't have to go to a library and dig through encyclopedias or specialized books when I need to quickly find facts like the wheelbase of a 463 series G-wagen, Robin Trower's discography after 1973, the engine choices on an '89 Regal, facts about the towns on Lake Constance, or the county seat of Knox County, Oh...
  4. Robert Hall
    Wikipedia usually does that starting around Giving Tuesday (Tuesday after Thanksgiving) every year... I usually drop them $20 or so every year as they are a great resource I use everyday... I don't really get any email from them the rest of the year.
  5. Robert Hall
    I read that the 88 had only the 125hp Chevy 2.8 V6, ‘89 gained the 3.1 as an option, the 3.8 added as an option in ‘90. Pretty disappointing after the turbo V6 Regal era. These did have neat dash designs, though.
  6. Robert Hall
    Nice..those were a 2 year only model with the whale Caprice body, '91-92.
  7. Robert Hall
    Sharp Flex @surreal1272. Always liked them because they are so distinctive looking...kind of a modern traditional station wagon form in a world of CUVs.
  8. Robert Hall
    My ‘14 Grand Cherokee has 20s, and I’ve been happy with the Michelin Defenders I put on it a couple years ago. Been very good the last 3 winters. Beautiful weather today, 65 degrees. Took a drive up the coast this afternoon to a beach and stopped at several parks along the coast on the way home.
  9. Robert Hall
    Studebaker GT Hawk...I think that is a '63...some subtle differences each of the 3 years it was in production ('62-64). The '64 didn't have the aluminum trunk trim.
  10. Robert Hall
    Had a good Christmas, low key..great weather here, 60 and sunny now...unseasonably mild for Cleveland. Unfortunately, fighting a cold and sinus infection. Not fun on a week off... but getting a lot of rest...
  11. Robert Hall
    The white Caprice appears to be a '95-96 with the revised quarter window and opened-up rear wheel arches. The blue wagon is a '69-70 full size Chevy, and the AMC is a '64 Rambler Classic.
  12. Robert Hall
    The Galaxie had aluminum trim there and my favorite was the LTD w/ a taillight there. Earlier big Fords had a cove area between the taillights also, though...'61-64 in particular...higher trim levels had bright trim, lower levels had painted metal there.
  13. Robert Hall
    Another sunny, mild day in the 50s, another little road trip...250+ miles round trip down to Steubenville along the Ohio River to Ft Stueben to see the memorial brick we bought for my Dad (he was the school superintendent there in the 70s). Had some delicious local comfort food from my childhood (DiCarlos Pizza and meatball sandwiches from Capris). Drove by my childhood home, steep streets w/ brick houses, looks so much like Pittsburgh neighborhoods. Saw a beautiful sunset on US 250 driving along Tappan Lake...love rural Ohio even in the winter.. another day w/ a New Wave soundtrack..
  14. Robert Hall
    The '67 GP cove panel is very similar to the '67 GTO...I've seen some '67 GTOs with that panel painted black, but I don't think that was factory. Love the tail treatments on the '62s... I love the tail of the '68 Catalina with the taillights dipping into the bumper.
  15. Robert Hall
    Interesting..no A/C, but it does have the dash vents.. I remember a lot of older cars didn't have dash vents without A/C...
  16. Robert Hall
    Nice weather—-sunny and 46 and the snow melted....drove a couple hundred miles around NE/north central Ohio...shopping for wine, cheese and sausage. From Grandpa’s Cheesehouse in Ashland to the Amish country/Swiss Ohio area around Berlin and Sugarcreek. Went and visited my parents’ graves in Port Washington. ( the 19th made 20 years since my Dad passed). Beautiful day to be driving winding, hilly Ohio backroads, and the Jeep drove great....great day to be Alive and Kicking as the song goes ( had a New Wave soundtrack for today).
  17. Robert Hall
    Don't recall hearing 'finned' in this context, a 'recessed' or 'tunneled' backlight is how I'd describe it. 'frenched' I associate w/ 50s style custom cars where they sunk an antenna in a hole or recessed the headlights into the fender hole. It is interesting how there was a period from '66-73 where the Big 3 did the recessed backlights on at least one model each ('68-70 Dodge Charger, '71-73 Mustang and Cougar, '69-70 XL and Marauder, '66-67 GM A-body coupes). Kind of like how other design details became temporary fads like the stacked headlights in the early-mid 60s and again in the mid-late 70s on mid sizers...
  18. Robert Hall
    I like the K5's styling...some of the details are weird--I don't like the large vents on the sides of the bumper, from the side, but they are less noticeable on dark colored cars...like that blue and gray. The roofline reminds me of the MKZ. I like the lighting details and the small upper grille..
  19. Robert Hall
    Went down to Kent and saw The Fixx last night, so listening to some fun '80s New Wave/Synth Pop today..
  20. Robert Hall
    Peter Schreyer and Luc Donkerwolke both came to Hyundai/Kia from Audi, so....
  21. Robert Hall
    I forgot the K900 was sold in the US...Kia has a lot of sedans in the US...
  22. Robert Hall
    Does seem silly...the Forte is the K3 in SK, and the Credenza is the K9 I believe...
  23. Robert Hall
    I could see the next gen versions of the 3 current smaller Jeeps on such a platform. Maybe a Dodge Journey replacement also. It will be interesting to see if any sedans come to the US and under what brands, given the current US sedan market contraction...I do like the looks of the 508.
  24. Robert Hall
    I wonder when McLaren will build a mid engined CUV...
  25. Robert Hall
    With a few exceptions, GM has given up on cars and competing in the car market. It’s all CUVs, SUVs and trucks for them now...
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