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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    These are captain's chairs (swing down narrow armrest) in a Lexus GX. They remind me of 80s RVs and conversion vans.
  2. Robert Hall
    Good old gentrification....lots of it in Denver, often w/ acronym names like LoDo, RiNo, etc. Pockets of it going on around Cleveland in various neighborhoods...Tremont, Ohio City, Detroit-Shoreway, Warehouse District, etc. Some great restaurants, brewpubs, gastropubs, etc that have opened in those districts (that I'm working my way through). In general, I like to see them preserve, modernize and repurpose old buildings rather than tear down and build new generic stuff.
  3. Robert Hall
    The Bentyaga similarly has a bucket seat interior, though the rear console and front console aren't connected, leaving room to clamber through... The image 'captain's chairs' style seating conjures up for me are 80s conversion vans and RVs. Some Range Rovers like the Sport seem to have a more bench seat rear seat w/ fold down armrest, while the big Range Rover (Autobiography Edition) goes for buckets w/ a dividing console..
  4. Robert Hall
    Chicago February 10–19, 2018
  5. Robert Hall
    The Panda is approx. 20 inches shorter than a Renegade, with approx a 10 inch shorter wheelbase. Smaller scale for tight European city streets..
  6. Robert Hall
    A bench seat seems more appropriate for a family CUV/SUV or minivan...a luxury car or luxury SUV is supposed to be cosseting at most maybe 4 people in comfort.
  7. Robert Hall
    Maybe a Jeepified version of the Panda Cross...
  8. Robert Hall
    Beautiful interior from above, looks like. Kind of unusual for the front seats and back seats to not match. I like the white leather. Good to not see it on the steering wheel rim, I've seen some cars (Chrysler 200/300) with really light leather or vinyl on the steering wheel rim, seems like that would get grubby quickly. Will be interesting to see how the outside looks..
  9. Robert Hall
    True...typical driving is more stop and go around town or grinding along in traffic on the Shuto Expressways of Tokyo, rather than attacking the corners on the Panorama Highway going up and down Mt Haruna (like a Akina SpeedStars wannabe).
  10. Robert Hall
    Others may have AWD, but Acura has better acronyms. SH-AWD and PAWS.
  11. Robert Hall
    That delivery van has some neat proportions..taller than it is long. Found this pic also attributed as a Delcar...kind of a minibus variant?
  12. Robert Hall
    The hillside lots and the preponderance of one car garages were a big turn off in the Pittsburgh area when I was house hunting there in 2016. I recall doing a walk through on one house where the only flat part of the backyard was about a 30x30ft area that was higher than the roof of the house--at the back door was a wall and steep steps leading up to it.
  13. Robert Hall
    Looks like a steep driveway the rollback truck is parked on..bet that's fun in the winter w/ ice.
  14. Robert Hall
    Yeah, very rare cars but way over the top pricing.... as far as a Camaro, I'd rather have the new ZL1 1LE...much wilder styling and way more performance. But there are a lot of rich old Baby Boomers paying these prices at the auctions...will the prices come down in 20 years when they are out of the game?
  15. Robert Hall
    Some of that is concept vehicle fluff, I wonder how different the production version will be in details...probably will have normal mirrors, etc.
  16. Robert Hall
    Now Dymaxion styling would be a cool way to go for a modern autonomous EV...
  17. Robert Hall
    DYMAXION in action!
  18. Robert Hall
    I think a lot of sales of the old Ranger was not because it was a small truck, but because it was so cheap compared to anything else.
  19. Robert Hall
    Yes, for some things you just need a truck or van. For moving boxes from my garage to my storage unit, I rented a van for a few hours from UHaul--do it in one trip rather than multiple trips with my Jeep. For hauling tools, soil, trees, etc for yard work, my landscaper and my yard guy have pickups w/ trailers. Different tools for different tasks.
  20. Robert Hall
    Nice to see investments in manuals continue, though so few cars have them and so few people buy them anymore. Wouldn't mind having a manual again in something fun.
  21. Robert Hall
    This is an opportunity for the aftermarket...create replacement grilles with the non-cooling parts of the grille replaced with LEDs...so the front can light up in various patterns..or fill the mesh with chrome beads, ala '59 Buick..;)
  22. Robert Hall
    EV drivetrains could give older cars a new lease on life once gasoline sales are banned..
  23. Robert Hall
    ^^ interesting..had never heard of that movie, googled it, the stills of the car from the movie look like a Porsche 917/30.
  24. Robert Hall
    Given how xenophobic a lot of the old farts in the hot rodding world are, not a surprise...different niche than the import tuner and JDM crowd.
  25. Robert Hall
    Googlin' turned up this Prius powered '46 Chevy truck hot rod.. https://youtu.be/_dCdRWQLOPU
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