Robert Hall

Boring. Should have bought a Prius if she was all concerned about mileage.

Yeah, I want to drive one also... I drove two '11s this year...maybe I'll rent one from Thrifty on my next trip...

If they priced it low enough, it would sell to the cheapskates that kept the Ranger going for so long w/ so few changes, probably....

Actually, it's a bit over 30 yrs old (G-class came out in '79). Been updated a lot since then..it has the same kind of old-school charm that the Land Rover Defender has. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_G-Class

It's hard on many cars today to distinguish the plood from the real wood because of the super shiny smooth finish..the low gloss, textured wood trim is a nice change. I really like what I've seen of the new 300...had a base rental trim one a couple months ago, and w/ the V6 it was quiet and smooth, plenty enough power for a daily driver IMO. Even w/ the base cloth interior it was very nice place to spend time...I definitely want to check out the Luxury Series when it arrives..

There is a very clean yellow w/ tan top '75-76 Caddy de Ville 4dr ht I've seen 3 times in the last week around my 'hood..saw it again this morning...sweet big boat floating down the street...

Hmmm...tinted glass? Seems uncommon for it's era...

Cool...will have to do a drive by of the BJ showroom...not too far out of my usual commute route..

I guess the sales were so low they phased them out after '73...also, apparently, a manual transmission (3 on the tree) was standard on many B-bodies in '71, but very few were ordered as such..a '71 Biscayne or Bel Air w/ 6cyl and 3 on the tree would be a fascinating find. I've also read the manual was standard in '71 in the Catalina and 88 (with 350s?).

They should do a LWB version w/ some different lighting and grille as an Imperial. The previous generation had a commerical-use LWB version.

Love the look of the house in the background also. Is this the same as the 'Executive' series that was previously announced, or above that?

Home computer: pic on my work Mac desktop:

FWIR, Buick had the only 6 cyl full size model in '76..Ford and Chevy had dropped their full size 6 cyl models a few years before...with the '77 downsizing, several of the B-bodies had standard 6 cyl versions.

Just add ventiports on the hood and a waterfall grille...maybe different wheels and front bumper..

Maybe the Ram via Fiat will come up w/ something. Both GM and Ford have new, modern small diesel trucks outside NA, but seem unable to make a business case for them here..

They updated the FB pic...now you can see the entire greenhouse and rear quarter. Definitely looks like the Gamma Opel mini-CUV.

The Atlas has to have been one GM's shortest lived engine architectures..the 6 cyl version is gone, I assume the 4 and 5 cyl versions will be gone when the Colorado/Canyon get replaced.

They actually put in production 20 years ago..remember the Syclone?

Samosa

I wonder if that Eldo camino was built as a flower car..has the aluminum bed like one.

They did that 20 years ago... I wonder if the base engine in the next full size truck will be the 3.6 V6?

I see...kind of a witty tagline for each.

'Other North American Brands'. 'Non-GM North American Brands'. Or 'Marques' if you want to stay classy. ('Other Domestic Marques') ? (Volvo is in the European Marques, shouldn't be in this list).

Yes...it's green sister the Leaf looks like a frog also. Lots of anthropomorphic car designs today, what with all the fish-faced Fords and Mazdas.

A year of change for me, lots of ups, some downs. Changed jobs twice. Went from being an employee in a Fortune 500 company to a contractor in a Fortune 500 company in a completely different industry to a joining a small consulting company w/ a variety of clients. Went from a long commute to a short commute to a moderate length commute. Experienced the death of one of my/my sister's dogs that I've lived w/ the last few years. For fun, took a bunch of long weekend vacations, mostly to California and Colorado...for motorsports.went to two NASCAR races locally, the Long Beach ALMS and Indy Car races, the Indy 500 (pretty special since it was the 100th anniversary), and the Porsche Rennsport Reunion at Laguna Seca. Went to a couple of the nationally known January Scottsdale car auctions and several car shows incl. the Copperstate 1000 roll out. Added another 12k or so miles to the Jeep, no major problems this year other than one of the motors on the driver's power seat failed (waiting now on a replacement seat track and motors I bought on eBay). Sampled a variety of rental cars this year on trips...Mazda 5, 3 Chevy Impalas, a Chrysler 300, and a Cadillac STS (liked the last 2 quite a bit). Discovered a few bands and musicians that are 'new' to me, enjoyed a few concerts. Sampled a lot of different restaurants in the Phoenix metro area, incl. some I'd overlooked in past years.