Robert Hall
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Which CAR body style would you rather drive?
Robert Hall replied to trinacriabob's topic in The Lounge
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Fun... I miss living where car dealers are closed on Sundays, when I could wander around and look at the cars..remember going to a BPG dealer a few years ago,there were five indentical yr old DTSes on the lot, unlocked. 2 unlocked GTOs also.
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Nice sunny spring weather here yesterday, though rainy today. Saw two clean '65 Mustangs--a white coupe w/ red interior and a silver blue coupe. Saw a '63-64 or so Rambler Classic 4dr, hard to tell the color..looked like a faded silver blue or green. Probably the original paint.
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chickpea
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Baby Starves to Death as Parents Raise Virtual Kid
Robert Hall replied to FAPTurbo's topic in The Lounge
The world is full of a lot of seriously f'd up people. -
That is seriously f'ed up.
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On a Boat--The Lonely Island. Listening to the whole Incredibad album tonite..fun stuff.
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Saw a black '10 Taurus SHO today..first SHO I've seen on the road, I think..
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The OHC vs pushrod argument will be forever arguable, as long as GM and Chrysler stick w/ pushrod. Both designs have their merits.
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Don't necessarily need more cubic inches. Cubic inches aren't the only way to make more power and/or torque. They are still the top selling trucks, so obviously they aren't that much of a laggard.
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I assume the 5.5 will be in the C-class AMG as well (the current one has the 6.2 V8). Engine packaging is really only an issue with a FWD transverse setup where there are space constraints....if RWD compacts like the BMW 3-series and Merc C-class can fit a DOHC V8, then the space argument is moot.. What's funny is the truck fans always make an argument against OHC V8s, but Ford has built a lot of them for over a decade now...
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I went to college with a Richard Head..went by 'Dick'. I worked with someone w/ first name Dong and had a professor Wang in college (pronounced 'Wong'). 'Akbar Zeb' would be a great name for a rapper, he could brag about the meaning of his handle in Arabic..
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Strange..different perceptions of time, I guess. 1980 is pretty old to me..6 years before I was driving. 30 years ago. Of course, for 1/2 or 3/4 of the C&Gers 1980 is ancient--before they were born probably.
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Got to be the Buick Special. That car had the small aluminium V8, it's name was used previously, '62 was it's second year. The Tempest and F-85 also used that engine, but those names weren't used before. And the Porsche reference would be to a 356 Carerra of the day. 1962 is so long ago, might as well be 1902..but through the power of the internet, lots of facts can be uncovered.
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Hmmm...the original compact Olds F85 and Buick Special used that engine, I think. I don't believe the Pontiac Tempest/LeMans used it.
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Had Oldsmobile continued, I'd love to have seen a Toronado revival, as a largish coupe based on the Aurora w/ it's own styling...
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As far as a phantom version of a recent car, I'd like to see a G8 hardtop coupe. An Eldorado coupe version of the Caddy STS would be interesting also.
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Then they have models like the Miata that seem to primarily appeal to an older male demographic (Road & Track readers that pined for MGs and Triumphs).
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Well, he wasn't specific about which Carrera... the 911 Carrera 4 is still current... without knowing the specific model years, it's hard to determine what car it is.
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Those old Internationals are neat..I used to see a crew cab pickup one in that green back in Colorado Springs. The Lonestar is pretty cool..the grille is supposed to be evocative of a '30s International truck. Reminds me of the PT Cruiser front end scaled up.
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Hmmm..the clues in the 2nd email lead me to think Hyundai Genesis coupe, but it's not available w/ a V8. Unless this is sometime in the past, not 2010.
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On the afternoon commute I saw an 'Avalade'--a black current gen Avalanche that had had all the regular badging removed, Cadillac wreath & crests and 'Escalade' badging added, and a faux-Escalade chrome grille added. Strange.
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Sales of subcompacts is very dependent on gas prices..gas is cheap now, if it goes back up to $4/gallon this summer, watch sales of subcompacts take off...
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Volkswagen of America February 2010
Robert Hall replied to Justin Bimmer's topic in 2010 Sales Archive
Ah..5th and 6th gen...or Mk5/Mk6 as they are often referred to in the press.
