Robert Hall

Fascinating..didn't realize power tops were around back then.

Interesting. I have yet to see any Solstice coupes. Though I've seen two G3s in the last few months, though one was a Canadian one. Saw a G2 last month. Now that is Excitement!.

I saw a very odd plate on a maroon Expedition this morning...I noticed it after it had passed me, couldn't see closely, but the plate was dark red or black, with 4 digits/letters and a yellow triangle on the right side. No idea what state issued that.

I've seen a few interesting ones this week--- 'RGHTWNG' on a silver Miata, 'PUPYMOM' on a Civic, and 'BLARN' on a Challenger SRT8 (couldn't figure that one out).

And they drive on the left, and have V8 RWD Ford Falcon and Holden sedans, wagons, and utes. Too cool... Friends went to OZ and NZ for their honeymoon in '07 and loved it, they are thinking of working abroad in Melbun (Melbourne) for a couple years, since they have given up on having kids.

Won't Get Fooled Again..

I wonder how many US spec G3s were built? I assume the Solstice GXP will be the rarest of the last Pontiacs.

Fritz seems to me to be more of the same old, same old that Wagoner represented---stay the course, lifer bean counters.

Wow...a Grand Am ST. That's Excitement!. The '70s were when Grand Ams were cool.

Solid progress...any tally on how many hours has been spent on this endeavour so far? Good to see it back on the road.

That Caddy on the car hauler reminds me of a car I saw a couple months ago when I was back in Colorado...drove down to Colorado Springs from Denver on a rainy Friday...stopped for gas along I-25, and saw pulling out of the gas station a car hauler with a goregous black '57 Buick convertible at the top rear position. Had a couple FWD generics down below and a yellow '67 Chevelle in front of the Century on top.

Ya, I think the Fury was the IPC in '65 and that was the color scheme. I was going up a flyover ramp from one freeway to another and looked down for some reason and spotted it going the other direction on the freeway I had just exited, top down.

These made the rounds at work today...working in the software development group of a major bank, we found it amusing.. NBC Article CNN Article

Speaking of being flattened by a bus, I saw an inattentive tourist who was trying to read a map step out in front of a moving double decker bus in London a few years ago, a guy behind her grabbed the back of her coat and pulled her back on the sidewalk... You really have to pay attention to your environment when walking.--Captain Obvious.

Interesting..wonder what's under the tarp.

Today--a white w/ blue interior and top down '65 Plymouth Fury convertible on the freeway this morning, pretty sweet. Two Nissan Cubes--one white, one silver w/ a kayak and mountain bike on the roof. And at work, I parked next to a Seville (one of the tiny ones that looked like an N-car, from around '87 or so) that had been dark red, but 20+ years in AZ nuked the paint to a flat pinkish red, incl. the plastic bumpers...had a very strange wear pattern on the dark red interior--all 4 door panels were ripped open at the top edges, revealing hideous yellow foam stuff inside.

Everything, from pop culture to politics today, is based on conflict. Opponents rip each other apart constantly. It's a dog-eat-dog, f*ck you world out there.

MGB GT was the coupe..pretty cool looking little cars..

Integrated looks a lot better in the car than a tacked-on 3rd party one. I've never had a car w/ nav, probably wouldn't order one, but if it were there, I'd consider it. I still have never found myself needing one, I can read maps and always print out a Google map if going somewhere unfamiliar.

That's just because GM is being cheap....both the Challenger and Mustang offer NAV, as do countless other, cheaper smaller cars.

It's one of those things that should be there as an option, though. The Mustang and others offer it. Cabin tech is as important in today's market as what's under the hood.

Works on my machine

The CX is probably the fleet version for Avis/etc to replace their G6s. I think those are cheap looking steel or aluminum wheels, though, not wheel covers---you can see the brakes through them. They look like something for a Cobalt or Impala, though.

Heh-heh...when I have to wear a tie, I print out instructions and read them as I tie it in front of the bathroom mirror. You'd think that after 20+ years I would have mastered that skill...

I have about 30 ties, but the only time I've worn any in the last 2 years were job interviews and a wedding. These days, my corporate wear is khakis (Dockers, Nautica, Ralph Lauren, etc) w/ button down or stayed collar dress shirts (various brands from Dillards, mostly, though I shop Men's Wearhouse or Target occasionally), or polo shirts in summer. Fridays I usually wear Levis or Wranglers jeans w/ polos. Weekends I wear shorts w/ Hawaiian shirts (several Tommy Bahama and other) or polos. I don't wear t-shirts that much anymore, other than at concerts. I do like wearing black occasionally, but doesn't work too well in the desert heat.