Robert Hall

The original 240Z was a pretty cool design, IMHO. The Toyota 2000GT was also, but it was somewhat derivative of the Jag XKE. Rob

The dash looks nothing like the '85 or '95 Saab interiors...those had more oval shaped instrument panels. Rob

I see nothing wrong with the Saab dash...not unlike a BMW or Audi driver-oriented cockpit. Interesting details also. I see no resemblance to Pontiac vents either--I like how the vents are integrated into the trim. Rob

I like it...distinctive exterior, nice taillight and headlight detailing. I like the greenhouse, and how the C-pillar fades into the tail. I really like the interior, esp. the dash. The dash design (not the detail) reminds me of recent Audi designs.

The '88 gives me high school flashbacks. A good buddy in high school had a gray-blue '85. As far as used cars, there were plenty of '81 and up (and a few '78-80) A/G bodies---Grands Prix, Monte Carlos (a couple SSes incl), Regals, and Cutlasses, in addition to B-bodies. Amongst the new cars, there was an '87 Monte SS (maroon) and a black Grand National...then all the F-bodies and Mustangs. The older A/Gs tended to have some rust, due to the Atlantic salt air. Rob

ARRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH Last night, while driving from the grocery to home, I heard a loud 'snap' and the driver's seat broke off from the track...seems to be held in place now only on two opposite corners and rocks side to side wildly. The power seat mechanism still works for going forward and back, up and down, etc. Driving the S-Class until I figure out the fix for this.. Rob

Or use birth control and have fewer kids.

Maybe it will be Sigma-Epsilon II based...merge both...end up w/ transverse V6 w/ RWD.. One source says LWB Epsilon II, another source says RWD but in unspecific as to the platform. I guess we just have to wait and see what happens. So are the STS and DTS both still around for MY '10? Rob

Out and about at lunch, saw 3 MY '10 models----not one, but two '10 Priuses, both white, in the same parking lot..one parked, one driving through. Back at the office, spotted a yellow '10 Camaro SS w/ a temporary tag. Cool.

I remember seeing a '68 GTO 'El Camino' (homemade or dealer one off) in Muscle Car Review magazine about 20 years ago in that color.

Chevy has the Traverse as their large family wagon....the Orlando will be their compact wagon, I guess..

For some reason, I like vinyl tops on many '60s-70s cars, esp. Mopars. Chrysler went wild with shades of green w/ vinyl tops it seems. Rob

Orange and bright yellow are probably the muscle car colors I dislike the most. Don't care for the Mopar and Ford '70 obnoxiously bright colors, except for Grabber Blue and Grabber Green. Much prefer seeing Challengers and Cudas in the rarer colors, like silver, gray, bronze, etc. My favorite '69 Mustang colors are Wimbedon White (like my 1:1), Black Jade, and Royal Maroon. In '70, there was an apple green/olive that was available on the Mach 1s that I'm fond of.. Rob

I like that color on some cars, particularly Corvettes and Camaros.. Some of my favorite '60s GM colors are Goodwood Green, Verdoro Green, Evening Orchild, Marlboro Maroon... I like LeMans Blue, but it may have been overexposed. Rob

Hmmm... 2 brands. Maybe they will brand the sport bikes 'Pontiac' and the cruisers/touring bikes 'Oldsmobile'. And use W-body parts, and the bikes will all weigh 1000lbs each.

So last week they were saying the Cadillac flagship was going to be on Epsilon II. Now RWD? I guess I won't believe it until a production version of something appears.

Yes, Acadian was the Chevy II based Canadian brand..the equivalent to the Nova trim level was the Canso, I think. '62-70, I think. The Chevelle-based Canadian special brand was Beaumont. '64-69, I think. They were sold at Canadian Pontiac dealers but were considered separate brands and not Pontiacs. Or something like that. Rob

One month later, 101500 miles...

One of the things I've never liked about the Charger, Magnum, and 300 is how tall and flat the doors are relative to the greenhouse....I just don't care for the high beltline and tiny side windows. Had there been more lower body contouring they would look better, IMHO. Rob

Yeah, you are right..it's a charcoal...I had 3 rental Intrepids back in '99-01 and they all were that dark gray/black w/ black interior...had an LHS in that same color also. Really liked the LHS also. Had a couple 300M rentals, gold and silver ones. Everytime I flew into Columbus for a few years there, I'd get an LH from Thrifty. Rob

I'm thinking the 1st one is a '68...vent windows and the rounded w/ flat top taillights (barely visible).

They look great in silver... I like black also. When I worked at the City of Phoenix earlier this year, there was a black Intrepid R/T and a black Charger R/T on the same floor of the parking garage, and they often parked together. I like the Charger for it's Hemi and RWD, but prefer the Intrepid's sleekness...still love the C-pillar. huge rear window, and upper rear door shape.

Why not...that approach worked for Michael Hutchence and David Carradine.

Somewhere years ago, I saw a joke that went something like this--- 'I'd rather die quietly in my sleep like Grandpa, rather than screaming like his passengers'.

Saw a dark gray new Aston Martin V8 Vantage and a yellow w/ black hood stripes '10 Camaro at the dog wash this morning.