Robert Hall

Chain convenience stores around here seem to be co-sited with name brand gas stations around here...Shell, BP, Sunoco w/ branded convenience stores seem to be common. Looks like I only bought gas for my Jeep 3 times in 2020. Was a strange year.

Meh, plenty of gas stations the way it is..is there any need to add more? The places I've lived the last 20 years, I'm more used to seeing gas stations being closed, not opened. About the only areas I've seen getting new stations are new suburban developments..

And brown.

Sharp van...the Pacifica looks like a comfy place for road trips.

It's definitely kind of murky and complicated for many vehicles.. my Jeep is a good example..it has some German ancestry, built in the US by an Italian-American company, engine built in Mexico, various parts from all over no doubt. I'm not sure I'd want a US built German car, I'd rather have one built in Germany than Alabama I think.

My cynical side sees this is as an attempt at a shakedown of Stellantis..

For the Envision vs RDX, I'd have to go with the RDX as it is an Ohio-built product. Though I'd take the MDX over the RDX.

Denali and Biscayne are GM names, so those wouldn't work, Zion seems religious. I'd like Cuyahoga after my local national park, but don't see that happening. It will be interesting to see if anything comes of this...Cherokee has been a Jeep name for 45+ years, and it's never been used offensively. They have used Western regional names before for trim levels like Laredo. Aspen would be a good name. Rainer would be good, no one likely remembers the Buick SUV. it's too bad Chevy uses Colorado; that would be the PERFECT Jeep SUV name, IMO. I could see them taking one of the current trim levels and promoting it to a model name--Overland. Has a lot of history with Jeep, and fits the rugged off road image. I could see the Cherokee becoming the Overland, and the GC becoming the Grand Overland. They could then have Grand Overland Laredo, Grand Overland Limited, Grand Overland Summit, etc...

Speaking of Cougars w/ Coyotes, found this today--Ring Brothers custom...that Coyote V8 is stuffed in there, looks like they reworked the inner fenders and front suspension (the original shock towers long gone). Love the color combo, very tasteful resto-mod, IMO. https://www.autoblog.com/2021/02/25/ringbrothers-mercury-cougar-restomod/#slide-2298758

Pics taken the other evening while watching a movie, typical evening—these two are Velcro dogs, Raine and Beardsley.

I hear ya...got the cabin fever going on. Put on my boots and tromped around the backyard yesterday w/ all the melty going on...was up to 55 and sunny yesterday. Colder today. But my new job is keeping me busy (in a good way), working out of my home office...

I think we are in the 'Spring of Deception' season currently in Ohio. though my backyard is rapidly approaching mud season with all the melting..

I kind of see a bit of the classic Lancia Delta Integrale shape...almost an homage to '70s-80s Guigaro crisply folded shapes...much preferable to egg/potato styling, IMO.

Sharp, crisp lines...I like it...nice to see some angular, squared styling on a BEV instead of an aero egg/potato shape...

I like the convenience of the mail slot. Don't have to go outside to get my mail.. Walking to a grouped box would be tedious, esp. in winter. Plus walking door to door gives the delivery people the opportunity to get exercise.

52F and sunny, some melting going on...false Spring thaw...

The front end styling reminds me of a Freightliner medium duty truck front that's been cartoonized.

I remember chatting w/ my mail carrier in Phoenix some years ago, he said the old Grummans would get really hot inside in the summer (and sometimes would catch fire and get hotter).

That would be the case if the neighborhood has curbside mailboxes. In my neighborhood, they park their ancient Grumman trucklet and walk up and down the street on both sides to deliver to the mailboxes (which are either attached to the house or like mine, a mailslot by the front door). Usually make separate passes for packages vs. letter mail.

LoL...as an aside, been watching a bunch of Jeff Bridges films recently... watched 'Against All Odds', 'Jagged Edge', 'Blown Away', 'Arlington Road', 'RIPD', and 'Hell or High Water'... great actor, been a fan since the 80s..

Well, for 2022 they are splitting the Bolt into 2 models--the EUV that is the CUV and the regular EV that is the tall hatchback.

This is a neat sleeper..'96 Caprice 9C1 w/ supercharger. https://www.guyswithrides.com/2020/02/14/1995-chevrolet-caprice-9c1/ Though I'd rather see one about 10 years older, prefer the box to the bubble. Like this one in Hot Rod Magazine: https://www.hotrod.com/articles/hot-rod-drag-weeks-geriatric-cruiser-sleeper-84-caprice/ Or one of these w/ the modern 6.2 LT4 supercharged V8, 8 spd auto, suspension and brake upgrades, etc...or an NA LS3 GM Performance crate engine would be quite adequate also.

Yes, the 2dr Facel Vega. There was a 4dr one also as you posted, and an earlier version with a more rounded roofline below (I've seen two of these earlier 2drs, never seen a 4dr or the later 2dr...it's the earlier 2dr in the pic w/ the Cougar billboard. I saw a silver 2dr and a white one at a Gooding & Co auction in Scottsdale maybe 5-7 years ago..

^ '67 Mercury Cougar ad, and a Facel Vega in blue below it...

That's the name of a bar in Marathon, Florida I've been to a few times. It's also a Beastie Boys song, so in keeping with that theme: 'Intergalactic'