Sixty8panther

Balhazar: 'Acts of war' are events that happen after war is declared. 'Terrorism' is everything else in this vein outside or prior to that declaration. Exactly. We did not go to Tokyo a few days before Hiroshima and Nagasaki and exchange peace medals wiht the Japanese. They were rotten cowards. Emphasis on the sneak attack. For what it's worht those two Atom bombs saved American and Japanese lives. The level of fanaticism of the Japanese is reinforced by the fact that it took TWO A-boms to make them Surrender. WTF did they think we were still bluffing when a whole city was destroyed in 0.02 secaonds? Anyway you cut it the second bomb was a result of the extreeme rabid nationalism of the Japanese durring WWII. Funny how they allied wiht HItler who had he won would have tried to kill them all anyway. Last time I checked Japanese are not excatly of German descent. It was to Hitler's advantage to have the Japanese and the USA fighthing so both were distracted while he took over mainland Europe. I think Ocnblu said it best. God Bless the USA. It has it's problems but it doesn not suck nearly as much as the rest of the world.

Extra, Extra - Read all about it: FWD declared unconstitutional and all cars with said drivetrain setup declared illegal for sale in the UAS as of Jan. 2006. Carguy: I think you need to emphasise the disadvantages of FWD a little more.

Yeah, who cleaned up the 1st shot? Kudos. :)

Ohhh.... here's a big one: Cingular Cell Phone Service ----- LA: Well although my town is considered the suburbs it's less than 4 miles away from a small city. (Lowell, MA) There's plenty of horrific and tacky rims around. I'm actaully VERY open minded when it comes to wheels. I like certain spiners, even saw a pair of the "Venitian Blinds" (washboard) style rims on a 1990s Jaguar once and liked them. They look pretty funky in motion. Here's some examples of rims I think are ugly, tacky or just plain horrible. The king of nasty, gross rims: the classic tri-spoke POS 18" chromies that end up on 50% of 1980s Celicas, 20% of Nissan Sentras & 15% of all 1990 Acuras.

I voted 1960s but it was a toss-up between 50s and 60s. If I had to pick a decade I'd go with 1959-1969. IN the future if my dreams of a car collection come into fruition 95% of the cars I'll have will be from 1957-1971. From the '57 Fury to the '71 Boat Tail and all the greatest hits in between. The era of Muscle Cars, hardtops, tailfins, chrome & lower-longer-wider designs. Cowl Induction & Stingrays, Widetrack and tri-power, Unibody RE, Air-cooled pancake six powered Chevys and flexible-driveshaft, rear mounted trans. posi-track Pontiacs. Split windows & Boat Tails, Ram air and Trans Am racing, Acid Dipped Mopars and big block Ford motors in petite European roadsters, Aluminum engines and aluminim fenders, Pony Cars and Personal Luxury Coupes... you get the point. If I'm really loaded I'll have a few 1930s classics. V16 Cadillac(s), a Deusenberg or two, Packard, Auburn, Bugatti, Pierce Arrow, Cord & Lincoln etc. Yes, I'm a picky bastard. B)

LOL hope your B-day was great BV... I watched European Gigolo last night and it inspired my newest sig. That's a huge B:tch! :AH-HA_wink:

91z4me: I agree with you 100% about "the fender sweeps" as we have begun calling them. They are a very prominent feature in the Camaros Heretige. SAy waht you will about the 1st gen. but the 1969 was by far the most important, significant and interesting MY for Camaro EVER! A 1969 Camaro is the QUINTISENTIAL Camaro. I have ot diasgree about the 1972 Impala style grille. It works great on the SEMA Cobalt concept, good on the Impala/MC and decent on the Malibu but would look horrible on a Camaro. If perhaps we were going for a retro-1970.5 then it might be a little less offensive but the 2nd gen is not enough of a classic yet to be retro-fied IMHO.

Awsome! I love those funky chrome-meatallic candy shades. :) $2.57! Where do you get these so cheap? I pay $2.99 or $3.99 for these.

How about the Corvair based RVs. :P

Whaaaaaat??? The proportions of thisn thing make it a lot closer to a next-gen Zeta-based Caprice than any midsize car. The tall greenhouse in relationship to the low doors is kind of remeniscent of the 1st gen. Lumina.

Excellent point. I had not thought of in those terms but now that you put it that way I agree. There is consolation in all of this: WE STILL LOVE IT! Maybe it is because I'm a diehard 1st gen. Camaro fan, but I see through all the imperfections and unresolved lines to an AMAZING product with exceptional styling. Knowing what I do about GM, amazing performance is a given. There is no doubt in my mind this car will make the Mustang look like a Sissy Mama's Boy at the dragstrip AND the race track! P.S. Would a standard AND an RS front end (with hideaways) be asking too much? B)

NO. Save it for the Autoshow! I don't want the surprise completely spoiled.

Yes. The usual time frame you are quoted is 6-8 weeks. Best case scenario if you're really lucky you'll have your car in 5-weeks. I had a great customer of mine order up a 2003 Silverado with a very complex list of wants and "deletes" and it was on the dealer's lot in 5 weeks! He was thrilled. Always good to have a Police Officer as a friend. :) The other side of the coin is pretty bad though. My friend Mike calls his Nassau Blue 1998 Corvette wiht a white top his "BABY". Why? He waited 9 months to get the car from the point the order was placed. He was also quoted about 2 months. This happened durring the infamous ordering snafu that occred when GM went to a paperless ordering system. Best of luck, I'm sure the Lucerne is a great vehicle I just wish it had a Park Ave and a RWD Roadmaster for siblings.

There used to be a large gap between the Escalade and the more pedesrian Navigator... now it's more like the damn Grand Canyon. And that's not to say the Navigator is a POS. I'd never buy one but it's a decent truck in its own right. I love this truck. I'd love to jump in to one of these after cutting up hot rods and turning wrenches on pushrod V8s and drive off me looking all dirty and sweaty and the truck looking like a million bucks. It's such an oxymoron that way... A big BOF brute of an SUV but yet it's also the most luxurious and refined Cadillac in the past two decades.

DOH! >>>Sixty8 slaps forhead<<< Yes he did... and I must be experiencing some temporary MR because I KNEW that.

...actaully since he hates retro he may not, who knows. I think it's pretty cool! :D 1995 Datsun 240 Look closely, it almost has a Aston Martin feel to it from this angle.

There's worse cars than the B210... like every Honda from the same era, every Toyota from the same era as well as Mitsubishi and those legendary Hyundai Ponys. :rolleyes: (at least it's RWD) SOme neat B210 Datsuns....

I'd buy a 250GTO replica built on a Datsun 240Z chassis... one of the least lame kit cars out there. Think of all the people who would think you're a real "Balla" as you roll down the street in that sexy B!tch. Sean had a gorgeous Cobra 427 roadster replica but it was Chevy 350 powered. As far as the Skyline... don;t underestimate it, those cars are the Japanese Corvettes in terms of 'bang per buck'.

What car is this? (no cheating!)

It's a 21st Cetury Conastoga Wagon! And I mean that in a good way. I love it. It's obvious who ever was designing this had this in mind:

Noting and I'm ashamed to say I forgot myself. I did think of it about three days ago but neglected to really put two and two togeather today. :mellow: Should have boycoted the Maxima today. - - The USS Arizona, before Durring the bombing the aftermath And today... the Memorial It was an unprovoked attack and terrorism any way you look at it. That being said it was two generations ago but we still need to remember.

Since my first language is Slovakian I'm used to strange jumbles of consonants but I see your point. I pronounce it "Daht-soon". I just love the strange, dated absurdity of the name. Somehow a Nissan 240Z sounds kind og ho-hum but a Datsun 240Z sounds exciting and dare I say mildly exotic. Kind of intriguing just like Daimler (the British not German one) Triumph, Holden, Sunbeam and to some degree Skoda and Tatra even though I grew up with those last two. To me "Datsun" gives me a mental picture of days gone by and brings thoughts of a more innocent and less regualted auto industry. A trip down my personal memory lane of times that I did not live through but can appreciate. I think it's safe to say most of the population will not even know WTH a Datsun is/was in a decade. 1976? Pillarless Hardtop Datsun Skyline 1970 Datsun 510 Pro-Touring Custom 240Z Neat website: http://www.datsun.org/fairlady/SilviaBrochure.htm

Cool. I am obsessed with those speed lines. Crispey's rendition of this styling element was very elegant but still muscular:

Bring it sucka! I pity the fool who break his intradependant rear suspension! Stay in school & saveup some money for tires sucka!!!

I'll drink to that! :cheers: ~ hick ~ Fly: I see waht you're saying but as far as the top up, why the hell would you ever put the top up on a D.C.P.? Kind of like putting snow tires on a Lamborghini. I'd drive that sh1t through pouring rain with the top down. Then again I'm not a good example of sane and rational thought. As a car salesman I used to drive a convertible on winter days in the snow with the top down. Ever pull up to Dunkin Donuts in a 1999 Mustang GT ragtop wiht the top down on Dec. 23rd during the start of a massive blizzard? It's worht the fuss I assure you! :wacko: :P