Rob Hall

I look at the fantasy stuff as just novelties of a specific era. Before my time, not my thing so they just 'are'.. just as there have been many real concept cars displayed by manufacturers at auto shows w/ no powertrains.

I want to see that one, I usually enjoy Wes Anderson films...but I'll probably wait until I can stream it.

So many to choose from, always liked this one--David Crosby, Sonoma County Line. Also love Prince's Little Red Corvette... Pink Floyd's 'The Division Bell' album is one that always puts me in a driving mood, it was the soundtrack of many mid to late 90s road trips in my '87 Mustang GT 5.0...

Talk about obscure..they were pretty common family cars 30 years ago, but I haven't seen a 1:1 Lumina in many years now...can't recall the last time I saw one on the road or parked...

Those are Challengers in that photo. And the 1970 had 15 inch wheels, the modern ones probably 20s, so they sit higher.

I do the USB drive thing also, though I find I mostly stream from my phone or use Sirius XM channels.

My '14 Grand Cherokee is like that...single disc CD player in the center console...awkward location, but I use it once in a while..

My movers moved the furniture today, from the old house to the new house. Biggest aspects of the move done, still have to clear out the garage, shed and basement of the old house and clean it up to sell. And a lot of boxes to unpack at the new house.

Yes.. I like the driving position in the Transit..the huge windshield and deep side windows make outward visibility great. Can definitely tell the age of the E-series and GM vans..IIRC, I've driven older versions of them from the late 90s-early 00s and the new ones aren't that much different inside beyond the dash design.

It was interesting going from a Transit high roof to a very base E350 cube van to a GMC Vandura cube van in a space of a week... the seating position differences between the 3 was quite interesting...none seemed to have seat height adjustment, but the E350 had the lowest seat...the steering column was adjustable but felt like I was sitting too low compared to the other vans. Though lower is easier to get in and and out.

I had a rental 2022-ish Ford E350 cube van over the weekend, had manual windows, manual mirrors, manual locks (no central locking), no fob...crazy to see that level of base on a late model. The check engine light came on, so I returned it to Penske and swapped it for a GMC Vandura cube van which was 'luxury' by comparison--power windows, power mirrors, power locks (but no central locking or fob). The Transits high roofs I had the previous few weekends had fobs and central locking, power windows, power mirrors, etc.

Googling turns up some in 1:1...kinda neat.

Yeah, I have several also..been building the AMT '63s since the Barris Cruisin' USA release around 1980...

This was out several years ago. Same as the one with the blue on the box but red instead. What made it 'exclusive' was the red on the box.

The last 6 years were the first time that I lived in a house w/ stairs since 1990...I realized after 6 years in a split level that I really, really missed a 1 story house. Part of why I'm moving now, easier on my knees and other joints as I get older..

I've tried Brave and DDG a couple times, found them to be so-so. I stick w/ Safari mostly, occasionally Chrome.

City and state/US location no longer appears either...on the left under the avatar it was there...

I like shakes...I get a McDonalds strawberry shake once in a while. My all-time favorite flavor, though, was a peanut butter shake from a long-gone NE Ohio convenience store chain (Goshen Dairy) when I was growing up...don't think I've seen anything like that since. As far as chains, Shake Shack has good shakes (and burgers).

My first car, an '84 Ford Escort L w/ 2.0 diesel, easily got 50-55mpg highway. But was slow as molasses and very basic inside.

I remember seeing those US Airfix kits in various stores as a kid around 1980. Never got any of them, though.

Got a couple of the reissue ‘82 Broncos in the mail today, along with a ‘61 Cadillac resin kit from Decko Car Company. First I’ve bought from them, very nice piece. Clean white resin, looks like styrene. With whitewall tires and chromed bumpers and wheels.

My doctors are affiliated w/ the Cleveland Clinic, usually ranked #2 behind the Mayo Clinic in the US in most all categories, #1 in some. Generally found their care to be top-notch. I have early signs of arthritis, not a surprise as both my siblings and parents have/had a variety of arthritis conditions. One reason why I installed a hot tub at my new house, hydrotherapy is very good for joint issues and inflammation..

Saw a very loud rumbly '57 Chevy 2dr sedan street machine the other evening, black w/ flames. Such an alien sight in traffic w/ generic sedans and CUVs. And a very sharp kandy red '72 Impala convertible, white interior lowrider. Saw a clean '79-ish Eldorado for sale, yellow w/ the stainless steel roof panel. Saw a bright red '32 Ford 3 window coupe chopped top hot rod on the freeway.. Maybe the car I liked the most of what I saw was a very clean original gold '80 Pontiac Bonneville 4dr.

Sad...I had a Blaupunkt stereo in my '96 BMW M3 back in the day, and a Becker head unit in my '84 Merc 500 SEL. I remember putting Sony in-dash CD players w/ removable faceplates in my '87 Mustang GT and '88 Bronco II in the mid 90s.

Yeah, the head units are integrated into the screens..I know there are some aftermarket screens/head units designed to fit certain models available, but it seems uncommon. It's been over 20 years since I put aftermarket stereos in older cars-- those were both 80s Fords.. As long as I have Apple Car Play and can stream from my phone and have good speakers, I'll be happy w/whatever factory setup my next vehicles have... really like the available McIntosh systems on some of the new Jeeps, tested a couple.