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And people with low IQ are idiots. Get over it.

Amok? Really? I don't think so. Treating all people with respect is just the decent thing to do. If you want to call it PC then go right ahead. I call it respect. Redskins is offensive. It is a racist name. It does not matter how long they have had the name. It is the same as if the Chicago Bulls were the Chicago N-words. Other Indian names for sports teams are not necessarily racist. The Atlanta Braves are an example. Their pseudo Indian singing and tomahawk chop are stupid and can be offensive. I find it to be offensive. I don't find their name to be offensive. Personally I will call people what they want to be called. It is only fair. Have a nice day, Paleface!

I am the opposite. I love Letterman but can't take Leno's show. I liked him when he subbed for Johnny Carson but after he got his own show I watched a bit but I really didn't care for it. Love his website - Leno's Garage! Who doesn't?

I would think when nothing interchanges anymore. I would say when the platform is changed it is a different car. One Example: A Chevelle is the same car from 64 through 77 despite wheelbase and body changes. They downsized it in 78.

I second the motion that these are the best selling nameplates of all time. The Model T was essentially the same car. Bodywork changed, wheels changed but mechanically they were essentially the same. You can swap mechanical parts throughout the years. The Beetle was essentially the same. They are the best selling cars of all time. Corollas? Try putting a 2014 Corolla engine into a 1970! They are different cars with the same nameplate. So are all the others on the list. Mini sold over 5 1/2 million from 1959 to 2000. That does not include the new Mini/BMW. They also have a very high degree of interchange of parts over the years. Definitely the engines and gearboxs can be changed over the years. Beats the Mustang by over a million! I drive a 2001 Passat wagon with 170,000 miles on it. It has been perfectly reliable. Do the maintenance and reap the benefits. They need synthetic oil and premium gas (1.8T). VW had problems with sludged up turbo motors because people were running dino oil and not changing it often enough.

Right. The world really needs a 59 Pontiac wagon!

Tres jolie!

I loved my old SAAB 99 with the igntion switch in the console behind the shift lever. No key chain weight cantilevering off the switch. Gravity kept it in place.

It is ignition switch hysteria time! Recall every car ever made!

"You either believe in a free-market system, or you don't." Why does everything have to be one extreme or the other. Laissez -faire free-market capitalism will lead to one person owning everything and the rest as 'subjects" in abject poverty. Communism was doomed from the start because people just aren't that noble or well-behaved. It was corrupted by gangsters immediately after creation. I like capitalism and I like aspects of socialism. What's wrong with a hybrid? That is essentially what we have now. I had mixed feelings about the bail-outs. I thought it was economically necessary but I loathe the way GM does business. They took the pride of the auto-manufacturing world and turned it into garbage. They should have sold all the assets to Toyota ! And the government picks winners and losers all the time in military contracting. How about buying multi-million dollar planes with no warranty on them and then they drop from the sky. I haven't heard of any recalls of fighter jets!

Oh, man! I have the decals for the Bronco Buster but not the body!!!!

That and the fenders were flared slightly. The battery is in the passenger side footwell. The cage needs side bars, diagonals, and two bars going to the trunk and two angling down to the leading leaf spring mounts. There at least a hundred other details that make it a Trans-Am car versus a stock mustang with Mini-lites and a paint job. .

One of my favorites! I have two Olsonite Eagle kits stacked on an AMT Two Much kit. Now I just have to actually build it. There were several feature articles on the car back in the day. Hot Rod had a full page color article, I think. maybe it was Car Craft. i would have loved to hear it mak a run!

What you are doing is distributing your weight amongst your arms, legs and seat. By stretching out a bit your legs are supporting more weight with the pedaling motion. Think of a top fuel dragster. The longer the wheel base the less weight on the front wheels! It takes a while to be able to do it. I have riding for about 4-5 years now and find that each year I can move the seat back, the handlebars down and forward more. I ride a lot and it find it to be pretty comfy. It certainly isn't for everyone. If someone just wants to ride a mile or so around town leisurely then a cruiser is OK if there are no hills. If you have any hills or rises then you should have some gears. There are always cracks in the road, frost heaves, expansion strips, etc. Those are the shocks in the road. When a majority of your weight is on your arse then all the shocks are transmitted up and down your spine. best to suspend some of your body weight on your arms, some on your legs, and the remainder on your sit-bones. The best way to save your spine when you see a big crack or frost heave or RR tracks is to raise yourself off the seat and I relax my grip on the handlebars while making sure they don't jump out of my hands.

Or setting off car alarms as you exit dining establishments!!! Leaning Tower. Yes.

A little mix of white and silver brushed on the lens area followed by some clear for shine will represent it pretty well.

Blame Ralph nader! You are kidding right? This is exactly the type of corporate behavior that Nader was investigating back in the 60s. Nothing has changed at GM. It wasn't the handling of Corvairs as much as the way GM was ignoring the problem. They are still sweeeping issues under the rug.

What Cal said! I would add that a good choice would be an internal geared hub like an old Raleigh 3speed or even a Sears or Huffy. Craig's list or garage sales are good sources. I understand that you just want to tool around town a bit and the IGH 3 speed bikes are bulletproof and having a few gears will make life better while pedaling. The issue with the big overstuffed seats is that it cuts off circulation somewhat to your legs. You want to be on your sitbones. A narrow gel seat may work out well for you. Harry! Don't try to get a job as a bike fitter! For road bikers it is good to stretch out over the handlebars. It actually takes weight off the arms. The effort of pedaling lightens the load on the arms. Sitting upright with all your weight on the seat is actually a bad way to ride and your spine absorbs all the shocks. The ideal is supposed to be a balance of the legs, seat and arms.

I will be curious to see what you think of this kit as it goes through final assembly. MFH kits have a rep for assembly issues. Do you know what the price was for the 1/43rd? I know the 1/24 of this car is about $350.00. I do have to say that I am very impressed with how those frame sections look. How thin are the frame tubes? How sturdy?

I may be brutal but I am not merciless. My jaw is fine. I caught it on the rebound.

Oh, come on now! Florida is not land!

Hate to be a buzzkill but the Miss deal is not an altered or a gasser! Moving rear axles forward was an FX (pre funny car) thing. A few vintage cars were built that way over the years. Most raced in brackets or were match race type vehicles. I am not aware of any classes they fit in. Having said that, one could still have a lot of fun with that chassis. It has a lot of nice detail. How about one of the Aurora Monogram Aston-Martins? You could totally go 007 with that one!

The Jo-han had a beautiful engine and some nice rolling stock but it had some major issues. The body was OK but had problems. The engine bay was ..........missing? There are no motor mounts, no detail on firewall and fender wells. To build one of the Sox & Martin Cudas really well one would need to kit bash from several sources. The best bodies were the MPC annual and the AMT snap kit. Jo-han has the best engine, wheels and tires, and Slixx had the most accurate decals( still had some inaccuracies, though).

The Bloodhound will do well. They know what they are doing. Someone will die in the wingless F-104. It just has that look to it. Breedlove has been putting together LSR projects for over 50 years now. It is what he does. I don't think he will manage to do it. J79s? That's like putting together a NASCAR racer with a flathead!

Harley? Electric? How will they make it shake at stoplights?