Harry P.

All "German" VW Beetles are made in Mexico! See how mixed up this is?

Right, I get that. My point is that many people think that when they buy an "American" car they are supporting the good old US of A and not those stinkin' foreign commies... but in reality, when you buy a Toyota Camry, you're actually supporting the American economy a lot more than if you buy what you assume is an "American" car that actually is built of mostly foreign components and was assembled outside of the country! That's what I mean by a "tricky question"... people who blindly say they "buy American" without really knowing what it is they bought!

Plus... the "Most American" rankings take into account not only domestic content, but where the car is built, and how many are sold here in the US... in other words, how many Americans (employees and consumers) are involved with each car (or in the case of the F-150, truck). I just found it very ironic that 4 of the top 5 "most American" cars are actually Japanese cars! Apparently, those 4 of the top 5 have more domestic content and/or are built in the USA more than many "American" cars that actually have more foreign content in them and/or are actually built outside of the US! So which one helps the American economy more... a "Japanese" Camry that contains mostly domestically manufactured content and is built by Americans in the US... or an "American" car loaded with outsourced components and built in Mexico? Kind of a tricky question. Makes you think about what it means these days to "buy American."

You're missing the point. All the cars listed are made in America! But it's ironic that 4 of the 5 "most American" cars are "Japanese" cars!

Since today is the 4th of July, here's an interesting fact: According to Cars.com, 4 of the 5 "most American" cars... those cars with the most American-made content in them... are Japanese! The top 5 "Most American" cars: 1. Toyota Camry 2. Ford F-150 3. Honda Accord 4. Toyota Sienna 5. Honda Pilot http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/07/04/carscom-says-most-american-car-is-toyota/?intcmp=features

More information, please. You say "all elements were constructed in Photoshop"... does that mean this image was "drawn" in Photoshop? Or is this a PS montage (the race car placed into the background photo)?

Wow! Beautiful detail!

Z Frank, Grand-Spaulding Dodge, NIckey... I remember them all! And as a kid I was at Z Frank and Grand-Spaulding with my dad when he was car shopping.

So... what is a "paper bag rebuild?"

She wasn't really a regular, but Thelma Lou is still around.

Hard to tell from the photo, but what's going on there in front of the driver side headlights? It looks like there's some sort of big chrome thing sticking out... is that the bumper?

A lot of power is out in Wheaton. I hope you don't wind up driving to a closed office!

He's 58.

Not Opie! He's only in his 50s.

Well, now he can hang with Barney again...

That's all just a couple of miles south of me. What a difference 5 miles or so makes!

You need the latest version of Flash.

I'm still waiting for that to happen...

Joe, I got lucky. As of today there are still thousands without power in Lombard, Wheaton, West Chicago, etc. But I got lucky. Rain, some wind, but nothing even close to serious. Amazing how just a few miles can make such a big difference. Although... I lost power three times in the last several days, none due to weather. It just "went out." The last time (a few days ago) we lost power for 6 hours. That was the day it was 102 outside! Well, pretty soon it was also 102 inside!

My head hurts...

Just a heads up... full name in your signatue. It's a forum rule.

How about this? Real or model? The answer: REAL!

I'm sure you'll keep on finding ways to adapt. Keep at it.

Yeah, that would truly be amazing!

Haboob! Haboob! Ha-boobely-doodely-oobely-oob! (Apologies to Ned Flanders)...