Sadly true.

Sorry! That was a fat-fingered typo. I’ve corrected it to the proper 256. I need more coffee.

Holy cow. The seller updated the ad with the salvage title notification AFTER I had posted the car. What a sneaky Pete.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Also, where are this trucks cats?

There were aftermarket chop jobs, most notably by ASC, but this was an official Cadillac offering for the 1984 and 1985 model years. It only came in Biarritz trim, if memory serves.

The HPE is a beautiful car. Yeah they rusted if you breathed on them funny, but what a way to go!

We can dream.

Excellent choice of an X1/9. One of my all-time favorite cars.

The move is just to 9:00 am east coast time. We had some juggling this week that postponed one posting to 10:00 am, but that was an outlier. I hope the time shift doesn’t mess up everyone’s morning-poop reading regiment.

By the way, I believe that the Fox Body Mustang and its SN95 offspring are the only ones in the model’s history to wear the Ford Blue Oval badge. All prior versions used the FORD block letter badge and every one since (including the electric five-door Mustang-in-name-only) has used Mustang badging solely. Read more

Just as long as we can still get some more “James May, Our Man In...” shows, I’ll be satisfied.

Is that a dent? I vacillated over mentioning that anomaly near the fuel filler door but left it alone since I couldn’t decide if it was a dent or a reflection.

I wonder what percentage of car owners actually document the work on their cars and keep the maintenance receipts versus how many simply shrug off the effort, expecting that “the dealer will keep those records.” Read more

Couldn’t get past the glaring continuity error with the gloves.

Six minutes in and we’re at 100% No Dice.

I know, right? I’m really interested in knowing the story here.

I think the big rectangular slot is for a reflective triangle. There’s also a screwdriver that’s gone AWOL. At least the most important gadget for any old car is there — the tow hook.

About 25 years ago (give or take a few) my father in law bought a black on black 1973 Pantera for $19,000. He kept it for about 4 years, letting me drive it wheneverI wanted, and then sold it... for $19,000. Those were the good old days.

Fun story — the first time I ever saw a V12 R129, it was driven by a guy who owned a fleet of taco trucks that made him mad bank. This was WAAAY before Roy Choi and the fancification of the rolling kitchens, but pretty much the same basic idea. Read more

Yeah, I’m an idiot on occasion. Fixed that. Thanks!