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I was at work from like 6pm-4am this morning, so...meh...I'd still like to see how many I got right, valid or not. 1913 Stanley Steamer 7a 1915 Oldsmobile 11f 1915 Simplex 13c 1923 Rolls Royce 5f 1927 Studebaker 6b 1929 Ford 3d 1930 Duesenberg 11e 1930 Pierce Arrow 11c 1931 Cadillac 2g 1932 Marmon 6e 1936 Auburn 12d 1936 Cord 2b 1937 Plymouth 1a 1938 BMW 10c 1939 Plymouth 8f 1940 Willys 4e 1941 Lincoln 8b 1941 Chrysler 5g 1941 Rolls Royce 7c 1946 Oldsmobile 3a 1947 Dodge 8d 1947 Lincoln 7g 1951 Studebaker 4f 1951 DeSoto 11g 1951 Mercury 3c 1952 Hudson 13b 1954 Pontiac 2e 1955 Imperial 11d 1956 Chevrolet 4c 1956 Porsche 5e 1957 Cadillac 1b 1957 Plymouth 13g 1957 Buick 10f 1957 Chevrolet 1c 1959 Dodge 10d 1959 Cadillac 2d 1959 Buick 4a 1960 Ford 12a 1960 Dodge 11b 1960 Tatra 7d 1961 Lincoln 4g 1961 Nash 6d 1961 Cadillac 13f 1962 Imperial 5a 1962 King Midget 1e 1962 Buick 5d 1963 Chevrolet 3e 1964 Datsun 6f 1964 Buick 9a 1966 Mercury 12b 1966 Chevrolet 3e 1970 Oldsmobile 10b 1970 Cadilliac 1g 1970 Pontiac 2c 1971 Cadilliac 5b 1972 Buick 4d 1972 Dodge 12f 1973 Oldsmobile 3f 1976 Datsun 6a 1977 Honda 11a 1978 Porsche 9e 1978 Volkswagon 12g 1978 BMW 9b 1979 Chevrolet 6c 1979 Cadilliac 9d 1982 Toyota 10a 1983 Ford 5c 1983 Plymouth 13d 1983 Cadilliac 8g 1984 Datsun 9g 1984 Pontiac 7f 1985 Peugeot 8a 1987 Buick 1f 1987 Ferrari 4b 1987 Cadilliac 7b 1991 Ford 7f 1992 GMC 12c 1992 Pontiac 9c 1994 Bugatti 12e 1995 Mercury 9b 1998 Pontiac 2a 1999 Chrysler 8e 2000 Lamborghini 6g 2002 Oldsmobile 10g 2003 Nissan 1b 2004 Mercedes 13a 2004 Saturn 10e 2005 Dodge 2f 2006 Cadilliac 8c 2006 Porsche 1d 2007 Chevrolet 13e

XC90 has similar fender flares.

Heh. Let me clarify. The original message of the world's faiths and beliefs preach the Golden Rule.

Hey, Vlad, this may be how your dad fixed his Volga, but it doesn't quite work here... Clicky

I feel the Patriot can get away with cheapness more than the Compass can. Remember, the Compass is designed for the hip, discerning urbanite who likes to bounce his Jeep on the New York streets. I find the lack of power windows in a base Compass to be pathetic.

YES! My God, I found another person who also thinks that!

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I'd just post pretty much what you've told us. Its a wonderful gift idea and I certainly hope a company that has a stock of classic cars can appreciate the sentiment.

I just got my copy today straight from GM. Here's the link: Setting the Pace Almost 500pgs. Lot of color photos, illustrations, historical stuff. Chronicles many of the neat stories behind the cars that were made. Pretty much the whole N-body development is detailed. Great item for the GM and Olds fan and cheaper than I've seen it elsewhere. Plus, they're brand-new, so quality is guaranteed.

Try GM PhotoStore. The pricing isn't bad and the quality, well, how can you get much better? Corvette C2s

The Fit doesn't even belong in the running.

I doubt Honda intends to compete with the big boys in the pickup field. They're witness to how much Nissan and Toyota are spending to fight for what is essentially a greater portion of the same small piece of pie. Honda's future success will come from exploiting the niche gaps in the existing market as well as their traditional Accord/Civic success.

No, no. This is wrong. Isuzu is considering buying a U.S. plant, something like a Douglas Fir perhaps.

2007 North American Car and Truck of the Year finalists announced By DALE JEWETT | AUTOMOTIVE NEWS AutoWeek | Published 12/13/06, 12:30 pm et Link to Original Article @ AutoWeek DETROIT -- The Honda Fit, Saturn Aura and Toyota Camry are the finalists for the 2007 North American Car of the Year award. Finalists for the 2007 North American Truck of the Year award are the Chevrolet Silverado, Ford Edge and Mazda CX-7. The finalists for both awards were announced today here. The winners will be named Jan. 7, at the start of press preview days for the North American International Auto Show. The finalists were culled from a candidate pool of 12 cars and 14 trucks. The finalists were determined by the votes of 49 auto journalist jurors. The jury includes Automotive News Executive Editor Edward Lapham and Senior Writer Dale Jewett, and AutoWeek Editor Dutch Mandel and Road Test Editor Natalie Neff. Both publications are owned by Crain Communications Inc. In a new procedure for the 2007 awards, jurors will vote a second time to choose a winner from among the three finalists in each category. In previous years, the top three vote getters in each category were named finalists, with the top vote-getting vehicle named the winner.

You know how many soccer moms would love this feature and intentionally drive with cars in their blind spots for minutes at a time?

In any case, Christianity isn't foolish and neither is not believing in Christianity. Whatever brings you satisfaction and comfort in life is what you should follow and if you choose to 'spread the word' to others, do it in a manner that respects that other people may be just as devout in their differing beliefs. The vast majority of organized religion, spirituality, and plain good manners in the world has one common thread - treat others as you would have other treat you. I think if we all wake up and realize humanity is the pillar of who we are, we'd be a far more peaceful society.

Is it just me that wants to kick it everytime I see it?

The car will run just fine without the supercharger if that become inop for some reason. The dealer overgreased or poorly-attached our Bonnie's s/c belt and it flew off a few times. One thing many don't realize is that the s/c's oil does need to be changed now and then.

ACURA UNVEILS NEW RDX RALLY EDITION "Consumption is the key," says Colliver December 12, 2006 -- TORRANCE, Calif. -- Acura takes center stage again by unveiling a prototype of the RDX Rally, a high-consumption variant of its RDX small crossover. "The RDX Rally is Acura's most serious attempt at racing yet," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president, sales. "With the introduction of this revolutionary new rally vehicle, we not only borrow from the legendary racing heritage of the NSX but completely ignore it by going offroad with a crossover SUV." Similar to the RDX introduced several months ago and currently on sale, the RDX Rally brings offroad features to the street. Adding to its already large portfolio of standard equipment, the RDX Rally includes a limited edition two-tone Lemon Yellow/OMG BLU! paint scheme, RALLY badging, and a selection of crooked factory-applied decals. "That [misalignment] is a bit of an 'oops'" said Colliver, "but whatever." Though a newcomer to the rally racing scene, Acura is anxious to discuss its racing strategy. "Since [the RDX] isn't really designed for offroad usage," admits Wayne Lafontaine, vice president of Honda Motorsports, "some claim that puts us at a disadvantage. We put years of Honda and Acura technologies into this vehicle. Audi has Quattro; we have 'Shawed' or whatever its called. Subaru has been in this game for a long time and they say they can hold onto their record and that we stole their paint scheme. To which I say, records are made to be broken. And their colors aren't trademarked. F**k their [subaru's] mothers." Lafontaine goes on to describe a major advantage the RDX Rally has over the incumbants. "Our RDX averages 11 miles per gallon. Yeah. ELEVEN! As in LESS THAN TWELVE! We figure if we burn all the gas provided at the race course, we'll naturally win." As a symbol of their 'Consumption' strategy, Team RDX has signed on Amerada Hess, Royal Dutch Shell, Citgo, and the nation of Saudi Arabia as their sponsors. They have also chosen the number 11 as their vehicle's number, signifying the maximum mileage ever recorded for an RDX. The RDX Rally will never be available for purchase. Regfootball has preordered them all.

I'm going to vote 'porn.'

The '97 looked tons better. I'd say the '04 looked about on par with the Camry in terms of integration, in other words, both were poorly-integrated in their own way. While the Camry was okay on the upper dash, the lower portion that flowed into the center console, well, didn't flow at all. Plus, it had an ugly radio with an ugly display The Malibu looks literally pieced together - dash and console installed first, then the center stack, but at least it lined up evenly. It also had an ugly radio, but the display matched the dash lights. The Malibu's problem visually is that the center stack looks tacked on afterwards like a Testor's kit. If GM would've made it one piece, I'd say it looks way better than the offcenter Camry dash, especially looking at the SS color scheme, which 'integrates' the black radio units by virtue of its color. Lastly, the 'Bu's center console ownzorz the Camry's hands down. Not only is it symmetrical with the dash, there's no big dumb handbrake on a car with a 90%+ automatic transmission build rate and the under-dash opening is useful. In the Camry, its so deep little things just fall out of reach. This speaks nothing of quality because I never said a thing about quality, though pretty much everyone can agree that Toyota built a pretty $h!ty Camry for their standards and a below-average car by everyone else's.

Is...is this like Sudoku?

Honestly, most low-end cars of this era look alike, much like Japanese cars of the 80s and 90s and none of them look real good. There's a '55 Starchief coupe in decent shape for sale locally for $8000 that's about 1,000,000x more desireable than this.