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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    Speaking of Cougars w/ Coyotes, found this today--Ring Brothers custom...that Coyote V8 is stuffed in there, looks like they reworked the inner fenders and front suspension (the original shock towers long gone). Love the color combo, very tasteful resto-mod, IMO. https://www.autoblog.com/2021/02/25/ringbrothers-mercury-cougar-restomod/#slide-2298758
  2. Robert Hall
    Pics taken the other evening while watching a movie, typical evening—these two are Velcro dogs, Raine and Beardsley.
  3. Robert Hall
    I hear ya...got the cabin fever going on. Put on my boots and tromped around the backyard yesterday w/ all the melty going on...was up to 55 and sunny yesterday. Colder today. But my new job is keeping me busy (in a good way), working out of my home office...
  4. Robert Hall
    I think we are in the 'Spring of Deception' season currently in Ohio. though my backyard is rapidly approaching mud season with all the melting..
  5. Robert Hall
    I kind of see a bit of the classic Lancia Delta Integrale shape...almost an homage to '70s-80s Guigaro crisply folded shapes...much preferable to egg/potato styling, IMO.
  6. Robert Hall
    Sharp, crisp lines...I like it...nice to see some angular, squared styling on a BEV instead of an aero egg/potato shape...
  7. Robert Hall
    I like the convenience of the mail slot. Don't have to go outside to get my mail.. Walking to a grouped box would be tedious, esp. in winter. Plus walking door to door gives the delivery people the opportunity to get exercise.
  8. Robert Hall
    52F and sunny, some melting going on...false Spring thaw...
  9. Robert Hall
    The front end styling reminds me of a Freightliner medium duty truck front that's been cartoonized.
  10. Robert Hall
    I remember chatting w/ my mail carrier in Phoenix some years ago, he said the old Grummans would get really hot inside in the summer (and sometimes would catch fire and get hotter).
  11. Robert Hall
    That would be the case if the neighborhood has curbside mailboxes. In my neighborhood, they park their ancient Grumman trucklet and walk up and down the street on both sides to deliver to the mailboxes (which are either attached to the house or like mine, a mailslot by the front door). Usually make separate passes for packages vs. letter mail.
  12. Robert Hall
    LoL...as an aside, been watching a bunch of Jeff Bridges films recently... watched 'Against All Odds', 'Jagged Edge', 'Blown Away', 'Arlington Road', 'RIPD', and 'Hell or High Water'... great actor, been a fan since the 80s..
  13. Robert Hall
    Well, for 2022 they are splitting the Bolt into 2 models--the EUV that is the CUV and the regular EV that is the tall hatchback.
  14. Robert Hall
    This is a neat sleeper..'96 Caprice 9C1 w/ supercharger. https://www.guyswithrides.com/2020/02/14/1995-chevrolet-caprice-9c1/ Though I'd rather see one about 10 years older, prefer the box to the bubble. Like this one in Hot Rod Magazine: https://www.hotrod.com/articles/hot-rod-drag-weeks-geriatric-cruiser-sleeper-84-caprice/ Or one of these w/ the modern 6.2 LT4 supercharged V8, 8 spd auto, suspension and brake upgrades, etc...or an NA LS3 GM Performance crate engine would be quite adequate also.
  15. Robert Hall
    Yes, the 2dr Facel Vega. There was a 4dr one also as you posted, and an earlier version with a more rounded roofline below (I've seen two of these earlier 2drs, never seen a 4dr or the later 2dr...it's the earlier 2dr in the pic w/ the Cougar billboard. I saw a silver 2dr and a white one at a Gooding & Co auction in Scottsdale maybe 5-7 years ago..
  16. Robert Hall
    ^ '67 Mercury Cougar ad, and a Facel Vega in blue below it...
  17. Robert Hall
    That's the name of a bar in Marathon, Florida I've been to a few times. It's also a Beastie Boys song, so in keeping with that theme: 'Intergalactic'
  18. Robert Hall
    That's no different from the approach used for decades by companies like GM (or any major automaker, for that matter) that have a broad range of ICE models, though. Platform and component sharing is not necessarily 'rebadging'...
  19. Robert Hall
    No one cares...the transverse 4cyl shit dominates the mass market, we all know that. GM builds loads of them (even as Cadillacs), Ford builds loads of them, Jeep sells loads of them at the low end. Hyundai/Kia sells loads of them, etc. Just a bunch of forgettable appliances...no real distinction between brands, no point in talking about them, as they are about as exciting as moldy white bread and spoiled milk. I couldn't care less as long as Jeep still builds proper SUVs, and the Bronco looks like it will be a proper SUV.
  20. Robert Hall
    BEs take a lot more R&D investment, I would think..esp. for the batteries... ICE R&D should be pretty low since they have been around forever...
  21. Robert Hall
    Meh, the difference is insignificant...two FWD/transverse 4cyl CVT mediocre appliances...same shit ingredients, different size. Nothing of significance...
  22. Robert Hall
    Yeah, looks like another week of snow ahead here, but temps in the 30s-40s. Was down to 7F last night, but I think the really cold is over here...looking forward to March.
  23. Robert Hall
    Sunny and 25 out... supposed to get to 36 tomorrow, then more snow Mon-Tues. Giant icicles hanging off the gutters, and even on one of the trees....tracks of the deer, the dogs and other critters that have been in the back yard over the last week of snow storms. Looking forward to March..
  24. Robert Hall
    I do hang up some items to dry in my laundry room, because if I put them in the dryer they may shrink.
  25. Robert Hall
    hmmm....old time clothesline? Or the cable for a squirrel gondola?
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