Yeah, Al, a long history there. It was quite a surprise to me to find FoMoCo stamped all over the Miata's engine!
But, anyway, Mazda knows what they're doing re: enthusiasts.
As does Subaru.
'Nother "underdog" brand. Sold those too for a few months (an import dealership that also sold Hyundai and Mitsubishi). Flat 4s are another inherently torque-y design. The Impreza had just been introduced, made all the US-front wheel drive offerings feel downright crude in comparison, and none of 'em even offered an AWD version.
Lemme tell you it took some pretty inventive engineering to make the Cavalier's front end have that "held together by cotter pins" feel.
Accommodated the excessive suspension travel, lotta play needed to adapt to the constant road input as springs sagged and wobbled.
All this afforded complete isolation from pesky steering feel feedback, though.
The original Legacy put at least Chevrolet and Pontiac to shame for interior quality. Even liked the styling better than any of the GM product at the time, except for the Olds 88.
Hey, it was the malaise era for styling, too.
And Subaru owners were the most loyal to their brand I've ever seen. Rare to find even a 2nd owner car for sale or trade-in, let alone original owners. Married for life, not that that's a bad thing.
I like the BRZ collaboration with Toyota, too. Glad to see 'em alive and well.
When my sister's boyfriend came back from VietNam he bought a brand new '70 Torino, 429 Cobra Jet Ram Air. He and his buddies put a 6 pack and headers on it. Hands-down fastest car I ever rode in. Unlike a little car with an oversized motor, this baby was well-balanced.
'Nother gorgeous car. Never appreciated the lines on those until recently.
Thank you
Larry Shinoda, who also gave us the Boss 302
After he gave us the '63 Corvette stingray.
My Dad had two '55 Cadillac
Sedan DeVilles, Baby Blue. He drove one and used the other for parts. He used to enjoy watching the gas station attendant look around for the gas cap, then he would finally tell them - it was under the driver's side taillight, you had to pull up on it to expose the gas cap.
His next Cadillac was a '66 Calais; there wasn't a smooth line anywhere on that car.
Are those the cars? If so, they're
Coupe DeVilles, the 2-door model. Much more popular.
Think my all-time favorite Cadillac is the '71 El Dorado
Note that rear glass's
bent at an angle....
One night at the Dodge store one of those appeared at the back of the office parking area where trade-ins are appraised.
Finally got Cadillac styling for the first time. Probably eyeballed that sucker for a good 1/2 hour, looked just like that gold one, even got to sit in the passenger seat and check out the interior.
Freakin'
paisley brocade, man, except in gold on black:
GM's answer for the hep and stylish modern businessman.
Only front wheel drive car I ever
wanted buy.