avant1963

This is/was a local Olds dealer in my town. They just covered up the "Oldsmobile" and "Aurora" signs on their awnings, but still have this "Rocket" neon light in the window. This is the first time in years that I've actualy seen it lit up. They are turning the dealership into a used car/UG truck dealer and a repair shop is moving in. Right now inside there are older Vettes, a 1st gen Viper, old Falcon. Just thought I'd take a pic of it thins morning to share...

I caved and created one for some networking and ranting that I want to keep off C&G. http://www.myspace.com/avant1963

This guy lives down the block from me, and I have never heard the truck on the road, so I don't know if he put a 350 in it, but here's a blurry pic of a ~1988 Chevy S10 Dualy. I'm sure it is more of a "just because" conversion than for any real hauling purpose, but it still looks cool.

When I bought the G6, there was a younger kid (not sure how young) that they used to go on the first drive with us to "explain" the features (I let him go on with his speach eventhough I probably knew more about the car than he did) - he was pretty much the gopher - he took plates on/off cars, did the test drives, probably other odds and ends around the dealership, but I have no idea if he was 17 or over...

Jebus Christmas Fly! What the F*CK is next? Oh, that's what's next. Good Luck Buddy!

I saw a Fit on the road yesterday. I first thought it was a Suzuki, then it appeared like it was something from the early 90's. It does not look like a modern vehicle.

I did read that the VUE will be getting the tax breaks just like the Escape and it was probably going to be the same $2600. Looking for the source...

Great! I'm still eyeing up the Laser Blue Malibu MAXX SS, but have not been able to: 1. Give up my 96 Z28 convertible, 2. Want another car payment since the Z has been paid off for 4 years now. Good luck with it.

and why the domestics failed in the past 20 years. They tried to make cars just as bland and boring as Toyota and were always 2 generations behind them. It seems that they have finaly woken up. "There's no doubt that a design-driven philosophy is the only one that will work," he said. "People who are not sensitive to design, people who don't care about vehicles, people who view a vehicle as an appliance, they just default to Toyota. We will never win that one." http://yahoo.reuters.com/stocks/QuoteCompa...bol=GM.N&rpc=44

Let's remember, or bring those that did not know up to speed, that the 2nd gen Aurora as we know was the "entry Luxury" car for Olds, NOT the REAL 2nd gen car. The REAL 2nd gen car was dropped and the "entry Luxury" car was renamed Aurora when Olds realized they were a goner.

"Cemetery Gates" Pantera - Cowboys from Hell Long live Dimebag!

The Z71-equipped Avalanche is scheduled to start production late in the third quarter of 2006 and will arrive at dealerships in the fourth quarter. The Z71 will be a suspension available across the LT trim -- not its own model.

I think you need to be a little "unique" to really be into a car like the 1963 Studebaker Avanti - And that would be me... Some pics of my Stude:

I'd love to see CR make up an excuse for "teething" problems on an American car.

Porsche Carrera GT past me by work. Sounded like an F1 car.

Marty > Roy

I've seen two Raiders and to tell the truth, they look 150% better than the Dakota. Getting rid of the silly Dodge fender/headlight monstrocity makes that truck look tons better. Have you seen an Eclipse 'Vert yet? Talk about a badonadonk! Looks like you could park an Evo in the trunk, the rear is so out of proportion to the rest of the mutilated design. Shouldn't this company be dead in the states already?

It loses me on the 11 second 0-60 times.

If you would have asked me 15 years ago if Darrell Waltrip's signature would adorn the side of a Toyota truck, I would have laughed. And today I still laugh, and then cry for the shell of a sport that NASCAR has become. I can only pray that GM is the domestic manufacturer pulling out of the craptacular crapfest known as NASCAR. (and this from someone who has grown up with NASCAR, and now say RIP 2006) Can't wait 'till the DW edition of the Camry next year! http://www.toyota.com/tundra/dw.html

Much like Caminos, all my old pictures have cars involved! "But primer IS a color!" "T-roofs are cool!" "Kill the Cougar!" "Oh, I was sooooo cool in the late 80's"

Some hints to timing from a dealer: Will not be badged “Classic”. Maintain a five month supply of V6s going into the 2007 CY – The Silverado Classic with the V6 will build- out mid- Dec ‘06 – The all new 900 V6 Silverado will not begin production until late April ’07 – Five months of Silverado production without V6s • Order manual transmissions early – A limited quantity of manual transmissions are already produced for the Classic model run – When they’re gone... they’re gone • Order Classic Crew Cabs early – The Classic Crew Cab builds out August ’06 – The all new 900 Crew Cab begins production October ’06 – There are only 3 consensus cycles for the Classic Crew (April/ May/ June)

" Your sperm's in the gutter, your love's in the sink" Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull New one: "Hold the red star proudly high in hand"

Grill - no Spoiler - no Engine - YES Ground Effects - YES - the only reason I did not buy a G6 GTP for my wife is because it did not look any different than the GT, and my wife is perfectly happy with the power of the 3.5. If it looked different, I probably would have gone for the GTP, but not with the droopy grill and ghey spoiler.

Has anyone received a cell phone call from 786-879-6669 (traced to a metro PCS phone in Miami) that leaves a message, in garbled Spanish? I have checked on the internet and found that many people have been getting these calls. I've complained to T-Mobile, but those on Cingular and Verizon have also been victim. The number has called my cell phone multiple times the last month (auto-dialer) and when you call the number back, there is no answer or busy.

Wow! a turd has been polished. Nothing says "sport" like a tape player.