Yeah yeah, I know the jokes. But my first car was a 1979 Fiat X1/9. I bought it new, and put 95,000 miles on it before I sold it. It was a good running car. Only once did it ever fail to start or run, and that was when the starter went out. Other than that it was very dependable.
Pulled up behind a Ferrari 458 spyder on Sunday. Guy was crawling along at like 10 mi/hr on a two lane service road with no traffic. I had places to be and he was crawling, having words with his wife/passenger. So I gave him a short toot of the horn to get them moving or pull over. Frightened him so much, he stalled the car.
I had one for a weekend (rental); it had horrible visibility & awful blind spots. The roof sloped down in the back, giving you limited sight out the back & side windows between the C & D posts that were useless
Maybe that’s why it wasn’t a common car?
It was just ahead of it’s time. The last several rental cars I’ve had had horrible views. The small windows and strange curves on the corners made close quarters maneuvering incredibly dangerous.
I think the real problem was things like being “mid size” but really small, rear wheel drive, etc. (And overpriced.)
Some sightings on my 500-mile drive down to Pismo Beach and back:
A BMW 2002, an early edition, a 1962.
A Chevrolet Corvair.
A Porsche 914. I’ve forgotten how small they were. Porsche 914s used to be a common sight on the roads 20-30 years ago, but I haven’t seen one since last December when I posted about it here, so it has been about six months.
It’s fairly common to see the Ford Flex around here. But every time I see one, I want one. Titanium editions with the big engine and the AWD platform. Have no idea what I’d haul around in it but I want one just the same.
At the DMV, I parked next to a beautifully restored 1965 American Rambler 440 convertible, in a creamy yellow-ivory color with black interior. I wanted to talk to the owner, but by the time I got done the car was gone.