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Yesterday was my hometown's annual 'Heritage Days Super Cruise' show which draws about 1,000 cars yearly and is filmed every year for the 'Lokar Car Show' on Motor Trend TV I think it is. I went.

I didn't go last year but heard this car was there then. 6K miles.

I'm not a fan of '55 Dodges....but I'm a huge fan of low-mileage, original cars. The current owner, I remember from school. He was doing work for a lady in town a few years back and looked into the garage and saw this Dodge her Dad bought new. All original now except rubber parts underhood, brake parts, fluids, tires, and he added a dual master cylinder.

He said that's what the paint looked like after a wash and wax.

He said no rust, but I do wonder about the underneath. He said it's in great shape underneath.

Great to have all the new-car paperwork. You could see the old Dodge dealer from where this car was parked yesterday. The building is now Greenville Tire.

Funny, a female classmate of mine is N.W. Moyer's granddaughter and asked me years back how she could find a car her grandfather sold. I told her it was nearly impossible...and now this car shows us and never left town!

Need to stop by the VW parts department Monday to get some aftermarket things. It needs color matched door edge guards and those covers for the lower door sills. Not sure if a pin stripe is necessary either.

I'd pass on all of those things.

@ab348 said:
Minis apparently don’t ride very well and are kind of dorky-looking in Countryman trim. I suspect when the rubber meets the road she might start singing a different tune…

DIL describes her father's as like driving a gokart.

@sda said:
DM Sound just did an audio review on the base 6 speaker in the 25 Maverick. It got a D minus.

I’ve had both. The base system was pretty weak but the B&O is much better. May not be audiophile standards but sounds good to me.

@graphicguy,
I went to the Ford website, anything to put off mowing the lawn today, and they list the Employee Incentive.
https://www.ford.com/inventory/details/maverick/vin/3FTTW8JA9SRB09951/USA|04163|F44433|F/44035?intcmp=siResults-cta-siVdp&searchDepth=2:73:exact

Here's a Maverick at my local dealer. Employee discount is the same as the Ford website but they list an additional dealer discount of $1000.
https://www.mikebassford.net/inventory/new-2025-ford-maverick-xlt-awd-supercrew®-3fttw8ja5sra45522/

My 2015 Golf has already gone off to auction. Stopped by to try and get that cushion I left behind yesterday and used vehicle department said it had departed the building already. Went either Thursday or yesterday, Saturday. I honestly didn't think they were going to keep it as it wasn't in perfect condition. A good detail would've done wonders for it though.

a replica like this one would of course be a lot more affordable. This one is pretty neat. But this really needs AC to be usable, since they tend to get hot in the cabin from the engine, and there is only a little vent in the window for fresh air. Not fun in the summer!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1992-era-gt-2/

nicer but a lot more money. My BILs Cobra kit is a Superformance with a 427 Rousch. This one does have AC. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1966-superformance-gt-40-mk-ii/

to finish off the trip to fantasy land, I love this. Not as exotic but at least I would not be afraid to drive it (and nothing to do with value). Plus my wife could actually get in one of these. More my style for sure.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2001-acura-nsx-t-13/