Tag: Geriatric
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Post Super Bowl Panther: ’98 Grand Marquis with 5MT Swap
Despite rolling on an ancient platform and being known mostly as police and bingo hall cars, there’s something interesting about the Ford Panther platform cars. They offer low prices, V8 power, rear wheel drive and a big dose of simplicity. Today’s example solves the biggest shortcoming, which is the exclusive use of automatic transmissions by…
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Carriage Roof on CTS Coupe
This is a rolleyes post. While recently better products have lifted Cadillac’s credibility, a certain “experienced” demographic still likes to add on tidbits from decades past. In this case, the uniquely-styled CTS Coupe was subjected to a “carriage roof.” This is for sale in Vegas, which would have been our fourth choice, after New York/New…
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The Most “Florida” Car Ever?
A four-cylinder Camry with a dealer-created “special edition” package including gold badges and a puffy top. Does it get more Florida? I’ll bet this car has been parked squarely in front of every early bird buffet and bingo hall within a six-mile radius of its home. Given it likely wasn’t driven locally much more than…