Auto enthusiasts who actually work on their own cars.
Engine. “So what kind of lump ya got under the hood?”
Mint-condition car (never “cherry”).
A hundred pointer so perfect it’s worthy of exhibition at Pebble Beach.
Air conditioning (rare in antique cars).
“All show and no go”–a car that is never driven on the street after it’s restored.
Looks restored–from 10 yards away.
A hefty or slow-looking car with a real rocket of a lump.
title: “Car Talk” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-13” author: “Willie Benson”
Expect the gadget–known as an event data recorder–to make more court appearances. “This is going to revolutionize our understanding of crashes,” says Ricardo Martinez, former head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recorder was originally developed to provide carmakers with crash data to improve safety. While the information belongs to car owners, it must be yielded under court order–which makes privacy advocates howl. They’ll surely have a fit with what’s next on the horizon: a gizmo made by Road Safety International that allows parents to track their teenagers’ driving habits.
