To be fair, I haven’t owned an honest-to-God tuna boat since the ’76 Bonneville I had in college finally gave up any attempt to contain piston pressure.

That said, this is sad. No huge ass V8 land yachts in the Ford stable. That’s just weird.

And no more Crown Vic police cars once the existing ones die off. That’s just, well, un-American.

I know I did a similar story when the last old Beetle came off the line in Mexico and that still tears me up. Definitely more so than this will, but I have to acknowledge the passing.

Granted, this is NPR watering down the argument, but at least they are discussing the abnormal amount of power the NRA has, and it’s abuse of it.

Meanwhile, in a Mother Jones piece, discussion on how the NRA actively blocks studies on gun violence in this country.

Here’s a cool article on the AK-47. It’s basically an ad for “Gun” by C.J. Chivers, which I’m on the waiting list for at the library. Now, by calling it an ad I am not trying to diminish it. Just consider the article a companion piece.

Here is a related NPR story.

This was just a fun read.

I remember the time my dad was considering buying a Yugo for a work car. He didn’t when both door handles broke off when he went to test drive it.

Classic.

I read this in the recent issue and am glad to pass it on to you online. Enjoy.

This article is bound to open up some debate but they’ve nailed down some of the coolest rides ever created by man. Good list, whether I agree with it or not.

There wasn’t a lot of good news from the automotive industry in recent years, but the decade did show us now new advances and innovations, as detailed here.

So…the Prius is selling like mad and we’re basically selling a military vehicle design to China. because GM is broke. Genius!

Read more here.