Hatterasguy: You've never been in my Fairlane. Ok, so it's a work in process, but there are reasons why it's back on the road and my Dad's 123 isn't yet. Actually, I think Toyota could learn something from Ford. Not Ford of today, but Ford of 35 years ago, just before they forgot how to build a car that it was not only possible to keep going forever, but that had styling that made it more than worth doing. That's also partly why I would like to see my brother keep the Dodge, it's been dead-reliable (at over 140K), and it's close to the golden age of automobiles, just before Chrysler went into a tailspin.
But I digress.
I've suggested a Crown Vic or Grand Marquis, but he didn't seem interested. I don't think I could sell him on a GM front-driver either. I think either of those suggestions would be great, but I think he's too used to hearing that Japanese cars can't be equaled in reliability, and then he's said he wants something different. If I find a T-bird that looks good I'll probably try and push it, other than that it's probably just going to be whatever comes up that he likes. I know there are some really good cars out there that don't carry the inflated price premium of the Japanese cars, but I'm not calling the shots on this one.

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Once and future king:
'64 Ford Fairlane w/approx 238,000 - looks rough, but amazingly reliable if you know how to look after it; I will soon begin work to totally restore and modernize it.
Family vehicles that I lay some claim to:
'78 300D w/approx 350,000 original, '62 Ford F100 4x4, '90 Ford E150 w/171,000 original