Ron Howard: "Less racing, more boobies."

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

I will admit there was more gratuitous booby sightings in it than LeMans or Grand Prix! So it wins that category hands down!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Ron will not win any subtlety awards for the segue to the engine internals . . .

What was with the engine internals? Did anybody believe that was real?

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

It was a metaphor . . . you know, like when trains go into tunnels . . . .

[The Best of Hitch] - North by Northwest - 5.tunnnel - YouTube

and it symbolized what?

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

You bet. Saw him last summer. Fantastic concert.

Permanent Waves was one of the first albums I bought as a kid. I was 10 or 11 years old. Great album.

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

I'm more of a "Moving Pictures" kinda guy myself

Saw the movie last night. I was entertained. All the times I've seen Nicki Lauda on tv I never noticed anything wrong with his face. I guess wearing a hat all the time works.

As for the band of the same name: Grossly. Over. Rated.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.