Brand spankin' new retro muscle car.

[JohnnyRingo]

21. You're thinking of a red Corvette.

Not everyone considers a mechanical marvel as compensation for penile shortcomings.

Indeed, I see this as a great example of new technology on an old platform, and in that regard it's a fascinating automobile. Unfortunately for the manufacturer, many customizers these days take antique muscle cars and add modern drive trains and updated interiors to build "retro-rods" at a fraction of the cost. Retro-rods are low emission vehicles that get 30+ mpg when driven sensibly, while retaining the form of a classic car.

My criticism of the Bass 770 is that it's too expensive, too late, and too common. The golden age of '60s muscle car collecting peaked in 2006, when the Equus was probably in the genesis of its design.

The retro Detroit muscle car boom began when Boomers began inheriting their fortunes from The Greatest Generation about 15 years ago. During that short time many cars were restored that would normally be sent to the scrap pile. There are now many more Chevy SS Chevelles and Hemi Cudas than the factories ever turned out, but many people of that age wanted the car that the coolest kid drove to their senior prom.

When the financial bust occurred in the late 2000s these owners had a choice between selling their toy or losing their McMansion. The ensuing glut caused a lot of nostalgic owners left holding the bag as prices on all but the very best documented examples fell faster than Ted Cruz's poll numbers.

Or, I guess you can sum it up with a bumper sticker slogan that simply paints every motorhead with the same ignorantly broad brush. Oh, wait! You did that... twice for some reason.

I guess by that logic one's computer, smart phone, home, and even choice of refrigerator is an extension of ones sexual potency, dependent upon how glitzy they are, how much they cost and rate of energy consumption.