CAR LUST: The 1968 Mercury Cyclone 428 Cobra Jet. Iowahawk probably has two, one of them converted to a low-rider version. “Big-hearted, torquey, and happy either purring along or in full snarl, the Cobra Jet was a world-class engine worthy of legendary status–not its current anonymity.”

Plus, rare appreciation for the Mazda MX-6: “to my eyes, the smooth, flowing contours of the MX-6 are both lovely and understated in a way that is, admittedly, thoroughly out of style today.” I had one of those, and I liked the looks — inside and out — very much. The V6 it came with was reasonably powerful, and extremely smooth.