Posted on 10/21/2003 10:35:15 PM PDT by TexKat
South Korea's KIA Motors displays a small coupe-convertible model concept car, KCV-3 at a press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, east of Tokyo October 22, 2003. The Tokyo Motor Show opens to the general public October 25. REUTERS/Eriko Sugita
Daihatsu Motor Corporation unveils the Ultra Fuel Economy car UFE-II at a press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, east of Tokyo October 22, 2003. The UFE-II is a four-seat hybrid minivehicle with an engine plus two-motor system that achieves the world's highest fuel economy rate, 60 km/l (Japan 10-15 mode emission standard, Daihatsu in-house test data). The Tokyo Motor Show opens to the general public on October 25. REUTERS/Eriko Sugita
Daihatsu Motor Corporation displays the Copen Sard Special at a press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, east of Tokyo October 22, 2003. The Tokyo Motor Show opens to the general public October 25. REUTERS/Eriko Sugita
General Motors displays a advanced technology vehicle 'Hy-wire' at a press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show 2003 in Makuhari, east of Tokyo October 22, 2003. The Hy-wire represents the world's first drivable vehicle that combines a hydrogen fuel cell with by-wire technology. The motor show will be opened to the public from October 25 to November 5. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Mitsubishi Motors President and CEO Rold Eckrodt smiles as he poses by the new 'SE-RO' concept car at a press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, east of Tokyo October 22, 2003. The Tokyo Motor Show opens to the general public October 25. REUTERS/Eriko Sugita
Japanese TV crew film Japanese automaker Mazda Motor Corp.'s new concept car IBUKI during the 37th Tokyo Motor Show media preview at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2003. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)
Mitsubishi Motors President and CE Rold Eckrodt uses his handkerchief to wipe the windshield of an 'i' concept car, with a mid-engine/rear-wheel drive platform realizing a concept test car for a next-generation small car, at a press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, east of Tokyo October 22, 2003. The Tokyo Motor Show opens to the general public October 25. REUTERS/Eriko Sugita
A model shows General Motors'concept car Cadillac 'Sixteen' at a press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show 2003 in Makuhari, east of Tokyo October 22, 2003. The motor show will be opened to the public from October 25 to November 5. REUTERS/Issei Kato 
General Motors Corp Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Richard Wagoner poses in front of a new Chevrolet 'Epica' at a press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show 2003 in Makuhari, east of Tokyo October 22, 2003. The motor show will be opened to the public from October 25 to November 5. REUTERS/Issei Kato
A Renault concept car, the Be Bop sport utility vehicle, is on display at a press preview for the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, east of Tokyo October 22, 2003. The Tokyo Motor Show opens to the general public on October 25. REUTERS/Eriko Sugita
Volkswagen AG Chairman Bernd Pischetrsrieder (foreground) poses for photographers by a new Golf 5 car with Executive Vice President Detlef Wittig (behind Pischetrsrieder) and Wigfried Bockelmann (far left), R&D board member, at a press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, east of Tokyo October 22, 2003. The Tokyo Motor Show opens to the general public on October 25. REUTERS/Eriko Sugita
A model in a Japanese kimono opens the doors to Nissan Motor's Fuga luxury car at a press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, east of Tokyo October 22, 2003. The Tokyo Motor Show opens to the general public on October 25. REUTERS/Eriko Sugita
Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn gets into a Jikoo car at a press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show in Makuhari, east of Tokyo, October 22, 2003. The Jikoo, with a design transcending time and space to blend Japan's Edo Shogunate theme with advanced styling, is a small, open-top two-seater, and is on display at Tokyo Motor Show, which opens to the general public October 25 with Japan's automakers aiming to showcase technology they hope will become the global standard for 'clean' cars. REUTERS/Eriko Sugita
DaimlerChrysler reported a sharper-than-expected drop in profits on October 21, 2003, with problems at its ailing U.S. unit threatening its earnings outlook and leading to a downgrade of the German automaker's credit rating. The world's fifth-biggest carmaker, battling to return its Chrysler unit to long-term profits, posted a third quarter operating profit of $1.46 billion, a 19 percent drop from a year ago and below analysts' expectations. Chrysler is banking on new products, including its new Dodge Durango sports utility vehicle(SUV) and the Pacifica, a minivan-SUV crossover which got off to a slow start earlier this year. It is launching 25 new vehicles in the next 36 months. The Dodge Durango Hemi RT concept SUV is seen January 5 at the Detroit Auto Show. The Durango sport-utility concept 'provides a strong hint of the next generation Durango that will appear in late 2003 as a 2004 model, ' according to Dodge. (Rebecca Cook/Reuters)
The new Mercedes SLR McLaren is examined by visitors on the first day of the International Auto Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany, Sept. 9, 2003. Automaker DaimlerChrysler posted a net loss of 1.65 billion euros (US$ 1.92) in the third quarter 2003 Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2003, as it took a huge write-off on its fallen stake in european aerospace company EADS. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
And a suspension that goes up to ....
Look upon her, Mopar, Chevy and Ferrari, and despair:
The Ultimate Muscle Car
I want one baaaaad....
That darn western influence on her poor little weemen.
You meam like this
Those, my friend, are what legs were meant to be.
Just damn.
If you want on the new list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...
Leave my title alone. Start your own thread and name it what you wish grumpy.
Where's the flying cars? I want my flying car. It's supposed to be here by now.
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