Cornered by Mike Baldwin for April 26, 2022

Ask for Mr. “Vin Tage”.

The car dated him

Ever tried to find a carburetor gasket for a ’58 Studebaker pickup?

He calls his car “Victor”.

If you can’t get parts from the Smithsonian, maybe they’ll take the car.

In the future there will be a device that will be able to manufacture any part that you need in 3-D for a very expensive price.

Just had a ̶n̶e̶w̶ used motor put in my 2005 Chevy Cobalt. Took them a bit to find a replacement…

I don’t think Smithsonian does loaners currently.

Well there’s your problem! The Frammis Rods are thrown! You’re lucky you got it in here!

It’s not just auto parts. There was a time when older U.S. census data tapes could only be read by two machines in the world and one of those was in a Japanese museum.

Looking at the owner and the size of the car; I’m guessing the suspension is shot?

A have a 1999 Dodge Dakota and 2011 Dodge Nitro, each less than 75000 miles.

Too bad it doesn’t have a hood ornament, then you could jack it up and put another car under it.

Dad drove an old car around the farm. I informed him that he needed to get the brakes fixed. "Why? " he said, “if I want to stop I just take my foot off the gas.”

Check with the mechanics for the Perfesser’s car in SHOE—his is beyond classic as well.