Classic Convertible Caddy

A classic convertible Cadillac. One could fit three, maybe four Nash Metropolitans in this car? Man, back in the day, American cars had style...and length...

Classic Nash Metropolitan

Check it out! My lovely bride photographed this classic motorcar at her workplace. It's a Nash Metropolitan. According to the Wikipedia, the Metropolitan was built between 1954 and 1962.

And from the photo you can see that it's a tiny car. The wheelbase is only 85 inches and overall vehicle length is 149.5 inches. The first generation Mazda Miata has a wheelbase of 89 inches and overall length of 155 inches.

Today's Classic 1970s TV Ad™ - Mercury Cougar

Farrah Fawcett and Mercury Cougar. Long love Farrah.

Classic Burt Reynolds Movie of the Day™ - Cannonball Run II

CMT (Country Music Television) aired Cannonball Run II last night. Okay, this movie isn't a classic in the sense that Hooper or Smokey and the Bandit are classics, but it's still a fun movie for Burt Reynolds fans.

First things first, the Cannonball Run II is a bad movie. Really bad. The jokes are corny, the acting is non-existent.

Yet Burt Reynolds and company are having a good time and that translates into fun for the audience.

There are some positive aspects to this movie:

First, the cool cars:
Rolls Royce Silver Spur, Lamborghini Countach, Chrysler Imperial Limo, Mitsubishi Starion, Cadillac Fleetwood 75

Second, the Hot Babes:

Catherine "Daisy Duke" Bach, Marilou "Taxi" Henner, Susan "Looks like Farrah Fawcett" Anton, Anonymous Bikini Clad Babes

Third, the exciting stunt sequences:

Helicopter kidnapping the Silver Spur via a gigantic magnet, Orangutan driving a Cadillac, Jackie Chan kicking around a bunch of bikers, Orangutan beating up Tim Conway and Don Knotts

Fourth, the craziest collection of actors ever captured in one movie:

Richard "Jaws" Kiel and Jackie Chan as partners in the turbo charged Mitsu, Sammy and Dean reprising their roles from the first movie, Burt and Dom de Luise also back from the first movie, Shirley MacLaine and Marilou Henner as phony nuns on the run, and Tony Danza partnered with Mel Tillis and the Orangutan.

Jamie Farr returns as the wonderful politically incorrect character of Sheik Falafal (that's right, Falafal. It's funny.)

Finally, the awesome cameos:

Telly Savalas, Charles Nelson Reilly (as a mobster!), Ricardo Montalban, Tim Conway, Jim Nabors, Don Knotts, Jim Nabors, Doug McClure, Jack Elam, Louis Nye, Foster Brooks, Sid Caesar, Abe Vigoda, Alex Rocco, and the Chairman of the Board, Frank Sinatra.

Cannonball Run II is not as good as the first one but it's a heck of a lot better than Stroker Ace.