Well I’m glad I watched it this year, that was one of the wildest, most nail biting races of all time. The last 2 thirds of the race were wet, and it was one of the most action packed races I’ve ever seen!
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Sadly I was busy mowing lawns... Still, glad you enjoyed it.
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Looks like they remembered at the last minute they had one more delivery to make... 
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From what I can make out, the RORO ship has a max capacity of 6,000 cars, and 2,200 were off loaded in Jacksonville.
Due in Newark, NJ 10:30 PM tomorrow. Not sure what work is done at port over the weekend. Getting closer though. 
And I'm sure you can just rock up at the docks and flash your ID and pick up your new ride... That's the way it works over there isn't it? Then you enter a street race in Atlantic City...?
Channeling Bruce? Chrome wheeled, fuel injected... blah blah blah.
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Am I that transparent... See you on the Thunder Road.... 
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Top Gear had a Robin Reliant episode. Perhaps you saw it. Funniest show they did.
The mandated pollution standards of the time choked the life out of everything. I had a '74 Opel Manta. A really nice little car hobbled by being a gutless wonder.
Twice, I got stuck with Monarchs as rentals. For those who don't know, that was an American Ford Granada with Mercury badging. It had to be - without doubt - the most awful rental I ever had. Even back then I was not exactly Hotrod Harry, but the blasted things were so lacking in power they couldn't get out of their own way. I am convinced if I had rolled the window down and held my palm flat into the wind the car would have slowed by 5mph (8km/h).
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The Robin Reliant brings to mind a panel cartoon I saw in a car magazine decades ago. Shows a car with the hood up, an a mechanic talking to the woman who owned the car. "Yes, Mrs. Johnson, it's making a funny little noise because it's a funny little car!"
The only Volvo I want is my PV-544. When a Volvo was a VOLVO.
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We had Renault Alliances as agency cars. AM radio. 3 speed auto. The little engine revved quite high when on the interstate.
New Santa sleigh spotted yesterday. We tried to get him to pull over so we could give him a Hubitat hub to cycle through colors, but he sped off. Pretty sure he thought I was just another road-rage driver on his tail. 
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My hero...love it.
As a former (long-time) Volvo fan, I can see the attraction of the PV-544. Personally, I think the best looking car they made was the P1600 in the mid-60s.
In terms of engines, the non-interference design of the 8 valve red block engines in the 240s and early 740s made them easy to work on, and breaking a timing belt was no big deal. They were also incredibly well-built engines.
I view their decline as starting with the 16 valve version of the same engine. Things were terrible with the PRV inline 6-cyl engine. The modular B5244S engine (introduced with the 850/S70) was a tech marvel, but further declined owners abilities to work on their own cars. They hit rock bottom with their sale to Ford in the mid-90s, and the subsequent sale to Geely continues in the same vein.
Anyway, my pipe-dream of having a car with a relatively simple naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, and minimal electronics will never again be realized.
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So true...
Just wanted to amend, I'll accept a P1800 if necessary.
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