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Land Rover Defender and Series once had an optional second roof panel on top with an airspace of an inch or so under it. Known as "The Tropical Roof" it was also called the Safari Roof or Safari Top. Land Rover Chawton White paint (LRC603) was used for the roof.

Or the Airstream?

There is a lost art. Downshifting and engine braking. Then the vehicle is already in the correct gear to resume speed.

It has never been about the environment. It is about protecting the domestic car and truck market. When economical small foreign cars and trucks began flooding the country, barriers were thrown up to save Detroit. The "Chicken Tax" tariff, import quotas and burdensome emission and safety...

What? No Velis Elctro? Us EV mavens have to stick together.

If I had gotten the standard black top instead of the optional 3-piece color matched top on my Gladiator, I would definitely look into taking it off and shooting it with nice cool Arctic White.

My 1998 Yamaha V-Max had a 3.5 gallon tank. Fuel stops were planned for about every 100 miles, which was agreeable with my bladder even in my 50s.

True, that. During the Arab Oil Embargo, 1973-1974, when there were gasoline shortages, rationing and even/odd days, I ordered a Dodge Van with the optional 35 gallon tank.

Agreed, I like it. But in this politically charged environment would that not be Defender appropriation? Or Toyota FJ appropriation? Or going back farther, FJ40 appropriation? Due to the brutal sunshine here in Texas I have had mostly white roofed vehicles. But only because they were white all...

You are spot on, AZFox. The "Chicken Tax" was imposed initially by Lyndon Johnson in the '60s for chickens and other goods such as light trucks imported into the U.S. Some of you may recall the Subaru Brat with two seats in the bed which allowed it to be classified as an SUV in order to avoid...

My understanding is that the Slate comes with a 52.7-kWh battery which can be upgraded to an 84.3-kWh battery. That adds an additional 302 pounds to the little truck. Range increases from 150 to 240 miles. So there is that. The electric motor rated for 201 horsepower and 195 pound-feet of...

My son's friend who evidently learned to drive in a golf cart hopped out of my Jeep letting it run into my son's parked F150.:(

I miss my two door cars and trucks. 1962 Buick Skylark Convertible 1964 Fiat 850 "Limousine" 1970 VW Squareback 1970 Saab Sonett 1974 Honda Civic (all time favorite) 1980 Dodge Pickup 1985 Mitsubishi Mirage Turbo (2nd favorite) 1995 Nissan Hardbody Pickup (3rd favorite) And the one I still...

Turns out that color is not an accident. "The design inspiration for the Slate Truck's rugged aesthetic was, in part, an image of a "battle-scarred shark." Tisha Johnson, Slate's head of design, mentioned that this image of a resilient and fierce shark influenced the vehicle's look, aiming for...

Or my Garbage Commander trash can hauler.

The Model T of EVs. The first mass-affordable EV. "Any color the customer wants, as long as it's black" Henry Ford

Good point, but they could also be subassemblies manufactured by a supplier and painted at the supplier factory.

Grab handles on the windshield pillar.

My only concern is that the factory color is too "stealthy". I want my vehicles to be conspicuous. Too bad they can't make them white.

Slate should mount the mirrors to the frame of the windshield instead of the door. Problem solved. This problem has plagued Jeep owners who like to drive "naked" (sans doors). The aftermarket offered many solutions. Inexpensive motorcycle mirrors bolted into the vacant hinges was the easy way...