I Am Disappointed To Hear That Richard Childress, Who Has Been Loyal To General Motors For So Long, And Has Raced Chevrolets Since Founding His NASCAR Team In 1969; Is Considering Switching To Another Manufacturer For The First Time Ever In The History Of His Team.
Richard Childress, for a short time; has also raced Oldsmobiles.
A Champion (A Manufactured Home And Motorhome And Bus Coachbuilder Based In Dryden, Michigan) Class A Motorhome On A Dodge M-Chassis Or A General Motors P-Chassis Located In The Former Storage Yard Of A Commuter And Dial-A-Ride Bus Service In The Detroit Suburb Of Roseville, Michigan:
A Champion Eurocoach (A Manufactured House And Motorhome And Bus Coachbuilder Based In Dryden, Michigan) On The General Motors P-Chassis Located In The Detroit Suburb Of Dearborn, Michigan; Near The Ford Rouge Factory Complex That Was Constructed During The 1920’s; And Had Completed Construction By 1931:
Brazilian Versions Of The 1973-1991 General Motors Full-Size Pickup Trucks, Suburban, And K-5 Blazer; The Station Wagons Of Which Are Called The Veraneio In The South America; And Were In Production In South America Until 1997, When They Were Replaced Brazilianized Versions Of The GMT400 Pickup Trucks And SUVs; Nine Years After The GMT400 Had Debuted In North America And In Mexico, And Shortly Before The GMT400 Would Be Supplanted In North America, And In Mexico By The Awful GMT800 Pickup Trucks And SUVs:
An Opel Commodore B (The Generation After That Was The Donor Car For The Brazilian Chevrolet Opala, But The Generation Before That Was The Donor Car For The Australasian Holden Commodore) That Has Been Modified Into A Race Car, And Has Been Repowered With A Modified And Souped Up Iteration Of The Chevrolet 366 Cubic Inch Big Block Medium-Duty Truck Engine:
The Chevrolet 366 cubic inch Big Block V8 Engine is what is referred to as a Tall Block, along with the 427 cubic inch Big (and Tall) Block Medium-Duty Truck Engine.
A Battery-Electric Version Of The Bedford CF Van That General Motors’ British Business Arm Vauxhall Had Built Utilizing The Technology That Was Available At The Time, And Had Exported A Fistful Of To North America As The GMC Griffon.
General Motors would later build experimental versions of their 1972-1996 Full-Size Van with this same Battery-Electric Powertrain as the Bedford CF/GMC Griffon.
Television Commercials For The British Business Arm Of General Motors, Vauxhall’s Version Of One Of General Motors’ Worst Platforms, The J-Platform.
The Vauxhall Cavalier was just as much of a piece of junk as it’s North American Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, and Cadillac platform-mates, it’s Continental European Opel platform-mate, it’s Japanese Domestic Market Isuzu platform-mate, it’s Australasian Holden platform-mate, and it’s GM Korea/Daewoo platform-mate; and it’s Brazilian Chevrolet Monza platform-mate.
A Vauxhall Cavalier Television Commercial with a Bedford CF Cargo Van that had been molested by being repainted in a Hippie Van paint job:
A General Motors Full-Size Van from 1972-1996 that has been converted into a Conversion Van, which is one of my preferred types of vehicle. It features an aftermarket paint job that aligns with my aesthetic preferences, along with a Red Interior that I particularly like.
This General Motors Full-Size Van happens to have been kept in pristine condition all it’s life, the exact condition that I would like to keep a vehicle in.
Possessing a collection of Automobiles, Tractors, School Buses, Class 6-8 Trucks, Radios, and Electric Fans
Acquiring brand-new vehicles as Daily Drivers
Going out to eat at Restaurants
Visiting, and making friends with Radio and Television Stations
Visiting, and making friends with people who were a part of the NASCAR community prior to the 21st Century
Possessing a Ham Radio License, Ham Radio Equipment; and maybe also belonging to one or more Ham Radio Clubs, and in part and parcel; possibly attending their meetings
Listening to historically important Radio Stations, mainly heritage AM/Mediumwave Stations, High Power (50 kilowatts and greater) AM/Mediumwave Stations, Shortwave Radio Stations, FM Radio Stations whose histories can be traced back to the 1930’s and 1940’s, as APEX and early FM Stations; and FM Stations with Adult Contemporary, Easy Listening, Beautiful Music, and Jazz formats
Listening to Country Music Artists who have made the Adult Contemporary charts, and/or have received airplay on Adult Contemporary-formatted Radio Stations, even if they haven’t ever made the Adult Contemporary charts; such as, Dolly Parton and several of her siblings, Reba McEntire, The Judds, Wynonna Judd’s solo career, Kenny Rogers, Charley Pride, Trisha Yearwood, Lorrie Morgan, Eddie Rabbitt, Loretta Lynn and her sister Crystal Gale, Johnny Cash’s daughter Roseanne, Barbara Mandrell, Connie Smith, Ronnie Milsap, Charlie Rich, and the Band “Alabama”
Writing and publishing Books
Having one or more Motion Pictures (whether Live-Action or Animated) of my creation; being made
Taking still Photographs with a standalone Film or Digital Camera
Being close to, and associating with my father’s family
Keeping the history of the 1970’s, 1980’s, and early 1990’s alive forevermore, for generations to come; no matter the cost and sacrifice, and no matter how hard I have to work in order to do so
Being politically active within the Democratic Party of the United States
Keeping Far Right-Wing Politicians such as the malevolent Donald Trump, J.D Vance, Marjorie Taylor-Greene, and Ron DeSantis out of Office
Befriending, and associating with people who were born prior to 1975
Shopping at Sears, Montgomery Ward, Costco, BJ’s and the Warehouse Club chain PACE
Traveling to Destinations that interest me, and/or have anything to do with me emotionally; that might not interest anyone else within my household
Having Central Air Conditioning and Heating, with the Thermostat set at particular temperatures; even if they are not energy efficent
Switching the Thermostat to the ‘Off’ position whenever I, or anyone else in my household wants to open Windows in our House; instead of turning the Air Conditioner to a higher temperature, and the Furnace to a lower temperature
Using a Whole House Fan whenever the Windows are open in our House
Investing in the Stock Market
Traveling in and with a Motorhome, or a One-Ton Dual-Rear-Wheel Pickup Truck and a Fifth-Wheel RV Trailer
Owning, and driving in American Full-Size Passenger Cars, Full-Size Station Wagons, Full-Size Pickup Trucks, Full-Size SUVs, and Full-Size Vans
Owning and driving in 1960’s-mid 1980’s Rear-Wheel-Drive, Body-On-Frame Intermediate-sized Cars and Coupe Utilities such as the Chevrolet El Camino, Chevrolet Chevelle/Malibu, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Pontiac Tempest/Le Mans, Pontiac Grand Prix, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Buick Century, and Buick Regal
Owning and driving in European Cars and Compact Vans such as those manufactured by Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Renault, Citroen, Peugeot, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Ford’s European Business Arm; and General Motors’ European Business Arm that consisted of Opel, Vauxhall, and Bedford
Owning and driving in pre-1997 Mercedes-Benzs
Owning and driving in Japanese vehicles such as the Fairlady Z, Silvia/SX, Celica, Supra, MR2; Mazda RX-7, Honda/Acura NSX, Honda S2000, Honda CR-X/Del Sol; Kei/Micro-Trucks manufactured by Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Daihatsu, and Honda; and several Japanese Domestic Market models such as the Toyota Crown, Toyota Crown Majesta, Toyota Century, Toyota Soarer, Nissan President, Nissan Cima, Nissan Sunny, Nissan Pulsar, Nissan Primera, Nissan Urvan, Toyota HiAce, Nissan Leopard, Toyota Starlet, Nissan Skyline, Nissan Laurel, Nissan Cedric/Gloria, Toyota Mark II/Mark X, Toyota Chaser, Toyota Cresta, Nissan Bluebird, Toyota Corona, Toyota Carina, Japanese Domestic Market Corolla/Sprinter, Japanese Domestic Market Hi-Lux, Japanese Domestic Market Hi-Lux Surf/4Runner, Japanese Domestic Market Nissan Truck, and the Japanese Domestic Market Terrano/Pathfinder
Personally owning and driving in School Buses, and Class 6 Trucks with Box/Cube bodies and Flatbed bodies
Personally owning and driving in Jeeps, Land Rovers, Toyota Land Cruisers, Nissan Patrols, Mercedes-Benz Unimogs, and WDX Dodge Power Wagons with Power-Take-Off (PTO) Units, which gave them the ability to run Tractor Attachments and Impliments
Using a Sub-Compact or a Compact Tractor to tend to a large amount of property
Watching Bob Vila’s own Television Show “Bob Vila’s Home Again”
Watching one of Shari Lewis’s more recent Television Shows, “Lamb Chop’s Play Along
Watching Martha Stewart’s syndicated Television Show “Martha Stewart Living”
Watching the CBS Television Program “Murder, She Wrote” starring Angela Lansbury
Viewing Movies such as the 1992 adaptation of Tom Clancy’s Novel “Patriot Games”, the 1994 adaptation of Tom Clancy’s Novel “Clear and Present Danger”, the 1991 adaptation of Betty Mahmoody’s Book “Not Without My Daughter; and the 1988 Motion Picture “Steel Magnolias”
The Likelihood That General Motors Will Either Go Out Of Business, Or Be Acquired By A Foreign Entity Within The Next 5-20 Years (As Of The Time Of Writing This Post) Is Disheartening.
I have written and compiled two Books about how I would personally run General Motors. One is a textual transcription of how I would personally run this company, and the other consists of Images generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) Image Software inadequately depicting vehicles that I would order to be developed if I were in charge at this company. You may purchase copies of both Books at Barnes & Noble:
A Blue Bird Conventional-Style School Bus On A 50 Series General Motors (Chevrolet) Chassis & Cowl In Louisiana That Was Destroyed During Hurricane Katrina In 2005: