To everyone who has written in, alarmed that the Plymouth will be eclipsed by that iPod on wheels, the Prius, relax. Not gonna happen. Yes, the Prius is fun to drive, and sure, getting close to 50 miles mpg is a great way to give Big Oil the finger, but bench the Plymouth? I don't think so.

Here's the fine '49er up at the barn this weekend, just hours before this storm system blew through, dumped rain and made mud, forced us indoors to huddle by the fire.