I have a Colt Government Model .45 ACP that I bought new-in-the-box in 1991 when I was 16 (my father signed for it; I payed for it with money from my part-time job at the time). My interest in the 1911-type guns stems directly from watching Magnum P.I. as a kid. I first started watching the show in ...

Does anyone know if Magnum used a 1911 Mil Spec .45 or a Series 70? It was a Colt Government Model (CGM). Without seeing the markings on the gun or seeing it disassembled, it is impossible to tell whether it was a pre-Series 70 or a Series 70 CGM. It is even possible that in the later shows ('83 or...

I much preferred the beefier tires with bulging sidewalls of the '79 to the "low profile" tires with the relatively flat sidewalls on the newer cars. The "low profile" thing is a trend that started in the '80s and is still kicking today, to even greater extremes even. I hate "low profile" tires. The...