▁H uff Post , ▁Ross ▁L ui pp old ▁said ▁his ▁interview ▁answer ▁" se emed ▁altern ately ▁tick led ▁and ▁confused ▁by ▁the ▁mock ery ." ▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁Car ▁and ▁Driver ▁magazine ▁asked ▁B iden , ▁" S ad ly , ▁we ▁must ▁ask ▁about ▁the ▁On ion ▁story . ▁While ▁sh irt less , ▁have ▁you ▁ever ▁was hed ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Pont iac ▁Trans ▁Am ▁in ▁your ▁drive way ?" ▁He ▁replied , ▁" You ▁think ▁I ' d ▁drive ▁a ▁Trans ▁Am ? ▁I ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁my ▁bath ing ▁suit ▁in ▁my ▁drive way ▁and ▁not ▁only ▁was hed ▁my ▁Good wood - green ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Cor v ette ▁but ▁also ▁sim on ized ▁it . ▁At ▁least ▁the ▁On ion ▁should ▁have ▁had ▁me ▁was hing ▁a ▁Trans ▁Am ▁convert ible . ▁I ▁love ▁convert ibles ." ▁ ▁Eric ▁Met ax as ▁discussed ▁the ▁character ▁with ▁B iden ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁National ▁P ray er ▁Break fast . ▁Met ax as , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁event ' s ▁ke yn ote ▁speaker , ▁was ▁making ▁small ▁talk ▁with ▁B iden ▁before ▁his ▁speech ▁and ▁asked ▁the ▁vice ▁president ▁if ▁he ▁was ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁On ion ▁pieces . ▁According ▁to ▁Met ax as , ▁B iden ▁replied ▁" yes , ▁he ▁had ▁seen ▁them , ▁and ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁mind ▁them ▁at ▁all , ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁so ▁obviously ▁about ▁someone ▁who ▁was