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Not a posed photo. My two boys were over this morning and parked side by side so I pulled mine up so the nose was visible in the photo. Left to right, 88, 89 and 90. The 88 & 89 came through Daves89.

Correct. The photo below shows the adjuster parts inside the caliper. The adjuster screw is what the parking brake arm on the back of the caliper bolts to. It screws out of the T-nut to adjust the travel of the piston as you use the parking brake. Since I never had any problem with it I don't know what you would need to do to get the adjuster working properly if that is the cause of your problem. I assume you would have to take the piston out of the caliper to get at it so you can clean it up. Thanks to Barney Eaton for the photo.

Great looking pic. I'd like to say I miss them, but...

I am almost 67 years old and never use my parking brake [on any car]. Being in the rust belt when they get rusty they lock up and don't release.

The piston in the rear caliper has a self adjusting design to keep slack out of the parking brake. Perhaps the adjuster is stuck and not working properly or the pads are worn enough that the adjuster is out of it's range of adjustment. I would start by changing the pads, making sure the adjuster screw inside the piston moves freely. Then adjust the cable to take out any excess slack if needed.

Has anything been changed recently? New brake pads or calipers? Pretty sure applying the parking brake has a self adjusting effect and may be necessary several times to get them tightened up. I think the spec is something like 3.5 pumps on the pedal to set the brakes if everything is working as it should be. When released, the cable under the car should be somewhat taut and not hanging slack.

Here is a video on cleaning tail lights.

I need to figure out how to restore the tail light. I waxed it once and it didn’t last. it’s super Smokey currently as you can see.

Great looking car. The most common question Reatta owners get at a show is, "What is that?". Sad but true.

I attended my local car show! I didn’t win anything (didn’t expect to), but I’m a little sad how many “car people” in attendance didn’t seem to know what a Reatta even was.

My daughter is on a 9 day vacation that I always thought I would take but never did. After visiting the pyramids and King Tut's Tomb, she boarded a cruise ship for 3 days on the Nile river, stopping along the way to see ancient temples and other interesting places. Hope you enjoy some of the photos she took. Inside King Tut's tomb