diff --git a/scripts/count_cars.py b/scripts/count_cars.py
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+++ b/scripts/count_cars.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+from common.basedir import BASEDIR
+
+with open(os.path.join(BASEDIR, "README.md")) as f:
+  lines = f.readlines()
+  cars = [l for l in lines if l.strip().startswith("|") and l.strip().endswith("|") and
+                              "Make" not in l and any(c.isalpha() for c in l)]
+  print(''.join(cars))
+  print(len(cars))