Editing Dirk Pitt (section)

== Personal traits ==
Dirk is 6&nbsp;ft 3 in (190.5&nbsp;cm) tall with craggy looks, dark wavy hair, and a rangy build. Cussler refers often to Dirk's "opaline green eyes", which can be both alluring or intimidating, as need be. Pitt has a commanding presence which, combined with a quick, sly wit, often infuriates his adversaries and superiors. Comical banter with Al is especially common during stressful situations, leaving the reader with little doubt that both are confident in their abilities.

His weapon of choice is a Colt .45-caliber [[M1911]] semi-automatic pistol that he received from his father. His drink of choice is [[blue agave]] [[Tequila]]. Dirk believes that quality tequila should be drunk straight with salt and lime, preferring to use cheaper tequila in [[margaritas]]. He wears an orange-faced [[Doxa S.A.|Doxa]] Sub 300T Professional dive watch.

=== Classic car collection ===
When Dirk Pitt is not traveling, he lives in a remodeled and refurbished hangar on the grounds of [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington National Airport]], near [[Washington, D.C.]] A cast-iron stairway leads into a cluttered apartment with maps of the sea and models of ships scattered all about. The hangar houses his substantial collection of [[Classic car|classic]] and [[Antique car|antique]] cars, as well as a [[Messerschmitt Me 262]] aircraft, a [[Ford trimotor]] aircraft, a [[Pullman Company|Pullman]] railroad dining car, and a [[totem pole]]. The hangar also contains items collected from prior adventures, such as a cast-iron bathtub with an outboard motor fixed to one end, and is protected by a state-of-the-art [[security system]]. Pitt occasionally adds classic cars to his collection, purloined from a variety of antagonists over the course of his adventures. The character shares his affinity for cars with his creator, the author Clive Cussler. Relatedly, Pitt is named after [[Dirk Cussler]], Clive's son and sometime co-writer of the Dirk Pitt adventure stories.