Ganz falsch, mein Freund.
Patrick Frawley
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Cute parallel story (legend?) about the military and stimulating beverages: Read more
Want a couple more details - specifically sizes on the wheel/tire package (which look close to realistic maximum). Read more
Notes, largely in concurrence: Read more
The organizers of the race that will never happen realized that the race could never happen, here in the year two-thousand-and-nineteen (Common Era), because no F1 street circuit is being created these days....
X1/9s were overengineered on the crash-safety front in anticipation of onerous legislation through the 1970s; that’s part of why they’re relatively heavy for their size and equipment level. Unless something drives over you they are tough little cars. Read more
Testing the top of the market, and the best-year claim will activate more than a few ‘79 1500/5-speed partisans, but pending one very thorough rust check under that new paint this is about as good as an X1/9 gets. For what it is, fair ask. Read more
So it’s a redrawn, gimmicked-up Cadillac ELR? Read more
Quick note: 1948 signifies Porsche moving into regular production. The first Speedsters were built in late 1954. Read more
So has anyone ever run a Corvette at LeMons? Read more
Early 1980s Chevrolet Malibu station wagon.
Disciples of Buell motorcycles have a phrase for dealing with those who don’t understand their machines that goes something like: It’s loud, it’s ugly, and we don’t care. Read more
No registration, lack of equipment (turn signals, speedometer, etc.), lack of emissions controls/certification. The noise is a side note. Read more
Good point. Was thinking more artisan-shop construction, but not knocking plenty of skilled welders and brazers making very good mainstream stuff. Read more
Image. Stereotypes. The idea that “made in Taiwan” is stamped into something that is by definition shoddy junk, even though that reality is probably two decades out of date at this point. Read more
Seventies baby here who was just getting into cars right when the GTO dropped. Read more
Low speed limits with a we’re-not-kidding fine structure and a desperate shortage of entertaining corners means a sports car would be superfluous. Read more
We had exactly that through Europcar when we were there in late December.