I think because the terminals have to be lead and/or zinc for chemistry reasons, and those aren’t good for making a clamp that has to grip tightly, conduct well, and not break. Read more

You tell China from me if they don’t do what I say I’m gonna punch the crap outta them. Have China meet me by the dumpsters after 6th period. Read more

Dammit! Okay, I fixed it. Read more

Right! Good work! Read more

Oh yeah! That’s right! Read more

I believe the last air-cooled VW officially sold in the US was the Beetle convertible, in 1980, though the cars may have been ‘officially’ 1979 model years. I remember seeing one in a showroom as a little kid! Read more

I’ll be doing a full air-cooling explainer pretty soon! Read more

Fascinating! Read more

Wow! Congratulations? Read more

Depends on the underpants and the car. Read more

Shit, that would have been great. Dammit. Read more

You can rag on me! I do it all the time, especially to PR people. Read more

Huh, that’s an interesting idea. That’d be quite small, like an Isetta almost, but I can see it being a lot of fun. Read more

I’m going to defend the ‘underlying tension’ description. The body panels seem to have a stressed quality, like they’re pulled taught, like something inside them is keeping them under tension. That’s what I mean. Okay, maybe it sounds PR-ish, but I’m not just pulling adjectives ex recto. Read more

No, baby, dollface, no, it’s not like that! It’s GOOD stupid. Read more

I want to know a lot more about that car. Read more

I bet you could. It’s just a bump stop. Read more

I’m a gin/sake/diet coke kind of guy. Read more

We haven’t gotten one to test yet, but we will! Read more

Where are you? If I’m ever close, I’ll try and give you a warning, and you can come say hello and yank out a hank of hair or whatever. Read more