I should’ve known I wasn’t going to get away with the easy explanation why you want to launch at the equator :P

I think the FD’s will go down in history as cars than can take a few mods. Especially those that increase driveability. Changes in solenoids, changes in cooling... that stuff.

But fuel is better stored in the wing to reduce the wing bending moment

You also want to launch stuff at the equator to use the earth’s rotational velocity.

Thanks for the photo!

What would be put inside these two absolutely huge fuselages? I can barely comprehend the need for one fuselage.

The N1 was built on redundancy. If one failed, the highly advanced guidance system would shut down the motor opposite to it.

Peugeots from that time (or really anywhere before the 307-era) are noted to be mechanically robust.

Cars without prominent grilles and the engine in the front:

Fun fact, the proper pronunciation of grille is the french pronunciation ‘griye’. If you say ‘grill’, you’re just referring to a grill for cooking.

Quitting after ‘you’ve won everything’ is such poor sportsmanship. Did Eddy Merckx quit after he won everything? No, he went on to win everything again. Same goes for Usain Bolt. Same goes for Marianne Vos. Same goes for Serena Williams.

Before Ford took the 66-69 wins, Ferrari had a more impressive win streak (6 years in a row). Should they have quitted as well? No! They didn’t quit. Ferrari sold half his company to FIAT to keep racing as the stakes got higher with the Porsche 917.

I am truly sorry to have it the wrong way around.

I know. But you know you really still want the SM. So you keep repeating to yourself ‘well, it’s just a bit _more_ work, but once you break down the process in small enough steps, it’s not more difficult than other cars’.

Why? The timing chain is still accessible.

Don’t forget you needed a Lotus mechanic for the gearbox.

‘Thrust horsepower’

Guys, the big news is this:

For some reason that’s standard now. Waterbased paint and all. If you watch How It’s Made frequently, you’ll find that even Bentley has this. Plainly visible while the Bentley spokesperson is gushing about the exceptional quality of the paint. It’s way more visible in photos than in real life though. In any case I’d…

why thank you