It is an absolute blast to watch him rallycross it with NER SCCA. I’ve been joining him in the classics group as of late...

The no brake calipers thing is partly true. I saw some of the original ‘hero’ cars on display at a collection in Florida in 2013. A lot of them had big plastic or metal discs mounted outboard of the actual brakes to make it seem like they had a big brake kit. And some of them were missing the fake calipers.

When Fast 1 came out, Dom’s’69 Charger became my ‘Eleanor’ and really ignited my car passion.

Alfa has to be the most mismanaged modern brand whose name is not Pontiac.

It’s like if I numbered everything in my cabinets 1-10. But I have more than 10 things in my cabinets. So I use an i designation for bread, coffee gets an M in front, Milk also gets an M in front because its milk, canned goods get a 35, but not if their base number is 2, and I have to throw out my cookies because…

I have come to the conclusion that if I were to ever decide to buy a BMW, I would spend far longer researching the meaning of the model naming scheme than I would driving the car.

I agree with you. I also think it is hurting them terribly to announce these things and then have a dead period of multiple years before they launch. It contributes to the mindset that the products are dated before they are even available, and also puts pressure on the company to make sure EVERYTHING is sorted…

“They should slow down” says man about car company who delayed the Giulia for a year, right after delaying the Alfa 4C for years.

The fact that the title is completely incorrect. Bombers do not drop bombs upside down. Sensationalist clickbait summarization is the exact opposite of what I have come to expect from this subblog

No. The bomber is not upside down when it releases the weapon. They’re using the bomber to impart a parabolic release path for the weapon- meaning they extend the time from bomb release to impact/reaching set altitude for airburst.

THERE WAS ALREADY A BATTLEFRONT II

There would be no emblem, because you wouldn’t have any

She told me no and I did it anyway

Grille-less cars are fine. As long as they don’t look like designers solved the grille hole by covering it with a nearby piece of drywall and blending it in with a gallon of body filler.

So punny!

So pretty.

*fare

Breaking News: Volkswagen develops Final Solution, will begin by making lists of owners of things they need to take back

I was thinking the same thing as I read this. I remember reading how VW forced Bosch into making it. So which is it?

Actually, many automakers use cast magnesium to this day- in dash structures, for example.