They have V8s that spin to something 9K so they aren't torque monsters. They also have very sticky steamroller tires. Much easier to bog than to spin.

Why are "independent truckers" paying use taxes a bad thing? If it is, why on earth would you want a separate mileage tax on trailers? What about box trucks?

I've been waiting for Ford to get serious about Lincoln. They've done such a killer job with their new line-up, it's time for Lincoln to get its turn.

Protip: put a fresh battery out of another car in it and the car will start and drive without an alternator. Not *too* far mind you, but enough to get into a garage for sure. Alternately, charge your battery for the move at the Autozone or in a friend's car.

Not really. You can float a blimp that high, but the type of systems the Global Hawk carries require massive amounts of power. Having a big turbine on board helps with that considerably. Besides which, this is a very large aircraft. It is highly relevant to any future pilotless transport craft. I mean look at it,…

That's seriously not that heavy. Even if you put the whole 200# on the front end of a 2800# car it's going to be 53/47. Given that the transmission and rear end also got heavier, it's probably an even better split.

....you mean this hood scoop?

Google says the GM Ecotec appeared in 2000. Seems the better question is why did they crib the name from a Ford show car?

The smaller ones even make good pets!

I concede your point, but the horrid 3-speed automatic and tasteless "customs" make the PT a tough one to swallow. I remember seeing one dolled up in Cowboys livery when I lived in Sacramento. It cast shame upon Texas from all the way across the Rocky mountains.

In fairness, it's not a truck. It's a tall car. It's for people like my father who don't bend as well as they get older. It's a minor production when he gets into my stock Fusion, but he steps right into his pickup since he doesn't have to bend over. My stepmom has a Caddy CUV thing and he can get into that just…

The G-wagon is so old and unprepared for being raced around that it's more like shoving the Hellcat in a shined up 80s Wagoneer.

Most of the bad Rotas I saw ended up bent or cracked, not shattered. I saw the internet pics but never met a single person who killed one that dramatically in person. I put at least 70k very hard miles on a set of them back in the day.

Makes sense. I'll be honest, I have only dinked around a little with coding, but I know I could get an iPhone to display everything the Lagonda did about as fast as I could make the graphics. I really wasn't sure when reading the post if the author wanted to reproduce the 80's tech in something else, or update a…

I did respond to the wrong comment, but I'm glad you agree! I had a 59 sedan for awhile, and met a number of enthusiasts for the brand in the process. In context for the time, it's a really odd design, which is exactly what makes them stand out today. The 60's are real lookers, rare as hen's teeth to boot. Legend…

Why wouldn't you want an Edsel? Especially a '58 like you posted? I would recommend looking at one in the flesh, stock or modded. Lots of neat touches, great story, tons of character. All the fun of an oddball with the serviceability of 58-60 model Ford.

So, what I'm hoping to find out is this: is this Z80 code available anywhere? If so, would it be possible to emulate a Lagonda dashboard on something like a Raspberry Pi? Where's the best place to find schematics of this custom hardware? How weird is this stuff? Will existing Z80 computer emulators be a viable place…

I ran Rotas on my Honda back in the day. I wouldn't really worry about running them again either. The math I did on it said I could just about break all four of them and replace them before I was "losing money" compared to "real" wheels. I drove (and jumped) that car hard enough, long enough to twist the chassis…

Funds. You have to individually federalize each drivetrain combo. Sounds like every bit of money is going into the new models themselves.

These are the seats that went in, along with some odds and ends from the wrecked Merc. For an afternoon's work, it totally changed the look and feel of the interior. I'm so glad the days of 90's hard as a board leather are over!