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I'm actually slightly horrified at the fact that I am trying to figure out how that would even work. You know, with the crazy corkscrew penis and all.

That is a lofty claim.

I could make out Slows from the aerial footage. Every now and then, I dream of setting up a hammock right on the side of the building where the exhaust vents are. That would be heaven. And it'd probably make me the first person, not actually in the pit, to get lung cancer from BBQ. It'd be worth it.

Even if it never started. That Delehaye...

This is expected. Ricciardo is a good guy. And a good driver. I just can't wait to see the moment, when he realizes what will be happening to him as a human being, as Sebastian shows him the kind of dick he can be.

I'd buy that for a dollar!

It's the 1991 Nissan Figaro. It was a harkening back to the first production version of the Datsun Fairlady. Front engined, front wheel drive, retractable top, big trunk for its size, high quality painted dash, classic looking interior, low weight, decent handling and extremely fun on the stock 6" wide tires. They

The Mini's been taken, but, I'll be damned if this car isn't on this list. 948cc of surprising low-end-torque along with turbo goodness. Not a fast one, for sure, but, god, do I love these.

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This video confuses me, because it looks almost exactly like my Cooper... But it's a "998"... With Cooper badges... In a Mk6 or Mk7 body... With Cooper ancillaries and paintwork... (Mk6/7 Mini Coopers were all 1275cc.)

Timo Makinen's car in 1965 was 1275cc (1965 was the first for the 1275cc, and 1963 was the last for the 998cc). His car in '64 was a 1071cc.

Sorry to correct the correcting, but Paddy Hopkirk's and the other Minis that won and raced in 1964 were 1071cc. All the Minis raced prior (1960-1963) were 998cc. And all the Minis raced 1965-1968 were 1275cc.

I gathered as much, but it's still amazing. I've never seen any car before, testbed or not, that had the drivers toes and pedals sticking out of the body of the car. Seems like something Ed Roth or Hot Wheels would've done.

Oh, god... An open toed car...

I'm amazed how many Russians seem to not know their cars have reverse gears. Whenever something crazy happens, they get out of their car and run away.

I had a dream for years, of putting this exact drivetrain into my Mini.

It is impossible to have a 100% efficient, contained system, and that's not even with putting power returns into question. So, I would think, since the power source doesn't need to be on-board the transport, that would not apply in this circumstance. Like having a high density solar array that follows the entire

I was thinking the same thing, but I think they're trying to say that wherever the energy comes from (like a high density solar array that follows the entire length of the track) will be outputting more energy than is necessary to run the transport.

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There are a lot of great tuner Minis around the world... But the weirdest has to be given to MiniTec out of Georgia.