@Adrian Melendez: Because she'll never own the car that that engine is going into. Hell, being that "close but no cigar" would make me sad

@Bumblebee: If there was, then this wouldn't be funny, and that would be sad

@sinyster: I would have to agree

But do the kids here go to Epic School?

@Dirt Pirate: I believe you have a picture of a Porsche 911 there that has been stretched upwards. You may want to check again.

@Dirt Pirate: But it's got orange parts!!!

@Prismatist steers with his right foot:

@LuckyChuck: LOL pure awesome!

Bugatti Veyron Super Sport

@smackela: That is one of the best sounding engines I have ever heard. Thank you for posting that

@OldeEnglishD:

"... All we know is: It's not the Stig. But it is the Stig's father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate"

@Fodder650:

@CrabSpirits: I read your list and couldn't help but smile. I thought I was the only one who thought about these two:

@Devryn: I never said I was American.

@TechWeasel:

@AustintheBruiser: But does he have red brakes? Everybody knows that red brake calipers make you go faster

While I do agree that this is an awesome story, it did make me a little sad. Not the usual "I'll never get to do that" kind of sad but in the "one more reason why capitalism fails" sort of way.

@compOsvt: The Austin 'plant was actually available in 849cc, 850cc, 998cc, 1275cc, and then I believe you could even get a 1340cc somewhere near the end of the run.

Not that I cared much for the bodywork that came with it, the Austin Mini ERA Turbo was a beast of a car with only a 1.3 L turbo 4 cylinder. It could easily smoke cars with much bigger engines