What you mentioned as well as split crank cases, spread out intake ports make for goofy manifolds and cantilevered cylinder heads. I don't think they are terrible ideas, just not the best ones. Most flat engines wind up with a very similar frontal area to a V engine due to the intake and oil pan so there isn't much…

They are still fiberglass and I think the suggestion fits nicely with the question even though I don't think a fiberglass body is a bad idea in the least.

How about boxer engines. Those are generally bad ideas but Subies and Porches keep rolling off the assembly lines with them.

I would put that within the margin of error. If a modern set of rubber were installed then the Vette would be quicker and about $400 worth of mods would make it about 2 seconds quicker in the 1/4. I'm willing to be the trap speed is already higher than your S. So 25 years of progress does get you very much.

And you drive a what? Is it faster than this smog era slug?

Apparently it's little car news day. All the stories are about the smaller end of the spectrum. Hopefully you guys have a land yacht story in the works to balance things out.

This looks suspiciously like a car featured in some vette magazines a few years ago. It also only had 13 miles on it and still had all the covers and protections on the interior that the factory installed. The thing is, the car was routinely taken to cars show via trailer and driven in reverse to it's spot so the…

They were dealer installed if the owner so desired. The L-82 option is for the engine. The Pace Car package came with that paint combination/interior and a special VIN number.

You are right. Several times he went down the inside deep in the braking zone and into the turn in point. I think that was brave considering the mix of experience. When he is half a straight back and you are looking for your turn in it's easy to get too focused and forget to look around.

That was a very well done production. It looks like they shot some of it at the old Alameda navy base? I've never been there but I noticed a lot of old military buildings.

What a spectacular sounding machine. He was sure mixed in with some very slow traffic. I would be uncomfortable running a street car on the same track as this. He closes the gaps so quickly it would be difficult to judge when to slow up and point him by.

That is impressive. Thanks for posting your friends video.

Another useful fighter jet technology is the afterburner. I'll take one of those and the engine attached to it, please.

Aircraft engines in WWII also had the ability for cartridge starts. It's an easy way to do it without an electrical system.

You can't go wrong with quoting Clarkson. He is truly the master of automotive wit.

Sam, dude, put down the coffee, nodoz, candy bars and any other stimulant you are on and fix your freaking slant. While many of your facts are correct you have reordered them to serve your purpose rather than inform (as a news article is supposed to). I don't care if you are against the program, that's fine with me.…

Nicely done, sir. You should be writing these articles. As a pilot and an engineer I wholeheartedly concur with your comments (although I wouldn't encourage Sam to further uninformed tirades concerning military programs).

It's red, it's Italian and it's ridiculous. Everything is normal here and I'm loving it.

I am in awe. The Spieg has done it once again. Good job.

Alas, very cool but if you only find it for someone else then it's not going to be as gratifying. Hopefully you will stumble across a true find that can be your own. That is every Jalop's dream.