*pops into thread with awkward jumping motion*

200mph.

Yeah, I don’t normally find anything like a Bentley during spring cleaning. :-)

Just listen to how cool that machine sounds at full chat.

That is a gem - thanks for posting it!

I’m glad you found the right buyer. It’s funny how certain combinations of parts can scratch a precise type of itch. I had picked up a basket case Kawasaki with no title a few years ago, then found someone a couple hours away who was selling a rolling frame - with title! - for the same model. An engineless motorcycle…

The vehicle itself is interesting, but IIRC a dual-port 1600 from the mid-to-late 1970s should have been rated 60hp rather than 44. Maybe there was a different engine configuration for this region.

I think I need to order a tail tidy kit to get rid of the chunky looking rear wheel cover.

The fourth or fifth owner of a once-nice car who wants to emphasize the Jaaag-iness of the Jaaag. Same goes for the random leapers on the seat backs - WTAF?

I like it. It’s lurid enough to be interesting without taking itself too seriously.

Under the hood is a Chrysler 5.4-liter FirePower Hemi V8. In stock form, this was good for 180 HP. But with four Zenith single-barrel carburetors power got bumped to 220 HP and 300 lb-ft torque.

Buh bye!

It also really doesn’t help that whoever wrote this particular textbook writes in a way that expects you to know more than you actually do on a system.

I don’t know if this was part of the design, but having the exhaust there can allow the engine to be mounted lower in the chassis, lowering the center of gravity.

Hmmm. That would add to the experiment: would a modern race tire in that width hook up well enough to stress the spokes? Interesting!

I love a single-sided swingarm.

That would be one hell of an engineering exercise: make spoked wheels [like those on the 156] that won’t be shredded at launch by a modern F1 car. :-D

I find the 156 Sharknose interesting.

in order to address the spike in U.S. traffic deaths, we have to start looking for causes beyond human error

It really was, and for multiple paragraphs.