Bonus Messerschmitt fact: The Jumo 210G engine used in the Bf109C was the first production gas engine with direct injection. Before the war, Bf109s broke several speed records for airplanes, although those were mostly later Daimler Benz engined versions.

They made microcars after WW2.

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A couple of weeks ago I tried to buy a 2012 Tiger 800 for $2k. Someone beat me to it.

My father, brother and I were driving to a car show in my brother’s Fox Mustang. We all look very similar. My brother was driving, doing probably 25 over. A cop going the opposite direction puts his lights on and starts his U-turn. Meanwhile, my father says, “Pull into that gas station and get out of the car.” So we…

In 1965, I was a pledge living in a fraternity house. I returned from a pledge class trip and found that my Bugeye Sprite had been stolen from the parking lot. We did an immediate search of the neighborhood and I was about to call the cops when my car was discovered in the lobby of the fraternity house. The members…

Sorry bro. I freaking loved the videos of the rally Abarth version. 

Yes, cue face, nice basic design, but the drooping back end ruins the design for me.

The SV makes 2x the power of the Hawk.  The Hawk is pretty and all, but 35hp ain’t a whole lot.

The Bandit 400 was pretty cool as well. The FZR was the only 400 that sold though, even if most of them ended up with a 600 motor (the 400 frame was aluminum if you’ll recall, and the motors were the same).

Great bikes though. But, yeah, we couldn’t sell them. I think I sold 2. But, the NT650 and CB1 didn’t sell for shit either and both of those were great bikes as well.

Don’t threaten me with a good time! I have sworn off carbs but I admit the goofy looks are rubbing off on me. It’s like what a Honda Helix wants to be when it grows up.

Honda Cars and The Goldwing and the Pacific Coast from this era all share the similiar design Philosophy. You can mainly see it in the dash where they all look the same

Yes. I too felt the pain of that first line.

I’ve never really been to a bad car show/meet, and scrolling through the comments here, I can see why. The negative experiences others are reporting all have to do with the people rather than the cars at these shows.

that’s pretty good

That would be for clearing other people’s windows.

“Works” is a strong word here.

The magnetos did not spark joy.

I have to admit, it was a bit concerning having that claw overhead. All it had to do is lose grip of a small piece of steel, and that could have been the way I exit this world; covered in oil, bloodied and bruised by a rusty bit of angle iron, laying in the mud at a scrapyard. It wouldn’t have been flattering.