I’ve got a 69 912 and basically the only engine part that’s interchangeable with a bug is the generator—and only because the later 912s used the larger generator that Beetles used. 

Don’t exaggerate, Chris Harris was there too.

The not-at-all-complicated Porsche 917 frame was pressurized with nitrogen, when a crack developed, the driver could see a drop in a pressure gauge in the cockpit and know that the structural integrity was compromised.

Thanks Jason, Now maybe you can set the guys at Audi straight.

‘when someone says 16 inch rims, i dont assume they are 16 inches wide.’——you don’t? you’re doing it wrong.

My Dad was a storm chaser, the rural cops loved them—-gave them hogh speed escorts and stuff. It gets boring out there on the plains. Also, in tornado country, the storm chasers are often providing better info on tracking the storm than some far away TV station.

Don’t look directly into it, you might go blind.

Don’t look directly into it, you might go blind.

This guy ruined it for all of us. http://nypost.com/2017/08/21/submarine-owner-claims-journalists-death-was-an-accident-cops/

What about Dan Gurney? Besides his 1970s balls-out Cannonball win (and a few others minor victories in Europe) he’s also responsible for the Champagne fountain. http://jalopnik.com/5830352/this-is-the-first-bottle-of-champagne-sprayed-after-winning-a-race

And you didn’t even get to shift the 4-speed. My parents brought one home Oct 28, 1980. My 4th birthday. What kid doesn’t want a sink and a fridge in his car?

It’s probably what he told his wife he paid.

I’ll bet the specs were included. F1 teams keep pretty good records.

It was good enough for Porsche factory shoe Walter Rohrl.

Always awesome.

The joke was that Button finally made the podium at his home race....as the interviewer. He never made it as a driver.

F1 uses a similar warning system. If there is a crash, the battery or wire could come loose and touch a metal part of the car. Especially in a race or track situation where a marshall or emergency worker might not know if a car is a hybrid or not.

We have always called that ‘truck language’ and taught it to our kids.

Or, maybe he was doing a ton of burnouts?

Music has the same problem. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter

With all the Takata nonsense happening, i think 20-year old safety systems are going to be bigger liabilities than 20 year old powertrains. How many airbags are found in even small cars now?