Jamaican? Jarama is Spanish through and through. A lot of people dislike or ignore the design but I like it a lot. It photographs poorly but in person it's quite stunning. Basically, it's a shortened Espada, intended as a large GT. The headlight treatment could have been better, though.

Wonderful investment but it was never, ever a bargain. Even in the early 70s when 60s Ferraris were "cheap", a GTO was still lot of money. It cost around $145K in today's dollars, new, which made it one of the world's most expensive cars at the time.

This is true. In fact, the whole frame was pressurized with gas so that engineers could test for cracks (which were common).

This is probably true, although Porsche would not have bothered trying to make a monocoque for the 917 when "all" they had to do was adapt the existing 908 tube frame chassis. Instead of steel they used aluminum or (gasp) magnesium.

Maybe so (shrug) but the Patrol was never sold in the U.S. so both vehicles are going to demand imported parts and a health dose of DIY. I don't see much difference. Both engines, 4D56 and RD28, are readily available online, but not cheap (expect $3-4K each). Mitsu sold 300K Montero/Pajero of this generation, and…

The price is a bit too high, I agree, but the RHD is not at all a problem for what looks to be a dedicated off-roader. The diesel is inferior to the 4G54 when it comes to on-road smoothness and performance, but it's a good choice for the trail. The turbo is intercooled... not much different than what you'd get in the…

I have not! I was aware they made one, but I haven't seen it in a long time. I kind of thought Smells Like a Safety Meeting was its replacement. For me, Dark Horse's Scotty Karate stands out as one of my fave Scottish styles, and Sapient Trip is a decent Belgian tripel, esp. for the money. I recently sampled the…

I like this train of thought, but a nice condition 900 turbo for $5K, let alone $2500, is going to be hard to find. If you do, I guarantee it will have north of 200K or have a failing trans or need a timing chain replacement or something. The way to go is a depreciation special, like a mid-2000s 9-5 Aero. An easy 260+…

Founder's also makes a seasonal wet-hop Harvest ale, probably styled after Sierra Nevada, which has been far superior to Centennial. The downside is the price, but it's worth trying. I think Founder's has conceded its Centennial IPA is not as good by selling 12-packs of cans at $18 or less, whereas it's getting hard…

Just picked up a six of these. One of my fave impy stouts.

Sometimes I'm in the mood for a Crooked Tree, which is far more piney and oily than the crisp Bell's. But they are very different IPAs and I would hesitate to compare the two. Crooked Tree reminds be more of Huma Lupa from Short's.

I think Bell's has better established styles than Short's, but these are both among my Michigan top 5. Short's seems to have the most creative brewing concepts, and somehow manages to execute them all quite well.

New Holland is great, but much more of a Belgian-inspired brewery. Very different from Bells. Their best styles seem to be Belgian wits/pales/strongs and the popular Poet oatmeal stout. As far as IPAs goe, Mad Hatter is nice but not really a go-to for me. I hear the Carhartt Woodsman is a very good session IPA but I…

A polymer binder like PBAN or HTBP doesn't necessarily have to be synthesized using fossil fuel feedstock. But in the 1980s I'm sure it was.

Things are way better for you and me, for sure. For most of the world's people it isn't. As for the environment, the 18th century with less than 1 billion people was a LOT less damaging to the environment than today's 6 billion. And by environment, I mean the whole thing. Yes, the streams and rivers have improved in…

Yes, exactly, thank you. In fact, I believe export kegs from Europe are all pasteurized because of the large swings in temperature during transit.

Lol. Sorry, the notion that today's environmental conditions are better than they were in ~1760 made me laugh out loud. A very Western thing to say.

Only the newest BMWs in the U.S. have this feature available (2014 maybe but definitely 2015). Volvo's S60 has this option, too. But prior to now, no U.S. cars had the technology because the technology couldn't yet read our signs. In Europe, TSR to read round signs has been implemented in a whole bunch of cars,…

Leinenkugel has deep history in Wisconsin, so it's kind of too bad it doesn't have a beer that can serve as a 'flagship brew'. Unless you want to suffer the indignity of championing a shandy.

It sounds like Michigan's Oberon effect. The grass is always greener I suppose.