Yeah, I know. Pathetically small compared to the 16-piston, 8-cylinder Fairbanks Morse Opposed Piston engine I worked on years ago.

That’s what really does it for me, along with the swing wing design, the single rudder, and twin engines. The intakes remind me of the Panavia Tornado.

That would be even more fun. Monster torque coupled with the row-your-own gearbox!

They definitely have big wings, and the wings, swing. Always thought swing wing designs were cool, albeit complicated.

While markedly different, the basic profile of the Su-24 reminds me of the F-111.

Perfect! You can take the asphalt, and I’ll keep rescuing people stuck in the mud. (I’ve done that a couple of times now)

It looks sleek, compact, and wickedly fast. The last part being the most true. Seeing an R1 up close and personal, it’s not massive, but it’s also not small.

Impressive aircraft, fantastic flying by the pilot. Being aboard, though, would be a harrowing experience.

All of a sudden, A-Ha started playing in my mind...

That certainly seems to be the case. Another example of the Monday/Friday engine.

It’s a great engine. I’ve driven the 5.9L HO, it felt like a freight train was pulling the Mega Cab Ram down the road. Be cautious of the transmissions (some of them had problems with their torque converters due to shift point mapping) but overall, a great truck to drive.

I’ve researched, and researched, and researched. I wouldn’t be any better off unless I went with an IDI 7.3.

In effect, the EPA sued the engine manufacturers because the engine makers had not designed their engines to meet a test procedure EPA had not created.

Congrats on COTD!

Thank you for that list, it clears things up quite nicely for me.

If someone markets and produces these, all I can say is...

Kinda shaky on this one. I said NP for the fact that it has a stack of service records and the transmission work has been done; I’d have to thumb through the records and drive the car. I’d probably give in, simply because an M5 of this vintage is closer to $20K than $10K.

Some truly fantastic photography and machines in here, thank you for sharing these fellow Jalops!

Maybe Benz isn’t spreading their wings Right now, but they’ve helped aviators spread theirs as far back as 1913.

Truly tragic and saddening, but as so many have thought and said, he was in the midst of that which he was passionate about. Godspeed, Mr. Gonyo, may you drive victory laps on the track in the sky.