Around 1963 or 64 when I was about 11 years old, I got an Aurora road racing Cobra slot car. Fell in love with the car. Then, I saw lots of literature on Shelby's Cobras. I was hooked. This completely skewed my thinking about what a "Muscle car" should be. Yes, I know the Cobra was/is a sports car, but back in the…

Yes! Finally someone mentioned this. I have European car magazines from 1972-74 that covered these races. I was head over heals in love with the BMW 3.0 CSL but the Capris tugged at my heart as well.

Gotta love that Zakspeed Capri RS3100. Found a great link for people who love racing Capris: http://z14.invisionfree.com/Classic_Ford_f…

I went to Oshkosh in 1980. Never saw so many planes in one place at one time in my entire life. There is something for everyone: civilian, airliners, home builts, Warbirds, acrobatic planes, demonstration teams and current military stuff. Being a Warbird lover, I of course died and went to heaven when a flock of P51s…

Minus the stance? I don't get it. What is wrong with the stance. The car looks great. I would change nothing.

My money is on an R2800 Pratt and Whitney 18 cylinder powered Hellcat. Grumman built one tough plane that became the nemesis of the Japanese Zero. While the Corsair often gets all the Pacific glory, it was the Hellcat that kept Navy fliers superior to Japanese fighters. Not that I would kick a Dodge Hellcat out of my…

Buy this man a beer or give him a cigar. I absolutely police officers who are really and truly interested in safety, not the usual hype that spews out of the mouths of the safety Nazis who are really anti-car. Speed alone is not what kills people. Inattentiveness, being distracted, under the influence of alcohol and…

Well played.

Haha. Too funny. Touche!

I was wondering how things were going to work out between China and Japan. It may have been a smart move to include China because if they are invited, they will see the exercise as being one of cooperation, not hostility. Pretty cool fleet formation there. Haven't seen anything like it since the Cold War. And, I am…

Another superb article Tyler. I am so glad that you pointed out the fact that President Reagan brought the 4 Iowa class battleships out of deactivation to counter the Kirov class ships. After being reactivated, the Russians later admitted that the Iowa class were superior to the Kirovs. There were plans proposed to…

I remember during the first Gulf War when B52s were hammering Iraqi positions. Those who survived later said that they pooped in their pants out of pure terror. I would not want to be on the receiving end of a carpet bombing, especially a protracted one.

Ugly is such a strong word. Stylistically challenged seems more PC for this day and age.

I have been into cars since I got my first Aurora HO slot car set when I was 10 years old back in 1962. Had Stirling Moss on the box cover. I was hooked. Got into sports car racing because my friend's dad was a pilot who sold an airplane to Jim Hall down Midland way. After that, I became obsessed with Chaparrals and…

Tyler, I always look forward to your articles. Hate to say it, but they are a better read than most of the stuff I read on Jalopnik, but I am probably a greater aviation geek than I am a car geek, which is saying something. Something to ponder for the future would be articles about the state of readiness and combat…

Absolutely super article. Being old enough to remember when the Tomcat was still on the drawing boards, I found this to be one of the most informative insights that I have ever read about flying the Tomcat. There have been many good planes, but few great planes. The Tomcat was a great plane.

Love your post, but I wonder how having both Lamborghini and Ferrari under the VW banner would work out?

Most male frustration and anger stems from erectile dysfunction, the result of which is insane ramblings.

Israel has nuclear weapons. The French helped them get them. The official word is that they are not confirming nor denying this, which helps keep nations hostile to Israel on their collective toes. Take note of the fact that Israel has never used said weapons while every other nation hostile to Israel has said that…