Another superb article Tyler. Not much has been said about this plane over the years. As a little boy growing up in the 1950s, I saw pictures of the plane in aviation books that I collected and which I still have. It was a smart move at the time to make a hybrid piston/jet powerplant that could utilize the benefits of…

Good thing this did not happen over the rebel held area of Ukraine. They shoot first and ask questions later.

Jalopnik's bff Autoblog, just made mention of this: http://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/04/jal…

Just make sure you don't do this in Rappahannock County Virginia, or you will get 3 days in jail for reckless flying like Patrick George got while driving the ZL-1.

Well, that does it. I am heading off to my local Chevy dealer to find me a sweet Cobalt to crank in massive amounts of negative camber.

Patrick, first of all, you have nothing to apologize for, nor should you feel ashamed. Had you been doing 90 mph cutting and thrusting in and out of traffic on a busy freeway, a reckless driving charge may have been appropriate. You were on a country road and the only hazard was to yourself. The real crime here is…

Patrick, you kill me. "Have you been waiting for just the right time to pull the trigger on that Chevrolet Cobalt or Pontiac G5 of your dreams?" That made my day. Have a cold one on me.

Let's hear it for wretched excess. Gee, I am old enough to remember when Don Garlits hit 200 mph in a Top Fuel Dragster and I thought at the time that anything past that was impossible. The funny thing is that given the fact that there are so many uber expensive fast cars out there, I really pay no attention anymore.…

My neighbor's dead cat makes $100 an hour. Top that.

Funny, but I actually am sympathizing with the Ukrainians against the Russian hegemony over Eastern Ukraine. I say this because the Ukrainian guards at the German concentration camps in Ukraine were more ruthless than the SS troops and the Russians actually helped to liberate some of those camps. I see no good end to…

And, may I add that I am 62 years old, so I fit the age demographic but not the body or car demographic of most old farts. I actually drive a built Mitsubishi Evo X and I work out every day and watch my weight. [And yes, I know that all older baby boomer men are supposed to drive 'Murican muscle cars].

Which means that even driving a C7 Corvette, the beer gutted, Hawaiian print shirted, white socks with black patent leather loafers wearing stereotypical American will still drive like he owns the road and will spoil the fun for all.

Seems to me that Reed is worrying that the Warthog will steal his "thunder".

Some people......

Umm, I already had noted that.

Meh, Winnebagos or Corvettes, what is the difference? Same type of guys drive them both.

Say what?

Perfect. Moving chicane right there. Imagine the missus pointing to fat, American husband in Hawaiian print shirt to stop and take pictures right at the apex of a corner.

I believe this car, or one very similar to it sat in Vasek Polak's dealership in Hermosa Beach, California. I saw this one in 1973 while on a trip to California. Mind gets foggy after all these years though, so it may have been one like it. I know he owned chassis 020 at one time.

Get old farts wearing Hawaiian print shirts and white socks driving clapped out Winnebagos to take scenic tours while other people are going for records.