uhhh, slight correction. the 229 was actually designed to be a fighter, and not capable of such feats although it on its own was a hell of an aircraft.

that said, the work on the 229 aided the development of the Horton H.XVIII, which WAS the proposed flying wing bomber.

who said anything about removing the saftey equipment?

secondly todays modern cars are inherrently safter than the cars of the 60s and 70’s. those saftey advances themselves trickled down into the private sector.

third, WEC GT class, WRC and GRC class cars are all either based on production cars or are very heavily…

how would death be part of the equation?

i said modified, meaning stuff them full of the usual saftey equipment. and by not using the cookie cutter cars, you’d have cars with a theoretically lower top speed. at the same time, the differences in drivetrain, power arrangement, and the differences in the cars themselves…

i can arrange that, my Grandfather actually works for NASA. who do i get in contact with about receiving the Torchbug?

i advocate this same philosphy with the next generation Jeep Wrangler. another car thats gotten way too damn big for what it is, and too far removed from what its supposed to be.

downsize, strip it of all but the most bare necessary things for the most basic model, and let the buyer accessorize it either through the…

fudge that, keep it ICE!

a type 3camino?

im trying to figure out a reason for the Torchbug to come to houston but i honestly cant think of one.

am i the only one hoping Nikki Lauda gets some inspiration from James Hunt and personall knocks ole bernie into a coma? this shit is getting beyond ridiculous, and that hateful bastard quasi human being needs to get gone.

racing acutal modified production cars?

actually the majority of the lineup is selling pretty well, hoever the majoirty of those sales are the CUV crowd.

the nose on that one looks pretty damned similar to the main picture

i see an %-5 or a T-38 in the mix too, next to the 16XL

WHY DO THINGS LIKE THAT NEVER GET MADE?! thats awesome!!!!

fecking awesome

actual results may vary, i see a crash cage i think.

still damned impressive

Consumer results may vary, im pretty sure i see a crash cage.

still pretty damned impressive

isnt that the remains of a 2CV at 1:14?!

thanks Torch!

First impression: DEAR GOD MY EYES!!!!! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE JASON IM FUCKING BLIND!!!!!!!

Upon regaining my eyesight: leopard print aside, that’s actually really freaking neat!


Side note, slap a trailer on it so it can tow this to the campground!