Yeah, but that's a flying RV. This thing's a sports-plane!

I remember reading about this on a site called Jalopnik ;-)

Here's a semi-naked one which helps to show whereabouts in the frame all the major bits are located. Look where the pedal-box is - not a whole lot of protection for the driver's lower legs!

That comment needed a smiley face - I have the exact same issue.

Is it the 917 where the driver's feet essentially hang out the front of the frame?

The Testarossa is another 80s car with the handbrake on the outside of the driver's seat. I'm guessing it was to do with wide sills meaning they had to minimize the space between the seats?

That's certainly inconvenient, but hardly translates to "you have to over rev on a hill start because you can't use the handbrake".

If it was that great you'd drive it more.

You know you can do that at home, right? Pull out the vent, put in a length of flexi hose, point it at your face. For extra credit put the vent back in the end of the hose.

That's an Alfa.

Why can't you use the handbrake on a hill start?

This is the Jalopnik I know and love.

Very similar looks to the Ghibli II.

'Flat' means flat out., not camber.

It's a shame the S4 is such a munter compared to the Integrale.

When you see the 037 in Stradale form you can really tell what a mongrel it is.

Is the roof mechanism as wobbly as rumours suggest?

What about the mechanical drag from engine braking? At what point does the energy lost that way overcome the energy lost from burning gas to keep an engine idling?

Yeah, same engines as the Dino 206/246. I just like its styling though, the 124 looks more British than Italian to me.

It harks back to the days when the windscreens on roadsters had no structural integrity, and just had thin chromed surrounds. Also convertibles tend to look more awkward with the top up if the windscreen surround is body-coloured.