My first car was a '73 beetle so these things are close to my heart even now.

I think this is being described by the reputable press as them building a new car, few if any parts will be from the crashed chassis.

Consider if you will, a world where someone else bought the Prince Motor Company ......

Asus routers ? Not without a firmware upgrade I think.

IMHO Pirelli came close with the short films they made.

I would have said it looks a lot like the Z1, modular clip on panels etc.

I too would love to see a movie about the racing and record setting of the '30s.

Of course the 12c GT3 car breaking the outright lap record at Mount Panorama (Bathurst) on the weekend might help them sell a few of these.

You tempted us with a picture of an E30 and ......

When I hear the word momo I think of one of two things, neither is related to video games, one is a wheel often used on racing cars, the other is a rather delicious Nepalese dumpling which I recommend very highly :)

Given the design of radial engines (which of course you are an expert on) and the fact the crankshaft is short and as a proportion of mass of the engine is much less than that of an inline or V engine with a similar number of cylinders could you explain your theory about greater rotating mass ?

Which rotating mass ?

The crankshaft ?

There is no other rotating mass and its hardly significant considering the mass of the rest of the engine.

Very good question, when you consider the interface electronics does all sorts of remapping and there is quite a bit of redundant storage.

I said non-wankel rotary engine.

I think you're confusing a radial engine with a rotary (non-wankel) engine.

If it was something like a rhone rotary, It would be interesting trying to turn in one direction and practically impossible in the other ;)

Yeah, I can see that too, if I take my glasses off.

Doesn't look like a Toyota to me, its not beige & the nose reminds me of a Mazda.

Does it suffer from unexpected acceleration ? ;)

Back in the '90s a friend had a late '60s toymotor, we all called it the Saturn V, because it took about the same effort to get it going.

The list is incomplete without a black E24.

OMG Papa-Smurf!