Yes. Rigidity mostly refers to torsional rigidity (i.e. how much the chassis flexes over rough roads or in corners) whereas crash absorption is a separate concern

Oooh ... I like your thinking. My first thought was “Jaaaaag” given the wheels and spare tyre placement but that air cleaner busts my theory wide open.

A beautiful Iso Rivolta!

They are not copies, but built under license. What we have here is a Hino 4cv, born of a partnership between Hino Motors and Renault in order to create an affordable car to put the average japanese people on the road. It’s interesting to note that they kept the RR layout of the early post war Renault on their in house…

both the car design and engines were based on chevy design. infact toyota used chevy based engines up until the 70's or so.

‘Under that cover lives an 81-horsepower 1776-cc edition of the Lamprey four.’

Hew difficult would it be to source and replace with Eurpoean parts? I think it would make this car that much more enjoyable

I had an EcoDrive for ~10 years before I gave it to my dad (needed something easy to read that he didn’t have to wind). $100, basic “military style” with large numerals, fantastic lume, screw down crown, 200m WR, built like a brick shithouse. Pretty much never left my wrist, even through several years of construction…

I don’t do the feet thing, but practically speaking what you said makes a world of sense over the current shoeie trend

Could be a way of shitting the bed with out actually shitting the bed.

I got this 3 years ago for about $160 and I am still in love with it. Titanium case, sapphire crystal, and WR. I wore out the leather band and now have a cheapo silicone on it. Citizen BM 7080. There were several variants of face color, some with titanium bracelets. The hands and the 2 numbers are lumed.

The only watch an adult who isn’t in the special forces will ever need:

Sadly, he’s adopted that pronunciation himself, perhaps to avoid confusion when he was growing up in Australia. I hate that and pronounce it in the correct Italian way myself but it’s how it is unfortunately. I worked with an Australian friend with an Italian surname who also “Anglicized” the pronunciation of his name…

Tire degradation was also a factor. Both Vettel and Hamilton had serious graining issues on their tires, which is part of what allowed Ricciardo to stay ahead, and finish 8 seconds ahead of Vettel.

Thoroughly normal Monaco race.

I love Riccardo but that result is more an indictment against fucking Monaco than a testament to his driving skills. They finished as they started.

Ive been looking at these for a while. Absolutely gorgeous.

At highway speeds, nonetheless. Hard to wrap your head around the precision.

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