Man, I haven't seen that panther in a while (I used to have a poster of it on my dorm room door many moons ago.) As near as I can tell, the original artist's name is Adrian Rigby, and the artwork is licensed to Meiklejohn Graphics.

Would I drive a prancing-horse supercar up one of the best pieces of driving road in the US? Let me think about it...

Excellent idea. On that note, Ariel Atoms and Lotus Sevens for everyone! Nothing like a complete lack of vehicle surrounding you to keep you on your toes.

The really tragic thing is, Fred Phelps used to do such good work — he was a prominent civil rights activist in the 60's and his firm fought hard against a lot of the Jim Crow laws, bringing equality to a lot of disenfranchised people of color in Kansas. Seeing him now, after the fall from grace (his bar license has…

The funny thing is, when you're talking about venomous snakes, it's the small ones you have to be worried about (most larger snakes don't need powerful venom to kill, as their size/strength is usually enough. It's the tiny snakes like the corals which really pack a wallop.)

As lovely as the idea is, something feels terribly, terribly wrong with this. The ugly bumpers, the ugly interior, the ugly seats, the ugly engine wiring, the ugly roof...

Teehee. I rather enjoy the Snopes story better — in a way, truth is stranger than fiction.

Hate to burst the bubble, but...

...Testicle shot, you say?

Dare I even ask? :) This um, roofless conveyance wouldn't happen to have been made in Woking, would it?

One of the strangest motors I've come across (which sadly was never put into a production car, but did go racing) was Matty Holzberg's Polimotor. Yes, a plastic engine. Using the Torlon-C composite, the block, head, con-rods, piston skirts, valve stems and a bunch of other components were manufactured. The engine was…

*reads linked article*

Well technically, most of the fuel (and additive) evaluations are performed by the EPA. They mostly focus on air quality (emissions control), health risks (e.g. the phaseout of Tetra-Ethyl Lead) and reduction of wear and tear on motors. To that end, most additives are classified as oxygenates (reduction of…

Hah, no matter how much contention an article here may generate, we can always find the middle ground and agree on the quality of Siler's derriere.

I'm no automotive engineer, but perhaps they're doing some sort of heat cycle testing on the motor? The chassis is probably a current model, with the engineers only testing a new powerplant. The partially blocked-off air vents on the lower valence seem to indicate that as well.

That's what these are for.

That begs the question — what is the normal procedure for safing these cranes during high wind scenarios? Any Jalops here who are in heavy construction? My knowledge of their operation is rather limited.

"Do you expect me to consort?"

"It's not the size, it's how you use it!"

To text, of course. Why else?