kevinbarrett
Kevin Barrett
kevinbarrett

I totally just imagined the BSG episode "Unfinished Business" taking place at a dunking booth rather than in a boxing ring.

I would love to see you sit in the dunking booth you made out of PVC pipes.

Somewhere, stowed away on one of America's floating fortresses, occupying precious space in its holds, is a dunking booth made with MIL-spec hardware.

The folks wanting the BRZ to be a misbehaving such-n-such probably aren't used to a sub-3000 pound car having a chassis this well sorted.

I don't think "inside" means what you think it means. No part of this fits inside of anything. It just clips around the outside of the tire and might stay on.

How about Joe Harmon's "Splinter?"

Not an engine.

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Here's the design and construction of the Rolls Royce Merlin engine, for your enjoyment.

A Swedish sedan and an Austrian/British truck. What's not to love?

It looks bulky, but it isn't much bigger than a Westy, and it's lighter than a Tahoe. Capitol Hill has lots and lots of awesome old cars...

Cars of Capitol Hill

Even a 6x6 Pinzgauer 712k! This one was spotted in Seattle on Capitol Hill.

Can't unsee.

The Tercel came in at least one head-turning variant every year right up until the 90s.

The Mazdaspeed6's extra power barely made up for the parasitic losses from the extra drivetrain. I drove one in a tight course at Mazda's Zoom Zoom Live event (remember those?), and it was not as much fun as the V6. Still, it's a beautiful car, and I'd take one of those liftbacks with any powertrain they offered me.

Honda made an engine with eight valves per cylinder, also two connecting rods and two spark plugs. With four such cylinders in a "V" configuration, it was essentially a V8 afflicted with syndactyly. It made 125 hp from 750cc, and they put it in the ridiculously expensive Honda NR motorcycle.

How did the Honda NR escape this list? Ever hear of Honda's 32 valve V4? You heard right, eight valves per cylinder, and two connecting rods! Good luck with piston rings and cylinder honing at overhaul time!

I don't know the significance of this choice of car, and I don't know how anyone could hold an unpopular opinion of it...unless that opinion is uncomplimentary?

All their cars were cool cars. As long as it wasn't made on a Friday.

Saturn, champion of curved glass. R. I. P.

Sometimes there just isn't that much detail to see on something. A tooth either has a nice layer of enamel or a disgusting bacterial mat, but I've never seen a tooth look like a fossil in the mouth of a living organism.