Let us not forget the reason the mustangs are so tall is because tehy ahve to fit that huge DOHC 5 liter v8 into them. You cant fit a DOHC v8 into a corvette. You can fit a lot more liters in there, though...

VERY few things from 1970-1980 look good. VERY few.

These same things are said about any new infrastructure. Make it work at 1 percent atmosphere. Give up 700 mph and go 350mph. Engineering is compromises, and this type of setup is fundamentally doable. I see it as a far cheaper and far more effective alternative to high speed rail which is a complete waste of time in…

Pretty much anything that is "interference fit". No one likes having to take parts to a shop to have them press stuff in and out, and I dont have room for a press of my own anyway.

Traction control is not what someone who wants a car like a Viper WANTS in his car. It is contrary to the entire design philosophy of the car. And it was extremely uncommon in contemporary sports cars.

Im surprised no one else mentioned this. It's a solar car. Period. Nothing can "run on water" because the mechanics of splitting water into its constituent parts takes more energy than they provide.

The T56 uses a .50 overdrive gear for 6th gear. Thats insane. Why on earth do we need MORE gears? It was already set up for TWO overdrive gears. (Both 5th and 6th are not meant to be driven in anger, just cruising gears) This reminds me of making your amps go to eleven... why not just make 10 higher so its the same as…

As disturbing as steer by wire is, the throttle is already controlled by wire. Most modern fighter airplanes are completely controlled by wire. The pilot just tells the computer how it wants to go some place and it makes it work. F-16's have had fly by wire since the 70s and they're not known for spontaneous splatting…

I think this deserves to be in the list....

Traction control was a VERY new technology then. my point is that Formula 1 had just started seriously experimenting with traction control in that time frame. To expect a silly halo car built out of junk spare parts in the Chrysler warehouse to have it is absurd. It goes against the philosophy of the car from a…

Nothing had traction control back then, dude. Formula 1 barely had traction control. I would say the Viper's lack of roof, and exhausts that burn your legs are among the real fatal flaws of that car. It didnt even have side windows.

Lol @ $5.00

TTA? Nice.... those things are rare. Im not sure those are even $25k at this mileage though. I could understand if the thing had 10 percent of its stated mileage.... but everyone is right, $25k is insane.

Am I the only one that thinks it looks like a big black.... nevermind.

Drum brakes at the time were more effective than disc brakes. Disc brakes came first, drum brakes were an improvement because they have a natural power assist. I dont buy that brakes back then just couldnt stop a car on their own.

Looks to me like he just made an unfortunate mistake. Went too wide, unsettled the car while the inside rear wheel lost traction on the curbing, outside rear wheel retained traction, overcorrected straight into a solid object. You can tell by watching where the curbing and road is under the car. I dont think it's any…

It's pretty cool I think. It'd be a lot better with a more even stance and body-colored doors, I think. It's dated, but it's neat. I think it's a cool find and you've enriched my day by showing it to me! I'd put some 17 inch wheels on it, it'd be awesome.

"Tuned" has got to be the dumbest buzz word of them all. It's a modified/upgrade GT-R. But if a guy ha a 10 second Corvette, is it " OMGZ TUNED!"? If a guy has a 10 second 69 Mustang is it "ZOMG TUNED!"? No. But if a guy has a 10 seocnd 1996 RX-7, it's "ZOMGZ TUNED!". Whatever, I hate these stupid trendy terms like…

I was more particularly curious about the race versions. What engines did they have at Le Mans?

Were these powered by 289s or 302s or something else?