I understand what you’re saying, and get the spirit of the article - cars that have personality quirks are often more fun and enjoyable. But where does one draw the line between quirk and serious flaw? That was kind of the point I was trying to make - some of the things Michael describes in the article sound less like…

I are confused.

#Twowheelsbad

This makes me miss my CBR1000RR Repsol so badly.

How about 2.3 acres of badass?

Doug, congratulations, the car looks awesome!

Hahaha, yeah I kept looking at it trying to figure out what was going on. But it was from a gallery, so after I’d scrolled through and saw the last pic, it started making more sense.

Oldsmobile Aerotech!

I agree, I think in an ideal world we’d all love to see her cross the oceans again. I think the idea has been kicked around, but the problem is that not only do you have to raise the money to completely refurbish her, you also need to develop a solid business case to maintain her, or else she’s going to end up in the…

I agree. I actually work for her original designer, and we are as eager as anyone to see progress on this. Not to mention we will likely be doing a lot of the engineering work for whatever transformation she undergoes.

Actually, last I heard things are looking up for the old gal. There is very real developer interest in her, the trouble is is finding a permanent berth for her. There have been talks with a couple cities but nothing concrete yet. But if they can get a city to approve the zoning and things to give her a permanent…

It’s alright. Actually, I’d never really considered the difference between the two terms, but it’s clearer now.

The Soviet K-162/222 “Papa” is the fastest “boat” in the world. She was a one-of-a-kind, the only ship in her class. She featured a titanium hull and twin 177 megawatt VM-5m pressurized water reactors coupled to two 80,000 horsepower steam turbines. This combination of low mass and high horsepower could carry her…

We get tired of recycled farts, need a little fresh air from time to time.

We’re working on saving her, but money doesn’t grow on trees. She won’t be a cruise ship ever again, too costly to refit and still wouldn’t be competitive with the current crop of ocean liners. More than likely she’s going to be permanently moored and converted into retail, hotel, condos, or something like that. There…

Not true. Boat can refer to a submarine, but more typically is used to refer to vessels under 65 feet in length.

Not so much a feature, but an industry wide development: standardized controls

Awesome, thank you for the detailed info. As I said, I’ve never had a chance to inspect them up close, so I wasn’t sure how the doors, body, and chassis were constructed. But it makes sense - they were a product of an era when we expected to roll across eastern Europe to go up against the Soviets, not street fight in…

Thanks for the info. Like I said, I wasn’t sure if they came with any crew protection from the factory. I’ve seen some pictures of the “field mod” armor kits you guys make up. It’s pretty crazy, but hey, if it gets your ass home in one piece, that’s what counts.

I’ve never had the opportunity to inspect a civilian Hummer close up (or a military one, we didn’t have them where I was at in the Navy). I wasn’t sure if the base trucks had any level of armor built in from the factory. I’ve read about some of the armor kits that the military adds like the up-armor kits they added to…