Rutan and Yeager performed a remarkable feat in a superbly designed and made aircraft, alright. Strictly speaking, though, theirs was the first unrefuelled nonstop flight around the world. The first nonstop (with four air-to-air refuellings) was in 1949, by the B-50 (an evolution of the B-29) Lucky Lady II.

yes, you're awesome because of the car you bought, and other guys who bought the same car you did are ready and willing to tell you how awesome you all are because you bought something.

A Comfortable, Reliable, 6 speed manual, RWD, 4 disc brake, semi-lightweight (compared to it's competitors), independent suspension, 400+HP car at $30,000...

Thanks for the awesome write up guys! We have been working hard at Vintage Electric to come up with a competitively priced, American made, quality product. We appreciate the constructive feedback from the great jalopnik community. My role in the he business is co-founder and head engineer. Every piece of the bike…

I know the guys who make this bike well, even machined a few parts for early versions of the E-Tracker (handle bar clamps ect.) and I can say it is indeed hand crafted and worth the money. Most of the customers are actually well healed older gear heads and not hipsters living in their parents basement. In regard to…

Some good points - do you have a reference for the "historically-unreliable EDR (black box)?" On the face of it, without actually digging into the Tanya Spotts case, I have trouble believing that a functioning brake system wouldn't be able to outperform the engine and bring a car to a stop even at full throttle. …

Iono, correct me if I'm wrong but aren't brakes on majority of Toyota vehicles, hydraulic? meaning if you MASH on the brakes, fluid is actually what is compressing your caliper pistons and thus your brake pads? Yes the system does use vacuum from the engine to energize the brake booster but so long as the engine is…

Amen. That's why I just look at pictures of cool places on the internet instead of going to visit them after that Malaysian air crash. Why spend $1,000+ on a plane ticket to go visit somewhere and risk death when I can just spend that on some high res monitors and be safe at home.

If you're spending $80k on a toy, the Ferrari is the toy that your inner child really wants. If you're spending $80k on a 2-seater daily driver, might I suggest a cheaper daily driver and a more focused weekend toy? The Cayman is betwixt and between - I can't imagine buying one and still wanting it in my garage 30…

That's awesome! I rarely get the chance to interact with someone who takes it upon himself to do all his own work himself.

Some people are willing to spend hours to cut and maintain their own lawn. I hate that and my time is more valuable. So I pay someone to do it. You have the skills and patience to haggle for your car, so you do it. Part of the reason I write all these car-buying articles and give my knowledge away for free is for…

Note to spectators: Camping out at the end of the runway (esp right in the middle) can be life-altering. Doesn't excuse a shitty too-low approach by the pilot, but still...

Bob Hoover wins it, hands down. His demo of energy management with both engines shut down still amazes me after many years.

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This 42 year old would absolutely hit that. And the 15 year old I used to be would have done the same in 1987.

So, because the guy in the blue shirt screams "Keep racing" I think we can probably guess that the Aventador was "racing." It's possible this is actually a fairly abandoned street and the person in the Lamborghini was just doing some gentle launches, which is not racing, which would make the guy in the blue shirt a…

Christ, even I feel like I died! Hardigree, I never imagined the day I would think this, but I love you, man. Thank you for this very special moment. But please everyone, Automobile isn't dead. It will be changed and that could be for the better. No one is irreplaceable. I'm just eternally grateful that I was accepted…

I'm probably the oldest contributor to this thread. My husband just sent it to me. I'm so sorry to hear about Jean and Automobile.

Jean saved my ass too many times to count. She kept me employed at Automobile when everyone else thought it was a foolish thing to do. And, forgive the imagery, but she taught every one of us how to whip it out and lay it on the table every month. There's only one Jean!

I met Jean Jennings at the beginning of June 2011. I was sitting at an interview (fresh out of college, hoping to be one of AutomobileMag.com's new Associate Web Editors) with two senior-level editors when Ms. Jennings whisked in clutching Evo's 2011 Speed Issue. She leaned against a filing cabinet, flipped through a…