Reverse: believe it or not, this video is actually from 1988

Gian Paolo Dallara is one of the engineers responsible for the Miura.

That isn’t very impressive.... Even a Maserati Biturbo can be used as a boat.

This Renault Fuego GTX ad is at least 80% more ‘80s than that :

Here’s another 70s movie where a dude hoons the shit out of a Grifo :

ALL carmakers do that, not just Ferrari. Not that it’s an excuse, but that’s how the world turns.

There’s also the Mustang Cobra Jet, a HORSE-SNAKE-PLANE thing.

So, when did you get a pet dolphin ?

You could always get an American LaFrance firetruck.

The UK must have the worst police livery ever. Anybody knows of an uglier one ?

This kind of thinking is why you yankees have so little choices when it comes to manuals, diesels and wagons.

Next up: MIATA IS NEVER THE ANSWER.

Since we’re talking about old 124 Spider’s press pictures, i have to post my favourite one :

...or to at least have the option of buying an automobile called a Yeti, as I currently lack...

Two hours and $100 to replace a flat tire ? Was the spare made of gold-plated unobtanium and installed by a group of celtic unicorns ?

Technically, it’s a 5-speed with an extra ultra low crawling gear, just like most offroaders (or the Porsche 959). The contemporary Alfa Romeo 164 Q4, for example, had a proper Getrag 6-speed manual. Alfa Romeo was also the first to offer a six speed in a production car, way back in 1967, with the 33 Stradale.

Including jets in press pictures was nothing new. Here’s one featuring a Fiat G.91

skip to 4:45, if it doesn’t automatically.

I see nothing crazy about it. A Peel P50 or a Messerschmitt are crazy, but this seems a typical example of form follows function: flat windows and body panels, interior and exterior parts taken from big manufacturer’s parts bins...

Why the hell would I want a Ghibli when I could get a Giulia?