My first mental image of fast cars came from watching C3 Corvette race cars at Sears Point. I was about 6 or 7, and I thought the taillights were afterburners.

Early prototypes bore Corbusier’s “Modulor” as a design inspiration, marque, and badge. Hence the odd proportions.

No way that’s a base Miata. It’s bound to be some kind of Vision GT limited-edition model. The graphics alone will probably be another $8K.

Do it. I loved my 5-speed 5, as my handle will attest.

You all recently asked for nominations for the “Know This Car” series, and I nominate Prince. Preferably to include oddities like this, their racing efforts, the connection to Nissan/Datsun, etc. “Purple Rain” references optional.

Alfa Romeo T33 Stradale

TAR-GA! TAR-GA! TAR-GA!

That proposal looks like something these guys would come up with if they got high and watched one race at 2am.

Question: is there a difference between a “Jupiter-size rogue planet” and a failed star that was too small to start fusion?

This tuned Mini Moke with racing driver autographs and a body-color cupholder. What more could you want?

What I wanna know is, who’s playing the custom game from the other end? My Leaf works well as a commuter, but it’s a bit lacking in the visual and handling departments. Is anyone making coachbuilt bodies or suspension upgrades for the Leaf chassis?

Yup, that was my mistake. I should have said it takes the same amount of power to accelerate from 1-2 mph as 101-102 mph, provided we allow enough time for it to happen. (Right?)

Great article on a vital scientific point, but I don’t think you need to bother with converting to lumens and back. The wattage rating of a bulb is how much electrical energy it draws, some of which is wasted as heat. Bulb manufacturers give an efficacy factor that tells you how much of that wattage comes out as light…

For a kinetic energy input to a system, all that matters is the change in speed (i.e. acceleration). So if we’re ignoring friction and such, it takes the same amount of energy to get from 1-2 mph as 101-102 mph.

No, it just leaves at the speed of light, because relativity.

I would not have guessed the Type 35 was the taller of the two.

Hard to argue against the original.

Hard to argue against the original.

Banana yellow.

Possessing the skills and capabilities of a pro racing driver.