When did Jalopnik turn into a fetish site? I mean, I can’t be the ONLY one turned on right now.

For no other reason than I love the area, the 2:00 to 4:00 video bits take place in the Copper Country of Michigan. If you ever get the chance to go. Do it. That place is unbelievably beautiful.

Nevermind, found it.

Hi Raph, unrelated to the post, but how do I get a hold of you? I got some bug pics I think you'd like to see.

For a screenplay about zombies you could have them find a subterrene (google it) which is an insane conceptual version of a TBM that would work in the rock under New York. It could be a relic of the cold war used to build an underground bunker and tunnel system (that would now be flooded) which is why they wouldn't…

Alrighty guys, I'm a tunneling engineer and had to step in. The actual cost of 22' excavated tunnel on the west coast right now is $8,000 per foot. That is a for a hole in the ground with a concrete liner, no engineering, no trackwork, no station excavation or anything else, just we somehow magically started…

Considering they are Norwegian and I'm betting that was Lutefisk. Which, I'm not sure smells any worse the second time and looks about the same.

Good write up on the physics issues with Hyperloop. Now get an engineer and/or a construction estimator to do a write up on just what hurdles the system itself faces and the insane costs associated with it.

Nice Spitfire! Are you in the SoCal area? I drive my Spitfire all over Pasadena and love spotting other clean examples. Soooo many beat up ones around makes me sad.

I know The Stig is one cool customer, but I bet he was so puckered he could have shat a diamond after that lap. I'm pretty sure filling the cockpit with snakes and scorpions would somehow make it less deadly.

Why yes, I do love my job!

There is no greater sin in my mind than carpool lanes. LA has even done one worse now by having a pay by the mile system so rich dicks can drive by themselves in the commuter lanes. This is an absolute farce by itself, but wait, there's more! Anyone using the commuter lanes is now required to have gotten a…

If you want some (insanely dull) reading on this. The extension to the LA Metro Purple Line Subway has published an Environmental Impact Report (EIR/EIS) which you can find here: http://www.metro.net/projects/wests…

As an engineer who happens to design for the LA Metro Subway system, I will say that it is currently not that extensive. However, we are trying to rapidly expand the system but that isn't cheap or easy. As to safety, contrary to what you might think, being underground is safer in an earthquake. Surface waves…

Ok, I guess even the early ones were 1150cc :( But I think that is close enough to count!

Early Triumph Spitfire. Below is my later model (which is a 1500 so out of bounds) with skinny little tires and some of the most classic styling ever to grace a small British sports car. Also, you can pick one up in near mint condition for 5k, or a prepped one for 8k. What more do you want?