Edit: sorry, I realise now that you meant the Lancia Stratos Sibilo, also by Bertone, from 1978. It has a slightly longer wheelbase than the normal Stratos, I think (I may be wrong). Interestingly it is based not on a Stradale, but one a much more powerful rally car. Some magazine (Octane, perhaps?) published a brief…

I like Tom Karen’s designs, and quite appreciate how avant-garde the Ogle Aston was (I even have a little Matchbox one!).

It is true that the Boomerang’s doors look somewhat similar, but then it was first shown in 1971.

Elizabeth, if you mention the Espada you should probably say something about the Bertone/Jaguar Pirana, methinks.

P.J. O’Rourke was asked to deliver one of the 308 GTS for the original show... driving it from New Jersey to LA.

(By the way... I suppose you know that little silvery Porsche thing is not a 356, right?)

Many moons ago I read some article which mentioned in passing the great, late Ronnie Peterson having had an early 5-series on loan from BMW... with a prototype V12. He had been racing 3.0 CSLs in the mid-70s so the story has some degree of plausibility.

That Clubman bodyshell atop a truck frame is Australian-spec. I wonder how it ended up in NYC.

Have you even looked at the picture mentioned? Fitted to some wheels and in some cars those discs and vanes would actually act as very neat slicer if they happened to brush past someone’s leg.

I wouldn’t say it is far-fetched, at least from the point of view of legislation for accessories. Very true about the ears in centrelock wire wheels or old-style Rudges though.

As I said, depending on the car (how much the wing actually covers/blends around the wheel) and wheel offset. Sharp, unprotected edges protruding from the bodywork are a no-no. For that very specific reason I was referring to the “Ford” one that appears on their first Instagram picture.

Satisfied with the technical explanation.

But surely the cooling/extraction would be much more efficient if they were? I have seen pictures of Gr. A Delta Integrales with huge “turbofans” (I think that’s what they call them) and they were definitely angled. Of course that means the covers have to be handed.

The vanes do not seem to be angled or curved.

Basically the only thing we can do, right? Unfortunately the day-to-day mitigation efforts are never noticed, only their failures. For obvious reasons not all thwarted terrorist operations get to be known by the general public.

Fully agree.

It is not quite that simple. Extra vigilance, roadblocks, etc also changes the modus operandi, and the attacks may also shift to softer targets.

Almost anything can be turned into some sort of deadly weapon with the ability to kill or maim: what is important is to reduce the ability of terrorists and criminals to cheaply, easily and quickly cause mass casualties.

Erin, you forgot the Beirut barracks bombing of 1983, which caused 307 deaths (mostly US Marines and French paras).

Probably she read it on a list that said “vehicular homicide” and did not check it properly. Come on, the article is not that bad.