There were definitely some sporty car prior to the mid-1930s, but to me, this is the very first sports car. These lines have gone on to define the roadster shape ever since. It has a fantastic history with Mille Miglia as well.

Friend had one of these in highschool. He would leave the top down during the day and people would just throw their trash in it. Also had a decent sized hole in the passenger footwell going down to the road.

Actually, as often as this trope pops up, I don’t know if it can really be considered insane or surprising.

Well, this looks absolutely fantastic.

Quietly masturbating while hoping that the car doesn't notice doesn't count.

“Panning on food for 15 seconds instead of devoting 27% of the story toward descriptions of food” would be another.

I think the RX predates it, one of the first “crossovers” if I remember right.

Right click view page source reveals this!

why isnt THIS trending in newsfeeds? instead of celebrity garbage? way to go kid. this is a true hero for our generation.

so gorgeous. i shivered at the last line

That was a fantastic piece of writing. I stayed extra long at the Red Cross after my blood donation (my New Yorker source) just so I could finish it.

It’s also crazy that Aloha came out at the same time as this incredible William Finnegan personal history about Hawaii and race and surfing and devotion, in the New Yorker—make that white man’s Hawaii story into as nuanced a movie as the piece was and I’d be there for it 100%

Yes: All things Miata.

Your glide ratio in a helicopter isn’t great, but an autorotation can be executed in a very small space - soccer field, baseball field, decent sized parking lot. Thus, there are a lot more options than in an engine out landing in an airplane. The glide ratio is therefore a wash because you don’t need to travel as far…

the calm casual comments while upside down after an interstate rollover brought to you today by seatbelts.

This one’s showing up in my feed a lot:

Facebook is still a thing?

Fiat Multipla...

I’ve always preferred physical limits on speed limits rather than legal ones. It slows the inattentive and those with ill equipped vehicles and serves as a challenge/fun for the rest of us.

Powers is blind to the real world, driving in a video game with a VR helmet on. While he’s also ass-hauling in the real car.