Sneakers?   We all know that every single one of those 2980 containers was carrying some real nice home theater speakers...

I hate to say this, but years ago when I lived in an areaa that just got missed by a tornado, I did some research on using a Conex box as a tornado shelter. Long story short. Non-optimal solution.

You can score a sweet phone from a beach in France.  These are old enough to be collector’s items now (and yes, it was a container that fell overboard).

Cost more to build, take longer to pay off.

If you keep telling people about my mole castle, there won’t be any room for you when the aliens invade.

This feels appropriate:

Stranger: Psst! Hey, you! Yes you! Want to buy some new sneakers or some new clothes? They’re all brand new.

Also to blame, IMO, is the fact that dock workers are being pressured to work faster to keep up with volume.  That results in corners being cut and maybe containers not being secured correctly.

M dad tried to sell Lancias in the early 80's and he still complains about them out of nowhere. Stuff like having them vomit all the oil out while backing it off the truck and pieces falling off them while sitting on the lot because they were already rusting away. It's actually pretty fun to get him going by saying…

When empires fall, they fall hard.

Unwind the timing belt. How? How???!!!

Or to keep an eye on them.

My brother works for an Italian company. This is exactly how they do business.

Wow.

Let’s not forget its cousin, the Alfa Busso V6, that if allowed to roll backward would unwind the timing belt and similarly mulch its valvetrain upon starting.

So I own a Lancia (not this one but @Torch if you are ever in the NorthEast you are welcome to take it for a drive) and EVERYTHING is ridiculously over engineered. It’s what makes them great. It’s the attention to detail while totally missing the point that makes them one of the greatest brand marquees ever. If you…

Ehhh, the Berlina is just a Chevy Citation.

Not to stereotype, but Italy is where the Mafia originated. The Mafia is known for using the trunk as an additional passenger compartment. I’m pretty sure this was a measure intended to increase the comfort and enjoyment of trunk passengers.

Based on the photographs, maybe it is so you can see out the back while the trunk lid is raised? ::shrugemoji:: I don’t know if 1970s Italy had home improvement centers (“Deposito di casa! Come la gente fare di più!”), but maybe that’s how they got lumber, potting soil and flowers home.

There is a perfectly Italian explanation for the rear window: