It’s a great idea, but on a Spitfire, the doors will have to hinge in the middle of the roof - like the old 300SL - because no human will ever be able to go in or out otherwise...

Fun fact; Porsche detuned the 924S engine because otherwise it would be faster than the otherwise identical 944 because of its lighter weight and a smaller frontal area. The final year - 1988 - got the same tune as the base 944, with the predicted result...

By that logic, the Challenger Hellcat will win every comparison ever, hands down.

TBF, they can be turned into awesome RVs.

...first ever high volume aluminum-bodied economy car

Sell the RV, add the $30k and buy a fifth wheeler rig?

One difference with the A110 that he doesn’t mention: the ride.

C’est merveilleux, n’est ce pas?

...the Coast Guard Cutter Munro would offload thirty-nine thousand pounds of cocaine in San Diego with Vice President Pence presiding.

So, imagine, with a bit of investment, that that could be brought down to 5-6 hours...

Could the big white thing be a 1964-66 Chrysler Imperial sedan rather than a '50s Lincoln?

This. Experience in Japan, Europe and especially China is that people will pick a train over a plane if it’s fast, comfortable and convenient. The TGV is a decent service, but it could grab more passengers with more investment.

I’m roughly the same age, but grew up on the other side of the Atlantic. My journey kind of went the other way. But not completely.

Bit of a ways from the ‘fastest lorries in the world’ 😕

All that is old is new again.

Or even sharkier E9

That’s not a Mini. It’s a tyre shredding machine wearing a disemboweled Mini’s scalp.

I guess I’ve been more blessed than I thought. My 32 year old hoopty's oil level hasn’t visibly moved at all in a year...

I’m not sure about sure the Ro 80 quite fits in this category, but the Lancia Fulvia probably does. Both the Berlina and the Coupé, funnily enough, but in different ways.