This made me think of only one thing.

Oh, I consider the Porsche 917 all right. I consider it one of the greatest racing cars of all time - in an era where it competed with a number of other iconic racing cars.

Would their “slow, sad wind down into automaker nothing” make them a Mitsubishi Zero?

I was thinking that it might have a crude hand-lettered sign ‘Nominally communist space club house, no Americanz allowed’ by the airlock.

Scale isn’t the problem, it’s thermodynamics that don’t work here. What are you making hydrogen from? How do you use less energy making hydrogen than you get from the hydrogen? How does that hydrogen then power the ship?

Seems to me if you buy an old Italian sports coupe you want to be noticed.

550 is probably my favorite modern-ish Ferrari. There was one that got worked on at my 356 mechanic’s shop that had 60K-ish miles on it and the owner drove it all the time and treated it like a car. My mechanic said it’s a pretty reliable car for a Ferrari though parts are still expensive as all hell.

Plus, for most people in the US, learning in a car means you are learning one new skill. You already know how to drive, so you are just learning how to drive with a manual.

A very fine example with low miles and apparently perfectly maintained. Plus that gated shifter! It’s also worth noting that, from a historical perspective, this was Ferrari’s first car to bring back the front-engine (mid)/RWD configuration that would spawn all of the modern great front-engine Ferrari models like the…

Eh... I definitely preferred to learn in a car where messing up meant not moving for a few seconds inside of a well protected metal box instead of, you know, potentially toppling over with an engine between my legs. To each their own I guess.

There are cheaper units out there, but they’re automatics, so NP. Really nice Ferrari, and the aftermarket wheels look period appropriate.

I admit that I have never, ever been able to stomach the thought of buying a used car over 100,000 miles, no matter the provenance or proven/theoretical reliability, let alone one charging over $10,000 for one. I see that number, and I just realize that I will almost certainly never enjoy *my own* 100,000 miles on the…

This is something I could get behind for sure. I dunno, maybe EV bikes will gain traction here in the states for commuters. I wouldn’t be opposed to using one as a DD and having a standardized swappable battery pack just makes a lot of sense.

People who find it hideous must have cataracts or something. Because it is awesome!

Personally, this is my dream car and I was fortunate enough to own one for 10 years. I think it’s the coolest thing ever made.

My god, I forgot about the windshield on that thing

Harley is just the punching bag people like to use. See the Triumph article from yesterday, and nearly every article ever written about a Harley on this site.

By making a very good looking SUV-styled minivan, they’re accomplishing something that I think GM and Mazda both failed at.

I was thinking this is one situation where a Swedish model might have really stopped him from getting hurt instead of the other way around.

Definitely my biggest issue with this build: the wheel/tire combo. It needs higher profile tires. That just does not look right or good. Otherwise, cool effort for sure!