WherzdaMazdaMiata?

I had a new first-gen ‘87 Integra for 330,000 miles. It would have lasted longer if the rear underbody wasn’t finally eaten by Massachusetts winter road salt.

This is an AR Turntable. Period. When worked for AR’ s R&D lab (in the early 70's), it sold for less than $100.00. (I had one).

Yeah... the French were really busy in this era, inventing SteamPunk: I mean real SteamPunk

Truly weird rear suspension arm inboard pivots. They almost look like dual semi-trailing arms. Maybe that’s the “skittish” part.

Actually, Nissan has a history of Rube-Goldbergy mechanically complex solutions to problems other companies have dealt with in simpler fashion: look at their VVEL variable lift valvetrain. Lots of little metal parts whizzing around in a mechanical Samba around the camprofile-but it works, apparently quite well.

The early 60's are calling and they want their dashboard back. Actually, that period was a high point in design: witness Elwood Engel’s breathtaking 1961 Lincoln Continental.., the 1st gen Corvair, or the E-type, for that matter.

I learned to drive in a ‘65 monza, in ‘64! They kept swing axles until the 2nd gen body style, although the 64's added a “camber compensator” transverse leaf spring.

The GTS was Toyota’s answer to Honda’s (Acura’s) Type R. It would rev eagerly to 8 grand, thanks to its trick Yamaha cylinder head, which had a throttle function in its valve timing, not dissimilar to BMW’s Valvetronic. The two valve profiles were Jekyl and Hyde: or Granny and Godzilla if you prefer. The show didn’t…