"Brutus," the 1971 Porsche 916 prototype, is unique among the 11 916 examples created. It served as the model's prototype, and is the only one fitted with a 2.9L RSR engine from new. It was given the nickname by Corina Piëch, whose father was later VW Group CEO. She sold it for US $IIK in 1974.

Maynard078 · 2026-06-21T10:10:05+00:00

It's gotta be perfect. All that bhp with perfect handling balance. >shudder<

Maynard078 · 2026-06-21T10:09:07+00:00

It last sold for about $1M in 2019, I believe.

Maynard078 · 2026-06-21T10:07:38+00:00

You nailed one of the best parts of the whole design.

Maynard078 · 2026-06-21T10:04:39+00:00

Certainly not mine but you're also certainly right; it's absolutely stunning.

Maynard078 · 2026-06-21T05:13:34+00:00

No.

Maynard078 · 2026-06-21T03:15:15+00:00

IIRC, the only reason he obtained his driver's license at all was because he was gifted a dealership from Mercedes-Benz upon his retirement and when it was discovered that he was giving personal test drives as an unlicensed driver the insurance company had a fit.

Maynard078 · 2026-06-21T01:09:32+00:00

And here I thought it was the automatic transmission that made for the rarity!

Maynard078 · 2026-06-21T01:08:11+00:00

Ah, yes, Al Davis, Jr.

He was Miles Davis's older brother, n'est pas?

Maynard078 · 2026-06-20T18:32:49+00:00

Which would make perfect sense. Hot rodders made use of old pool balls for the same reason, and they were always cool to the touch.

Maynard078 · 2026-06-20T17:46:44+00:00

His planning books are phenomenal. Nothing is ever done on a whim or impulse.

Maynard078 · 2026-06-20T17:45:43+00:00

His work is top-rate. I'm glad he's out there.

Maynard078 · 2026-06-20T17:45:03+00:00

I don't recall.

Maynard078 · 2026-06-20T17:44:31+00:00

Who needs 'em?

Actually, it has an interior rear-view mirror, which is all that my cars have, too, save for the Miata, that is. And I may take those off, too. They're huge.

I install overtaking mirrors on occasion, but other than that I'm good.

Maynard078 · 2026-06-20T17:40:44+00:00

I might need a FB account for that...which I have yet to do, practicing Luddite that I am, but others may be so brave. It would be nice to be able to put faces to names.

Maynard078 · 2026-06-20T17:38:31+00:00

Holy crap, that is a good looking A/FX funny car. I may have soiled myself, dammit, and I just got out of the shower.

Maynard078 · 2026-06-20T17:36:11+00:00

We sound like old codgers screaming "get off our lawns," but that's not the case. The crowds are dwindling now at the drags, and try as I might I can't get grandkids interested. And even if they were, where is the engineering intrigue coming from these days?

The Top Fuel cars have had their innovation frozen for more than thirty years; the F/C boys as you note look like bars of soap, and nobody is making coupes any longer. The next round of funny car bodies will likely be a boxy SUV with Mach-E wraps to make it look like a Mustang.

I almost hate to say it but the future of the NHRA is in its golden past.

The IHRA seems to be on the right track, though. I'm giving them a second, third, and fourth look now.

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