Seven Wonders of the Automotive World

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  • volvomaxvolvomax Member Posts: 5,238
    Or in F1 either.

    Too bad his road cars weren't as good as his race cars.
  • volvomaxvolvomax Member Posts: 5,238
    You could add virtually every President of GM and Ford to that list.
    Or anybody who bought a Yugo :D
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Lotus road cars weren't very good but they were pretty and they were really really fun to drive. :)
  • volvomaxvolvomax Member Posts: 5,238
    Lotus road cars weren't very good but they were pretty and they were really really fun to drive.

    Yah.
    They are better now. the Elise uses Toyota mechanicals IIRC.
    Can't wait to see what the new Esprit is going to be like.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Chapman was the "God of Light". His entire philosophy was "lightness is horsepower".

    But his problem was that he was stubborn as a mule and often made things just a touch *TOO* light.
  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    It'a lot easier to add weight than remove it, so I think he picked the right side to err on.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    as opposed to the "if it breaks, make it heavier, and if it sticks out, chrome it" school of design that thrived before him.

    Even way back when, Henry Ford was a pioneer of "lightness" with the Model T. The T was one of the first lightweight cars that didn't break, if not the first truly rugged lightweight automobile.
  • rockyleerockylee Member Posts: 14,017
    Wagoner, is squared away and has GM, on the right road. :shades:

    -Rocky
  • volvomaxvolvomax Member Posts: 5,238
    Wagoner, is squared away and has GM, on the right road.

    today, but there is always tomorrow.

    That is the real problem w/ GM.
    They never have any kind of long term outlook.
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