Can we please stop hotlinking pics?

The squishy-pic affliction has now hit me. Seems to be a bug picked up on this thread. RevRico suggested to clear cookies to fix the problem. I hate like hell to do that because then I lose so much else. Oh well ...

In reply to Gary :

Looks fine to me.  Try clearing your cache.  Ctrl+F5 should do it. (unless you're on a phone)

SR A/1 Prototype fighter sea plane. 

A jet powered single seat sea plane with the engine in the fuselage. Never knew there was such a thing. 
 

Edit: hey, my picture worked!
 

I seem to be back to normal, after clearing cache and losing all favorite sites and passwords. Unfortunate circumstance and extremely annoying.

And I'll add this:

Here at a remote airstrip we see the normally private and secretive process of a mommy plane giving birth to her new born.

Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter) said:

914Driver said:

Any idea why the Bentley badge has 9 feathers on the left wing and 10 on the right?

Damn good question I'd never noticed.  From the official Bentley website:

"Before the first mascot was created, the Bentley Wings existed in a two-dimensional form. When W.O. Bentley started his car company in 1919, he needed a logo that summed up his quest to push the boundaries of performance. He turned to his friend F. Gordon Crosby, the most famous motoring artist of the pre-war years, who brought distant motor races and continental tours to life for readers of The Autocar.

Crosby created the original Winged B – with the ‘B’ of Bentley inside a pair of wings chosen to represent the exhilaration of motion – and perhaps also a reference to W.O. Bentley’s background as a designer of engines for fighter planes in the First World War. Crosby gave each wing a different number of feathers to make it completely unique – and stay one step ahead of fraudulent imitations."

Photo becasue much want.

Comments from another forum:

"It is also interesting to note that the number of feathers in the right and left wing in most logos varies. Different models have 10/11 or 13/14 versions of feathers. However, there are also models decorated with 10/10 logos – usually, these are the “simplest” models, while asymmetry is more common for racing vehicles – this is supposed to bring good luck."   

And ....

"Crosby, the artist who created the logo, used symmetric 10/10 wings for road-going cars, and asymmetric wing configurations for the race cars. The B symbolizes extreme luxury, while the wings symbolize otherworldly potential.

Also, it drives people with OCD a little crazy".

Oops, forgot the hotlink.

This makes me want to learn how to ride a murdercycle at 45 yo...

In reply to ultraclyde (Forum Supporter) :

DO EET! (Just don't start with a bike like that)

The only thing more thrilling that is aerobatics.

In reply to ultraclyde (Forum Supporter) :

Find an old Honda and do it. Especially if you're not in a super urban environment. Stay off the road and away from other people and there's no better way to travel. 
 

ultraclyde (Forum Supporter) said:

This makes me want to learn how to ride a murdercycle at 45 yo...

I really want one of those with the DSG transmission.  I've got my motorcycle license, but am just not the most coordinated person in the world, so not having to work the clutch would be a lot safer.

lotusseven7 (Forum Supporter) said:

We just going to ignore that the bed liner looks melted?

US: "You need at least 500hp to take part in Time Attack"

Japan: "Hold my sake and watch this:"

I prefer the lines of the C3 with this hard top as opposed to the "sugar scope" or later "fast back".  Fight me.

In reply to Indy "Nub" Guy :

You mean the '78-'79 with the big glass window?  Yeah, no contest. This is much better.

The '74-'77 which marry the endura front and rear fascias with the vertical back window are... just OK. The '69-'73 like you posted are the best C3 and the one I'd buy.

[edit] Was on my phone and just looked more closely. That looks like an optional hardtop for the roadster?

In reply to Indy "Nub" Guy :

They're better looking and the aero is better which is why most race cars were roadsters with hard tops. 
 

always keep a hose handy when burning brush, even in a barrel. 

4300

SEA paint just looks natural on a Warthog.