Never understood the love of classic cars. From a looks perspective, very few stand the test of time (Shelby Cobra, some classic British roadsters, classic Porsches), but even worse is how horribly they drive and handle. That being said...
Chaparral 2j:
Chinook Chevrolet Mk2
Pretty much any classic Lotus race car
Ugly as shit until you look inside the engine and see the sweet, sweet oval pistons:
1966 Honda RC166: six cylinders crammed into 250cc. Revved to 18,000 rpm and made 62 bph. That's 248 hp/l... Compare that to a same year Chrysler Street Hemi, which made 433 bph at 7L, so about 62 bhp/l. The entire RC166 engine displaced less than one third of one of that Street Hemi's eight pistons. It's a looker, too.
Not to be outdone, Suzuki built a ridiculous 50cc triple. Due to rules changes, it never raced, but the specs were insane: Each cylinder displaced a whopping one cubic inch, and the engine made 19 bhp at a sky high 20,000 rpm (with spring valves, thanks to the fuck-all stroke and shirt button valves). All this through a 14-speed gearbox. That's a ridiculous 380 bhp/l!
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Chaparral 2j:
Chinook Chevrolet Mk2
Pretty much any classic Lotus race car
Ugly as shit until you look inside the engine and see the sweet, sweet oval pistons:
1966 Honda RC166: six cylinders crammed into 250cc. Revved to 18,000 rpm and made 62 bph. That's 248 hp/l... Compare that to a same year Chrysler Street Hemi, which made 433 bph at 7L, so about 62 bhp/l. The entire RC166 engine displaced less than one third of one of that Street Hemi's eight pistons. It's a looker, too.
Not to be outdone, Suzuki built a ridiculous 50cc triple. Due to rules changes, it never raced, but the specs were insane: Each cylinder displaced a whopping one cubic inch, and the engine made 19 bhp at a sky high 20,000 rpm (with spring valves, thanks to the fuck-all stroke and shirt button valves). All this through a 14-speed gearbox. That's a ridiculous 380 bhp/l!