I wonder if it's raining in Sao Paulo

Is it just me, or does this picture make you want to simply weep with ecstasy?

This is the exhaust manifold from Jim Clarke's Indy 500 winning Lotus.  It would be a cool painting, wouldn't it?  The Formula One version of the same car looked like this, perhaps in 1967 ...

What a beautiful car.

If you're really feeling it, check out this video.  Wonderful look at both of the above, narrated by Ashley Judd's husband.



It's slate gray in Troy; I wonder if it's raining in Sao Paulo.