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Kafouille
Nov 5, 2004

Think Fast !

DoLittle posted:

Edit: To continue with the subject of needlessly flamboyant Italian engineering in relatively mundane cars. This sandcast aluminum creation is the standard oil pan of a 60's 1.3 litre family sedan (Alfa Giulia):





The best part is the 15 miles of gasket surfaces that are below the oil level on a part that's designed to have a temperature gradient across it. After all it wouldn't be an Alfa if it didn't leak.

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