Cars
Hot Rod
Thu Mar 21 2013 00:50:02 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
From the great north country of New Hampshire, dig this 1957 Cadillac DeVille 62 Cadillac DeVille 62. One-of-a-kind black, 1957 two-door, hard-top series 62 Cadillac. This auto is 100% stock with 69,000 original miles sitting on brand new wide-white, Coker Radials. This vehicle is un-restored, excellent chrome, re-upholstered seats in factory material, along with restored factory dash. This has an all-new fuel system, including rehabbed-gas tank. Rebuilt Carter carburetor, all-new brakes, rebuilt power-booster, with re-sleeved rebuilt master-cylinder. There is not one speck of plastic on this auto. Underneath is perfect with factory undercoating. It has an excellent body with highly remarkable paint. You will not find another auto of this caliber at this price-point. First to see will purchase. This is the one! Please call Vin with specific questions.
Price - $ 29,900
Hot Rod
Sun Feb 24 2013 15:10:34 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Spider Bug, Spider Bug, does whatever a Spider Bug does… wait a minute, just what exactly does a Spider Bug do?? Based on the spooky looks of these 15 long-leggedly Bug beasties made from metal pipes and recycled VW Beetles, we’re guessing anything they want!
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Sat Feb 02 2013 00:22:44 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
The Porsche 917 is a racecar that gave Porsche its first overall wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1970 and 1971. Powered by the Type 912 flat-12 engine of 4.5, 4.9, or 5 litres, the 917/30 variant was capable of a 0-62 mph (100 km/h) time of 2.3 seconds, 0–124 mph (200 km/h) in 5.3 seconds, and a top speed of over 240 mph (390 km/h).
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Tue Jan 29 2013 00:01:07 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
"Spike" by Shinya Kimura. Kimura rescues old Harleys from their postmortem fates as saloon decorations, museum attractions, and—worse—from having their dissected parts dispersed throughout a backwater of garages to become paperweights, ashtrays, and doorstops. His company, Zero Engineering, based in Okazaki City, Japan, is comprised of a small group of adherents who are loyal to both Kimura-san and his vision. True to the chopper way, Zero’s motorcycles also embrace contradictory philosophies of design, in this case a blend of Western and Eastern paradigms. Kimura chose not to follow the parade of shiny, chrome-plated, technologically freighted, and extravagantly painted bikes. He prefers antediluvian engines stuffed into chopped, rigid, gooseneck frames with an itsy-bitsy peanut gas tanks, leather bicycle seats, big fat balloon tires, wire wheels, and kick-starters. He exposes the mechanical guts of his bikes and virtually shines a spotlight on their prehistoric parts, including drum brake and Linkert carburetors. His electrical system might look as if it were wired by Nikola Tesla. Every piece of his machines flaunts its age. But don’t let the richly patinated façade fool you or the fact that it looks like it’s about to dump oil. It is put together like a fine Swiss watch—okay, maybe a Seiko. Its new form melds seamlessly into the Japanese landscape, as natural looking in front of an ancient Shinto shrine as the steed of a Tokugawa samurai warrior—out of time but not out of place, reincarnated. Kimura believes that old motorcycle designs transposed to contemporary choppers have a metaphysical power to transport riders into the past. In deference to his affinity for old engines, he strips away what a bike does not need to show off its power plant. The fact that old motors and frames are made of less malleable iron and steel, instead of aluminum, often dictates the forms that Kimura must follow and how a bike will ultimately look.
Hot Rod
Tue Jan 29 2013 00:08:50 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
The Auto Union Grand Prix racing cars types A to D, were developed and built by a specialist racing department of Horch works in Zwickau between 1933 and 1939.
Between 1935 and 1937 Auto Union cars won 25 races, driven by Ernst von Delius, Tazio Nuvolari, Bernd Rosemeyer, Hans Stuck and Achille Varzi. Much has been written about the difficult handling characteristics of this car, but its tremendous power and acceleration were undeniable - a driver could induce wheelspin at over 100 mph (160 km/h).
The cars throughout their production history were the main Grand Prix protagonists with Mercedes-Benz, particularly dominant in 1936. The dominance of the Silver Arrows of both brands was only stopped by the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
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Thu Jan 24 2013 17:11:52 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
The Koenigsegg Agera is powered by an in-house developed 5.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine which produces 940 hp at 6900 rpm and 810 lb·ft of torque at 4000 rpm. Total weight of the engine is only 434 lb thanks to a carbon fiber intake manifold and the aluminum construction. The transmission is a 7-speed dual clutch with paddle shifters. It is the first dual clutch transmission to feature only one input shaft. The second clutch slows down the input shaft during up shifts in order to reduce the time it takes to synchronize the next gear, resulting in faster shift times. Most notably, the transmission weighs only 179 lbs.
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Thu Jan 24 2013 17:15:22 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
The Aston Martin One-77 will feature a full carbon fibre monocoque chassis, a handcrafted aluminium body, and a naturally aspirated 7.3 litre V12 engine with 750 hp. Aston Martin claims that this will be the most powerful naturally aspirated production engine in the world.