Category Archives: General
- June 27, 2009
- Artist Creates Life-Size F1 Car Out Of Styrofoam
Remember as a kid when you’d pick up any ol’ scrap of material and create an amazingly complex tank or heavily fortified hillside bunker? How about a life-size F1 car replica… out of Styrofoam?
Michael A. Salter never grew out of that art-for-scrap mode of thought as evidenced by his life-size and fairly accurate replica Formula [...]
- June 27, 2009
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Better action, worse storyline
We played with Transformers as kids and have a considerable appetite for anything automotive, making the second installment of the Transformers film franchise a must watch in an otherwise uninspiring summer blockbuster season.
While we didn’t dare hope for a compelling story line, we were pretty sure Director Michael Bay wouldn’t let us down with regards [...]
- June 24, 2009
- Flying Car to be Launched as Soon as 2011 for a Price Under $200K
Ever since the cartoon “The Jetsons” first aired people wondered when the first flying car would launch. It may be sooner than you think. Terrafugia Inc, held a public launch of their flying car and want to launch the vehicle/aircraft sometime around 2011. They say it will be priced at about $193,000.
“This breakthrough changes the [...]
- June 24, 2009
- 3 More Helpful Automotive iPhone Apps
The newest version of the iPhone was just released and over 1 million units have already been snatched up. Besides the games your kids will probably load on it for you, a ton of valuable apps will make your life easier.
Here’s 3 more automotive iPhone apps everyone should add to their phone. These applications help [...]
- June 24, 2009
- Jesse James Sets Hydrogen Land Speed Record At 199.7 MPH
Jesse James set a record speed of 199.712 in the hydrogen-powered Streamliner at the El Mirage Dry Lake Bed last week, besting the hydrogen record previously held by the BMW H2R, thus proving Americans lead in increasingly obsolete technology.
- June 24, 2009
- 30 Brilliant Vinyl Car Wrap Designs
Custom vinyl car wraps, commonly called car wraps or vehicle wraps, have become very popular. This relatively new and rapidly growing industry relies on wildly creative precision graphic design teams and skilled installers.
While many car wraps are installed for commercial purposes, there is also a growing demand for more personal designs, reminiscent of Americanized art [...]
- June 1, 2009
- Wristwatch Motorcycles from Brazil
Jose Geraldo Reis Pfau, a talented Brazilian artist, uses parts from old watches to create beautiful motorcycle miniatures.
These miniatures look like real motorcycles. Metal, glass, plastic, silver and even gold pieces are put together, creating many different forms.
- April 28, 2009
- Crazy Horse – 1967 Ford Mustang with butterfly doors and folding hardtop– also posted in Ford, Mustang
According to this eBay seller, this is the only 1967 Ford Mustang ever fitted with a retractable hardtop. As we’ve never seen one before (or one wearing butterfly doors, for that matter), we’ll give the auctioneer the benefit of the doubt.
In any case, this restomod ‘Stang has been comprehensively reworked, including a new Ford Racing [...]
- April 28, 2009
- Bavaria’s new Flagship: Cruiser 55 sailboat by BMW DesignworksUSA– also posted in BMW
The term “flagship” gets thrown around a lot in the auto biz, but this time the term really fits the mold. Styled by the the automaker’s design firm, the BMW DesignworksUSA Bavaria Cruiser 55 became the largest vessel in Bavaria’s fleet when it launched this past weekend at the Palma Boat Show in Majorca, Spain.
Even [...]
- January 12, 2009
- Best auto technology of the year
It’s not just great car design or green technology that wins prizes in the automotive industry. The PACE Award, sponsored by Automotive News for 15 years, honors superior innovation, technological advancement and business performance among automotive suppliers.
“Historically the ones that are good change the rules of the game. Over time they become must-haves,” says Dr. [...]
