January 22nd, 2012 admin
Corvette Grand Sport 1963
The Corvette Grand Sport made its first appearanceearly brightened in the 1963 season in the C-Modified class with a production capacity of 360 hp engine in his 327 bottles £ 2000 body. It was the season as a “stock” appearing Racer. The season finale was in Nassau every year, with a “no taboos” week of racing on the island, where all teams could compete against any other employment the latest high-tech performance parts, which were otherwise prohibited by the normal club racing.
The Chevrolet Corvette (C2) is a sports car from Chevrolet division of General Motors for the 1963-1967 model years produced. Virtually all new, Sting Ray stunned the automotive world in 1963, blending world-class handling with a distinctive all-American style and performance. Bill Mitchell revisited the Super Sport race car driver and the Corvette would then re-invent radically new design, high performance and a first-ever coupe, which would become a classic, with record sales and remains one of the most sought-after collectibles cars. With a win on the track position that would benefit from two successive Engineering Innovation, the car would culminate with a fighting spirit of the best Corvette racer ever, the Grand Sport. The second generation Corvette would undergo a large five-year, that by many as the highlight of the car’s history.
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November 7th, 2011 admin
The Shelby AC Cobra, also known as the Shelby Cobra, is an Anglo-American sports car that was produced during the 1960s
Like many British specialist manufacturers, AC Cars had been with the smooth, refined Bristol straight-6 engine in its small numbers, including its AC Ace 2-seater roadster. This is a hand-built body with a steel frame and aluminum body panels, which used English Wheeling Machine. The engine was a World War II design of BMW, which dates from the year 1960 as A. Bristol decided in 1961 to produce the engine to stop and instead used Chrysler 331 CID (5.4 L) V8 engines.
Although untrue, it is generally believed that AC was the source of power has no future, that the left and the American ex-racing driver Carroll Shelby, the company saved from bankruptcy. AC started with the 2.6-liter Ford Zephyr engine in his car. In September 1961, an airmail letter AC Shelby asked them to build him a car had been modified to a V8 engine to accept.
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October 30th, 2011 admin
Top 5 American Muscle Cars What cars will be on the list of TOP 5 American Muscle Cars, only the legendary American Cars will be on this list, Curious? Lets Find out in this Article. This Top 5 Ratings Base one our Survey from 100 person who in automotive industry.
We came here with a list of muscle cars that ruled the U.S. during the spurge of muscle cars in the United States. Even if these cars had a lot of American culture in it, it certainly has raised more of a fan following throughout the world.
Muscle Car is a term used to refer to a variety of high performance cars. The Merriam-Webster definition is the limit, “each designed by a group of American 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines for High-Performance Driving.” The term generally refers to 2-door rear-wheel drive mid-size cars, and sometimes full-size cars with large, powerful V8 equipped and sold at a price affordable to the street and formal and informal drag racing.
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October 6th, 2011 admin
Ferrari Dino 308 GT4
The Ferrari Dino 308 GT4 were built mid-engined V8-powered 2 +2 cars from Ferrari. The 308 GT4 was introduced in 1973, supplemented by the 208 GT4 and executed in 1975 replaced by the Mondial 8 in 1980 after a production of 2,826 vehicles. It was with “Dino” badging (continuation of the brand is no distinction Dino V12S) to May 1976, when all badges replaced by “Ferrari” badging was sold.
The Ferrari Dino 308 GT4 2 +2 was a groundbreaking model for Ferrari in several respects: It was the first production Ferrari V8 mid-engine layout, that would be the bulk of the activities of the company in the next decades, function, and was the Bertone Ferrari first feature production (rather than Pininfarina) body. Pininfarina was upset by the decision to cross-town rival Bertone design, considering what they had done for Ferrari.
The Ferrari Dino 308 was introduced at the Paris Motor Show in November 1973 and contained angular curved lines quite different from its two-seat brother, the Dino 246 and later brother, GTB & GTS.
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October 2nd, 2011 admin
Koenigsegg CCX
Koenigsegg CCX, Koenigsegg Automotive AB is a Swedish manufacturer of high performance sports cars based in Ängelholm.
The company was founded in 1994 in Sweden by Christian von Koenigsegg with the intention of producing a world-class supercar. Many years of development and prototyping, the company conducted the first street-legal production car delivery in 2002.
Koenigsegg Automotive AB is a Swedish non-listed public company traded freely. The company has about 90 shareholders. Since the company will vary the amount of free trade can be shareholders. Christian von Koenigsegg is the CEO and a major shareholder.
In 2006 began production of the Koenigsegg CCX, which an engine is created specifically for this car. The CCX is street legal in most countries, including the United States.
In addition to developing manufacturing and marketing of the line of Koenigsegg supercar Koenigsegg is also in green technology development programs, including the CCXR (“Flower Power”) FlexFuel supercar involved. Koenigsegg is also active in development programs when it comes to plug-in electric cars, “next-generation systems combustion engine technologies.
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