When RM Auctions closed its Meadowbrook sales in 2007, the highest bid for a 1932 Marmon prototype that, had it been volume-produced, could claim to be the most advanced car in North America. Despite this, it boasts one of the most beautiful in America and was designed by Walter Dorwin Teague, the son of William Dorwin Teague, a famous industrial designer who …
Read More »Does Anyone Remember The 1977-1978 Pontiac Firebird Type K Station Wagon?
It is not too difficult to notice the line of this unusual wagon. Named in Pontiac as the Type K, this attractively styled station wagon, based on the F-body platform Firebird / Trans Am of 1970-81, almost turned it into production. What killed the idea was not the reaction of the public. No, this unusual sports wagon was well received by the …
Read More »“Storie Alfa Romeo”, 9th episode: – 8C Competizione, Between Tradition and Future
8C Competizione also meant a return to its roots and a kind of laboratory for the future, it showed its identity, values and stylistic and technical references: optimal weight/strength ratio, perfect balance, and precision control The motto of the world, faced with the challenge of the third millennium, stops for a moment to admire the new jewel of the Alfa Romeo brand: …
Read More »Donkervoort D8 GTO-JD70 Achieves 2 G Lateral Acceleration
The ability to withstand lateral acceleration is one of the most important for a sports car – it depends on how fast you can take turns. Some really serious sports cars, such as the new BMW M5 Competition, handle an acceleration of 1.3g – really impressive, because even the Saturn V rocket develops 1.2g in a launch. Now, however, a small Dutch …
Read More »The Carrera GT Model Sound Is The Best In The World
The music in this car is completely unnecessary because there is no better sound than the powerful V10 engine… The Porsche Carrera GT is one of the most significant cars to be introduced in the last two decades and after watching this video, you will understand why. The Carrera GT is equipped with a 5.7-liter V10 engine, a natural aspiration unit with …
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