Classic Car

CoupeR Design’s Obsidian 900-HP Mustang

Great finds can be found inside and outside of the expansive SEMA show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Today we found the "Obsidian," a 900-horsepower beast built by Matt Couper of CoupeR Design / Autoworks International. The twin-supercharged, 900-horsepower 392-cubic-inch V-8 breathes via a very mean-looking (and mean-acting) hood scoop. The design modifications on the car are extensive, as well. Over eighteen unique mods were made to the body.

Scion Concept Takes xB Off-Road, Off The Map

Designed and painted by artist David Choe, this unique “Monster Truck xB

Caprice Phantom Donk

We went to SEMA expecting to see off-the-wall vehicles. We prepared for months, but nothing could have prepared us for this: the Phantom Caprice, or a 1972 Chevrolet Caprice riding on 30-inch wheels and snouted with a Rolls-Royce Phantom front clip. It's a well-done DONK (typically an American sedan from the 60s, 70s, or 80s with oversized tires), which itself is a bit of an oxymoron; Donks are typically characterized by shoddy construction. This one, however, looks relatively sanitary on the outside.

The Odd Concept Cars Nobody Covered at the Paris Motor Show

It's no newsflash that Russians have money these days, but what remains to be seen is whether rich Ruskies would be willing to spend their flash cash on cars built by the home team, Lada. But the home team may be ready to find out. Behold the Lada Revolution 3, a Russian supercar. Mid-engine, six-speed, rear-drive, low-slung, adjustable wing in back, this thing apparently has it all. Under the rear glass, under a cover that suggests it might be concealing a V-8, beats the heart of a Renault F4R774 2.0-liter four cylinder, making 245 hp, which is supposedly enough to hustle this thing to 62 mph in just 5.9 seconds en route to a top speed of 155 mph. Pagani has nothing to worry about. Yet.

If you think Russian concepts are weird, try this Hungarian one from the Andros Group. Called iSolo, it's an ultra-light (770-pound), aero-slick (0.22 Cd) three seat electric car that can run on solar energy gathered from the roof panels, plug-in power, or pedal power. That's right, each seat has two pedals that can be pumped to generate electricity. Top speed is said to be 80 mph. A multi-fuel range-extending combustion engine is in the works for a future show.

The name of this one almost says it all: Assystem City Car. w's this for a wacky hybrid. Four wheels arrayed in a diamond pattern. The front and rear wheels can turn fully 90 degrees in either direction, allowing the car to pivot about its center, or to drive into a parallel parking space and then pivot into position. Here's where it really gets weird. The front wheel is electrically driven, with the motor and four batteries all mounted on a turntable that includes a control arm and spring/damper for the wheel (the drivetrain is not unsprung, thankfully. The rear wheel is powered by a Honda scooter's 600cc motor, which again is mounted along with a small gas tank, on a turntable. Assystem is an engineering company, working with Franco Sbarro design, that is looking for a licensee to build the bizarre City Car. We wish them luck.

Lumeneo Smera. Billed as a 1+1 tandem, this four-wheeled enclosed motorcycle of sorts is powered by electricity, using a 30kW motor and a 10 kW-hour battery good for 150 km (93-mile) range. It rides on four 145/70R-14 tires and can lean 25 degrees in the turns. I wouldn't hold my breath for production ever reaching U.S. shores.

Human-powered Mini

Mini has come up with a Mini rickshaw, just in time for the Olympic Games.
Looking for a different way to explore Beijing? Mini has created the ultimate human-powered version of its iconic baby car – a Mini rickshaw.
The rickshaw takes the back half of a Mini and adds the human powered component – a bicycle – at the front.
The Mini rickshaw has been plying the streets of the Chinese capital since the Olympic Games commenced earlier this month.

Italian industrial firm Tazzari Zero's

Italian industrial firm Tazzari has announced preliminary specs and launched a new website for its plug-in auto, the Zero. Measuring 113.5 inches long and sporting 15-inch wheels, the city-bound electric car weighs in at 1,200 pounds -- 312 of that from the lithium-ion Fe battery. It'll handle 88 miles with a full charge that takes 9 hours to fill, but you can reportedly juice up to 80% in just 50 minutes. Top speed is 56 MPH, so don't expect to be driving this on the highway, and it can go from 0 to 31 in under 5 seconds. The company says it's due out later this year in Europe and the Carribean for less than 20,000 Euros ($25,760), and yes, there's a dozen Crayola-inspired colors available. Hit up the official site for a trailer.

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Sports Car 2006 Toyota Sienna Video

Sports Car 2006 Toyota Sienna Video

Sports Car 2006 Toyota Sienna Video

Sports Car 2006 Toyota Sienna Video

Blowout Pedal Car Auction Comming to Hershey PA

Now this is odd: apparently, some people gather in person, in a single place and on a fixed date, and even require the purchase of tickets in advance, all to auction off items of some rarity and value. No website, no PayPal, no Buy it Now, no nothing. Cuh-razy.
So crazy, it makes the idea of spending hundreds of craftsman-hours customizing, finishing and transforming eleven old-timey Champion Comet pedal cars into unique works of automotive toy art seem as sober as an actuary.
But there you go. On October 8th in Hershey, Pennsylvania, RM Auctions is conducting a charity auction to benefit the Museum of the Antique Automobile Club of America, at which point this glorious fleet of pedal cars will be dispersed to the four corners of America's four-car garages.
for full pics and details: Custom Champion Comets at Hershey [blog.hemmings.com]dead link: AACA Night At The Museum [rmauctions.com]

LANCIA LC2

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acrylic on paper 8x12" sold
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this car was very fast...
several poles in the group C era
it looked stunning...
with those sexy martini stripes
but also fragile,
it didn't finish many races...

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this painting is available as a print

just contact rijbema@hotmail.com for details

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just found another little write up

about car-a-day

it's been done a while ago,

but thought it worth sharing with you.

it's on, the blackflack outpost

at foxsports.com

2009 Honda Ridgeline Cars

2009 Honda Ridgeline Cars
Pricing
MSRP : $28,200 to $34,180
Invoice Price : $25,557 to $30,961
EPA Fuel Economy
· City: 15 - 15, Highway: 20 - 20
Available Engines
· V-6
Available Transmissions
· Automatic

2009 Honda Ridgeline Cars

2009 Honda Ridgeline Cars
Pricing
MSRP : $28,200 to $34,180
Invoice Price : $25,557 to $30,961
EPA Fuel Economy
· City: 15 - 15, Highway: 20 - 20
Available Engines
· V-6
Available Transmissions
· Automatic

The One-Seat Eco Vehicle

The personal eco-vehicle from Myers Motors was featured at the ‘Milan 2008: Best of the well-tech awards’ and is most definitely worthy of it. The odd looking one-seater called the ‘NmG’ (no more gas) runs on electricity and can reach a speed of 75mph. It can easily be parked anywhere, helps us breathe cleaner air, turns heads and does not need petrol. Indeed-This little car can transform our planet.

Proxima rides at you like a car, zips off like a motorcycle

You'd probably think the Proxima is a car if you saw it from the front, or a motorcycle — albeit an odd-looking one — from the rear. You'd be right, both times. A concept by Alvino Design, the Proxima is a two-seater that successfully blends two different vehicle styles. Chances are, if you love motorcycles the Proxima won't provide the same thrill, but anyone into odd vehicle concepts or just sleek body stylings besides should be able to appreciate the Proxima's elegant tapering from one vehicle and into another.

Check out the gallery below for more of the Proxima.

Nissan NV200

The NV200, also by Nissan, comes with a complete 'pull-out' office: perfect for travelling salesmen

Nissan's 'Round Box'

Nissan's 'Round Box' concept car looks odd, but it comes with unique windows set into the car's floor that give you a great view of tarmac and roadkill as it rushes beneath you

Nissan unveils

Nissan unveils its concept vehicle Intima. The front passenger's seat swivels outwards by 80 degrees to make it easier for passengers to get in and out

Toyota's I-Real

Models steer Toyota's I-Real concept car at the Tokyo Motorshow

Bike Meets Car in Three-Wheeled Can-Am Spyder

Ostensibly opening up the pleasures of the motorcycling to would-be riders who, for any or all of a variety of reasons related to fear of falling over, haven't taken the plunge, the slightly odd new Can-Am Spyder promises to keep things upright by putting three wheels on the ground instead of two. The latest offering from Bombardier Recreational Products, the company that gave the world the truly revolutionary Ski-Doo in the late 1950s and the similarly significant Sea-Doo in the 1970s, the Can-Am Spyder merges the drivetrain of a motorcycle with the front end of a sports car to create something, well, different. The look is undeniably novel, and with 106 horsepower from a 998-cc V-twin, it offers performance that, while a far cry from even a low-end sport bike, is still on par with, say, a Porsche 911 (which isn't bad at all). Sixty miles per hour arrives in about 4.5 seconds, and the Spyder will scoot to an electronically limited 110 mph. It's on sale now, priced at $14,999. A manually actuated five-speed sequential transmission is standard; an electronically controlled version will add $1500. Specify yellow paint instead of the standard silver for an extra $300.
We love the concept of a motorized trike, although we'd prefer one that came at the idea from more of an automotive perspective, like the spectacular Renault 20Cup concept from a couple of years ago. The Can-Am Spyder is not without its charms, but it seems to us that for five or six grand more, a Mazda MX-5 Miata or a Pontiac Solstice makes vastly more sense — no helmet required.
Source: blog.wired.com/

Jackie Stewart

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acrylic on paper 8x12" sold

timeless classic,

Stewart,BRM,Zandvoort...

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some generous write ups of my work can be found

here and here

on eidei,vintage racing soul and lifestyle

a beautiful and interesting car blog

2009 Chevrolet Aveo5 Cars

2009 Chevrolet Aveo5 Cars
Price : $11,965 - $14,100
Engine: 107 hp/106 lb-ft
Transmission: Five-speed manual,
front-wheel drive
Length : 155.0 in
width : 66.1 in
height : 59.3 in
Wheelbase: 97.6 in
Curb weight: 2246-2557 lb
Fuel economy : 24/34 mpg

2009 Chevrolet Aveo5 Cars

2009 Chevrolet Aveo5 Cars
Price : $11,965 - $14,100
Engine: 107 hp/106 lb-ft
Transmission: Five-speed manual,
front-wheel drive
Length : 155.0 in
width : 66.1 in
height : 59.3 in
Wheelbase: 97.6 in
Curb weight: 2246-2557 lb
Fuel economy : 24/34 mpg

2009 Volkswagen Routan Cars

2009 Volkswagen Routan Cars
Price : $24,700 - $33,200
Drivetrain : Front Wheel Drive
Curb Weight : TBD
City : 16
Hwy : 23
Horsepower : 197 @ TDB
Torque : TBD
Wheelbase : TBD
Length : TBD
Width : TBD
Height : TBD