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Top 30 ugliest cars (part 2)

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:59:25 +0000

Subaru TribecaCorbin Sparrow

Nissan S-Cargo

Nissan Cube

AMC Gremlin

Nissan Micra C+C

Kia Opirus / Amanti

Tang Hua Book of Songs

Skoda Roomster

Ford Scorpio

G-Wiz

Lamborghini LM 002

Aston Martin Lagonda

Mini Marcos

Top 30 ugliest cars (part 1)

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:26:54 +0000

This is the list published by The Examiner (www.examiner.com)

Do you thing ugly cars exist?

Aurora. An a spaceship car.

Citroen Ami 6

AMC Pacer

Pontiac Aztek

Ssangyong Rodius

Lightburn Zeta Sports

Volkswagen Thing

Hua Detroit Fish

Ford Edsel

Suzuki X-90

Sebring-Vanguard citiCar

Zap Xebra Electric Truck

Fiat Multipla

Subaru Baja

Reliant Bond Bug

Please continue reading Top 30 ugliest cars (part 2):

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Meet the Aluminum Foil-and-Cardboard Porsche

admin — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:33:09 +0000

Artist Hannes Langeder has daringly spoofed excess and car culture with the Ferdinand GT3 RSX, a mock Porsche that looks great and can make the claim to be the “world’s slowest Porsche.” He’s even brought it out to the track to test the claim, where a sunglassed announcer in a cream-colored suit hypes it up before revealing that it’s actually powered by a hidden bicycle.

The aluminum foil Porsche is currently on display at the Museum of Art Linz in Austria. Most righteously, it’s even inspired an essay by a philosophy professor at the University of Vienna, which is reproduced on

Hannes Langeder’s website. A snippet run through Google Translate, from which you can get the gist (fast juxtaposed with slow) and also marvel at translation-proof words like “StaßenbenützerInnen.”

The object of art to be understood as a deliberate contribution to the deceleration. It is here not to ring the joke (ha, ha, who now travels with the sports car-rickshaw!). It rather undermines Hannes Langeder the futuristic ideology of the machine and the speed of glory: With an art form that is not immediately reveal themselves as such and thus removed from the area everyday, into museums. It is to stimulate a bicycle Porsche just to the presence in this public space, therefore, to reflect on the possible transformation of our world, and so enter into a dialogue with other StaßenbenützerInnen to. The Gehzeug of the transport planner Knoflacher comes to mind, that portable frame with the size of a car that is by diagonal cables for a people easy to carry. With it can pedestrians in the flow traffic lane on the roadway and slow down the traffic. The Gehzeug is a brilliant demonstration object in the truest sense, his direction has clearly propagandist in nature and will point out the absurdity of our means of transportation.

via geekosystem.com

1974 Volkswagen Beetle & Camper – road test

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:10:31 +0000

Customised Wooden VW Beetle Car

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:02:12 +0000

An elderly couple in Bosnia have covered their VW Beetle in more than 20,000 handmade small oak pieces which were glued to the bodywork and then varnished. The car can be driven legally.

The Top 10 Cars from the Geneva Auto Show

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:10:12 +0000

2011 Porsche Cayenne We weren’t fans of the original Cayenne…until we drove one. Maybe it was hard to wrap our heads around the idea of a Porsche SUV, and its looks—well, we find ourselves going back and forth on whether it’s endearingly ugly or just plain ugly. This new Cayenne, however, seems to have taken some cues from its sibling, the Panamera. This is almost two inches longer and more sculpted than the previous generation. This will also be the first Cayenne to use a parallel, full hybrid system—when cruising, the gasoline engine can be taken out of the equation completely even at speeds of up to 97 mph. Yes, officer, I was going 97—but it was on electricity…

2011 MercedesSport E-Class Coupe AMG versions of Mercedes vehicles can be wicked—the E-63 AMG is perhaps the most beastly of wolves in sheep’s clothing—but the problem is, those cars tend to cost far more than base price. So wouldn’t it be nice to offer something a little in-between for the aspirational masses? That’s where the MercedesSport designation comes in—sportier suspension, aerodynamic touches, stainless steel pedals, four spoke steering wheels, and a way of getting that AMG look without the dramatic performance upgrade or the price

2011 Audi A1 Sure, we have already have the Mini. And this summer, we’re getting the sharp-looking Ford Fiesta and Mazda2. But it’s very unlikely we’ll get the latest iteration of the most luxe small car on the market, the Audi A1. Which is a shame. Blame it on gas prices—if we had to pay $7 a gallon like Europeans do, we'd start to understand that luxury can come in small packages.

Delahaye USA Bella Figura Bugnotti Type 57S Roadster

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:57:36 +0000

What do you do when you have a craving for a classic Bugatti or Delahaye but can neither afford one, nor would you want to cut one up to make it into your fantasy dream car? The answer Terry Cook came up with was to build such a car from scratch. Starting with one of his composite Generation II Boattail Speedster bodies, which are manufactured by his company DECO RIDES of Long Valley, NJ, he radically modified the design incorporating styling ideas from a number of different cars. The body itself was designed eight years ago for Cook by top hot rod builder/designer Chip Foose of Huntington Beach, CA. It is a cut down and streamlined version, inspired by the early Al Leamy and later Gordon Buehrig styled Auburn Boattail Speedsters. Relatively unknown clay modeler Vince Gardner contributed a lot to the styling of the second generation Auburn Boattail.

The fully enclosed “pontoon” fenders were strongly influenced by several mid 30’s Delahayes designed and built in Paris by famed coachbuilders Figoni & Falaschi. The front tires steer lock to lock inside the somewhat bulbous front fenders that look like a Chipmunk with it’s cheeks stuffed with acorns. The grille shell is a faithful copy of a Bugatti Type 57 that has been chopped about 4 inches to fit the car. DECO RIDES also remanufactures dimensionally correct brass duplicates of the Bugatti shell with reproduction steel shutters in the grille. The radiator shell was capped off with a replica Hispano Suiza stork from American Arrow of Clawson, MI. Put it all together and you have BUGNOTTI, a car that does not pretend to be a Bugatti, but pays homage to this great marque as well as the incredible styling of Figoni, Leamy, Gardner and Buehrig. That explains the FIGONI personalized license plate.

Using a Fat Man Fabrications boattail frame made for these bodies, Gary Brown of BROWN’S METAL MODS in Indianapolis started the project, mounting the body and hanging the fenders, making the car into a “roller”. Because Cook pulled Brown off the BUGNOTTI Project to have him concentrate on building the DECO LINER Zephyr delivery, the project was moved to Delaware. Ramsey Mosher of RAM’s ROD SHOP in Dover, DE was given the impossible challenge of completing the car by a mid July 2008 deadline for a major show. Ram had previously built Terry’s SCRAPE steel ‘39 Zephyr, his 1956 Lincoln “TITANIC” and had worked on an assortment of Cook’s other toys. Because of the wiring complexities of the BMW V-12 engine and automatic transmission and the deadline, the V-12 was snatched out of the car and replaced with a trusty LS-1 small block Chevy V8 and 4L60E automatic transmission.

The careful rubbing and loving of the body surfaces to make it mirror smooth was turned over to Brian Butler ot Greenwood, DE. His EAST COAST RESTORATION & COLLISION team did the paint and bodywork using RM black and 5335 Glamour clear. The resulting superb finish shows that classic “black is back”. If you wondered how the car manages to have trademark Bugatti-style louvers in the rocker panels of a composite body, Ram stamped them in a piece of steel and bonded it in place. He also fabricates the sculptured eight stainless megaphone exhaust stacks that smack of a pipe organ. The subtly curved windshield was designed by famed sculptor Stanley Wanlass and is manufactured by RODWARE of Salt Lake City.

via seriouswheels.com

For Sale: Michael Schumacher’s Bugatti EB 110 Super Sport

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:50:36 +0000

- it´s officially the only EB 110 SS (Sport Stradale) with the luxury interior of the EB 110 GT.

The last car, which was personally registrated on Michael Schumacher.

The car is in mint condition, best EB 110 SS available, better than new. Car comes from a high class collection and was never used.

- Car ID: ZA9BB02EO RCD 39020

BMW Baby Racer II

admin — Sun, 16 May 2010 13:29:03 +0000

The acclaimed classic, available in blue. A straight forward design with a comfortable seat for hours of driving pleasure. Complies with ASTM F963-96. Suitable for use by children 1-1/2 to 3 years of age. Length 28″, Width 13″, Height 16″, Wheelbase 17″ and Weight approximately 10 lbs.Color: Metalic Blue

www.bmw-online.com

Real Wire Frame Subaru Sculpture by Benedict Radcliffe

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 23:00:36 +0000

British artist Benedict Radcliffe created this amazing, full-scale sculpture of a Subaru Impreza. It looks like a computer model overlayed on a street photo, but it’s real, complete with Yokohama wire frame tires. Apparently local traffic cops weren’t pleased that the art was parked outside of the gallery on the street, as over the course of a few days, it was issued a few parking tickets!

Designer: Benedict Radcliffe [ Via: Winding Road ]