New Zealand man prints an Aston Martin DB4 – Autoweek.
The 3D printer has really taken off and become affordable for a lot of hobbyists. As model car builder, I enough building cars (and a few planes) but this guys make a 3D model of a DB4. Pretty cool.
3D Printing of DB4
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Tim
Hennessey tunes C7 Corvette Stingray – Autoweek.
Get to your Hennessey!!!!!
In October, the Hennessey HPE700 Corvette is expected to debut packing a claimed 700 hp, with help from an Eaton TVS R2300 supercharger. It adds 8 psi of boost through custom CNC-ported factory cylinder heads, working with proprietary intake and fueling systems. Hennessey says it will also recalibrate the ECU. Like the factory C7, a seven-speed manual or six-speed automatic can be specified.
700 HP and a cool interior upgrade…WOW!
I really the color and trim on this C7.
Got your C7 yet?
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Check out the video and listen to the commentary on the 2014 Corvette Stingray.
BMW introduces the i3 electric car with optional range-extending engine.
What is that noise? The sound of the electric motor? No it’s me yawning!!! I’m getting bored with electric cars that look like bubble. This BWM looks like a mini-cooper, cross over, mini van thing.
However I do like the interior!! Take a look.
Not bad looking!!!
But it’s no Tesla!!!!!
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Tim
It’s monsoon season in Tucson and hence we are in a drought as far as car shows go. So today was a great day – clear blue skies, with thunder storm beginning to pop up over the mountains (yes we have mountains in Az).
My son is a photographer and I’m a want too be. So wanting to de-stress for a day I choose to check in with him and see if he had time to drag the old man around for a photo shoot. He often takes a weekend day and tools around with his camera, which is fun and with no specific agenda, just what the doctor ordered.
I picked him up and we headed to a park, that normally has an abundance of water. Yes we have lakes in Arizona (although many are man-made or at least get a lot of help from managed care). This place normally is home to fish, turtles and various water fowl (YES we have ducks here too!!!).
As we approached the entrance a car turned out of the park and I didn’t immediately recognize and as we entered the park a see a 1920’s 4 door sedan, looking mostly original. I was still not sure the maker. As we entered the park and drove the round to the parking in back I spotted a rare hawk and it’s companion.
Yes that is a Golden Hawk GT… by Studebaker. (Right)
1937 Coup – split rear window.
Just our luck, during the Arizona car show drought season, we ran into the tail-end of a local Studebaker Club breakfast!!!! And just my luck – only two cars were left, out of the 30 that showed up earlier and I missed maybe one of the oldest Studebakers I may every see in person. A 1933 Sedan!!!
I got to speak to one of the members and inquired as to how many were in their club. He believed that there were 30-40 with a total of just under 1oo exampled of the Studebaker legacy. He himself owned these two car plus two more.
We’ll take a closer look at these two cars in the next couple posts.
Stay tuned!!
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Tim
I love the Fords Down-Under. Check these two out!!!
Nick Lyons-Young Gun-SM 300th issue | crcooperphotography.
Check out the Fords.
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Tim
I saw my first F-Type on the streets the other day. It wasn’t just a sighting, it was a drive along.
The convertible as white and I think it looked great in motions. We drove side by side for about 10 blocks and it seemed quick (not as quick as my C6 – had to prove that – without breaking any laws or freaking out the cars around us) and had a snappy take off.
However, with my windows down and my stereo off (that almost never happens) I got a ear full of how it sounded. Sorry to say I was not impressed.
I expected to have been, with power specs like this:
| 3.0 liter V6 Supercharged | 3.0 liter V6 Supercharged | 5.0 liter V8 Supercharged |
| 340 @ 6,500 | 380 @ 6,500 | 495 @ 6,500 |
| 3.33 x 3.50 in. (84.5 x 89.0 mm) |
3.33 x 3.50 in. (84.5 x 89.0 mm) |
3.64 x 3.66 in. |
I don’t know which model I was driving along with, it didn’t like the sound.
We’ve all seen/heard the Hondas and Nissans with the “enhanced” sound effects mufflers. The F-Type sounds like the Jaguar was trying too hard to create the “muscle” car sound and missed by several octaves (at least). A baffling problem given such a good looking sports car.
Great looking coupe
Really?!?!?!?!
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Tim
Goodguys Congratulates Street Rod/Street Machine Of The Year Winners – RodAuthority.com.
These are two beautiful cars. But I’ve been to a couple Goodguy events and I will tell you I just don’t know how they’d pick just one or two as winners…I’d only be able to pair it down to 20 or so!!!! I’d enclose these two as well.
Troino Custom…great looking.
This should get ya from point A to point B
Love this Ford Coup!!
What do you put in a beautiful Ford Coup like this for power? Well…
1953 Mercury Flathead topped with a 4.71 GMC blower,
Got a favorite rod? Let us know.
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Tim
This looks like most fun you could have n a Fiesta. Tanner Foust again? Yup.
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Tim
A bit ago I did a 3 part article entitled “Cars You Never Heard Of!” In part three (http://wp.me/p2YxYx-Gb) I touched on the Brittish TVR sports car. TVR engineering started back in England in 1947 with the first TVR being produced in 1949. The company was sold to a Russian buyer in 2004 and after a not so great start the company halted production.
Now a multimillionaire Les Edgar (Bullfrog Productions – gaming development company – associated with Electronic Arts (EA)) has taken a liking to the TVR and purchased it from Nikolai Smolenski (the Russian owner) along with the name rights from Blackpool Engineering.
Mr. Edgar wants the car to be a powerful front wheel drive sports cars and is shooting for production with two models priced between $50k – $80K.
Pictured here is the 2015 Sagaris.
TRV 2015
Can’t wait until we find out the engine choices. I’ll keep one ear on the pavement and bring updates when they are revealed.
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Tim
