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Sunday, May 9, 2010
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Tail hopping 1986 Ferrari 308GTB of Tony Worswick./ Usually rallied in Europe on Tarmac events, it was well suited to the Race Retro stage. The unusual part was that as it took the ‘yump’ every time, the rear of the car would catapult high in to the air, leaving the car in a nose down position. Not unusual if the engine were in the front, but the Ferrari is a mid-engine configuration! via: http://www.sportscardigest.com/rally-stage-2010-race-retro-report-photo-gallery/
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Monday, April 5, 2010
What's the difference between the old gullwing Mercedes Benz and the new SLS AMG doors?
0 comments Posted by andre at 10:46 PMProblem:
The engineers were are not allowed to make gull wing doors like they did in the 50's... it's a kinder-softer-gentler time in the world of cars, and if a driver flipped a new gullwing on the roof, they wouldn't be able to get out.
Solution:
The SLS AMG has exploding bolts at the door hinges.
Source: Automobile Magazine April 2010 issue, Ezra Dyer article page 30
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Just skip right to the 2 minute mark, go for the gusto, the rest is rubbish
0 comments Posted by andre at 10:50 PMSunday, March 28, 2010
Sophia Loren on the hood of a 300sl
Nixon in Paris 1957
Bumper cars at a British carnival
The concept car Ford Seattle
Dizzy Dean trying to start a 2nd career
Daytona Beach racing 1953
Train wreck Palatine Illinois 1950
Cincinatti 1950
Looks like James Dean's Porsche
Friday, February 19, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Ever hear about how Von Dutch pissed off the Mercedes and sports car people? Did a flame job on a 300 SL gullwing Benz and put it in a car show?
0 comments Posted by andre at 8:33 PM
Image via: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=1836
For incredible color video from a 1956 or 57 car show where this gullwing, Barris' Kopper Kart, Norm's Kookie T, and lots of other kustoms were filmed: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=1836 this gullwing is at the one minute mark, and 3 minutes 30 seconds for both exterior and interior coverage.
For a write up about it: http://books.google.com/books?id=10di738DvjoC&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=gullwing+von+dutch&source=bl&ots=LkYIpr5Lye&sig=mNkL9bZeJo8hhkVsDdMVuJmkJWw&hl=en&ei=ENB6S73JJIq-sgOVuM2yCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=&f=false
It was Earl Bruce's Gullwing, and according to a thread on the HAMB http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-243779.html it might have been the first flame job Von Dutch did
