Soon. Soon Grasshoppers. The sounds of summer shall be ours. Nothing fancy here except a V-twin and its rider going for a spin. The “blowback” sound during the gear changes is music to the ears.
Entries Tagged as 'automotive'
Mako Shark II
March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · automotive, history, video
Introduced in 1965 the Mako Shark XP-755 II concept looks as if it was the platform from which the future ’70s generation Vettes sprang from. This promotional video of the time shows off some of the features of this concept which would be considered old school today.
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Big balls trail ride
March 10th, 2010 · No Comments · amazing, automotive, bizarre, video
Six and half minutes of “Are you out of your freakin’ mind?”
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Auto Monday – Rat Rods Revisited
March 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Auto Monday, automotive
Hot rodding on a budget. That’s what rat rods are all about. Rusty, loud, sometimes smoky and always out of place, rat rods have somehow won the hearts of a new generation of car lovers. Chopped and channeled, with sometimes outrageous exhaust systems, these cars are built to be driven and not shown. Paint is [...]
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The oldest trick in the world
March 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · amazing, automotive, video
Don’t try this at home. Well, maybe in the driveway, but not with the good dishes.
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Moms, fast cars and you
March 5th, 2010 · No Comments · automotive, humor, video
How many times per week does your mom, grandma or wife chide you from the shotgun seat telling you to slow down? (Rhetorical ques…) It happens to me every time my wife and I are together in the truck.
Follow along as a Spanish race car driver takes his mom for a hot lap, complete with [...]
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Future mechanic
March 4th, 2010 · No Comments · automotive, clever, odd, tech
BMW toys with the idea of using augmented reality to assist auto techs in servicing vehicles. Nice idea, but probably speculative science fiction right now.
And this from video’s the comment section on YouTube:
What happens if the mechanic goes to take a leak and forgets to remove the goggles?
Approach vertical waste receptacle…
Unfasten concealment material…
Align drain to [...]
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Building the Trabant
March 4th, 2010 · No Comments · automotive, humor, odd, video
This interesting film shows some final “quality control” steps on the Trabant assembly line. The Trabant was a car produced in East Germany during the Soviet era and ceased production after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Wikipedia has the history of the Trabant here.
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Napier Deltic engine – almost a rotary
March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · amazing, automotive, clever, odd, video
The Napier Deltic engines are triangulary shaped power plants with each bay having 3 cylinders, 6 pistons and 3 cranks. Each cylinder has two pistons that approach top-dead-center at the same time. Confusing? Perhaps. But you’ll get a better idea of the concept in this video demonstration:
Wikipedia has more on this engine with a neat [...]
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Motorcycle faucet
March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · automotive, clever, humor, odd
Better than a guitar-shaped toilet seat, this motorcycle faucet is guaranteed to set the theme in your water closet. It’s now available for $520 off the regular price of $799.
Order yours from MFX here.
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Yellow bucket car
March 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · amazing, automotive, odd
Found this on a Russian website. Pictures of a roadster-like car shaped like a bucket complete with handle, powered by a radial engine. If this is Photoshop or Illustrator, it’s a damn good job.
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Motorcycles of World War II
March 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · automotive, history
Here’s a nice pictorial but sadly lacking in any historical or technical data. Nonetheless, it’s great eye candy for the collectors and oglers out there.
Have a look right here.
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