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January 28, 2010
More from the Victorian Hot Rod Show
Tcassa
Fellow blogger Ron posted a little write-up about this year’s Victorian Hot Rod Show earlier this week. I too attended the event over the weekend, and here are some of the lovely examples on show. More after the jump!
Fastest Porsche Goes Green
Tampa Sports Car Examiner
Going green is more than just a statement for the environment, it actually yields more power! Creating gains of 71 horsepower and 114 foot pounds of torque, Eddie Bello and his record holding Porsche 911 with 1,200 horsepower is going green with Ignite racing fuels. Read more about the green racing fuel at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.
Fireball’s Alphabet of Awesomeness… The B’s
By Fireball Tim
Movie Car Design Master
B. …B is a good letter. It stands for BITCHIN.’ Or maybe BOLONEY. Fried Boloney. Or how about BADASS. That’s a good one.
The word “be” suggests the present moment. As in “I be bitchin.” Which you KNOW you are. Not grammatically the best of usages, but hey, we’re car people and we say things like that.
So, here’s the best of the “B’s.” Not all of them, as the list would go on around the moon, but just a teaser. So, after you’ve checked them out… “Be positive and make something of your day.”
The B’s. Oh, and join in on my upcoming CAR SHOW in Huntington Beach.
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New Wheels From Weld Racing
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
When done right, I think color-matched wheels can look pretty slick. But most of the time, I prefer clean, classic designs to new, flashy ones, and I really liked the look of Weld Racing’s new RT-S line. They’re made from forged-billet, which not only sounds trick, but offers significant weight and performance advantages over wheels that are cast or constructed from standard billet. Personally, I liked the black center and classic spoke design of the on the S71 best, but I’ve posted a picture of the S74 model and the full press release after the jump.
January 27, 2010
Photo of the Day
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Today’s photo of the day comes from Paul’s Hudson ride page. This is an awesome project and I can’t wait to see it finished!
If you have a photo you want me to post, PM me or shoot me an e-mail!
Clean Ford Falcon
By Ron Honig
WaytooFurious
It was great getting to the Hot Rod Show on Sunday. However, what it reinforced for me is that all my cars are for driving. I honestly don’t think that I have the time and patience to get any of my cars to the league that these cars are in. Take this Ford GT that I came across. The car looked sensational from a distance but once I got closer I could see the great detail that the owner had managed to get out of the car. The underside of this car was amazingly clean. Just check out the detail of the brakes after the jump. I enjoy spending time working on and cleaning my cars, but I don’t think that I will ever get around to detailing their brakes!
Saab Lives On…
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Yesterday GM reached an agreement to sell Saab to Spyker. I’m cautiously optimistic, but somehow I don’t think the troubled brand is out of the woods yet… Via Autoblog
Toyota to Suspend Sales, Stop Production
Atomicalex
I never expected it to get this bad, but Toyota has issued a stop sales memo and will be stopping production of its seven largest sellers due to the accelerator pedal problem. This unintended acceleration problem does actually appear to be due to a problem in the electronic throttle control loop, instead of the floor mat positioning as reported earlier. If you drive one of the affected vehicles, please make sure you know where neutral is and how to shift into it. The safest thing to do if your car experiences an unintended acceleration event is to put the gear selector into neutral, brake or coast to a controlled stop in a safe location, and turn the car off. Keep your local dealer’s number in a handy place in the car, and call them to advise them of the problem. Official press release after the jump.
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Triumph TR6 vs. Lotus Esprit: Which Would You Choose?
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Have $15K burning a hole in your pocket and want something British? Well how about these rides? This 1976 Triumph TR-6 has been redone and looks amazing in British Racing Green. This 1986 Lotus Esprit looks to be a solid, original car with a recent turbo rebuild. And these two examples represent the last year of production for the TR-6 and the pure Giugiaro-styled Esprit. So, which would you choose?
From the Archive: Unobtainium Original Program From the 1968 Manufacturer’s Funny Car Championships
By Brian Lohnes
BangShift.com
For you vintage drag-o-philes out there, this gallery will be like manna from heaven. A few years ago we were given an original copy of the race program from the 2nd Annual Manufacturer’s Funny Car Championships, held at Orange County International Raceway in 1968. We scanned all 31 pages and have published them here. It makes for awesome reading, even just for the vintage ads!
The race was advertised as “The Largest Funny Car Race in the United States” and we totally buy it. Everyone who was someone was booked to be there. The format pitted each different car company against each other, which rules even harder when you realize that the racers were running make specific motors! It wasn’t a battle of different bodies, the mechanical bits were correct as well!
We believe that this is the only place on the internet to find this document. Our original copy was given to us by a New England region drag race announcer friend named Mike Williams (who taught us everything we know!) after we promised to keep it safe. Reading this deal is like taking a trip back in time.
Wouldn’t it be crazy if we had the 1969 version? Oh wait, we do.
Click here to see the gallery of this amazing document from drag racing history!
