scrap car vehicles: July 2009

Friday, July 31, 2009

Honest Charlie powered

Buddy Miles and his stars and stripes Harley trike

Buddy was the drummer that worked a lot with Jimi Hendrix from 1964 - 1969, and was the drummer for the "Band Of Gypsies" in 1969 and 1970 that Jimi had when he split with his management who were getting too controlling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Miles

For a full story on Buddy Miles, see the Selvedge Yard article: http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/buddy-miles-the-band-of-gypsys-funky-badass-mother-drummer/

The Bushmaster of George Schreiber, painted by Jag Painter of Chicago

The murals took over a 1000 hours and were in the Zodiography form of art that Jag made up, based on the request of George to have a Peter Max style paintjob.

This was George's 2nd top fueler, the first was Ed Roth's Yellow Fang.

Have a look through the Ed Roth book, "Hot Rods"

http://books.google.com/books?id=R_NLUumxWTMC&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=Schreibers+Bushmaster&source=bl&ots=7ePr3pqTGK&sig=yl5IJRu9BXc5RyjOfgwIvqbbyf8&hl=en&ei=Q6JzSuCwEIHCNouemLEM&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Another photo of the Barris shop

Via: http://carrosantigos.wordpress.com/

Take a look at this advertising... it's damn good! Plenty more at justacargal.blogspot.com

take a look at the other 20 or so: http://justacargal.blogspot.com/

1973 Javelin AMX advertising

Dodge; for the hard driving man... right advertising meassage, 10 years too late

1974 Ford Pinto advertising, they sure went overboard on trying to convince the reader it was as wonderful as Henry's pioneering success, the Model T

1974 Ford Mustang II Mach 1... what a waste of design and advertising

"the best news from Detroit in 9 1/2 years" really? What a gross overstatement. Obscenely ridiculous... what drugs were those advertisers doing on their lunchbreak?

Muntz ad 1974

2009 Jaguar XF Car Picture

2009 Jaguar XF

2009 Jaguar XF Picture

2009 Jaguar XF Interior

2009 Jaguar XF Car Images

X1 crossover is a hit, even before BMW puts the compact 1-Series into production

http://www.cargurus.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/2011_bmw_x1.jpg

You know you’re doing well with your marketing when demand for a crossover of a car that hasn’t been produced yet is gaining steam.

That’s the scenario BMW finds itself in when the BMW X1, which will be released in introduced in Europe at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, is now scheduled to have a US version to be released in 2011.

It’s a good place to be in for the guys at BMW, considering the way the ongoing economic crisis has slowed own auto sales all over the world. Before it was officially released by BMW, photos of the X1 were already being circulated in the Internet where it has received a string of positive reviews from auto aficionados everywhere.

2011 Alfa Romeo Giulia

What you see pictured above is an artist's impression of the Alfa Romeo 159 replacement that is reported to revive the Giulia nameplate as the Italians are swapping their current system of numeric names for more personal ones (e.g. the 147's successor will be named Milano). The CGI, courtesy of Motorionline, is apparently more of a wild guess on the Guilia's styling than anything else, but in any case, we'll let you decide if you like it or not.

The Giulia, which isn't expected to surface on the market before the second half of 2011, will make use of Fiat Group's new versatile C-Evo platform that will also underpins the forthcoming Milano hatchback.

And yes, unfortunately this means that the Giulia will not make the transition to rear-wheel drive. Instead, Alfa's 3-Series challenger will be offered with front-wheel drive with the option of the Italian firm's Q4 four-wheel drive system.

It's too early for any official information on the engine range, but we suspect that the Giulia will most likely be offered with Alfa's 1.75-liter turbocharged four-cylinder petrol as well as with a V6 petrol and numerous turbo diesels.

And how about a GTA variant? Well, that's a tough one especially since Alfa abandoned its plans for a 'hot' 159, but hopefully the Italian automaker will make it up with the presentation of the Giulia GTA.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

I found another Roth t-shirt ad... sweet!

Chrisman Cannon Hustler exp 1961 Chrysler digger

For more dual engine and or dual rear tire dragsters see: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2006/12/dual-engine-diggers-and-dual-rear-tire.html

Broom Hilda drag raced!

Perfect timing... the photographer had perfect timing to catch the driver looking down at the damage, and throwing his hands up in disgust

2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee

2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee Interior

2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee Picture

Ferrari 458 Italia Unveiled

Ferrari 458 Italia

The curvy accomplishment sitting before you is the newly-unveiled Ferrari 458 Italia, which will replace the F430. While the car won’t be shown in public until the Frankfort Motor Show in September, Ferrari has released the details and given us an intimate glimpse of what to expect with these stunning renderings. “Designed for owners for whom the priority is uncompromising on-road performance with occasional track day capability, but who still demand a car that is useable in day-to-day driving”, the 458 Italia features a direct-injected, mid-rear V8 good for 562 horsepower and 398 lb-ft of torque. A seven-speed dual clutch gearbox provides seamless shifting and control while a steering wheel with integrated controls keeps nearly every necessary adjustment at the driver’s fingertips. The 458 tops out at 9000 rpm and Ferrari redesigned the gear ratio so that 80% of its torque is available at the low 3250 rpm. The powertrain combines with the compact, aerodynamic shape and lightweight aluminum structure to provide a 0 to 62 time of 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 202 MPH. The 458 gives us just one more thing to look forward to at Frankfort.