For the month of March, US sales for Ford Motor Co. rose by 40% and for April, it intends to extend its sales momentum by launching a full marketing campaign. Starting April 6, Ford will aim to step up its marketing for its new set of products that will be arriving. At a conference call, [… Read More]
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Spring has sprung and it is time to get those winter projects done and out of the way. Soon the cruise ins and car shows will hit the frozen north. The project needs to be done so you can display all of your hard work and determination. So get busy before “jobs” and other work [… Read More]
Well it appears that the Opel sale has been canceled. It looks as if GM will keep the Opel/Vauxhall brands. Now if only they will import the diesel engines and some of the other designs from them.
Engine pic of the day.
By rusty | Filed in CarsMaserati Orsi 450s
1951 Delahaye Type 235 Saoutchik
By rusty | Filed in CarsThe Delahaye 235 was the last attempt by Delahaye to produce a successful sports car after the war. This example has a unique Saoutchik body, first exhibited at the 1951 Paris Auto Show. With a 3.5-liter, 6-cylinder engine and a Cotal pre-selector gearbox the Delahaye 235 was a modernized descendant of Delahaye’s pre-war 135 with [… Read More]
Jowett Jupiter
By rusty | Filed in CarsAn prime example of eccentric British design and execution. Who would expect to find this engine in a British car? The engine was was Gerry Palmer’s (he of the Jowett Javelin design, and later the MG Magnette, Wolseley 4/44 and variants) first and last engine design. It is a horizontally opposed four cylinder unit bored [… Read More]
Volvo P1800
By rusty | Filed in CarsVolvo P1800 another beautiful car. Designed by Ghia in Italy in 1957.
Ghia 1500 GT
By rusty | Filed in CarsLess then 1000 of these beautiful cars were built from 1962 to 1967. Monocoque construction with a shortening of the rear overhang combined with a lengthening of the hood made a sports car out of this: The converted 1,481 cc Fiat four cylinder engine provided the power with 84 bhp on tap at 5,200 rpm, [… Read More]