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Main > Car Makers News > Ford > 1934 Ford concept sells for $1.76 Million After being hidden away for decades in a Florida garage, an original Ford concept car designed by the son of Henry Ford, Edsel Bryant Ford, has sold at auction for $1.76 Million. The car is the 1934 Ford Model 40 Speedster and is regarded as one of the Blue Oval’s first ever concept cars. Edsel was president of Ford from 1925 up until his untimely death in 1943 from cancer, and during that time he was responsible for a number of important models including the original 1932 Ford and a concept car that... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-08 05:01:04 Article Views Rating: 207 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > 1934 Ford concept sells for $1.76 Million After being hidden away for decades in a Florida garage, an original Ford concept car designed by the son of Henry Ford, Edsel Bryant Ford, has sold at auction for $1.76 Million. The car is the 1934 Ford Model 40 Speedster and is regarded as one of the Blue Oval’s first ever concept cars. Edsel was president of Ford from 1925 up until his untimely death in 1943 from cancer, and during that time he was responsible for a number of important models including the original 1932 Ford and a concept car that... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-08 05:00:37 Article Views Rating: 166 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > 1934 Ford concept sells for $1.76 Million After being hidden away for decades in a Florida garage, an original Ford concept car designed by the son of Henry Ford, Edsel Bryant Ford, has sold at auction for $1.76 Million. The car is the 1934 Ford Model 40 Speedster and is regarded as one of the Blue Oval’s first ever concept cars. Edsel was president of Ford from 1925 up until his untimely death in 1943 from cancer, and during that time he was responsible for a number of important models including the original 1932 Ford and a concept car that... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-08 05:06:45 Article Views Rating: 816 Main > Car Makers News > Chevrolet > 2010 Chevrolet Camaro leaked ahead of official debut Updated with new images. As is the way of hot-topic cars and the Internet, the Camaro has been revealed in production trim several days ahead of its planned debut. GM will have full details and a flotilla of photos on Monday, but until then three photos, including one of the interior, have been leaked for your viewing pleasure. The pictures, posted by the UK site CarTribe, show the production car in red, from front three-quarters and rear/side angles. The interior shot shows an interior that stays very... Full article... Article added: 2008-07-21 08:44:06 Article Views Rating: 1756 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Activists angered by Porsche’s judicial review of London c-charge Environmental groups have criticized Porsche’s decision to challenge London’s new congestion charge, claiming the carmaker should drop its judicial review and focus on building cleaner cars. Leading the charge is activist group Friends of the Earth FoE, who claim the majority of Londoners support an increased congestion charge for the most polluting vehicles. FoE’s Executive Director Tony Juniper said in recent statement that “people are recognizing the urgency of cutting carbon dioxide... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-08 20:40:30 Article Views Rating: 207 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Activists angered by Porsche’s judicial review of London c-charge Environmental groups have criticized Porsche’s decision to challenge London’s new congestion charge, claiming the carmaker should drop its judicial review and focus on building cleaner cars. Leading the charge is activist group Friends of the Earth FoE, who claim the majority of Londoners support an increased congestion charge for the most polluting vehicles. FoE’s Executive Director Tony Juniper said in recent statement that “people are recognizing the urgency of cutting carbon dioxide... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-09 05:44:06 Article Views Rating: 229 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > Audi exec hints at lightweight R8 and TT ‘Sport’ models BMW has enjoyed some success with its CSL range of stripped out ready-to-race M3s and Mercedes-Benz is on the verge of delivering its third lightweight Black Series model. That leaves the third major German carmaker, Audi, who will soon offer uprated sports versions of its regular production models. Speaking at a recent press event Audi’s quattro development chief Stefan Reil hinted that lightweight versions of the R8 supercar and TT were being considered. Still in the works are high-performance RS... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-08 20:41:19 Article Views Rating: 213 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > Audi reveals details on new supercharged V6 TFSI While many of its rivals have adopted turbochargers in their quest to boost performance without significantly increasing fuel-consumption, Audi has decided to focus on supercharging technology for its latest V6 engine. The new mill will displace 3.0L and output between 290 and 330p when it goes on sale in the second half of the year. The engine will still be called a TFSI and will likely first appear in the A4 range. Audi engineers have gone with an Eaton roots-type supercharger and a front-mount... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-26 14:48:00 Article Views Rating: 197 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Aussie Ford Falcon prototypes spotted in U.S. Ford has confirmed development of its future RWD program will be spearheaded by an American design team in Detroit and not by its Australian division as earlier suspected. That doesn’t mean the Aussies won’t have an influential role in the gestation of America’s future RWD fleet as evidenced by the pair of FG Ford Falcon prototypes spotted testing in the Detroit area. The sighting of the Falcon test-mules in the U.S. backs recent reports that Ford’s new RWD architecture will borrow... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-02 05:23:17 Article Views Rating: 185 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > BMW guide to driving the Nordschleife line Germany’s Nurburgring Nordschleife Northern Loop is one of the most demanding, exhilarating and treacherous racing tracks in the world, earning the reputation of being one of the best benchmark circuits for any serious performance driver. Each gruelling lap stretches more than 20km and includes more than 70 turns, requiring complete concentration for up to eight minutes for even the fastest cars. With so much to focus on mastering the Nurburgring could easily take the average driver years of practice... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-15 05:03:51 Article Views Rating: 170 |
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