Sunday, November 28, 2010

1955 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Maisto 1:18












From Wikipedia:

The Mercedes-Benz 190 SL (W121) is a two-door luxury roadster produced by Mercedes-Benz between May 1955 and February 1963. Internally referred to as W121 (BII or B2), it was first shown in prototype at the 1954 New York Auto Show, and was available with an optional removable hardtop.

The 190 SL presented an attractive, more affordable alternative to the exclusive Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, sharing its basic styling, engineering, detailing, and fully independent suspension. Both cars had double wishbones in front and swing axles at the rear. Instead of the 300 SL's expensive purpose-built W198 tubular spaceframe, the 190 SL's R121 structure used a shortened unitary floorpan modified from the W121 base saloon.

The 190 SL was powered by a new, slightly oversquare 105 PS (77 kW; 104 hp) Type M121 BII 1.9 L straight-four SOHC engine. Based on the 300 SL's straight six, it had an unchanged 85 mm bore and 4.3 mm reduced 83.6 mm stroke, was fitted with twin-choke dual Solex carburetors, and produced gross 120 hp (89 kW; 122 PS). In detuned form, it was later used in the W120 180 and W121 190 models.

The car was available either as a soft-top convertible (initially priced at DM 16,500/US$3,998) or with removable hardtop (DM 17,650/$4,295). A small third-passenger transverse seat was optional. During its first years the 190 SL was available as a sports-racing model with small perspex windscreen and spartan one-piece leather covered bucket seats and aluminium doors. In 1959, the hardtop's rear window was enlarged.

In 1956, a few six-cylinder prototypes were built for testing. A 190SL with a unique engine, using the 300SL block, squeezed into the engine bay with a one-off mix of Benz-bin parts was entered in the 1956 Alpine Rally, but the costs of production would be prohibitive. Two other prototypes, fitted with fuel injected M180 220SE engines were baptised the W127 / 220SL. In June 1956, Rudi Uhlenhaut and Karl Kling lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in the two W127s 25 seconds faster than a regular 190SL. On 12 April 1957, MB's board decided to build the W127, six-cylinder 220SL alongside the 190SL, but production challenges postponed manufacturing until it was overtaken by the 230SL 'Pagoda'.

Both the 190 SL and the 300 SL were replaced by the Mercedes-Benz 230SL in 1963.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

2005 Nissan 350Z Maisto 1:24











The Nissan 350Z (known as Nissan Fairlady Z (Z33) in Japan) is a two-door, two-seater sports car that was manufactured by Nissan Motor Corporation from 2002 to 2009 and marks the fifth generation of Nissan's Z-car line. The 350Z entered production in 2002 and was sold and marketed as a 2003 model from August 2002. The first year there was only a coupe, as the roadster did not debut until the following year. Initially, the coupe came in Base, Enthusiast, Performance, Touring and Track versions, while the Roadster was limited to Enthusiast and Touring trim levels. The Track trim came with lightweight wheels and Brembo brakes, but its suspension tuning was the same as all other coupes. The Nissan 350Z was succeeded by the 370Z for the 2009 model year.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

1953 Cadillac Eldorado 1:24 WELLY













 Cadillac Eldorado es un automóvil de lujo producido por la firma1​ estadounidense Cadillac entre los años 1953 y 2002 siendo sucedido por el Cadillac XLR.

El coche según Cadillac en su quincuagésimo aniversario (1902-1952), es el coche imaginario sumando las competencias técnicas y estilísticas de sus ingenieros. El nombre evoca al legendario jefe de una tribu de América del Sur o según Mary Ann Zukosky, secretaria del departamento de ventas de la marca, que el nombre venía de la versión americanizada del idioma español El Dorado. Sin embargo, según la revista Vida Palm Springs, el nombre proviene de la Eldorado Country Club, un club de relax en Coachella Valley, California, a la que asistieron ejecutivos de General Motors.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

1971 Pontiac Firebird Formula 455HO Muscle Car Matchbox 1:65 Thailand









El Pontiac Firebird es un automóvil deportivo que la marca estadounidense Pontiac construyó para que su matriz General Motors siguiera punteando en los deportivos más apetecidos del mundo entre los años 1967 y 2002. Debe su nombre a un dios de la India que simbolizaba la acción, el poder, la belleza y la juventud.

El Firebird fue presentado solo seis meses después de su hermano de plataforma, el Chevrolet Camaro. Esto coincidió con el lanzamiento del Mercury Cougar. Los vehículos fueron, en su mayor parte, potenciados por diversos motores V8 de las diferentes divisiones de General Motors. Aunque principalmente Pontiac suple sus propios motores hasta 1977, a partir de 1977 Firebirds fueron construidos con diferentes motores de casi toda la gama de General Motors hasta 2002.