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Thursday, November 7, 2024

Tom Daniel Red Baron Hot-Rod (1969) 1:18











Tom Daniel is one of the most prolific hot rod and custom car designers of the 20th century. A unique combination of industrial designer and fine artist, Tom combined his formal design training with his love of cars to create some of the wildest wheeled creations ever seen! His catalog of over 80 model kit designs have left their mark in the imagination of everyone who loves cars. His passion and knowledge led Tom to the "Rocketman" Land Speed Record project and countless other design adventures during his amazing career. 'TD' continues to push the design envelope to this day, just as he's done since the late 1950's! His eye for design and wild imagination have created some of the most famous custom car and bike designs ever. Tom Daniel is a true IRON LEGEND.

Thursday, March 14, 2024

1957 Ford Ranchero Pickup 1:18 Road Legends












The Ford Ranchero is a coupe utility that was produced by Ford between 1957 and 1979. Unlike a standard pickup truck, the Ranchero was adapted from a two-door station wagon platform that integrated the cab and cargo bed into the body. A total of 508,355 units were produced during the model's production run. Over its lifespan it was variously derived from full-sized, compact, and intermediate automobiles sold by Ford for the North American market.

During the 1970s, the Ranchero name was used in the South African market for a rebadged Australian Ford Falcon utility. Shipped from Australia in complete knock down (CKD) form, these vehicles were assembled in South Africa at Ford's plant in Port Elizabeth. In Argentina, a utility version of the locally produced Ford Falcon was also called Ranchero.

The original Ranchero sold well enough to spawn a competitor from General Motors in 1959, the Chevrolet El Camino.

 The first Ford Model T and Model A pickup trucks were created from roadsters by placing a pickup box behind the body of a car. In 1934, Ford Australia's designer Lew Bandt modified a coupe with a smoothly integrated load-bed that could be used like a car to drive to church or to deliver pigs to market. This created the coupe utility which remains a popular body style known as the "ute" in Australia. In North America, pickup trucks evolved into a heavier duty form with cabs and beds that were quite distinct from passenger automobiles. The Ranchero was the first postwar American vehicle of its type adapted from a popular sedan from the factory. It combined the sleek looks of a sedan with the utility of a light-duty pickup truck.

Thursday, December 21, 2023

1992 Porsche Boxster Concept Maisto 1:18











El Porsche Boxster es un automóvil deportivo de lujo con motor central-trasero producido por el fabricante alemán Porsche. Sus principales rivales son los alemanes Audi TT, BMW Z3, BMW Z4 y Mercedes-Benz Clase SLK, los japoneses Honda S2000, Mazda MX-5, Nissan 350Z y Nissan 370Z, y el británico Jaguar F-Type.

El Boxster fue el primer vehículo Porsche diseñado por Harm Lagaay como un roadster; hasta entonces, todos los vehículos Porsche descapotables habían sido desarrollados en base al cupé de techo rígido. La versión cupé se llama Porsche Cayman.
La primera generación "Boxster" fue lanzada a finales del año 1996 como el modelo del '97, con un motor central-trasero tipo bóxer de 2.5 litros y seis cilindros. El Boxster presenta motor refrigerado por agua y no por aire. Este modelo tiene dos versiones llamadas "Boxster" y "Boxster S". Existen con cajas de cambios automática de cinco marchas, y manual de cinco ("Boxster") o seis marchas ("Boxster S").
En el 2000, el nuevo Boxster-S fue lanzado con un motor más potente de 3.2 litros mientras el modelo básico presentaba un motor de 2.7 litros.

Thursday, December 14, 2023

1986 Ferrari 288 GTO Evoluzione Jouef Evolution 1:18












Derivada de la 288 GTO, la 288 GTO Evoluzione es el resultado de un proyecto por el que Ferrari quería desarrollar un vehículo para competir en el icónico Grupo B del Campeonato Mundial de Rally. Su producción comenzó en 1986, mismo año en el que la FIA decidió modificar las reglas de la clase de la categoría, tras una serie de graves accidentes.

Ferrari construyó 6 unidades del 288 GTO Evoluzione para el desarrollo del futuro superdeportivo de la firma: el F40. En estos prototipos probaron soluciones a nivel de carrocería, chasis y motor, que llegó a desarrollar 650 CV (478 kilovatios). Con un peso de 940 kg (2072 libras) y una transmisión de 5 relaciones, el Evoluzione podía rozar los 370 km/h (230 millas por hora) con un desarrollo de cambio adecuado. En estos ejemplares ya se pueden ver refuerzos de kevlar en el chasis y el uso generalizado de materiales compuestos con base en fibra de carbono para la carrocería.

La idea original de la casa italiana era producir 200 unidades del deportivo, tal como lo establecía el reglamento del certamen mundial para que el modelo pueda competir. Sin embargo, con el cambio de normas Ferrari detuvo su fabricación, tras haber completado la construcción de cinco unidades.

La 288 GTO Evoluzione fue elaborada por el recientemente fallecido Nicola Materazzi, y contaba con el motor Tipo F114 CK, que erogaba nada menos que 650 CV, es decir 250 CV más que la 288 GTO. Para mejor, su peso era de apenas 940 kg., gracias a que la carrocería estaba compuesta por materiales como kevlar y fibra de vidrio, mientras que el alerón trasero fue hecho de fibra de carbono. Como te podrás imaginar, su velocidad máxima era una verdadera locura: 370 km/h.

Tras la cancelación de su producción, la 288 GTO Evoluzione fue utilizada por Ferrari para desarrollar lo que sería la F40, presentada al mundo en 1987. Tanto en el exterior como en el interior, el parecido entre ambas máquinas es indiscutible.

Thursday, September 14, 2023

1962 Chevrolet Bel Air Maisto 1:18












El Chevrolet Bel Air fue un automóvil producido en serie entre 1953 y 1975 por Chevrolet, una división de la General Motors Corporation. De 1950 a 1952, los automóviles Chevrolet de lujo eran llamados Bel Air, aunque todavía no era el nombre oficial, utilizado recién a partir de 1953.

Esta serie continuó produciéndose en Canadá con el modelo de 1981.

For 1961, Chevrolet again had a totally new body, not just new sheet metal. Its wheelbase remained 119 in (3,000 mm), but its length was now reduced slightly to 209.3 in (5,320 mm). All engines options of the previous year remained in effect with the standard engines being the 235.5 CID Six of 135HP (101 kW) or the 283 CID V8 of 170HP (130 kW). The V8 cost $110 more than the Six and weighed 5 lb. (2.3 kg) less.The Bel Air 2-door sedan used squared-off roof styling and large wrap-around rear window as opposed to the hardtop's swept-back design. The Bel Air 4-door Sport Hardtop still used a different roof line than did the 4-door sedan.For 1962, all sheet metal except the door panels was changed. Overall length was stretched slightly to 209.6 in (5,320 mm). The 4-door Sport Hardtop was no longer offered in the Bel Air series. Standard engines remained the same as the previous year. A new 327 cu in (5,360 cc) V8 of 250 or 300HP (220 kW) was offered in addition to the giant (for the time) 409 cu in (6,700 cc) V8 of 380HP (280 kW) or 409HP (305 kW) with the dual four-barrel carburetor setup. All wagons this year were 4-door models and separate distinctions for wagons were dropped. Now all models were either Biscayne, Bel Air or Impala series. Full carpeting returned as standard equipment on all 1962 Bel Air models for the first time in several years. The Bel Air Sport Coupe was in its last year of U.S. production, and its roofline was a carryover from the 1961 hardtop coupe.