Showing posts with label 1993. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1993. Show all posts

Saturday, February 21, 2015

1993 McLaren F1 Maisto 1:24












From Wikipedia:

The McLaren F1 is a sports car designed and manufactured by British automobile manufacturer McLaren Cars, and powered by the BMW S70/2 V12 engine. The original concept was conceived by Gordon Murray. Murray was able to convince Ron Dennis to back the project. He engaged Peter Stevens to design the exterior and interior of the car. On 31 March 1998, the XP5 prototype with a modified rev limiter set the Guinness World Record for the world's fastest production car, reaching 240.1 mph (386.4 km/h), surpassing the modified Jaguar XJ220's 217.1 mph (349 km/h) record from 1992.

The car features numerous proprietary designs and technologies; it is lighter and has a more streamlined structure than many modern sports cars, despite having one seat more than most similar sports cars, with the driver's seat located in the centre (and slightly forward) of two passengers' seating positions, providing driver visibility superior to that of a conventional seating layout. It was conceived as an exercise in creating what its designers hoped would be considered the ultimate road car. Despite not having been designed as a track machine, a modified race car edition of the vehicle won several races, including the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans, where it faced purpose-built prototype race cars. Production began in 1992 and ended in 1998. In all, 106 cars were manufactured, with some variations in the design.

In 1994, the British car magazine Autocar stated in a road test regarding the F1, "The McLaren F1 is the finest driving machine yet built for the public road." They further stated, "The F1 will be remembered as one of the great events in the history of the car, and it may possibly be the fastest production road car the world will ever see." In 2005, Channel4 placed the car at number one on their list of the 100 greatest cars, calling it "the greatest automotive achievement of all time". In popular culture, the McLaren F1 has earned its spot as 'The greatest automobile ever created' and 'The Most Excellent Sports Car of All Time' amongst a wide variety of car enthusiasts and lovers. Notable past and present McLaren F1 owners include Elon Musk, Rowan Atkinson, Jay Leno, George Harrison, Ralph Lauren, Nick Mason, and the Sultan of Brunei. In the April 2017 issue of Top Gear Magazine, the McLaren F1 was listed as one of the fastest naturally aspirated cars currently available in the world, and in the same league as the more modern vehicles such as the Ferrari Enzo and Aston Martin One-77 despite being produced and engineered 10 years prior to the Ferrari Enzo and 17 years prior to the Aston Martin One-77.

Sunday, September 28, 2014

1993 Pontiac Firebird AMT 1:25 Trans Am











From Wikipedia:

The Pontiac Firebird is an American automobile that was built and produced by Pontiac from the 1967 to 2002 model years. Designed as a pony car to compete with the Ford Mustang and Mercury Cougar, it was introduced on February 23, 1967, simultaneous with GM's Chevrolet division platform-sharing Camaro. This also coincided with the release of the 1967 Mercury Cougar, Ford's upscale, platform-sharing version of the Mustang.

The name "Firebird" was also previously used by GM for the General Motors Firebird in the 1950s and early 1960s concept cars.

The fourth-generation Firebird amplified the aerodynamic styling initiated by the previous generation. While the live rear axle and floorpan aft of the front seats remained largely the same, ninety percent of the Firebird's parts were all-new. Overall, the styling of the Firebird more strongly reflected the Banshee IV concept car than the 1991 "facelift" did. As with the Camaro, major improvements included standard dual airbags, four-wheel anti-lock brakes, 16-inch wheels, rack-and-pinion power steering, short/long-arm front suspension, and several non-rusting composite body panels. Throughout its fourth generation, trim levels included the V6-powered Firebird, V8-powered Formula, and Trans Am. Standard manual transmissions were the T5 five-speed manual for the V6s, Borg-Warner′s T56 six-speed manual for the V8s. The 4L60 four-speed automatic was optional for both in 1993, becoming the 4L60E with built-in electronic controls in 1994.

Friday, June 21, 2013

1993 BMW M3 Burago Tic Tac Valier Motorsport Dekra e36 1:24

 
De 1993 BMW M3 de competición patrocinado por Tic Tac, Castrol, Blinstein en escala 1:24 de la marca Burago.
From Wikipedia:
The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M GmbH. M3 models have been produced for every generation of 3 Series since the E30 M3 was introduced in 1986.

The initial model was available in a coupé body style, with a convertible body style added soon after. M3 Sedans were available during the E36 (1994–1999) and E90 (2008–2012) generations. Since 2014, the M3 has been solely produced in the sedan body style, due to the coupé and convertible models being rebranded as the 4 Series range, making the high-performance variant the M4.

Upgrades over the regular 3 Series models include engines, handling, brakes, aerodynamics, lightweight materials and various interior upgrades.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

1993 FIAT Punto Radio TAXI Burago 1:24






Un auto Fiat Punto Radio Taxi comprado con base y sin caja. De la marca Burago fabricado en Italia.
From Wikipedia:
The Fiat Punto is a supermini car produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat from 1993 to 2018, spanning over three generations. The third generation of the car was marketed as the Grande Punto, between 2005 and 2009, and as the Punto Evo, between 2009 and 2012, when the single-word Punto name was reintroduced. As of May 2013, nearly nine million units had been sold globally.

Production of the first generation Punto was 3.429 million units, second generation 2.96 million units, and third generation 2.67 million units.

Monday, November 14, 2011

1993 Mazda RX-7 1:24 Johnny Tran The Fast And The Furious Joy Ride











El Mazda RX-7 es un automóvil deportivo producido por el fabricante japonés Mazda Motor Corporation (マツダ株式会社 Matsuda Kabushiki-gaisha?) entre los años 1978 y 2002. Rivalizaba con otros deportivos asequibles, como el Toyota Supra, el Honda NSX, la línea Nissan Fairlady Z y el Nissan Skyline.

El RX-7 era un reemplazo directo para el Mazda RX-4 y todos los deportivos con motor Wankel de la gama de Mazda, con excepción del Mazda Cosmo.

Podía ser biplaza o de cuatro plazas, según el mercado, con carrocería coupé de dos puertas. También hubo una versión cabriolet, únicamente disponible en la segunda generación.