Thursday, November 21, 2024

1949 Ford Woody Wagon 1:24 Motormax












The 1949 Ford was an American automobile produced by Ford. It was the first all-new automobile design introduced by the Big Three after World War II, civilian production having been suspended during the war, and the 1946-1948 models from Ford, GM, and Chrysler being updates of their pre-war models. Popularly called the "Shoebox Ford" for its slab-sided, "ponton" design, the 1949 Ford is credited both with saving Ford and ushering in modern streamlined car design with changes such as integrated fenders and more . The design would continue through the 1951 model year.
After sticking with its well-received previous model through model year 1948, Ford completely redesigned its namesake car for the year 1949. Save for its drive-train, this was an all-new car in every way, with a modernladder frame now supporting a coil spring suspension in front and longitudinal semi-elliptical springs in back. The engine was moved forward to make more room in the passenger compartment and the antiquated "torque tube" was replaced by a modern drive shaft. Ford's popular 226 CID (3.7 L) L-head straight-6 and 239 CID (3.9 L) Flathead V8 remained, now rated at 90 hp (67 kW) and 100 hp (75 kW), respectively.

Thursday, November 14, 2024

1992 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer Maisto 1:24











El Ford Explorer es un automóvil todoterreno del segmento E producido por el fabricante estadounidense Ford Motor Company desde el año 1990. El modelo también se vendió con las denominaciones Mazda Navajo, Mercury Mountaineer y Lincoln Aviator; las marcas Mazda, Mercury y Lincoln tienen algún vínculo con Ford. El Explorer tiene chasis de largueros y motor delantero longitudinal, y está disponible con tracción trasera y a las cuatro ruedas. Se encuentra por debajo de Ford Expedition. La Explorer tiene capacidad para 5 a 7 personas mientras que la Expedition puede llevar hasta 8 personas cómodamente. La versión más completa es la Eddie Bauer.
La primera generación se puso a la venta en marzo de 1990 como un modelo 1991 para enfrentarse directamente a los modelos Chevrolet Blazer/GMC Jimmy, Dodge Ramcharger, Nissan Pathfinder, Honda Pilot. Se ofrecía con carrocerías de tres y cinco puertas; la segunda tenía una batalla 245 mm mayor. Su único motor era de gasolina V6 de 4.0 litros de cilindrada, que desarrollaba 157 CV de potencia máxima (173 CV desde el modelo 1993). Esta primera generación era mayor en tamaño que sus otros competidores de esos años, mencionados anteriormente. La edición limited de 1993 era la versión de más de lujo con exteriores monocromáticos, consola en techo con brújula, termómetro exterior, estribos, rines de lujo, etc. Las versiones Eddie Bauer generalmente tienen aditamentos como asientos en cuero, y algunos terminados exteriores más vistosos. La primera generación podía acomodar a 5 pasajeros adultos incluso de hasta 1,90 de estatura y con más comodidad que un sedan mediano. Esta generación rompió listas de ventas en todo el mundo con 270,000 unidades vendidas al año y en su segunda generación bajaron las ventas a 160,000 unidades.

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.

Monday, October 28, 2024

1979 Chevrolet Corvette (C3) Motormax 1:24












The Chevrolet Corvette (C3) is the third generation of the Corvette sports car that was produced from 1967 until 1982 by Chevrolet for the 1968 to 1982 model years. Engines and chassis components were mostly carried over from the previous generation, but the body and interior were new. It set new sales records with 53,807 produced for the 1979 model year. The C3 is the third generation of the Chevrolet Corvette, and marks the second time the Corvette would carry the Stingray name, though only for the 1969–76 model years. This time it was a single word as opposed to Sting Ray as used for the 1963–67 C2 generation. The name would then be retired until 2014 when it returned with the release of the C7.
The most expensive Corvette C3 to sell in history was a 1969 L88 Lightweight, one of only four lightweight L88s to be produced. It was sold by Barrett-Jackson in January 2014 for $2,860,000 (£1,728,941).
The Corvette C3 was patterned after the Mako Shark II designed by Larry Shinoda. Executed under Bill Mitchell's direction, the Mako II had been initiated in early 1964. Once the mid-engined format was abandoned, the Shinoda/Mitchell car was sent to Chevrolet Styling under David Holls, where Harry Haga's studio adapted it for production on the existing Stingray chassis. The resulting lower half of the car was much like the Mako II, except for the softer contours. The concept car's name was later changed to Manta Ray. The C3 also adopted the "sugar scoop" roof treatment with vertical back window from the mid-engined concept models designed by the Duntov group. It was intended from the beginning that the rear window and that portion of the roof above the seats to be removable.

Monday, October 21, 2024

1969 Pontiac GTO JUDGE 1:24 Motormax












The Pontiac GTO is an automobile that was built by Pontiac in generations from 1964 to 1974 model years, and by GM's subsidiary Holden in Australia from 2004 to 2006.
The first generation GTO was a muscle car of the 1960s and 1970s era. Although there were earlier muscle cars, the Pontiac GTO is considered by some to have started the trend with all four domestic automakers offering a variety of competing models.
For the 1964 and 1965 model years, the GTO was an optional package on the intermediate-sized Pontiac Tempest. The GTO became its own model from 1966 to 1972. It became an option package again for the 1973 intermediate Le Mans. For 1974, the GTO option package was offered on the compact-sized Ventura.
The GTO was selected Motor Trend Car of the Year in 1968.
The GTO model was revived from 2004 to 2006 model years as a captive import for Pontiac, a left-hand drive version of the Holden Monaro, itself a coupé variant of the Holden Commodore.