Saturday, July 7, 2012

1962 Volkswagen Type 2 Classical Bus Microbus Combi WELLY 1:24












From Wikipedia:

The Volkswagen Type 2, known officially (depending on body type) as the Transporter, Kombi or Microbus, or, informally, as the Bus (US) or Camper (UK), Pão de Forma (Loaf of Bread) (Portugal) is a forward control light commercial vehicle introduced in 1950 by the German automaker Volkswagen as its second car model. Following – and initially deriving from – Volkswagen's first model, the Type 1 (Beetle), it was given the factory designation Type 2.

As one of the forerunners of the modern cargo and passenger vans, the Type 2 gave rise to forward control competitors in the United States in the 1960s, including the Ford Econoline, the Dodge A100, and the Chevrolet Corvair 95 Corvan, the latter adapting the rear-engine configuration of the Corvair car in the same manner in which the VW Type 2 adapted the Type 1 layout.

European competition included the 1947–1981 Citroën H Van, the 1959–1980 Renault Estafette (both FF layout), and the 1953–1965 FR layout Ford Transit.

Japanese manufacturers also introduced similar vehicles, such as the Nissan Caravan, Toyota LiteAce and Subaru Sambar.

Like the Beetle, the van has received numerous nicknames worldwide, including the "microbus", "minibus", and, because of its popularity during the counterculture movement of the 1960s, "Hippie van/bus" has become its most popular.

Brazil contained the last factory in the world that produced the T2 series of Type 2, which ceased production on 31 December 2013, due to the introduction of more stringent safety regulations in the country. This (after the 2002 termination of its T3 successor in South Africa) marked the end of the era of rear-engine Volkswagens, which originated in 1935 with their Type 1 prototypes.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

2011 Rio Police Dodge Charger Pursuit Fast & Furious Greenlight 1:24











FAST FIVE:
After the team is unable to dodge the security cameras, Han remarks that the only way to pull of their heist is to have invisible cars. Dom remarks he knows where to get some, and he, Han, Brian and Roman break into a Brazilian police station's parking lot and manage to steal four 2011 Dodge Chargers. At a red light, the four of them decide to have a million dollar quarter mile race. Although Roman cheats, he ends up in last place, and Dom, who is in first, lets go of the throttle to give Brian the win as a baby gift.
The next day, the crew gets set to prepare for the heist; Han, Gisele, Roman,TejLeo and Santos take off in two of the Chargers, but before Dom, Mia, Brian and Vince can do their part, Luke Hobbs of the DSS manages to raid their hideout.
The cars are then seen when Hobbs agrees to help Dom and his crew with their heist. The crew make two of the Police Package Chargers into finely tuned, black matte Chargers with suspension mods (in reality, the matte black Chargers are 2010 Dodge Charger SRT-8s).
The police edition Chargers are then seen when the corrupt Brazilian cops decide to give Brian and Dom pursuit (some of the Rio police Chargers are in fact 2006 Dodge Charger LX Police Package). Han and Roman, in their 2011 PPV Chargers, manage to shunt some other police edition Chargers out of the way, managing to carve a 10-second window for Brian and Dom to replace the real vault with a fake one.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

1968 Mercury Cougar Hot Wheels 1:64









From Fandom:
 The '68 Cougar was a Hot Wheels casting was based on the 1968 Custom Cougar (1968). The Cougar first debuted in the 1968 Basic Car line as one of the Original 16; it returned to the line-up in the 2002 First Editions. For the racing casting, see '68 Mercury Cougar (2014).

Thursday, June 14, 2012

1969 Ford Torino Talladega Hot Wheels 1:64









From Fandom:
 The '69 Ford Torino Talladega is a Hot Wheels casting based on the production car of the same name, debuting in the 2008 New Models. Named after the Talladega Superspeedway racetrack in Alabama, the Ford Torino Talladega was a car produced by the Ford Motor Company during 1969. It was a special racing version of the Ford Torino produced specifically to make Ford competitive in NASCAR during the 1969 racing season. With a V8 engine, a flush-mounted grille and an extended nose for better aerodynamics, this Ford classic was meant for the track, but made for the street.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

F1 Williams FW26 - 2004 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:43









FromWikipedia:
Williams (2001-2004)
En el 2001, tras su paso por los Estados Unidos, Montoya regresó al equipo Williams, pero esta vez no como piloto de pruebas, sino como piloto titular. En su primera temporada fue el Novato del año, obteniendo una victoria (Gran Premio de Italia en Monza)​ y tres poles.
Durante las temporadas 2002 y 2003, Juan Pablo se reveló como un piloto muy veloz y atrevido, erigiéndose a alternativa real en la lucha por el Campeonato del Mundo contra el intratable Michael Schumacher, aunque quedando tercero en la clasificación final en ambos años.
Montoya conduciendo su Williams FW25 en el Gran Premio de Francia de 2003, donde finalizó segundo.
El piloto colombiano permaneció con Williams-BMW hasta el 2004, año en el que las deficiencias en su vehículo imposibilitaron su lucha por el campeonato, quedando detrás de dos nuevos aspirantes, Jenson Button y Fernando Alonso. No obstante, consiguió una brillante victoria en el Gran Premio de Brasil de 2004​ y la vuelta más rápida de la historia de la F1 en el Gran Premio de Italia de 2004 en Monza.
Su periodo con Williams se saldó con 4 victorias y 11 poles.

Monday, May 28, 2012

1976 Ferrari 312 T2 Niki Lauda F1 1:43 Ixo










From Wikipedia:
 El Ferrari 312T, también 312T2, 312T2B, 312T3, 312T4 y 312T5, fue un monoplaza de Fórmula 1 diseñado por el ingeniero Mauro Forghieri de Ferrari. Tuvo su debut en el Gran Premio de Sudáfrica de 1975 y su última carrera fue el de Estados Unidos de 1980. Participó en un total de 90 carreras, ganó 27 en 61 podios y logró 19 pole positions y 25 vueltas rápidas.

Con este monoplaza, en diferentes versiones, Ferrari triunfó en los Campeonatos de Constructores de 1975, 1976, 1977 y 1979, Niki Lauda en el Campeonato de Pilotos de 1975 y 1977, y Jody Scheckter en el de 1979. Clay Regazzoni, Carlos Reutemann y Gilles Villeneuve fueron los otros tres pilotos que condujeron este vehículo, todos logrando más de una victoria cada uno.

Luego de cuatro temporadas exitosas para el equipo, en 1980 se presentó el 312T5. Solo sumó 8 puntos, siendo el peor resultado de Ferrari en la historia del Campeonato de Constructores: 10.º.​ Para 1981, fue remplazado por el Ferrari 126C de motor turbo.

El monoplaza estaba impulsado por un motor bóxer de 3 litros y 12 cilindros con una potencia de alrededor de 500 CV. La configuración de cilindros opuestos permitía que el vehículo tuviera un centro de gravedad más bajo, dándole mayor estabilidad en las curvas. La denominación del vehículo se debe a su cilindrada (3), número de cilindros (12) y el hecho que su caja tuviera una disposición transversal (T) con respecto al eje del motor.