Monday, March 28, 2011

2002 Prima Giugiaro Design Burago 1:18











From Wikipedia:
 Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A (comúnmente llamada Italdesign) es un estudio de diseño de automóviles y una compañía de ingeniería fundada en Turín, Italia. El diseñador de automóviles Giorgetto Giugiaro fundó la empresa con Aldo Mantovani en 1968,2​ como Studi Italiani Realizzazione Prototipi. Hoy, la empresa es famosa gracias al trabajo de su filial, Giugiaro Design. Italdesign también realiza ingeniería automotriz, prototipos y pruebas.

Monday, March 21, 2011

1996 Porsche Boxster 1:24 Maisto











From Wikipedia:
 The Porsche Boxster and Cayman are mid-engine two-seater sports cars manufactured and marketed by German automobile manufacturer Porsche across four generations — as a 2-door, 2-seater roadster (Boxster) and a 3-door, 2-seater fastback coupé (Cayman).

The first generation Boxster was introduced in 1996; the second generation Boxster and the Cayman arrived in late 2005; and the third generation launched in 2012. Since the introduction of the fourth generation in 2016, the two models have been marketed as the Porsche 718 Boxster and Porsche 718 Cayman.

The nameplate Boxster is a portmanteau of boxer, a reference to its flat or boxer engine, and roadster, a reference to the body style. The nameplate Cayman is an alternative spelling of caiman, a member of the alligator family.

Monday, March 14, 2011

1977 Ford Van Baja Breaker Hot Wheels 1:64









From Fandom:
 This 4x4 van was introduced in 1978 as the Baja Breaker in Gray to the Hot Wheels line-up with Large Blackwalls (BW), along with the Bywayman, the first vehicles with Large Blackwalls front and back. The designers made a special lifted base to fit these, as they share the same base. The design is based on the 3rd generation Ford Econoline.

Monday, March 7, 2011

2009 Corvette Stingray Concept Jada 1:24













2009 Stingray Concept — The 50th Anniversary Stingray show car debuted at the Chicago Auto Show in February 2009. Also referred to as the Corvette Centennial, the car featured scissor doors, a hybrid drive system and advanced telematics. It was featured as the character Sideswipe in the movie Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen.

Monday, February 28, 2011

1984 Ferrari Testarossa Burago 1:18












From Wikipedia:
 The Ferrari Testarossa (Type F110) is a 12-cylinder mid-engine sports car manufactured by Ferrari, which went into production in 1984 as the successor to the Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer. The Pininfarina-designed car was originally produced from 1984 to 1991, with two model revisions following the end of Testarossa production called the 512 TR and F512 M, which were produced from 1992 to 1996. Including revised variations, almost 10,000 cars in total were produced, making it one of the most mass-produced Ferrari models.

The Testarossa is a two-door coupé that premiered at the 1984 Paris Auto Show. All versions of the Testarossa were available with a rear-mounted, five-speed manual transmission. The rear mid-engine design (engine between the axles but behind the cabin) keeps the centre of gravity in the middle of the car, which increases stability and improves the car's cornering ability, and thus results in a standing weight distribution of 40% front: 60% rear. The original Testarossa was re-engineered for the 1992 model year and was introduced as the 512 TR (TR meaning TestaRossa), at the Los Angeles Auto Show, effectively as a completely new car, and an improved weight distribution of 41% front, 59% rear. Another new variant called the F512 M was introduced at the 1994 Paris Auto Show. The car dropped the TR initials and added the M which in Italian stood for modificata, or translated to modified, and was the final version of the Testarossa, which continued its predecessor's weight distribution improvement of 42% front, 58% rear. The F512 M was Ferrari's last vehicle that featured the flat-12 engine. The Testarossa was replaced in 1996 by the front-engined 550 Maranello grand tourer.