Newsletter 43-2016
Rückblick Vergangene Woche durften wir gleich zwei neue Elektro-Autos vorstellen, das Model X von Tesla und die Stromer-Variante des Hyundai Ionic. Unterscheidlicher können die Ansätze nicht sein, ei...
Rückblick Vergangene Woche durften wir gleich zwei neue Elektro-Autos vorstellen, das Model X von Tesla und die Stromer-Variante des Hyundai Ionic. Unterscheidlicher können die Ansätze nicht sein, ei...
Kompromisse Man muss sich schon fragen, was das E-Auto denn brauchen würde, damit es endlich für breitere Käuferschichten attraktiv wird. Ja, gut, es sind weiterhin Fragezeichen zu setzen, ob das all...
Gordon Tronson loves building projects with multiple engines. We have written about his 1927 Model T with two V8s and his 1962 Ford Econoline with four supercharged V8s. Well Gordon also decided he n...
When I posted a small update about my own Datsun the other day, it reminded me of a build that I’ve been meaning to post for a while. This car may share a model name and basic shape with my own, but ...
Chip Foose Design is finishing their “Madam X” project for owners Wes and Vivian Rydell. The projects is based on a 1935 concept drawing for a 1937 Cadillac Sixty Special by Art Ross. Chip and compan...
This 1974 Mercedes-Benz W114 was built by Un Limited Kustom in Kasugai, Japan. The factory 2.3 L or 2.8 L inline-six was replaced with a Toyota 2.5 L 2JZ-GE inline-six. It appears a Toyota automatic ...
Sehr mild Noch nicht lange ist es her, da wollte sich der Volkswagen-Konzern Suzuki einverleiben. Wolfsburg dachte, sich so Kleinwagen-Kompetenz zukaufen zu können, also etwas, was die Japaner können...
Skurriler Wirbelwind Von wegen Retro-Boom, das neue Naked Bike von Yamaha namens MT-10 hält nichts von schlichten Formen im dezent nostalgischen Farbkleid. Die gefahrene «Night Fluo»-Version setzt vo...
A couple of gentlemen from Italy have taken a first generation Smart Fortwo and installed a 1.9 L TDI inline-four and transmission from a Volkswagen Golf. The engine produces 150 horsepower which get...
Last week Ken Block unveiled his Hoonicorn V2 with its new 1,400 horsepower twin-turbo V8. The reason the Hoonicorn needed to be upgraded with two turbos and methanol was for a new video that dealt w...
Craig Gibson shared with us a recent video of his LSxSorento smoking the tires at Fatman’s Invasion burnout competition. The mid-sized SUV really impressed everyone there until a bearing cap went and...
This 1960 Austin-Healey “Bugeye” Sprite has had several upgrades and many different engines since it rolled out of the factory. The original 948 cc inline-four was replaced with a 1275 cc inline-four...
Paul Anagnos’ Fox Body Mustang was built to drag race. Inside the cabin is a 10-point roll cage and it rides on a complete drag racing suspension. But the most interesting part (to us) is what’s powe...
Erwartungshaltung Hatte man in den vergangenen Wochen die (deutschsprachige) Berichterstattung über den neuen Mercedes E-Klasse Kombi verfolgt, dann konnte man durchaus vom Gefühl beschlichen werden:...
Kombinationskraftwagen Nein, die Geschichte des Kombinationskraftwagen ist noch nicht so alt wie das Automobil selber. Aber wahrscheinlich wurden sie in den USA erfunden, man darf davon ausgehen, das...
Several months ago we shared Steve Morris’ wild quad-turbo V16 engine he was building for the Devel Sixteen supercar. Steve recently revealed he was working on the next stage of upgrades for the ridi...
This 1979 Honda Civic is owned by Top Class Tyres and was built by by Motor Sports Mechanical in New South Wales, Australia. Powering the little car is a 1.8 L B18C7 inline-four from a Honda Integra....
“I was a bit skeptical about the color in the beginning, but I kind of like it now. It stands out, definitely,” says Torfi Sigurjonsson of his Speed Yellow 928. With a small list of cars to collect, ...
V8 Speed & Resto Shop in Red Bud, Illinois started a new project called “Thunder’s Truck.” A customer approached the team to take a 1969 Ford F-100 truck and do a complete chassis and powertrain swap...
Die Sintflut Nein, wir gehören nicht zur Sekte, also: ja, wir stehen Tesla durchaus auch kritisch gegenüber. Und trotzdem: nochmals ja, es ist bewundernswert, was die Amerikaner da aus dem Boden gest...
When Don Montgomery wanted his sun soaked 1969 Plymouth Valiant to gain a new life he sent it to Greening Auto Company in Cullman, Alabama. There the car received the name “Pissed Off” and became one...
Song: 6-6-6 - Life's A Bitch
AirMapp & Serial Kombi present "RESURRECTION", a short movie about the found and the rescue of my 1955 panelvan. It was abandonned deep in a french alps valley since at least 40 years and we pulled i...
THE HILL .. coverage from the fourth round of the Maxxis British Drift Championship from Knockhill Circuit in Scotland. Shot with a couple of DSLR's and 3 prime lenses (35, 135 and a 300) no tripods ...
This 1981 AMC Eagle was built on the TV show Lost in Transmission S1:E5 that aired on Jun 04, 2015. The goal was to take a 4WD Eagle wagon and stuff a complete Mustang powertrain in it while converti...