Monday, March 31, 2008

Great photosequence by Leeroy 17 on Flikr




Daytona Bike Week 2008..... lots to see on Flikr




Indepth article on naming new car models, very good!

Touareg, is named after a tribe of north African nomads that, it turns out, traded slaves well into the 20th century. That can't be good for VW.

Twice in the last two years, Ford has named prototypes of new cars after ones from its storied history, only to find out it didn't own the names anymore. I bet someone gets fired over that.

http://www.cartype.com/page.cfm?id=1461&alph=ALL&dec=ALL

A first-ever lawsuit in trademark infringement against a Chinese car company

The first-ever lawsuit involving a foreign auto manufacturer in China since the country's entry to the World Trade Organization went to trial .... http://www.cartype.com/page.cfm?id=683&alph=ALL&dec=ALL

Gallery of racing decals and stickers


Via : http://www.cartype.com/page.cfm?id=1872

Trueline Automotive's 25th Annual "Hot Rods Galore" annual spring open house started out with a rainy start....




.... the rain didn't hang around long, it was sunhine by 9... and a great show








Buick Riviera... unusual design for the speedometer and the hide-away headlights, and what the heck was the "speed alert" lifespan in car years? A one year run is my guess.



18 thousand original mile Shelby GT500 with a 427







The 18632 miles on this Shelby are original, I took photos of it last year and his really big stat board have all the info. Last year the mileage was 18439. This car isn't seeing alot of road time, but sure will bring a good price someday! http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2007/04/18-thousand-miles-since-new-probably-to.html#links










Coolest Stude I've seen in a long time, pinstriped, whitewalls, great tri power...







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