Woodies

.A woodie is a car body style, especially a station wagon, where the rear bodywork is constructed of wood framework with infill panels of wood or painted metal.After the demise of actual wood construction, manufacturers used simulated woodgrain sheet vinyl — sometimes augmented with three-dimensional, simulated framework — to recall wood construction.1930s and 40sAs a variant of body-on-frame

Hot Rod Revival

.Bob Cannon shares his photos and memories..."I drove the '32 all through college but finally had to sell it because of the cost of traffic tickets I was getting. Back then there was no sharing of citation information between cities, so if you got your 3rd one in Pasadena, you didn't race anymore in Pasadena, and so on until you ran out of towns. But there were lots of places to street race in

The Sunday Movie

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Emerson Fittipaldi

.Emerson Fittipaldi (born December 12, 1946 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian automobile racing driver who has won championships in both Formula One and Cart, in addition to winning Indianapolis 500 twice.Aged 14 Fittipaldi was racing motorcycles, and aged 16 hydrofoils. While racing one day, his brother Wilson took off at 70 mph (110 km/h) and landed upside down - they both decided that

1957 Chevrolet MP car

.'57 Chevy is the nickname of the 1957 Chevrolet, introduced September, 1956 by General Motors. It was available in three series models: the upscale Bel Air, the mid-range "two-ten", and the "one-fifty". A two-door station wagon, the Nomad was produced as a Bel Air model. An upscale trim option called the "Delray" was available for two-ten 2-door sedans.A fourth designation was also

Detroit Symphony: The Dodge Super Bee

.by Eric JohnsonThe original Super Bee was Dodge’s low-priced muscle car and little brother of the Plymouth Road Runner. The Muscle Car was priced $3,027. During the period, both divisions were competing to be the "Chrysler Performance Division". Various young and talented designers were dispatched to the project of creating a name and identity for the Dodge version. When all was said and done,

RSK (Type 718)

.via : hillmanimages.comPorsche Type 718 RSKThe further development of the 550 with much nicer lines but the same form factor was the Type 718 RSK which first appeared in 1957. It had the same wheelbase as the 550A but a lower body. The earliest versions had vertical fins on the rear fenders.- Chassis 718-005 - First in class 3rd overall, driven by Behra/Herrmann at the 1957 Le Mans. - This

David Brown

. Sir David Brown (10 May 1904 - 3 September 1993) was an English entrepreneur, managing director of his family firm David Brown Limited and one time owner of shipbuilders Vosper Thornycroft.Brown was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. After attending Rossall School he started work as an apprentice in the family business, David Brown Gear Company Ltd. He became managing director in 1931, on his

Smokin’ Joe Leonard

-By Eric Johnson“Good motorcycle racers can always do well at car racing. But very few, if any, car racers could succeed in a motorcycle race.” Joe Leonardthe Flat Track Thunder websiteBeginning way back in the 1930s, a number of championship-winning motorcycle racers began climbing off their bike and looking at auto racing as a second phase of their careers. In the 1930s - and in the decades to

1956 Corvette SR-2

.via the tamsoldracecarsiteCorvette expert Jim Gessner contributed these photos & info on this experimental Corvette, the precursor to the legendary "Corvette SS". "In March 1956 Fred Warner, General Motors PR man for Chevrolet and racer himself, delivers the Corvette SR-2 to Road America. Harley Earl gave the car to his son Jerry to race. Jerry had been racing Ferraris until he received this

Built for Speed

.By Eric JohnsonLast February, I alighted from a rental car in front of the massive grandstands that surround Daytona International Speedway. Affixed to these massive structures constructed of aluminum cross beams and steel girders were massive sepia-toned posters featuring great moments in NASCAR. One of them immediately caught my eye. The image was of the #40 Petty Enterprises Plymouth

New Ford Ikon Pictures | All New Ford Ikon Photos | Ford Ikon Pics, Images

New Ford Ikon Pictures | All New Ford Ikon Photos | Ford Ikon Pics, ImagesFord India has replaced one of its olde models, "Ikon" with lot of changes both from exterirors and interiors in All New Ford Ikon. New Ford Ikon has new advanced DuraTorq TDCi engine offering superior fuel efficiency through to the fresh, bold European design cues. New Ikon is available in 8 different colours.Price:Ikon

Toyota Corolla Altis Pictures | New Toyota Corolla Photos | Toyota Corolla Altis Pics, Images

Toyota Corolla Altis Pictures | New Toyota Corolla Photos | Toyota Corolla Altis Pics, ImagesToyota replaced its very successful model Corolla with the new look by the name Corolla Altis in order to compete the segment leader Honda Civic. Toyota changed both the exteriors and interiors and car is looking very attractive. Find the Images, pictures of all new Toyota Corolla Altis.Price:11.30 Lacs

Hyundai i10 Pictures | Hyundai i10 Photos | Hyundai i10 Kappa Pics, Images

Hyundai i10 Pictures | Hyundai i10 Photos | Hyundai i10 Kappa Pics, ImagesHyundai has modified its first "i series" model i10 and released with the name of i10 Kappa. Find the latest images of i10 Kappa.Price: 3.50 to 5.70 LacsHyundai i10 Exteriors:Hyundai i10 Interiors:

Maruti Swift Dzire Pictures | Suzuki Swift Dzire Photos | Maruti Suzuki Dzire Pics

Maruti Swift Dzire Pictures | Suzuki Swift Dzire Photos | Maruti Suzuki Dzire PicsMaruti-Suzuki India recently launched replacement of its long running car Maruti Esteem with the Swift Dzire. Dzire is nothing but the Swift but with the boot. Maruti has successfully planned to capture the low cost sedan segment with Dzire as so many cars sold since its launch.Price: 4.9 Lacs to 7 LacsMaruti-Suzuki

Fiat 500 Pictures | Fiat500 Photos | New Fiat 500 Pics

Fiat 500 Pictures | Fiat500 Photos | New Fiat 500 PicsFiat has launched its cute little and very successful car 500 in India in a grand function. Fiat 500 is very luxury 2 door car and targeting high class people and not for masses. Fiat 500 is available in basic and sport version.Price: Rs 14 Lakhs to Rs 15.5 LakhsNew Fiat 500 Exterior:New Fiat 500 Sport version:New Fiat 500 Interior:

Honda Jazz Pictures | Honda Small Car Photos | Honda Jazz Pics

Honda Jazz Pictures | Honda Small Car Photos | Honda Jazz PicsHonda is planning to launch its small car in order to capture the already overcrowded small segment by its much successful model Jazz. Honda Jazz will be Luxury Hatch Back as their other model.Price: Rs 6 Lakhs to Rs 8 Lakhs (Estimated)Honda Jazz Exterior:Honda Jazz Interior:

Tata Nano Pictures | Tata Nao Photos | Tata Nano Latest Pics

Tata Nano Pictures | Tata Nao Photos | Tata Nano Latest PicsLook at the much talked, Tata's Nano "The World's Cheapest Car". Tata shifted Nano's plant from West Bangal to Gujrat and thus it will delay the launch of most awaited Rs. 1 Lakh People's Car. So watch the latest photo of both the Basic Version and Luxury Version.Price: Rs.1 Lakh to Rs 1.30 LakhsTata Nano's Luxury Version Exterior:Tata

Maruti Suzuki A-star Pictures | New Alto Photos | A-Star Latest Pics, Images

Maruti Suzuki A-star Pictures | New Alto Photos | A-Star Latest Pics, ImagesMaruti-Suzuki will launch its new small car A-star to Indian market early next year. A-star will replace Suzuki's Alto in the European market. In India it will sale under new name and won't replace highly successful Alto.Maruti Suzuki A-Star Concept:Marutu-Suzuki A-Star/New Alto Exterior:Marutu-Suzuki A-Star/New Alto

Hyundai i20 Pictures | Hyundai i20 Photos | Hyundai i20 Latest Pics

Hyundai i20 Pictures | Hyundai i20 Photos | Hyundai i20 Latest PicsHyundai finally revealed its new i series i20 in just ended 2008 Paris Motor Show. i20 was much awaited after the launch of i10.Hyundai i20 Exterior:Hyundai i20 Interior: