Carbon-Fiber and Red Pagani Huayra! – Auto-Hype

Awesome looking, yes?

Crazy Exhaust!!!

Crazy Exhaust!!!

With Huayra’s  mid-engine placement, heck that exhaust is much more then just headers!!!

What the hell is up with those mirrors?!!??

What the hell is up with those mirrors?!!??

 

The mirrors are just a ‘NO BUY’ for me.  If I’m going to spend over 1mil for a car it wouldn’t be with those…..what?  Look at the spec before making that statement?  O.K. let’s look at ’em.

 

MY MY!!!

MY MY!!!

 

O.K.   I’d buy it and rip the mirrors off…that ought to be good for 100th of a second off that 3.0, 0-60 timing.

See more here:    Carbon-Fiber and Red Pagani Huayra! – Auto-Hype.

 

Thanks for reading.

Tim

Beautiful Pagani Huayra Unloaded at Monticello

The Monticello Motor Club in New York was built for the purpose of testing drivers and cars, but also designed to be safe for the novice first-timer. The road course has over four miles of track and is set on 175 wooded acres. This club puts on many

Video: A 1964 Tempest Gets Fed The Eye Of The Storm With Vortech – Street Legal TV

This is a fantastic car.  Follow the link below on Street Legal TV.

 

1964 Monster Tempest

1964 Monster Tempest

 

Many of the people we come across tell us they’ve had their car for a long time, and that time frame is just barely into double digits. But Paul Minore from Orange, Connecticut, has surpassed many of those people three-fold. His 1964 Pontiac LeMans was purchased right out of high school and has been in his possession for 32 years now. It wasn’t new at the time, with some 18 years under its belt already, but he had plans for it.PM-Tempest09While most people know the musclecar-era LeMans as an A-body, it began as the Y-body Tempest, a sub-compact car that was shared with Buick and Oldsmobile in the early 1960s. Pontiac’s designer du jor from that decade was none other than John DeLorean, who had a hand in making the early Tempest a bit more unique than its Buick and Olds cousins.

via Video: A 1964 Tempest Gets Fed The Eye Of The Storm With Vortech – Street Legal TV.

 

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Tim

326/3-Speed 1964 Pontiac LeMans Coupe | Bring a Trailer

2) The tail lights and rear trim are from a 1964 Tempest Custom. 3) The paint code says the original paint was Alamo Beige (however Sunfire was available in 1964) 4) The trim code says it was originally a saddle interior.

Car News Now (CNN) – 07/06/14 – Mercedes

CAR NEWS NOW

Mercedes – AMG gets a boost of power.  Engineers have upped the power for the 4.0 Liter engine via a twin turbo, 4 valve per cylinder and direct injection.  Drivers can expect 503 HPs and 479 lb-ft of torque.  Gone is the 6.2 liter.

The New AMG-GT will have the new direct inject engine.

The New AMG-GT will have the new direct inject engine.

End of production for this beautiful car as well.

End of production for this beautiful AMG SLS car as well.

2015 C63

2015 C63 – Gonna have to be fast – surely isn’t special looking.

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Tim

Hot Rod Neighborhood

Tell me what you know about hot rods?

Well they’re cool!  Yes, that’s true.  But what makes them cool?

The shine of the chrome, the rumble of the engine, the ear-splitting sound of no headers that lead to the high-pitched sound of rubber over coming friction.  Yup all that too!!

If you are an owner, working on them make it pretty cool too, despite the mess.

I was reading an article in GoodGuys magazine where the writer (a hot rodder) would love to greet new neighbors by revving his hot rod and laying down some rubber in front of their house.  In the course of  article he matured a bit which improved his standing with the neighbors.

I’m glad he did because frankly he wasn’t doing the hobby of hot rodding or muscle car ownership any favors.  It reflects poorly on us and makes it harder to protect the ability to pursue the hobby at home.  There’s no reason to be a “Richard Cranium” (I have friends whose kids read this)!!!!

Let me share a story from my own neighborhood.

A few years back a guy moved in next door who was a DPS (State Trooper).  I was glad to see that since I’m a former cop and I was “DELIGHTED” when a couple of days later a bright yellow 1962 Chevy II drag car showed up on a trailer outside his house.  It was all I could do to keep from running over there and take it off the trailer for him.  The car was beautiful.  And the first day he fired it up – windows rattled 1/4 mile away.  It was awesome!!!

After a couple of months the thrill ran out. The owner would move the car out of his garage on to the driveway and running for long periods of time – while tuning and most of that was a the same decibel level you get at the drag strip that’s just 7 miles way (you can actually hear it on a calm day in my front yard).  As much as I enjoy cars, especially those that are fast and loud, there became a point where I starting to think my other neighbors were right to complain.

Now listen, my Mustang is pretty loud, and I’m sure a few of my neighbors are bothered slightly – but this guy made me look like a saint!!!

But, I think the tipping point for me was when he and a buddy (I would loved to help – in fact it might have been better if I did…the ‘why’ is coming up) decided to tear down that monster power plant in the driveway.  “Well what of it?” You might be tempted to ask.  Well they did so while allowing a wide stream of all the fluids (oil, antifreeze, fuel) to run down the driveway (driveway has a steep angle) into and across the street (which is mid-way a slope) and down the gutter on the opposite side.  It traveled about some distance passing about 4 house/driveways.  Needless to say neighborhood cars’ tires spread it further down the street and into their respective driveways.

Now, I like working on my cars and the “why” it would have been better if I had helped is the fact that I have all the containers I personally use to capture, hold and properly dispose of these fluids.  Oh, I’ve had my share of spills, but nothing as offensive as their failure to even attempt to stem the flow, much less clean it up.

Adding insult to injury, they left that big block GM motor open and dripping for two more days.

This was of course unacceptable to most on the street and as a car guy, I was horrible disappointed that a follow enthusiast had such disregard for those around him and the environment.  It wasn’t much after that I saw the car on the trailer and a moving van followed.

Now I know that owning a hot rod or muscle car isn’t perfectly clean but there is no excuse for such behavior.

Do what you can to protect the environment, and the image of the hobby.  Don’t be a Richard Cranium and ruin it for the rest of us.

So be reasonable and responsible!!!

1. Keep the mess contained to your garage or property.

2. Capture your fluids in the proper containers and have it disposed of properly.  Make friends with the local auto repair places and they may even take it off your hands.  Even auto parts stores will help recycle some fluids.

3.  If you can’t afford the containers or to have the fluids disposed of, then maybe you should have the car.

4.  Don’t run your car at inconsiderate hours and for extended periods. (I try very hard to warm up the Mustang and get out of the housing development a soon a possible.  I also do what tune up and testing as necessary but if I have to upon it up I’ll take to outside housing area to do so.

Thanks for reading.

Tim

Inside Moser’s MUSCLEPAK 9-Inch Rear End | Dragzine

Inside Moser’s MUSCLEPAK 9-Inch Rear End | Dragzine.

Click the link above for the entire article.

For a variety of reasons you may need to step things up in the drive line department on your project car to a nine inch rear end. Extreme horsepower levels, the need to swap rear end gear ratios more easily, stronger components, less gear deflection, are all reasons that come to mind. Whatever the reason a Moser Engineering MUSCLEPAK nine inch may be the smart choice for your application