Make an entrance, don't just show up.

Texas Motor Speedway, NASCAR Dickies 500, 2009... the Chevrolet Camaro SS pace car arrived at a race in style.
In a Chinook helicopter.
As a salute to US military veterans, the monster double-rotor chopper touched down by the side of track, releasing the Camaro driven by NASA astronaut Doug Hurley, who is not only a US Marine Corps colonel, but also holds a Texas Motor Speedway season ticket and piloted the shuttle Endeavour to the International Space Station in July.

Just skip right to the 2 minute mark, go for the gusto, the rest is rubbish

Via http://micofeliciano.tumblr.com/page/63

Awesome photos from Spritied Drive Tumbler

Burn baby burn, the devil's got your number via: http://spiriteddrive.tumblr.com/

Imagens do Subaru Cosworth Impreza STI CS400

A Subaru divulgou alguns detalhes do Subaru Cosworth Impreza STI CS400 a edição especial desenvolvida em conjunto com a emblemática Cosworth.

As imagens vem junto com o teaser da estréia do Impreza WRX STi no Salão Automóvel de Nova Iorque.

O Cosworth Impreza STI CS400 tem potência máxima de 400 cavalos. Com aceleração de 0 a 100 km/h em apenas 3,7 segundos.

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Golden age survivor in Brazil

The photo posted by Fabio Almeida was made in the district Taquaras rural Burnt Ranch, Sierra Santa Catarina.

http://antigosverdeamarelo.blogspot.com/2009/12/monumento-ao-automovel.html

racing a Stutz in Brazil, 1938

José Villafranca in 1938 aboard an interesting Stutz Ibitirama Street, Vila Prudente, Sao Paulo

http://antigosverdeamarelo.blogspot.com/2010/01/automobilismo.html

1920 method of obtaining gas in Brazil was a department store

The photo above is from 1920, highlighting the "torpedo" a Ford TT.

The coolest thing in this image is the writing on the wall of the warehouse: Custodian of gasoline "Motano"-Standard Oil of Brazil.

So this was the sale of "Gazolina" in the early days! Well before the gasoline pumps, fuel was sold in department stores in brass!
http://antigosverdeamarelo.blogspot.com/2010/01/jacarei-curiosidades.html

On their way to south Brazil

image via: http://antigosverdeamarelo.blogspot.com/2010/02/volkswagen-do-brasil.html

Power Tour 2004's all first gen Camaro photo shoot finally released to the public

Download any or all of 3 sizes here http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1001w_first_gen_camaro_photo/index.html

You won't see many '64-'66 Imperials in So cal for sale, the upcoming movie "the Green Hornet" needed 29 built

Seth Rogen (who is the lead in the movie The Green Hornet) unveiled one at the 2009 Comic-con http://www.accesshollywood.com/seth-rogen/comic-con-2009-seth-rogen-unveils-green-hornets-black-beauty_video_1138356 for the video, but a full gallery of photos are here: http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/comic-con-2009-the-green-hornets-black-beauty#6

The original was built by icon Dean Jefferies.

Dennis McCarthy is the picture car coordinator (just 6 years of doing this so far) in Hollywood that made the cars used during filming the last two The Fast and the Furious movies, which he had over a $7 million dollar budget on just Tokyo Drift http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/general/hdrp_0607_movie_car_builds/index.html

and now he's building the Green Hornet "Black Beauty" Imperials.
29 of them.

great interview with Dennis here: http://www.latinoreview.com/news/fast-furious-week-continues-interview-with-car-coordinator-dennis-mccarthy-new-poster-6189 which is the same as the one here, http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/10961/tcid/1http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/10961/tcid/1http://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp/aid/10961/tcid/1 but with a different writer claiming credit for the writing... odd.

Some cool photos by Pairadocs in his Flikr stream

See a whole lot more at http://www.flickr.com/photos/pairadocs/page6/

Relix Riot at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners Michigan

Via: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=402654

read all about it http://westmichiganweekly.blogspot.com/2009/09/old-school-hot-rods-featured-at-gilmore.html

Ryan finds Mopars in fields and barns, even a Superbird

http://carsinbarns.blogspot.com/

Lots of photos, all of them are computer coded so they can't be saved and shown anywhere else.

Ford Focus RS500 com 350cv

A Ford apresentou o modelo limitado do Focus o RS500, que será lançado somente na Europa, e serão produzidas 500 unidades, daí o 500 do nome.

Ele vem com um motor cinco cilindros turbo de 2,5 que gera 350 cavalos que o levam de 0 a 100 em apenas 5,6 segundos e chagando a máxima de 263 km/h.

Além do nome Focus RS500 ele se difere do Focus o RS também por alguns detalhes como a pintura em preto fosco, rodas de aro 19 polegadas e aerofólios.

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É muito azar cair logo na frente de um carro de policia

Pois é o pior que cair de moto é cair bem em frente a um carro de policia depois de levar um susto por estar acima da velocidade permitida. Veja o vídeo do acidente.

Why don't we buy American cars? Jeff analyzed the situation (excerpts)

GM has 42 SUVs and trucks, 18 sedans, 8 coupes, 4 convertibles, 2 wagons and 1 hatchback.

.... little choice of American hatches in a sea of VW GTI's/Golfs/Beetles, Mazda 3's, Honda Civic Si's and Mini Coopers.

As much as I like the Camaro, I probably would never buy one because of the price and sheer principal. The day of the muscle car was over 30 years ago. If I want a muscle car I'll go buy a '69 Camaro for the same price and have a piece of automotive history.

Within my price range I had the Mustang, Camaro, and Soltice/Sky to choose from in the American market. Get ready for the competition now...Audi TT(Germany), VW Eos(Germany), BMW 1-series(Germany), Honda Accord coupe/Civic coupe/S2000(Japan), Nissan Z/Altima coupe(Japan), Hyundia Tiburon/Genesis coupe(Korea), Mazda Miata/RX-8(Japan), Mitsubishi Eclipse(Japan), Scion tc(Japan).....If you increase the budget by $5k there are a mess load of other imported cars to choose from.

Why doesn't GM or Ford offer sporty little sedans?

What happened to cool American cars ?

Read all about it: http://motoriginal.blogspot.com/2009/11/why-wont-americans-buy-american-cars.html

car design blog

For much more see http://flaviendachet.blogspot.com/

GM in San Paulo, early 1920's perhaps

http://carrosantigos.wordpress.com/2010/03/20/feliz-aniversario-chico/ gotta love Nik, he finds the coolest stuff!

Unusual engines... just one reason to buy Hot Rod Deluxe (best of it's kind in print)

engines from Hot Rod Deluxe, May 2010

MINI Countryman no Brasil

Na corrida denominada MINI Challenge, realizada neste fim de semana, o presidente da BMW do Brasil, Jörg Henning Dornbusch, responsável da MINI no país. Confirmou a vinda do Mini Countryman para o Brasil.

A versão 4X4 do Mini vem com rodas de liga leve que podem ser de 16 e 19 polegadas, e a suspensão rebaixada em 10 milímetros (opcional).

Ele vem com sistema de navegação e áudio, teto panorâmico, faróis com regulagem de altura e banco traseiro de três lugares.

Os preços para o Brasil ainda não foram divulgados.

Playmate pink

Via: http://farbror-sid.se/home/ for more playmate pink cars given by Playboy to the annual Playmate of the year: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2006/12/parade-mustang-with-rumble-seat-1-of-4.html

For a dozen more pink playmate cars http://motoriginal.tumblr.com/page/107

Black and white and cool all over

Sophia Loren on the hood of a 300sl

Nixon in Paris 1957

Bumper cars at a British carnival

The concept car Ford Seattle

Dizzy Dean trying to start a 2nd career

Daytona Beach racing 1953

Train wreck Palatine Illinois 1950

Cincinatti 1950

Looks like James Dean's Porsche

Brooklyn 1955, maybe a Packard taxi

From "If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger,There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats" a blog about all pre-1970 American culture via photography http://tsutpen.blogspot.com/