[PHOTO] Seeing Triple: DeLaurean DeLaurean DeLaurean Stretch Limo Limo Limo
Posted: June 24, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: Autos, Back to the Future, DeLorean, Gull-wing door, John DeLorean, Limousine, Makes and Models, Recreation 2 Comments
With the doors closed – And a thread from a Delorean board with build pics.
When reached for comment, Dr. Emmett Lathrop “Doc” Brown sent this reply:
Do you know why the 1962 Ford I concept had side vents?
Posted: January 13, 2014 Filed under: Mediasphere, Science & Technology, U.S. News | Tags: Detroit, Ford, Ford Motor Company, Ford Mustang, Lee Iacocca, Makes and Models, Mustang, Pony car, Twitter 3 Comments
Detroit 2014: The Ford I Concept, Or, Why Mustangs Have Fake Vents
PopMech‘s Andrew Del-Colle writes: At its showstand Ford has the 1962 Ford I Concept on display. The first Ford to wear the Mustang badge and feature the galloping pony, the aluminum-bodied Ford 1 had big vents to cool the mid-mounted 1500 cc V-4. The vents aren’t needed for production Mustangs with front-mounted engines, but the design cue just stuck. We like to call that carchaeology.
2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Review
Posted: November 3, 2013 Filed under: Guns and Gadgets, Science & Technology | Tags: Auto, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Corvette, Corvette, Detroit, General Motors, Makes and Models, Spoiler (automotive) Leave a comment
It looks fresh, modern and habitually aggressive.
Chris Paukert writes: This Chevrolet may be a freshly minted product of Bowling Green, KY, but here in the Motor City, we’ve been seeing examples running around undisguised for the better part of a year (since shortly after it debuted at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show). Pre-production test cars have positively carpeted the area’s roadways – if you live here and haven’t been seeing at least two or three a day, it’s either because you’re too busy texting while driving or you’re a shut-in. Even so, we can’t help but gawk each and every time we see one.
Recent Corvette generations have been notable more for their bulbous, smooth fiberglass bodywork than for their intricate surfacing, but this generation is different – and not just in the details. Self-appointed purists may bemoan new developments like the squared-off taillamps and the lack of a rounded glass backlight, but there’s no denying the C7 has major-league presence, even without our test car’s optional Z51 specification, which adds all manner of vents and a prouder rear spoiler. With its sinewy sheetmetal creases, it looks fresh, modern and habitually aggressive – far more so than even the last generation’s range-topping ZR1.
