Car Design as High Style

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A tour of 1927 London in color

Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione Website

Go to this site, find the 8C Competizione among the other cars, click it and then spin the car around to see it from all angles. Lots of cool stuff to look at. Nice website, even better looking car.

Go to the site here.

Bugatti Veyron Sang Noir

Twelve images of the Bugatti Veyron Sang Noir here.

The History of Car Logos

If you have any interest in cars you will want to read this over, it describes the history of car logos and their meaning from Abarth to Volvo. Click on the logo and see a higher resolution version. One of the more interesting being Alfa Romeo.

I found this on jalopnik.com

GM Researching Driverless Cars

From the breitbart.com article:
Cars that drive themselves—even parking at their destination—could be ready for sale within a decade, General Motors Corp. executives say.

GM, parts suppliers, university engineers and other automakers all are working on vehicles that could revolutionize short- and long-distance travel. And Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas GM Chief Executive Rick Wagoner will devote part of his speech to the driverless vehicles.

“This is not science fiction,” Larry Burns, GM’s vice president for research and development, said in a recent interview.

The most significant obstacles facing the vehicles could be human rather than technical: government regulation, liability laws, privacy concerns and people’s passion for the automobile and the control it gives them.

Much of the technology already exists for vehicles to take the wheel: radar-based cruise control, motion sensors, lane-change warning devices, electronic stability control and satellite-based digital mapping. And automated vehicles could dramatically improve life on the road, reducing crashes and congestion.

If people are interested.

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2009 Corvette ZR1

Corvette ZR1

From chevrolet.com:

2009 Corvette ZR1

    * A stunning new benchmark in Corvette performance
    * With its 600+ horsepower LS9 supercharged V8, ZR1 is capable of 200+ mph on the test track
    * 6.2 Liter V8 with Eaton TVS Supercharger and intercooler
    * Massive Brembo Carbon Ceramic Brakes
    *  Visible carbon-fiber roof, roof bow, rocker extensions and front air splitter
    * Carbon-fiber domed hood with a window to the supercharger
    * Unique carbon fiber dual cove front fenders
    * 19-inch front/20-inch rear, 20-spoke wheels on Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 tires.

See the car here and here.

Western Paradigm 9/17/07

Western Paradigm, September 17, 2007

Fake Napoleon death mask ?

Bugatti Veyron “Pur Sang”

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Bugatti Veyron “Pur Sang”

Bugatti Veyron “Pur Sang”

The original Bugatti Veyron is a masterpiece of engineering and design but the “Pur Sang” takes it a step further.

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