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geeks aboard! figure 8 slot car track T-shirt available in yellow by dd
cars
talking about vintage toys
1/32 scale slot car
a comparison of the available tracks, as you see the carrera allows ample room for turns!
ok while on this subject I may add that I just recently purchased the german built carrera slot car kit with 2 additional cars. now the one I need to get is this BMW 2002. by dd
Malcolm Sayer: the designer of C and D type Jaguar cars
the XJ13 with a V12 engine. this is an exceptionally lovely view of the car. now that is an amazing piece of aerodynamic art designed by malcolm sayer (1916-1970). the original 1960’s prototype of the XJ13 is worth an estimated £14 million (about $27 million or €18 million)
sayer was the designer of jaguar cars and one of the first engineers to apply principles of aerodynamics to car design. his designs included the now famous jaguar C-type (also called XK120-C, due to its being based on the jaguar XK120) Jaguar D-type jaguar e-type jaguar XJS (although the car launched several years after sayer’s death). by dd
BMW 2002
Looooove it!! by dd
the new citroen ds revealed
seems like this is what the new citroen ds will look like (check previous post)… not sure i adore it, but at least it is closer than some of the other relaunches. by pp
the Citroen DS is back!
after the vw beetle, the mini and the fiat 500, citroen is releasing a new version of it’s beautifulest car ever… the ds (which means the goddess) can’t wait to see.by pp
citroen 2cv hermes
very chic isn’t it? by dd
FABRIC FUTURE
The BMW GINA Light Visionary Model is made of fabric, a feature that makes it genuinely cutting-edge.
All too often a concept car is little more than a marketing exercise disguised as pioneering design. By beefing up the form of a forthcoming model, a car manufacturer can begin the PR machine for a new design and gauge public opinion by effectively employing a mass focus group. Stunning as these cars often are, rarely do they break with convention.
Recognizing this fact, BMW does not refer to their latest design as a concept car, for the non-production car is based on the GINA principle: Geometry and Functions In Adaptations, which the company says, promotes innovative thinking by allowing maximum freedom of creativity. With the aim of challenging previously pursued solutions in car design, this month the BMW Group Design team revealed the groundbreaking GINA Light Visionary Model. A two-seater roadster with seemingly sculpted body, the GINA references some of the great cars of yesteryear with its steeply inclined windshield. Yes there are three elements that mark the GINA as truly forward-thinking and make it worthy of a superhero owner. that fabric cover, a structural form that changes shape, and intelligent interior. by kl
