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Toyota Land Cruiser BJ42 1960-1984 |
Toyota Land Cruiser BJ42 Specifications :
Manufacturer : Toyota
Productions : 1960-1984
Engine : Front engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive, 3.0 L I4 diesel.
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Toyota Land Cruiser BJ42 1960-1984 |
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January 3, 2011 – 12:19 pm
Manufacturer : Cadillac
Productions : 1953
Engine : 331 CI V-8 250-HP
Source : netcarshow.com
The Cadillac Le Mans was a concept car developed by Cadillac in 1953. It was named for the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France, which Cadillac competed in in 1950. The design was a low-profile (51-inches to the windshield frame), two-seat, fiberglass-bodied roadster. It was powered by a 250-HP version of Cadillac’s 331 CI V-8, a power output not reached in production Cadillacs until 1955. Though 4 units were built, the model never went into production, and it would be nearly 50 years before Cadillac developed another vehicle with a similar design concept, the Cadillac XLR. Of the four, 1 is documented as having been destroyed in a fire; the other 3 still exist with 1 of those currently in the Cadillac Historical Collect
Manufacturer : Jaguar
Productions : 1936-1940
Source : netcarshow.com
The SS 100 is a British 2 seat sports car built between 1936 and 1940 by SS Cars Ltd of Coventry, England. The last one is thought to have been delivered in 1941. In 1936 the name Jaguar was given to a new saloon car and from then on to all the cars. Following World War II, due to the connotations then attached to the initials SS, the company was renamed Jaguar.
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Manufacturer : Jaguar
Productions : 1954-1957
Engine : initially 3.4L and eventually uprated to 3.8 litres in the late fifties
Source : netcarshow.com
The Jaguar D-Type, like its predecessor the C-Type, was a factory-built race car. Although it shared the basic straight-6 XK engine design (initially 3.4L and eventually uprated to 3.8 litres in the late fifties) with the C-Type, the majority of the car was radically different. Perhaps its most ground-breaking innovation was the introduction of a monocoque chassis, which not only introduced aircraft-style engineering to competition car design, but also an aeronautical understanding of aerodynamic efficiency. The Jaguar D-Type was introduced purely for competition, but after Jaguar withdrew from racing, the company offered the remaining, unfinished chassis as the roadgoing Jaguar XK SS, by making changes to the racers: adding an extra seat, another door, a full-width windshield and primitive folding top, as concessions to practicality. However, on the evening of 12 February 1957, a fire broke out at the Browns Lane plant destroying nine of the twenty five cars that had already been completed or in semi-completion. Production is thought to have included 53 customer D-Types, 18 factory team cars, and 16 XKSS versions.
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April 26, 2011 – 10:51 pm
Fiat 124 (1966-1974) Sedan
Manufacturer : Fiat
Productions : 1966-1974
Class : Family car
Engine : Engine 1.2 L 1197 cc ohv I4, 1.4 L 1438 cc ohv I4, 1.4 L 1438 cc dohc I4, 1.6 L 1592 cc dohc I4, 1.8 L 1756 cc dohc I4
Body style : 4-door sedan and 5-door station wagon
Layout : FR layout
Transmission : 4 speed manual read more »
January 12, 2011 – 6:28 pm
August 30, 2010 – 8:23 pm
Volkswagen 181 Safari Specifications :
Manufacturer : Volkswagen
Also called : Kurierwagen, Trekker, Thing, Safari
Production : 1969 – 1983 (1980 for civilian use)
Predecessor : Volkswagen Kübelwagen
Successor : Volkswagen Iltis
Class : Military vehicle, Compact SUV
Body style(s) : 4-door SUV cabriolet
Layout : Rear engined
Engine(s) : 1.5 or 1.6L H4
Transmission(s) : 4-speed manual
Wheelbase : 2,400 mm (94.5 in)
Length : 3,780 mm (148.8 in)
Width : 1,640 mm (64.6 in)
Height : 1,620 mm (63.8 in)
The Volkswagen Type 181 “Kurierwagen”, popularly known in the United Kingdom as the Trekker, in the United States as the Thing, and in Mexico as the Safari, was a small military vehicle produced by Volkswagen from 1969 to 1983, although civilian sales stopped in 1980. It was based in part on Volkswagen’s Type 1 (Beetle), and was a continuation and improvement over the Kübelwagen, which had been used by the German military during World War II. The name Kübelwagen is an abbreviation of Kübelsitzwagen, meaning “bucket-seat car”.
Source : wikipedia
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Rolls-Royce Phantom III 1936
April 10, 2011 – 11:15 pm
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Toyota Cressida First Generation X30-X40 1978-1980
Manufacturer : Toyota
Productions : 1978-1980
Engine : 1.8 L 3T I4, 2.0 L 18RI4, 2.6 L 4M I6, 2.6 L 4M-E I6 EFI
Transmission : automatic transmission and 5-speed manual
Source : wikipedia.org
The first generation Cressida (designated X30 series) was available as a sedan(X30, X32), estate wagon (X35, X36) or hardtop coupe (X30, X31). In Japan, it was sold as both the Toyota Mark II and the more upmarket Cressida.
Depending on the market it was sold in, it had the 4M carbureted engine (MX32, MX36), the 18R engine (RX30, RX32, RX35) or 3T engine (TX30). The North American models started with the carbureted 4M engine (MX32) but in mid 1978 the fuel injected 4M-E replaced its carbureted counterpart – this was one of the first Toyotas in the US to use fuel injection. In 1979, the MSRP in the US was US$9,190. In New Zealand, where it was locally assembled and sold in a highly specified GL form, it had the 18R engine.
Toyota Cressida First Generation X30-X40 1978-1980
Standard features included air conditioning, automatic transmission (a 5-speed manual was available), power steering, rear seat armrests, AM/FM cassette stereo with amplifier, reclining front seats, and a rear window defroster. The automatic transmission was a four speed overdrive with an overdrive lockout. Power windows were optional. Soundproofing was extensive, and the Cressida was famous for being one of the quietest cars on the road at the time.
1977 Toyota Cressida Coupe
In the United Kingdom, the Cressida was available in both sedan and wagon bodystyles. The only engine available was the 18R and there was one trim level, badged De Luxe. Contrary to popular belief, it was not the same as DX specifications on other Toyota cars, but a more upmarket version of the DX trim level. The Toyota Carina sedan and wagon also sold in the United Kingdom at this time were also badged as De Luxe (but rebadged as DX from 1980 onwards).