Posted in interesting autos, tagged 356 Porsche on January 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been building this stupid thing for about 3 years now… powered by a 1961 Porsche 356 Super 90 engine in the back… on a custom frame my buddy Jason and I put together… Cary McCune just finished fabricating the E brake cable mechanism (all custom) to the rear disc brakes. Next up is modifying the Burch exhaust to fit inside the tailgate. This thing is lowered about 15 inches… should be fun when done.
Posted in interesting autos, tagged awesome drive, best driving road in the world, best road, crazy drive, driving in the alps, most fun road on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From “top gear” on the BBC network…
Posted in interesting autos on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
early Mercedes race car. I love the details… so subtle… at the Mercedes Benz Museum. Don’t miss this place if you are nearby. I spent about 4 hours there happily!
Edit… Jan 2010… I was up in Santa Cruz… Capitola to be exact… and met by accident the nephew of the fellow that drove this car when it was racing! He runs a great sandwich shop there and has a picture of this car on the wall with his uncle driving.
Posted in interesting autos, tagged 356 Porsche, Beeskow, classic car, Rometsch, rometsch beeskow, vintage VW, volkswagen, vw on October 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This is a VW Rometsch Beeskow… one of 32 known survivors. It pre-dates the Karmann Ghia. The shots are before and after restoration of the same car.
Posted in city planning, interesting autos, shoe designer nerdiness on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
why does a 100-200 lb person need a 5000 lb automobile to transport them around? 95% of the fuel used… is to carry the weight of the vehicle… and 5% is for the occupant.
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