General cars and vehicles thread.

[LoooSeR]

 

   This morning at the "Interpolitekh" expo, which takes place in the Exhibition of Economic Achievements in Moscow, one of the visitors tried to drive the truck out of building, vehicle was "Ural" MRAP inside the pavilion. The woman sat behind the driving wheel of a car, started it, and drove a few meters, and then ran into a glass door and building parts. Meanwhile, organizers of the exhibition say that the "Ural"  moved from the pedestal itself, as it was not fixed well.

 

[Alex C.]

When Ferraris were just cars:

 

 

[Alex C.]

Also, it's time to put those silly Europeans back in their place again:

 

 

 

 

I love the little jab at Ferrari at the end

[Meplat]

Obviously it was tired of all the jellybean looking cars and was seeking a mudpit in which to cleanse itself.

[LoooSeR]

Citroën Activa concept car, 1988.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[LoooSeR]

Putin arrived to "Valday" club on green Lada Vesta

 

[LoooSeR]

Putin arrived to "Valday" club on green Lada Vesta

 

http://www.lada.ru/press-releases/110003.html

 

 

   LADA Vesta will be the first production car in Russia which will be equiped with the emergency alert system "ERA-GLONASS".

 

   The system is designed to transmit a signal about the accident and other incidents to first responders. If a car happened to participate in road accident, a terminal that is mounted in a vehicle, automatically locates the vehicle and use mobile communication channels to transmitt to the "ERA-GLONASS" system information on the precise coordinates, time and severity of the accident, as well as the VIN-number of the car to the System-112 or to emergancy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The driver can send a signal independently by clicking the appropriate button. The device 'ERA-GLONASS' works even in case of no power from the main vehicle battery.  

 

   State system "ERA-GLONASS" was put into commercial operation January 1, 2015. The Russian system is harmonized with the European system eCall, which is set to launch in 2018.

 

[Alex C.]

So basically they invented OnStar 20 years after the boys in Detroit.

[LoooSeR]

So basically they invented OnStar 20 years after the boys in Detroit.

For Lada this is actually serious step forward. Also, this system will be used in Russia, which is pretty hard taking into account size and avaliable infrastructure.

[LoooSeR]

BMW 503 Gran Turismo.

 

 

   This car was created in early 1955, under the leadership of designer Albrecht Gёrtsa as a response to Mercedes-Benz 300SL sport car shown 1954. Presentation of the car took place in 1955, at the Geneva Motor Show, and the mass production of cars began in 1956.

 

 

 

   Serial production of the car continued until 1959, with 413 cars produced, production machines cost the company more than the market price. Against the background of the financial problems of the company recognized this situation as unacceptable and production of the car was stopped.

 

 

[LoooSeR]

Mercedes-Benz G 1 (W-103).

 

The car was developed in 1926 at the request of the Reichswehr. The test car was successful, but the serial production was not started.

 

 

 

[LoooSeR]

 

 

 

Paint is scratched, it seems   

[LoooSeR]

[Alex C.]

What do you do when treaties stifle your main source of income? Why, design a car of course!

 

 

 

[LoooSeR]

Was there opposite examples? Like Cadilac assault rifle? :-D

[Alex C.]

Actually yes.

 

General Motor's made M1 Carbines, M3 "Grease Guns", FP-45 "Liberators", and M16 rifles. I am sure I am forgetting some, but basically if you had a factory, you made something for the war effort.

 

Cadillac still focused on vehicles:

 

 

[LoooSeR]

I know about Cadilacs military vehicles, but i didn't knew that GM was making M1 Carabines.

[Donward]

You had all kinds of neat things like typewriter companies making M1903s and M1 Carbines.

[Meplat]

 

 

 

 

Paint is scratched, it seems   

 

Just hiding the blood stains from the Mercedes and BMW it snacked on during it's excursion

[LoooSeR]

Nissan Teatro. Your personal iCar. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Belesarius]

Nissan Teatro. Your personal iCar. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REMOVE ANIMEA!  WITH FIRE!

[LoooSeR]

But it is so cute, you can play tetris on your dashboard while crashing into other car at incredible 20 mph, while posting on twitter!

[LoooSeR]

Nardi Raggio Azzurro I (Vignale), 1955, by italian designer Enrico Nardi in cooperation with the Vignale firm.

 

 

 

[LoooSeR]

MAZ-543 hauls nuclear reactor. 2011.

 

[LoooSeR]

ZIL-135P "Delfin" (Dolphin)

 

   The car was created in 1965 by SKB ZiL specialists on the basis of all-terrain ZIL-135 vehicle, It successfully passed all the tests, but it wasn't adopted for service or serial production.