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Alfa Romeo Iguana concept car

 

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   The Alfa Romeo Iguana concept was created in 1969 by the Italian studio Italdesign Giugiaro based on the components of the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33. With 230 hp and Colotti six-speed manual gearbox; Iguana could reach speeds of up to 260 km/h.
   For the first time car was shown to the public at the Monza circuit, and the official presentation was presented at the Turin Motor Show of the same 1969 year.

 

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Chrysler TurboFlite show car

 

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   TurboFlite was created in 1961 by the Italian studio Ghia based on sketches created by the chief designer of the American automobile company Chrysler Virgil Exner. Car had a number of original design solutions: a dome roof with panoramic windows, automatically lifted when opening doors, a high wing with active aerodynamics, placement of rear lights. In addition to the design, the power plant should have become a feature of the car - TurboFlite was planning to install the C2A gas turbine engine. However, the engine at the time of the presentation of the car, held in 1962 at the Chicago Auto Show, was not ready and only a wooden model was installed on the TurboFlite. TurboFlite was assembled only in one demonstration vehicle shown at exhibitions and it was not tested on roads.

 

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   At the IDEX-2019 international arms exhibition held in Abu Dhabi, Military Industrial Company LLC demonstrated SBM Tiger armored car in the VIP version.

   The passenger compartment is designed for one person. There is a modern multimedia Hi-Fi class system with LCD TV. The seats are equipped with electric adjustment in six directions. There is an air conditioning system. The salon is made using natural materials: precious woods, leather and suede. Armored hull and glass provide ballistic protection for level 2 STANAG 4569. High ground clearance, independent torsion bar suspension of all wheels, electric winch.

Photo: Alexander Melnikov.

 

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   Also, it includes firing ports for your golden AK.

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   And again from IDEX-2019.

 

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   Presentation of the Aurus at the international exhibition of weapons IDEX-2019 in Abu Dhabi.

   As part of the ongoing military and industrial exhibition IDEX-2019, the Tawazun Defense, Security and Development Fund (UAE), FSUE NAMI and PJSC Sollers signed an agreement on joining the Tawazun Foundation among the participants of Aurus LLC.

   In accordance with the signed agreement, Tawazun will receive a 36% stake in Aurus LLC and invest a total of 110 million euros in the company over the next three years. These funds will be used to invest in the organization of full-scale serial production of Aurus vehicles, in their localization, as well as in the development of distribution in international markets. The agreement also stipulates that the Tawazun Foundation will become the general distributor of the Aurus model line in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa.

   “The entry of the Tawazun Fund into the AURUS project is a clear indication that the luxury car line developed in Russia has every chance of becoming a successful product in the global market, and the project itself is commercially attractive to potential investors,” said Denis Manturov, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

   FSUE “NAMI”, which will continue to be the developer of cars under the Aurus brand, will retain 63.5% of the company's shares. The share of PJSC Sollers in LLC Aurus will be reduced to 0.5%, while from the end of 2020 Sollers will become an industrial partner of the project and will begin mass production of Aurus vehicles at the facilities of an automobile plant in the special economic zone Alabuga.

   “I am confident that attracting a Middle Eastern strategic investor and the beginning of localization of Aurus in the UAE will become the starting point for the progressive and sustainable development of Aurus project both on the regional and global markets,” added Sergey Chemezov, general director of the Rostec state corporation.

   The project “Single modular platform” (“Cortege”, Aurus) was launched in 2013. For the first time, a Russian VIP car was used during the inauguration ceremony of Vladimir Putin on May 7, 2018.
Photo: Alexander Melnikov.

 

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8 hours ago, Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect said:

 

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Not that the 300D is a really great car (300D ="Taxi Cab" in much of the world), but even so, I'd bet 38 0f the 50 were high as fuck when they did that test.

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One of the most striking exhibits of the upcoming Geneva Motor Show should be the supercar of the revived Hispano-Suiza brand.

 

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   The newly revived Hispano Suiza presented the Maguari HS1 GTC supercar, which will be sold for 2,200,000 euros, while the delivery of cars to customers will begin before the end of this year. Of course, the number of supercars is limited - only 300 would be made.

 

   The manufacturer claims that the all-carbon supercar is "in the final stages of development". The new Hispano-Suiza will receive a significantly reworked 5.2-liter V10 engine from the Lamborghini Huracan, which, thanks to two classic turbines and two electric superchargers, produces 1085 hp and 1050 Nm of torque.

 

 

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Hispano Suiza Maguari HS1 GTC can accelerate to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds, and the maximum speed is electronically limited to 380 km/h.

 

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Ferrari Studio CR.25 Concept Car

 

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   Ferrari Studio CR.25 was created by Pininfarina as part of the work to reduce the drag coefficient, for which CR.25 was given a front bumper that acts as a spoiler, an air brake; the car was also equipped with special Pirelli tires with low rolling resistance and designed specifically for the CR.25. Thanks to the efforts made, the drag coefficient was only 0.25. When creating the car, components and assemblies of a mid-engine Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer sports car were used, in particular a 12-cylinder engine 512BB (?), 4.9 liters and 360 hp. Only one was made and presented to the public at the automobile exhibition in Turin in 1974.

 

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Traffic jams in Moscow

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Appears to be Platforma-O

 

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38 minutes ago, LoooSeR said:

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Lee Van Cleef is the "grandfather skipping rocks".

 

And I believe this is from one of the Cannonball Run sequels. 

 

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6 hours ago, LoooSeR said:

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"Hello? Yes, Mr Putin, you don't know me, but I'd very very much like one of your wonderful machines with many many wheels, upon which to build small dacha for driving about Western Kentucky... Hello? Hello?  "

 

 

 

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Auger-driven snow and swamp-going vehicle ZIL-29061 (PEM-1M).

 

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   The "auger-driven snow and swamp-going" vehicle ZIL-29061 was developed and manufactured by SKB ZIL in 1979-1983 in USSR. It is included in the search and rescue complex of all-terrain vehicles and intended to search and evacuate astronauts who has landed in a place that is difficult for any other transport. The all-terrain vehicle ZIL-29061 is transported on the deck of the amphibious vehicle ZIL-4906 "Blue Bird".

   The ZIL-29061 auger-driving snow and swamp-going vehicle is in service with units of the Federal Aerospace Search and Rescue Directorate under the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

 

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Engelberg Tourer concept car (based on Outlander, possibly this concept car will be base for next Outlander).

 

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Cadillac Starlight concept car

 

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   The two-door four-seater hardtop Cadillac Starlight with a plexiglass roof was created jointly by the American firm Cadillac and the Italian Pininfarina. The Starlight concept was created in the USA by Cadillac designers, and the project was finalized and built in Italy. When creating the Starlight a hardtop chassis Eldorado Broughams was used. The presentation of the car took place at the 1959 Paris Motor Show.

 

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Bugatti La Voiture Noire (translated from French as “Black car”). Only 1 was made and its declared value - 11 million euros

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"Black car" is driven by a W16 engine with 1500 hp.

 

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1 hour ago, LoooSeR said:

Cadillac Starlight concept car

 

 

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That is a shockingly clean and elegantly simple  car for Cadillac,  of that era. If one replaced the greenhouse  with a similarly styled steel roof with conventional rear window, it would look even better.

Similarly, a convertable.

 

Compare this to the offerings in 59/60 and 61, and you'll see what I mean.

 

This looks very sharp.

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The concept of a sports coupe Alfa Romeo Montreal

 

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   The 4-seater sports car was created by the Italian studio Gruppo Bertone by order of the Italian automobile company Alfa Romeo to participate in the International Exhibition EXPO'67 in Montreal. Work on the creation of the vehicle was led by Marcello Gandini. When creating the car a chassis of Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT was used, equipped with a 1.6-liter engine producing 95 hp
   Subsequently, the project was finalized and from 1970 to 1977 Alfa Romeo Montreal was serial produced.

 

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Citroën DS during a promotional photo shoot on the streets of Paris; 1955

 

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An uncle had one, bought it when he came back from his second tour of Vietnam. It was... A very strange car. I remember that much.

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Tent for prime minister's Aurus Senat limousine and another Aurus (FSO?) near it.

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Minivan Moskvich-3733

 

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   The 8-seater minivan Moskvich-3733 was created on the basis of components of Moskvich-2141. Work on the creation of it was carried out by the Moscow Automobile Plant AZLK together with the Bratislava Automobile Plant. The Czechoslovak side was responsible for the development of the body, the Soviet - the chassis and engine. It was planned to equip a minivan with a 4-cylinder gasoline engine Moskvich-21414 with 95 hp or a diesel engine Moskvich-21413 with 85 hp. In 1988-1991 3 prototypes of the minivan were built, and a van based on Moskvich-3733 was also built in Bratislava. They discussed plans for the development of mass production in the USSR and Czechoslovakia, but failed to implement them

 

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Australian RQ-7 sport car

 

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   RQ-7 was built in 1964-1974 by Australian enthusiast Robert Quelch from Grafton. Such a long period of construction was due to the fact that almost all of the parts for the car were made by Kvelche themselves, the only node taken entirely from the side was the engine - Jaguar XK6

 

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