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This 1958 Ford Nucleon is among 100 concept car images that Ford Motor Co. just added to its online archive site. Images are now available to the public for free downloading. 1961 Gyron ...
Automotive design is the process of developing the appearance (and to some extent the ergonomics) of motor vehicles, including automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, buses, coaches, and vans . The functional design and development of a modern motor vehicle is typically done by a large team from many different disciplines also included within ...
Crude ideas and designs of automobiles can be traced back to ancient and medieval times. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 1649, Hans Hautsch of Nuremberg built a clockwork-driven carriage. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] In 1672, a small-scale steam-powered vehicle was created; [ 4 ] the first steam-powered automobile capable of human transportation was built by Nicolas-Joseph ...
Excalibur (automobile) The Excalibur automobile is a car styled after the 1928 Mercedes-Benz SSK by Brooks Stevens for Studebaker. Stevens subsequently formed a company to manufacture and market the cars, which were a standard Studebaker car with special bodywork (and soon got an upgraded engine as well). [ 1]
Special paint schemes are one-time or limited time variations on a race car's typical appearance. Their use has historically been largely confined to NASCAR stock car racing, partially due to the much larger surface area of a stock car, and longer season, but have entered the IndyCar in a limited fashion. NASCAR 's increased media coverage has ...
2. Sell Parts and Scrap Metal. Lijee revealed, “Old cars can be a goldmine for parts. In my industry, we often see high demand for authentic, well-preserved parts, especially for classic or ...
A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle, show vehicle or prototype) is a car made to showcase new styling or new technology. Concept cars are often exhibited at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not be produced. General Motors designer Harley Earl is generally credited with inventing the ...
Sally Carrera (voiced by Bonnie Hunt) is Radiator Spring's town attorney and Lightning's girlfriend. She is a 2002 Porsche 996 Carrera. Sally is a major character in Cars and a supporting character in Cars 2 and Cars 3. In 2022, Porsche made a one-off Porsche 911 in collaboration with Pixar as a tribute to the character, referred to as the ...