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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 ...
George Barris (auto customizer) George Barris (born George Salapatas; November 20, 1925 – November 5, 2015) was an American designer and builder of Hollywood custom cars. Barris designed and built the Hirohata Merc. Barris's company, Barris Kustom Industries, designed and built the Munster Koach and DRAG-U-LA for The Munsters; and the 1966 ...
The car was nicknamed "Quick Silver" or "Silver Select". A year later, Earnhardt continued the trend at the 1996 running of The Winston with a 1996 Atlanta Olympics themed car. Fan reaction to the paint schemes proved popular such that by the end of the decade, scarcely a race went by without one or more drivers sporting a special paint scheme.
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 ...
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 ...
The cool paint lowered the cars’ roof-panel temperature by 12 degrees Celsius (22 degrees Fahrenheit) and the interiors by 5 C (9 F), according to Nissan. Cooling materials already are widely ...
An art car is a vehicle that has had its appearance modified as an act of personal artistic expression. Art cars are often driven and owned by their creators, who are sometimes referred to as "Cartists". [1] Most car artists are ordinary people with no artistic training. [2] Artists are largely self-taught and self funded, though some ...
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 ...