Here are a handful of the the 2013 SEMA cars getting the boot from the Las Vegas Convention Center. Continue reading
SEMA 2013: End Of Show Cruise Gallery/Photo Dump
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Cruise On Central 2013 – Smokey Night Gallery
If you’re looking for some (tire) smokey night pictures from the fall 2013 Cruise On Central here in Phoenix look no further than the gallery we’ve setup for just that.
1987-1990 Nissan Pulsar Sportbak
During the space race of the 1960s, Americans were captivated by the idea of space travel. It permeated every aspect of our culture, from songs and TV shows to magazine articles and an explosion of science fiction entertainment. Automotive manufacturers were quick to hop on the bandwagon, giving their latest models out-of-this-world names like Ford Galaxie, Mercury Meteor, and Oldsmobile StarFire.
After the moon landing in 1969 and the final Apollo mission in 1972, the country’s burning interest in the space program was reduced to a flicker. However in the 1980s, there was a resurgence of space-inspired names as a whole new generation of vehicles adopted galactic monikers. Here are a few examples:
1989-91 Sterling 827 Vitesse Fastback (Acura Legend)
Back in the 1980’s Honda determined that if they were going to have a luxury division (Acura) they would need a ‘full size’ car to compete. With the midsized Accord as their only option for badge engineering they looked elsewhere. They ended up collaborating with the British company Rover. This resulted in two cars that were very similar, one for each company. Continue reading
1986 Ferrari Testarossa Spider
First off I must apologize for not dragging my camera along with me, I was only able to click off a couple cell phone shots.
If you know anything about these convertible Ferrari’s than you know that there was officially only one Spider. With that kind of exclusivity I’m sure the official car is stored away in a European museum somewhere for no one to see or drive. Which leads me to believe that this car must have been a conversion, likely from an independent coachbuiler, possibly Pininfarina (known best for setting the automotive world on fire with the game changing Cadillac Allante). Continue reading
1980 Chevrolet C30 Military Pickup Truck
Get this, long before Tesla’s were rolling down the assembly line that very same facility was cranking out Chevy trucks.. This particular 1980 C30 was also produced there, for the US government. There are some interesting things about it though I’m not sure which modifications were added after the government took possession. Continue reading
