Archive for February, 2012
Classic car showcase: Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
For a long time, British Rolls-Royce has been known as best car company. Some might debate that but there is no deny the fact that Rolls is amongst the finest. One model which originally established this reputation was Silver Ghost. In the year 1904, Royce Ltd. from Manchester, England, the makers of generators & electric motors, announced that they will be making gasoline engine automobiles. Henry Royce was self-taught and meticulous engineer and there was a lot of attention and care reflected in his products. However, he was more of a craftsman and was more comfortable in improving & designing his cars rather than marketing. We was looking for enthusiastic salesman for convincing buyers of the engineering excellence of this cars. This is where Charles Stewart Rolls came in to the...
Pogea Racing updates 1959 Corvette
Pogea Racing recently unveiled revamped Chevrolet Corvette of 1959. This car is built for made for unnamed buyer and the automobile is upgraded along with tube frame chassis, adjustable coil over suspension & brakes having high performance. Apart from all this, there is Ferrari Rosso paint job, LED tail lights and new wheels along with Potenza Bridgestone tires. In the interiors, there are new seats in the cabin along with flat-bottomed steering wheel & Alpine stereo system. This car is powered by V8 6.2-liter engine and it is equipped along with bigger fuel injectors, high-flow for air filter & sports system of exhaust. Courtesy of these modifications, the engine here gives 485 PS (357 kW/478 horsepower) & torque of 585 Nm (431 lb-ft). There is manual 5-speed transmission...
Volvo celebrates 30th anniversary of 760
Thinking about the older Volvos, the first things that comes to the mind is boxy designs which were way different than the curvaceous ones that we see today. Some might think about the 850 or 240. On the other side, some might picture the 760 which has a Swedish squared off design. This model turns thirty years of age in this month and it was credited for saving Volvo. This car was first introduced in the month of February in 1982. Volvo is looking at development of 760 when it need an automobile which would be efficient, reliable, easily serviceable, durable, quiet, and attractive, and a good performer. Result was rear drive sedan which was longer by four inches in the wheel base as compared to 240 still lighter by 220 lbs. What about the boxy design? This design was both stylistic and nature....

