Nov 10, 2010

In how many ways can you imagine a car?  We could find a satisfactory answer on The Hot Rod Alley, at SEMA Show 2010. Since 1967, when SEMA got show on road, the hot rod industry displayed their most innovative and unrivaled products. The Hot Rod Alley is the place where visitors can admire and in the same time evaluate the most enchanting custom-built hot rods. However, the Hot Rod Alley section has been created mostly for car enthusiasts who wish to be in touch with the latest trends and technologies. SEMA is a great opportunity for exhibitors to present and advertise their products. Retailers come to SEMA annually to see, analyze and find out more about the products in the New Products Showcase. There they can choose from a wide range of hot product categories such as: engine components, paint and body parts, interior elements, electronic components, transmission and drivetrain, shop tools and equipment. This year the New Product Showcase has broken a record, 1,621 product...

The Japanese manufacturer Mitsuoka has released the first images of Himiko in progress “Classic Edition”, available in limited edition of twenty copies at a price equivalent to €43,400 euros (£36,014; $57,418). Mitsuoka Himiko Classic Edition is based on Mazda MX-5, recognizing the two-tone black-red color, chrome insert along the entire side wall, leather seats and hard red-top. The Mitsuoka Himiko is equipped with four-cylinder naturally aspirated 2.0 available under the hood of the Miata, in two power levels depending on the transmission used: 174 bhp for the manual five-speed automatic and and 166 bhp for the six grafts.

Apr 18, 2010

The Delahaye you see in the photo is an original ’30s or bears the signature of Figoni & Falaschi on the body. No, the copy which will be exhibited at the 2010 Pebble Beach Retro Auto (as distinct from the most famous Concours d’Elegance, ed), is a model built in New Jersey, Delahaye USA. It reminds us of the golden age of remakes based on vintage Buick or Lincoln, between the ’70s and ’80s. In those years, some of the most famous models made in the ’30s by houses such as Mercedes, Rolls-Royce, Bugatti, or precisely Delahaye, who at the time were built in a number of units equal to the fingers of one hand, they saw blossoming a new passion for them. Passion, however, in most cases not worthy heirs bore the prestige of the original. The case of this newly Delahaye Bella Figura Bugnotti Coupé is instead quite different. So that the reconstruction was judged worthy of one of the most “in” for the classic California. The car, despite its...

Feb 28, 2010

The ‘Cuda AAR-10 is based on top of a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, and keeps the basic lines that made the Barracuda one of the most sought after muscle cars of the era intact. It was designed by Reuben Zammit of Racer X Design, with the help of David J. Meyer who brought the insight on the history of the ‘Cuda. Styling: It is all about mixing the old with the new. The body styling only concentrates on small subtle changes to keep the car’s elegant lines intact. Saying that, there are a lot of changes that are not so obvious at first glance. That is what takes this apart from other modified Plymouths. Side: The C-pillars have been sharpened together with a thicker roof line giving the car a more modern look. The side exhausts that were a trademark on the original 1970 AAR ‘Cuda are now a smooth part of the body. The side stripes are a new mixture of the hockey stripe and the AAR ’Cuda originals. The wheels are a custom design for the car. All these changes together with other...