M2 Sky Car
Moller International was founded in 1983 as a spin-off of Moller Corporation to continue to design, develop, manufacture and market personal vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (VTOL). The company has developed and integrated the disparate technologies required for small, powered-lift VTOL aircraft.
These include electronic stabilization and control systems, efficient ducted fan designs, thrust vectoring mechanisms and aerodynamically stable composite airframe structures. The single most significant spin-off technology is the Rotapower engine, a Wankel rotary engine. This engine is now produced and marketed by Freedom Motors.
Sleek And Smooth 2006 Mazda Nagare Concept
November 15th, 2006 Mazda Motor Corporation will present an all-new concept car, the Mazda Nagare for the first time globally at the Greater Los Angeles International Auto Show during its press conference at 16:05 local time on 29 November 2006.
Following on the heels of three very successful and exploratory Mazda design concepts Sassou, Senku, and Kabura from last year’s show season, Nagare is the first indication of Mazda’s future design direction.
1947 SMM Spider Nuvolari
Italian industrialist Piero Dusio built up the Consorzio Industriale Sportivo Italia into a successful conglomerate before WWII. He was also an uncommonly good amateur racing driver and like many successful racing drivers, he dreamed of creating a car of his own.
When the war ended, super salesman Dusio enticed Fiat engineers Dante Giocosa and Giovanni Savonuzzi to join in his dream. The first of the new Cisitalia cars were the diminutive 1,100-cc D.46 monopostos. When seven of the new Cisitalias debuted in September 1946 in the Coppa Brezzi in Turin’s Valentino Park, it was against Maseratis, Simca-Gordinis, and Enzo Ferrari’s Auto Avios.
1930’s Pierce-Arrow – A Classic
The Pierce-Arrow was a small manufacturer that produced luxury cars from 1900 through to 1930. Due to a slumping demand in the luxury-car market, Pierce-Arrow made thier last model in 1938. Over the thirty year period, the company managed to manufacture 1938 units.
Of all the Pierce-Arrow model’s made, the Silver Arrow is the most saught-after example. Only five of this limited-edition fastback were produced, making it one of the rarest luxury cars of the 30’s.
2001 Chevrolet Corvette
Fifty grand isn’t exactly pocket change, but the Chevrolet Corvette was one of the best performance values on the market in 2001. This fifth-generation Corvette, called the C5, delivers a combination of acceleration and handling performance matched only by the Dodge Viper, Porsche 911 Carrera and various exotics, all of which are far more expensive. Sports cars in the C5 price range, such as the Mercedes-Benz SLK, BMW Z3 and Porsche Boxster offer an entirely different driving experience and performance characteristics.
