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Today is an orange day at Color my World Daily and the theme at Crazy Tuesday is Car details. And since Mr. Teddy Bear is truly a car lover, he is the best for presenting this theme. Of course we celebrate Happy Teddy Bear Tuesdays at the same time, so it is a win -win situation.
Mr. Teddy Bear loves cars and he has quite a collection. No wonder he had such a hard time choosing the car for this theme. But, Mr. Teddy Bear’s Ferrari is the car with the most beautiful details for sure … So that is why, this was Mr. teddy’s choice. I must admit: even on a Ferrari toy, the details are very well made … I absolutely love the stylish star shaped details on the wheels… ant during moments like this, I ask myself : would I drive more often if I had a Ferrari ?? Maybe, if I get a Ferrari as a Christmas gift I will become a car lover ?? But those kind of questions disappear very quickly from my mind… I still hate driving and I don’t think there is a car in this world which will make me love driving… Except if it comes with a private driver or maybe if it is a self driving car…
Have a beautiful day ! Mucho, mucho amor for you all !!
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Lamborghini LP5000 Quattrovalvole Countach:
In 1985, the LP5000 Quattrovalvole Lamborghini Countach top speed was 185 mph with an upgraded 5.2L engine, along with Bosch fuel injection in 1986. The name comes from new cylinder heads, which introduced 4 valves per cylinder. Only 610 examples were built between ’85 and ’88. The bored and stroked engine had 9.5:1 compression, this is competitive even in modern engines. The Bosch intake was taller than the carburetors, so the rear deck lid received a bump to accommodate them. The system was also made to run lean to meet EPA standards, so power was limited to 420 hp. Power locks and HVAC controls were upgraded to make it an easier daily driver and less disco-era.
1937 Cord 812 Convertible -
In 1929, industrialist E.L. Cord introduced the mighty Duesenberg Model J, advertised as Finest Motorcar But he also showcased a new car, a testbed for radically new automotive innovations, much like Preston Tucker would do 20 years later. This was the Cord L-29, the first front-wheel-drive car sold to the American public. Its long, low, sleek appearance was popular for its styling and superb handling, but it was only a start.
For four years he collaborated with his engineers and designers, including Duesenberg styling genius Gordon Buehrig. Features for the new car included a pre-selector transmission (later used in the Tucker), hidden fuel-filler door, independent front suspension, no running boards, pontoon fenders, disappearing headlights, radio, variable-speed windshield wipers, and a wrap-around chrome grille. The most trend-setting American car in history, the Cord 810, was born. Many of its design innovations would not become standard on other makes for decades. Introduced in late 1935 at the New York Auto Show, the 810 created a sensation. Crowds around it were so deep that people were forced to stand on other display cars just to get a glimpse.
Deliveries began in 1936, but the Depression finally caught up to the Cord empire and 1937 was to be the final model year. During this time, the cars (now designated Model 812) were available for the first and only time with an optional supercharger, which boosted power to almost 200 hp. The supercharged cars could also be fitted with magnificent outside exhaust pipes, giving the car its most iconic look. At the height of the Depression, sadly, few could afford this luxury.
Presented here is an Cord, the supercharged Cabriolet, informally known as the Sportsman. Just 64 were originally produced; perhaps a third of them remain today.
Credit: Hemmings Motor News
Details on a 1951 Buick Roadmaster, from a time when the long forgotten use of beautiful chrome and polished stainless surrounded every car. Do we miss it? I do! My first visit to a "city car show" held right here in the town that I'm now living in. And probably a first car show I've attended with the cars sitting on the streets instead of grassy fields, and I liked the change. With the show starting at around 5:30 in the afternoon, and going on until 9pm, it made for some interesting lighting challenges, and I stubbornly kept my ISO set to the camera's native setting of 100. And that required some careful slow shutter speeds while hand holding with wide apertures...hopefully, I got lucky most times, even at 1/10th second for a few. I banged out around 110 shots, and over time you'll get to see some. Thanks, as always for viewing, commenting, and faving!
Car Company emblem on the lid of the glove box inside my car (close up)
[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWMAHASAM)]
taken April 22, 2022 and uploaded for the group
#CarDetails
Gigaset GS290
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1937 STUDEBAKER PRESIDENT COUPE
The name President was an apropos choice for Studebaker’s new range topping cars. These were automobiles with a commanding presence; ones that company boss Albert Russel Erskine envisioned would demonstrate Studebaker’s ability to build the finest cars on American roads. First introduced in 1926, the President featured a 354 cubic inch “big six”, but was quickly refined to a smaller but smoother and more modern 312 cubic inch inline-eight cylinder. The more prestigious eight cylinder became synonymous with the President through the rest of its original lifespan – which lasted through 1942 (though revived in 1955, it was a very different car by that time). Studebaker used the President as a showpiece for its engineering and design talents, successfully campaigning the engine in racing and record breaking cars around the world.
Studebakers wore fresh styling for 1937 courtesy of the legendary designer Raymond Loewy, who began his long and fruitful relationship with Studebaker just one year earlier. Interior furnishings were penned by the equally great Helen Dryden, who worked closely with Loewy’s design firm. Dryden was a prolific illustrator and industrial designer contracted by Loewy to help him with styling Studebaker interiors. The involvement of these two famous designers just adds another degree of interest to this already fascinating automobile. Lowey’s signature touch is found all over this magnificent design; from the linear grille, which flows into the hood, the unadorned body sides, and finishing off in a clean rounded tail punctuated by a distinct and extremely cool triangular split rear window.
Approximately 130 President Coupes were produced in 1937, and according to experts within the Studebaker club, only 5 are known to exist.
In the comfortable and well-appointed cabin, you are met with a magnificent Art Deco instrument panel and a rare, period correct banjo steering wheel. One look at the dash is enough to understand why Helen Dryden was the highest paid woman in America in 1937. Her talents created a dash that is worthy of hanging on a museum wall.
Lifting the hood reveals what makes a President a President – the silky smooth 250 cubic-inch L-head inline 8-cylinder engine. The engine is mated to a 3-speed manual transmission with overdrive.
The theme of crazy Tuesday for 4/26 is car details. This is the spot on the steering wheel that you press to activate the horn….
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Hmmmm, I posted this earlier and when I looked at the groups listing, Crazy Tuesday wasn’t there. Did I do something wrong? I reposted it just in case I inadvertently did something. Going to go check the tags and the comments. .
…… 💙HCT💙