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Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG (formerly DaimlerChrysler AG), after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz. Mercedes-Benz has its origins in Karl Benz's creation of the first petrol-powered motorcycle in January 1886, ] and by Gottlieb Daimler and engineer Wilhelm Maybach's conversion of a 1873 Bollée steam-engine automobile by the addition of a petrol engine the same year. The Mercedes automobile was first marketed in 1901 by Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft. The first Mercedes-Benz brand name vehicles were produced in 1926, following the merger of Karl Benz's and Gottlieb Daimler's companies into the Daimler-Benz company. Mercedes-Benz has introduced many technological and safety innovations that have become common in other vehicles several years later.
Gottlieb Daimler (who was the author of the star in the three branches) and Karl Benz were among the pioneers of the global automotive industry (1886). Firms and Daimler Benz, located in the outskirts of Stuttgart, evolved independently of one another until 1926. The Mercedes brand was created in 1901 at the initiative of Emile Jellinek, consul of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in Nice and representative of Daimler marque. He then gave the first name of his daughter Mercedes to a model designed specifically to his request which will meet a great commercial success. This success encouraged shortly after Daimler to adopt the mark for all its Mercedes cars struck the star in three parts. In 1925, in Germany, 80 manufacturers produce 144 different cars mostly in small numbers. The merger in 1926 of two manufacturers and Daimler Benz gave birth to a group of considerable power. Therefore, the Stuttgart firm would offer a range of models that would often be admired the world over. Since 1928, the S Series would give birth to the famous SS and SSK (1929). This series would soon lead luxurious famous 380K (1932), 500K (1934) and 540K (1936) all featuring an 8-cylinder engine compressor. The range was crowned by the Grosser 770K (1937), featuring a large limousines 8-cylinder engine compressor 7.7 liters of displacement, which were the official cars of dignitaries of the regime. The average range was composed of 170 (1930), 200 (1932) and 230 (1936) in all 6 cylinders. The 230 is also available with a diesel engine (the first diesel car series). These cars were the first to be equipped with wheel suspension.
The Mercedes-Benz 770, also known as the Großer Mercedes (large Mercedes) was a luxury automobile built by Mercedes-Benz from 1930 to 1943. It is probably best known from archival footage of high-ranking Nazi officials before and during World War II, including Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring.and the Japanese Emperor ordered three of them! His 1935 model, a first series chassis with "pullman-limousine" body, was characterized by the lack of external exhaust pipes on the right side of the bonnet: one of the few examples in the production of the 770K.
The 770 was introduced with the internal code W07 in 1930. These cars were mainly used by governments as state vehicles.
The W07 version of the 770 was powered by an inline eight cylinder engine of 7,655 cc (467.1 cu in) capacity with overhead valves and aluminium pistons. This engine produced 150 brake horsepower (110 kW) at 2800 rpm without supercharging.. An optional Roots type supercharger, which was engaged at full throttle, would raise the output to 200 brake horsepower (150 kW) at 2800 rpm, which could propel the car to 160 km/h (100 mph). The transmission had four forward ratios, of which third was direct and fourth was an overdrive.
The W07 had a contemporary boxed chassis suspended by semi-elliptic leaf springs onto beam axles front and rear Dimensions would vary with coachwork, but the chassis had a wheelbase of 3,750 mm (147.6 in) and a front track equal to the rear track of 1,500 mm (59.1 in).
Only 117 W07-series cars were built.
Occasionally (usually after an adult beverage or two), I'll plug my acoustic guitar (pictured) through a very small, but highly overdriven and distorted Gorilla amp (not pictured) and proceed to get in touch with my primal screaming inner child. You just got to let that little brat out every once in a while. Whether to exercise him... or exorcise him ... either way, it just has to be done every now and then.
Anyways, the highly questionable aesthetic (but highly cathartic) results seem to me to look something like this.
Then again, it might just be the adult beverages.
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State Library Launches New eBook Collection for State Government
Columbia S.C. – The South Carolina State Library has expanded its services with eBooks available to download from the library’s website. South Carolina state government library card holders can check out and download digital media anytime, anywhere by visiting scstatelibrary.lib.overdrive.com.
Users may browse the library’s Overdrive catalog, check out with a valid library card, and download to PC, Mac®, and many mobile devices. To read eBooks, users will be prompted to download Adobe® Digital Editions. Titles can be enjoyed immediately or transferred to a variety of devices, including iPod®, Sony® Reader™, and many others. Some audio titles can also be burned to CD to listen on-the-go. Titles will automatically expire at the end of the lending period. There are no late fees!
According to State Library Director, David Goble, “One of the goals of the State Library is to deliver its collections directly to its patrons wherever they are. This new collection of eBooks allows us to do just that. The quality of the decisions one makes is in large measure is based on the quality of information one has. EBooks will enable the State Library to provide greater access to information thereby allow state government employees to do a better job.”
This new service, powered by OverDrive, is free for South Carolina state government employees with their library card. To get started downloading eBooks from the library’s Overdrive catalog, visit scstatelibrary.lib.overdrive.com.
For more information about the collection, please contact the Information Services department at 803-734-8026 or reference@statelibrary.sc.gov.
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About the S.C. State Library
The South Carolina State Library is the primary administrator of federal and state support for the state’s libraries. The Library is a national model for innovation, collaboration, leadership and effectiveness. The Library’s mission is to optimize South Carolina’s investment in library and information services. In 1969, as the result of action by the General Assembly, the State Library Board was redesignated as the South Carolina State Library and assumed responsibility for public library development, library service for state institutions, service for the blind and physically handicapped, and library service to state government agencies. Headquartered in Columbia, S.C., the Library is funded by the state of South Carolina, by the federal government through the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and other sources. For more information, visit www.statelibrary.sc.gov or call 803-734-8666.
About OverDrive
OverDrive is a leading full-service digital distributor of eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video. We deliver secure management, DRM protection, and download fulfillment services for hundreds of publishers and thousands of libraries, schools, and retailers serving millions of end users. OverDrive has been named to the EContent 100 as a company that matters most in the digital content industry. Founded in 1986, OverDrive is based in Cleveland, OH. www.overdrive.com
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Columbia S.C. – The South Carolina State Library will soon expand its services to South Carolina’s state government employees with a new eBook collection available for download from the library’s website. Effective November 1, library card holders will be able to check out and download eBooks anytime, anywhere by visiting the State Library’s web site.
State government employees will be able to browse the library’s new OverDrive eBook catalog, check out with a valid library card, and download to PC, Mac®, and many mobile devices. Users will need to install free software (Adobe® Digital Editions). Titles can be enjoyed immediately or transferred to a variety of devices, including iPod®, Sony® Reader™, and many others. Titles will automatically expire at the end of the lending period and there are no late fees!
According to Nancy Rosenwald, State Library Information Strategies Director, "This is a great opportunity for the state's employees to access a wide variety of eBooks that will support their work, help them develop their careers and enhance their personal lives. Downloadable eBooks are a perfect answer for our increasingly mobile society. We look forward to assisting state employees as they discover this new, powerful resource."
A special announcement will go out on November 1 with more information about how to access the new collection.
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About the S.C. State Library
The South Carolina State Library is the primary administrator of federal and state support for the state’s libraries. The Library is a national model for innovation, collaboration, leadership and effectiveness. The Library’s mission is to optimize South Carolina’s investment in library and information services. In 1969, as the result of action by the General Assembly, the State Library Board was redesignated as the South Carolina State Library and assumed responsibility for public library development, library service for state institutions, service for the blind and physically handicapped, and library service to state government agencies. Headquartered in Columbia, S.C., the Library is funded by the state of South Carolina, by the federal government through the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and other sources. For more information, visit www.statelibrary.sc.gov or call 803-734-8666.
About OverDrive
OverDrive is a leading full-service digital distributor of eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video. We deliver secure management, DRM protection, and download fulfillment services for hundreds of publishers and thousands of libraries, schools, and retailers serving millions of end users. OverDrive has been named to the EContent 100 as a company that matters most in the digital content industry. Founded in 1986, OverDrive is based in Cleveland, OH. www.overdrive.com
Austin A105 Westminster (1956-59) Engine 2639cc S6 OHV Production 6770
Registration Number 760 CKM
Scaled up Austin Cambridge fitted with the new BMC C type engine. Usually referred to as a Westminster although the name had been dropped from the sales literature. The A105 was the performance version of the range with column shift transmission, triple overdrive, and two tone paint finish.
Sold as the Morris Marshal from 1957-60 in Australia with a different front grille.
When tested by Motor magazine in 1956 a A105 with overdrive recorded a top speed of 96.3 mph a 0-60 mph time of 15.4 seconds and an overall fuel consumption of 22 mpg. The test car cost £ 1109 inc. taxes.
This car No.76 raced under the No.11 at Silverstone by Nick Naismith and John Young
Shot at the Silverstone Classic 25.07.2010 Ref 57-82
Dodge Challenger, San Francisco - 2013
There were either; a lot of bright orange R/Ts on Jefferson that day, someone couldn't find a parking spot, or were so happy they'd got their hands on a modern icon, they just wanted to cruise - all day. I'll go for the latter... I'd do the same!
Vauxhall Cresta PB (1962-65) Engine 3294cc S6 OHV Production 87047 (including PB Velox)
Production 87,047
Registration Number OTU 767 D
VAUXHALL SET
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The PB generation Cresta entirely restyled, the new design dispensed with the tailfins and overall extravagant style of its predecessor, with a flat bonnet and a more conservative appearance taking clues from the contemporary Victor FB introduced the previous year. The engine was the same 2,651 cc (162 cu in) straight six as the last of the PA series though the compression was raised power output remained at 95bhp. Front disc brakes were introduced as standard.
From October 1964 the facelift version was introduced the engine was increased in capacity to 3293 cc and output increased to 115bhp, the exterior was refreshed with a new full width chrome front grille, incorporating the headlights and there was a full-length chrome strip along the body sides. The gearbox was still three-speed with column change but an overdrive was available. As standard, the 3.3-litre cars had a three-speed column-change gearbox, with a four-speed floor-change unit as an option. Three-speed hydramatic automatic transmission was available with both engines but this was changed to the two-speed Powerglide unit towards the end of the 3.3-litre PB run.
Shot at the Cholmondley Car Show 05.09.2010 Ref 63-458