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Golf 1 Cabrio..prepare for next summer..😎
Golf 1 Cabrio with 16" inch BBS RM 024 rims.
The BBS RM 024 rim specifications are 6,5J x 16 ET52, 5x108, 60.1 hub diameter.
Driving with Epytec pitch circle adapter 4x100 to 5x108, 20 mm front / 28 mm rear and 195/40 R16 Falken Ziex ZE914 tires.
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Project 2016: Technical check with the replacement of important parts. New convertible fabric roof. Complete interior replacement with carpet, seats and side panels.
Project 2017: Full change of all parts from the front axle.
Project 2018: Full restoration, with sandblast and powder coating, of the rear axle and complete change of all parts
Project 2020: Golf 1 Cabrio 16" inch BBS RM 024 rims
The BBS rim specifications are 6,5x16 ET52, 5x108, 60.1. Driving with Epytec pitch circle adapter 4x100 to 5x108, 20 mm front / 28 mm rear and 195/40 R16 Falken Ziex ZE914 tires. The BBS Rim's are originally from 1990 Renault R25 V6 Turbo Baccara. For now the middle rim is dark-grey powder-coated. All rims will get an original silver BBS paintwork next time.
Project 2021: Replacement of the alternator and the oil pan. New seat upholstery and conversion of the two front seats to consoles with height adjustment.
Project 2022: Complete replacement of the water circuit including water pump, thermostat and housing as well as all water hoses. All BBS rims got a original silver BBS paintwork.
Project 2023:
Complete replacement of the exhaust system with CAT. Completely new interior insulation with removal and installation of the inner cockpit to minimize noise with complete felt insulation. New seals on the windshield and the B-pillar.
But he's still not done...
This is a modification of my hot rod pickup. It still has everything that you might like (motorized/remotely controlled driving/steering, lights, turn signals, working steering wheel, working V8 and radiator fan, working door handles, gearbox…) and some new features (wheels, suspension, engine, roof, front lights, interior, fuel tank, movable license plate, chrome details…). Like the old one, it is 50 studs long and 28 studs wide but it is heavier - it weighs 1285g.
VIDEO: youtu.be/jR0rCEck7_0
Characteristics:
-Leaf spring suspension with height-adjustable rear
-License plate with simple mechanism to hide it (manual)
-Lights (front and rear) manually controlled with a lever connected to a speed dial of 8878 battery (which allows you to switch between low and high beam)
-Turn signals (front and rear) connected to a servo motor via coupled PF switches (2 switches)
-Working steering wheel
-Manual gearbox – 4 gears (5:1, 3:1, 5:3, 1:1)
-Suicide doors with working door handles
-It is powered by two L motors and 7.4 V (8878) rechargeable battery box.
-Servo motor for steering
-Working V8 fake engine with some details to make it resemble real V8 engine, connected directly to the driving motors so it works at the same speed no matter what gear you choose (in neutral also)
-Working radiator fan, connected directly to a V8 engine
-Rear doors can be opened.
-Roof window, fire extinguisher, fuel tank…
-Front tires from 8070 supercar, and rear from 42000 Grand Prix Racer.
I hope you like it, feel free to comment…
p.s. it has been blogged: thelegocarblog.com/2014/07/03/rod-mod/
Silver’s NEOMAX Coilover’s are perfect for street driving, and still outperform most on the track. The Silver’s NEOMAX coilovers are a monotube shock, independently height adjustable, with 24 levels of dampening adjustment, and come with an 18-month warranty.
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The Custom StuG 3 Ausf-G is a replica of the German DAK WW2.
- It consists of 577 bricks
- Cannon is height adjustable
- Side panels for removing
- Portable chain runs
- Adaptation of the chains on the ground
- Many small details and its shape make it authentic
- Dimensions (W / H / D): 13,1 / 7,3 / 17,1 cm (without antenna)
Instructions PDF + XML available.
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NEC's SmartScan is different. It starts with a modern user interface and intuitive screen utilizing Microsoft Windows 10 with modern touch, pinch-and-zoom and swipe features now common on all devices. Then it is housed in a visually pleasing, height adjustable, ergonomically designed kiosk with larger foot pedals for improved fingerprint and palmprint capture. #biometrics Learn more today - goo.gl/vDvaWH
This is a modification of my hot rod pickup. It still has everything that you might like (motorized/remotely controlled driving/steering, lights, turn signals, working steering wheel, working V8 and radiator fan, working door handles, gearbox…) and some new features (wheels, suspension, engine, roof, front lights, interior, fuel tank, movable license plate, chrome details…). Like the old one, it is 50 studs long and 28 studs wide but it is heavier - it weighs 1285g.
VIDEO: youtu.be/jR0rCEck7_0
Characteristics:
-Leaf spring suspension with height-adjustable rear
-License plate with simple mechanism to hide it (manual)
-Lights (front and rear) manually controlled with a lever connected to a speed dial of 8878 battery (which allows you to switch between low and high beam)
-Turn signals (front and rear) connected to a servo motor via coupled PF switches (2 switches)
-Working steering wheel
-Manual gearbox – 4 gears (5:1, 3:1, 5:3, 1:1)
-Suicide doors with working door handles
-It is powered by two L motors and 7.4 V (8878) rechargeable battery box.
-Servo motor for steering
-Working V8 fake engine with some details to make it resemble real V8 engine, connected directly to the driving motors so it works at the same speed no matter what gear you choose (in neutral also)
-Working radiator fan, connected directly to a V8 engine
-Rear doors can be opened.
-Roof window, fire extinguisher, fuel tank…
-Front tires from 8070 supercar, and rear from 42000 Grand Prix Racer.
I hope you like it, feel free to comment…
p.s. it has been blogged: thelegocarblog.com/2014/07/03/rod-mod/
This K12 Micra in silver, is a 5 door NTEC model and It is in great shape and well looked after for a 58 reg.
The NTEC model has the 1.2-litre engine, side airbags, a 60/40 split sliding rear seat, drivers seat height adjustment, front fog lights, heated electric mirrors, Sat Nav, fog lights
This one is seen here on West Savile Terrace, Edinburgh
A junk is a type of Chinese sailing ship with fully battened sails. There are two types of junk in China: Northern junk which is developed from Chinese river boats, and southern junk which is developed from Austronesian ship designs, examples of which have been trading with the Eastern Han dynasty since the 2nd century AD. They continued to evolve in the later dynasties, and were predominantly used by Chinese traders throughout Southeast Asia. They were found, and in lesser numbers are still found, throughout Southeast Asia and India, but primarily in China. Found more broadly today is a growing number of modern recreational junk-rigged sailboats. Chinese junks referred to many types of coastal or river ships. They were usually cargo ships, pleasure boats, or houseboats. They vary greatly in size and there are significant regional variations in the type of rig, however they all employ fully battened sails.
The term "junk" (Portuguese junco; Dutch jonk; and Spanish junco) was also used in the colonial period to refer to any large to medium-sized ships of the Austronesian cultures in Island Southeast Asia, with or without the junk rig. Examples include the Indonesian and Malaysian jong, the Philippine lanong, and the Maluku kora kora.
ETYMOLOGY
Views diverge on whether the origin of the word is from a dialect of Chinese or from a Javanese word. The term may stem from the Chinese chuán (船, "boat; ship") — also based on and pronounced as [dzuːŋ] (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chûn) in Minnan Chinese — or zhōu (舟), the old word for a sailing vessel.[citation needed] The modern Mandarin Chinese word for an ocean-going wooden cargo vessel is cáo (艚).
Pierre-Yves Manguin and Zoetmulder, amongst others, point to an Old Javanese origin, in the form of jong. The word can be traced from an Old Javanese inscription in the 9th century. It entered the Malay and Chinese languages by the 15th century, when a Chinese word list identifies it as a Malay word for "ship." The Malay Maritime Code, first drawn up in the late 15th century, uses jong frequently as the word for freight ships. European writings from 1345 through 1601 use a variety of related terms, including jonque (French), ioncque (Italian), joanga or juanga (Spanish), junco (Portuguese), and jonk (Dutch). These terms were applied to all large ships in Southeast Asia, not only to Chinese ships.
The origin of the word "junk" in the English language can be traced to the Portuguese word junco, which is rendered from the Arabic word j-n-k (جنك). This word comes from the fact that the Arabic script cannot represent the digraph "ng". The word was used to denote both the Javanese/Malay ship (jong or djong) and the Chinese ship (chuán), even though the two were markedly different vessels. After the disappearance of jongs in the 17th century, the meaning of "junk" (and other similar words in European languages), which until then was used as a transcription of the word "jong" in Malay and Javanese, changed its meaning to exclusively refer to the Chinese ship (chuán).
CONSTRUCTION
The historian Herbert Warington Smyth considered the junk as one of the most efficient ship designs, stating that "As an engine for carrying man and his commerce upon the high and stormy seas as well as on the vast inland waterways, it is doubtful if any class of vessel… is more suited or better adapted to its purpose than the Chinese or Indian junk, and it is certain that for flatness of sail and handiness, the Chinese rig is unsurpassed."
SAILS
The sail of Chinese junks is an adoption of the Malay junk sail, which used vegetable matting attached to bamboo battens, a practice originated from South East Asia. The full-length battens keep the sail flatter than ideal in all wind conditions. Consequently, their ability to sail close to the wind is poorer than other fore-and-aft rigs.
HULL
Classic junks were built of softwoods (although after the 17th century teak was used in Guangdong) with the outside shape built first. Then multiple internal compartment/bulkheads accessed by separate hatches and ladders, reminiscent of the interior structure of bamboo, were built in. Traditionally, the hull has a horseshoe-shaped stern supporting a high poop deck. The bottom is flat in a river junk with no keel (similar to a sampan), so that the boat relies on a daggerboard, leeboard or very large rudder to prevent the boat from slipping sideways in the water. Ocean-going junks have a curved hull in section with a large amount of tumblehome in the topsides. The planking is edge nailed on a diagonal. Iron nails or spikes have been recovered from a Canton dig dated to circa 221 BC. For caulking the Chinese used a mix of ground lime with Tung oil together with chopped hemp from old fishing nets which set hard in 18 hours, but usefully remained flexible. Junks have narrow waterlines which accounts for their potential speed in moderate conditions, although such voyage data as we have indicates that average speeds on voyage for junks were little different from average voyage speeds of almost all traditional sail, i.e. around 4–6 knots. The largest junks, the treasure ships commanded by Ming dynasty Admiral Zheng He, were built for world exploration in the 15th century, and according to some interpretations may have been over 120 metres in length. This conjecture was based on the size of a rudder post that was found and misinterpreted, using formulae applicable to modern engine powered ships. More careful analysis shows that the rudder post that was found is actually smaller than the rudder post shown for a 70' long Pechili Trader in Worcester's "Junks and Sampans of the Yangtze".
Another characteristic of junks, interior compartments or bulkheads, strengthened the ship and slowed flooding in case of holing. Ships built in this manner were written of in Zhu Yu's book Pingzhou Table Talks, published by 1119 during the Song dynasty. Again, this type of construction for Chinese ship hulls was attested to by the Moroccan Muslim Berber traveler Ibn Battuta (1304–1377 AD), who described it in great detail (refer to Technology of the Song dynasty). Although some historians have questioned whether the compartments were watertight, most believe that watertight compartments did exist in Chinese junks because although most of the time there were small passageways (known as limber holes) between compartments, these could be blocked with stoppers and such stoppers have been identified in wrecks. All wrecks discovered so far have limber holes; these are different from the free flooding holes that are located only in the foremost and aftermost compartments, but are at the base of the transverse bulkheads allowing water in each compartment to drain to the lowest compartment, thus facilitating pumping. It is believed from evidence in wrecks that the limber holes could be stopped either to allow the carriage of liquid cargoes or to isolate a compartment that had sprung a leak.
Benjamin Franklin wrote in a 1787 letter on the project of mail packets between the United States and France:
As these vessels are not to be laden with goods, their holds may without inconvenience be divided into separate apartments, after the Chinese manner, and each of these apartments caulked tight so as to keep out water.
— Benjamin Franklin, 1787
In 1795, Sir Samuel Bentham, inspector of dockyards of the Royal Navy, and designer of six new sailing ships, argued for the adoption of "partitions contributing to strength, and securing the ship against foundering, as practiced by the Chinese of the present day". His idea was not adopted. Bentham had been in China in 1782, and he acknowledged that he had got the idea of watertight compartments by looking at Chinese junks there. Bentham was a friend of Isambard Brunel, so it is possible that he had some influence on Brunel's adoption of longitudinal, strengthening bulkheads in the lower deck of the SS Great Britain. Bentham had already by this time designed and had built a segmented barge for use on the Volga River, so the idea of transverse hull separation was evidently in his mind. Perhaps more to the point, there is a very large difference between the transverse bulkheads in Chinese construction, which offer no longitudinal strengthening, and the longitudinal members which Brunel adopted, almost certainly inspired by the iron bridge and boiler engineering in which he and his contemporaries in iron shipbuilding innovation were most versed.
Due to the numerous foreign primary sources that hint to the existence of true watertight compartments in junks, historians such as Joseph Needham proposed that the limber holes were stopped up as noted above in case of leakage. He addresses the quite separate issue of free-flooding compartments on pg 422 of Science and Civilisation in Ancient China:
Less well known is the interesting fact that in some types of Chinese craft the foremost (and less frequently also the aftermost) compartment is made free-flooding. Holes are purposely contrived in the planking. This is the case with the salt-boats which shoot the rapids down from Tzuliuching in Szechuan, the gondola-shaped boats of the Poyang Lake, and many sea going junks. The Szechuanese boatmen say that this reduces resistance to the water to a minimum, though such a claim makes absolutely no hydrodynamic sense, and the device is thought to cushion the shocks of pounding when the boat pitches heavily in the rapids, as it acquires and discharges water ballast rapidly supposedly just at the time when it is most desirable to counteract buffeting at stem and stern. As with too many such claims, there has been no empirical testing of them and it seems unlikely that the claims would stand up to such testing since the diameter or number of holes needed for such rapid flooding and discharging would be so great as to significantly weaken the vulnerable fore and aft parts of the vessel. The sailors say, as sailors all over the world are inclined to do when conjuring up answers to landlubbers' questions, that it stops junks flying up into the wind. It may be the reality at the bottom of the following story, related by Liu Ching-Shu of the +5th century, in his book I Yuan (Garden of Strange Things)
In Fu-Nan (Cambodia) gold is always used in transactions. Once there were (some people who) having hired a boat to go from east to west near and far, had not reached their destination when the time came for the payment of the pound (of gold) which had been agreed upon. They therefore wished to reduce the quantity (to be paid). The master of the ship then played a trick upon them. He made (as it were) a way for the water to enter the bottom of the boat, which seemed to be about to sink, and remained stationary, moving neither forward nor backward. All the passengers were very frightened and came to make offerings. The boat (afterwards) returned to its original state.
This, however, would seem to have involved openings which could be controlled, and the water pumped out afterwards. This was easily effected in China (still seen in Kuangtung and Hong Kong), but the practice was also known in England, where the compartment was called the 'wet-well', and the boat in which it was built, a 'well-smack'. If the tradition is right that such boats date in Europe from +1712 then it may well be that the Chinese bulkhead principle was introduced twice, first for small coastal fishing boats at the end of the seventeenth century, and then for large ships a century later. However, the wet well is probably a case of parallel invention since its manner of construction is quite different from that of Chinese junks, the wet well quite often not running the full width of the boat, but only occupying the central part of the hull either side of the keel.
More to the point[24] wet wells were apparent in Roman small craft of the 5th century CE.
LEEBOARDS AND CENTERBOARDS
Leeboards and centerboards, used to stabilize the junk and to improve its capability to sail upwind, are documented from a 759 AD book by Li Chuan. The innovation was adopted by Portuguese and Dutch ships around 1570. Junks often employ a daggerboard that is forward on the hull which allows the center section of the hull to be free of the daggerboard trunk allowing larger cargo compartments. Because the daggerboard is located so far forward, the junk must use a balanced rudder to counteract the imbalance of lateral resistance.
Other innovations included the square-pallet bilge pump, which was adopted by the West during the 16th century for work ashore, the western chain pump, which was adopted for shipboard use, being of a different derivation. Junks also relied on the compass for navigational purposes. However, as with almost all vessels of any culture before the late 19th century, the accuracy of magnetic compasses aboard ship, whether from a failure to understand deviation (the magnetism of the ship's iron fastenings) or poor design of the compass card (the standard drypoint compasses were extremely unstable), meant that they did little to contribute to the accuracy of navigation by dead reckoning. Indeed, a review of the evidence shows that the Chinese embarked magnetic pointer was probably little used for navigation. The reasoning is simple. Chinese mariners were as able as any and, had they needed a compass to navigate, they would have been aware of the almost random directional qualities when used at sea of the water bowl compass they used. Yet that design remained unchanged for some half a millennium. Western sailors, coming upon a similar water bowl design (no evidence as to how has yet emerged) very rapidly adapted it in a series of significant changes such that within roughly a century the water bowl had given way to the dry pivot, a rotating compass card a century later, a lubberline a generation later and gimbals seventy or eighty years after that. These were necessary because in the more adverse climatic context of north western Europe, the compass was needed for navigation. Had similar needs been felt in China, Chinese mariners would also have come up with fixes. They didn't.
STEERING
Junks employed stern-mounted rudders centuries before their adoption in the West for the simple reason that Western hull forms, with their pointed sterns, obviated a centreline steering system until technical developments in Scandinavia created the first, iron mounted, pintle and gudgeon 'barn door' western examples in the early 12th century CE. A second reason for this slow development was that the side rudders in use were, contrary to a lot of very ill-informed opinion, extremely efficient. Thus the junk rudder's origin, form and construction was completely different in that it was the development of a centrally mounted stern steering oar, examples of which can also be seen in Middle Kingdom (c.2050–1800 BCE) Egyptian river vessels. It was an innovation which permitted the steering of large ships and due to its design allowed height adjustment according to the depth of the water and to avoid serious damage should the junk ground. A sizable junk can have a rudder that needed up to twenty members of the crew to control in strong weather. In addition to using the sail plan to balance the junk and take the strain off the hard to operate and mechanically weakly attached rudder, some junks were also equipped with leeboards or dagger boards. The world's oldest known depiction of a stern-mounted rudder can be seen on a pottery model of a junk dating from before the 1st century AD, though some scholars think this may be a steering oar; a possible interpretation given is that the model is of a river boat that was probably towed or poled.
From sometime in the 13th to 15th centuries, many junks began incorporating "fenestrated" rudders (rudders with large diamond-shaped holes in them), probably adopted to lessen the force needed to direct the steering of the rudder.
The rudder is reported to be the strongest part of the junk. In the Tiangong Kaiwu "Exploitation of the Works of Nature" (1637), Song Yingxing wrote, "The rudder-post is made of elm, or else of langmu or of zhumu." The Ming author also applauds the strength of the langmu wood as "if one could use a single silk thread to hoist a thousand jun or sustain the weight of a mountain landslide."
HISTORY
2nd CENTURY (HAN DYNASTY)
Chinese ships were essentially fluvial before the Song dynasty.[1] However, large Austronesian trading ships docking in Chinese seaports with as many as four sails were recorded by scholars as early as the Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE). They called them the kunlun bo or kunlun po (崑崙舶, lit. "ship of the [dark-skinned] Kunlun people"). They were booked by Chinese Buddhist pilgrims for passage to Southern India and Sri Lanka.
The 3rd century book "Strange Things of the South" (南州異物志) by Wan Chen (萬震) describes one of these Austronesian ships as being capable of 600-700 people together with more than 10,000 hu (斛) of cargo (250-1000 tons according to various interpretations - 600 tons deadweight according to Manguin).[8]:262 The ships could be more than 50 meters in length and had a freeboard of 5.2–7.8 meters. When seen from above they resemble covered galleries. He explains the ships' sail design as follows:
The people beyond the barriers, according the size of their ships, sometimes rig (as many as) four sails which they carry in row from bow to stern. (...) The four sails do not face directly forward, but are set obliquely, and so arranged that they can all be fixed in the same direction, to receive the wind and to spill it. Those sails which are behind the most windward one receiving the pressure of the wind, throw it from one to the other, so that they all profit from its force. If it is violent, (the sailors) diminish or augment the surface of the sails according to the conditions. This oblique rig, which permits the sails to receive from one another the breath of the wind, obviates the anxiety attendant upon having high masts. Thus these ships sail without avoiding strong winds and dashing waves, by the aid of which they can make great speed.
— Wan Chen,
A 260 CE book by K'ang T'ai (康泰) described ships with seven sails called po for transporting horses that could travel as far as Syria. He also made reference to monsoon trade between the islands (or archipelago), which took a month and a few days in a large po. Southern Chinese junks were based on keeled and multi-planked Austronesian jong (known as po by the Chinese, from Javanese or Malay perahu - large ship). Southern Chinese junks showed characteristics of Austronesian jong: V-shaped, double-ended hull with a keel, and using timbers of tropical origin. This is different from northern Chinese junks, which are developed from flat bottomed riverine boats. The northern Chinese junks had flat bottoms, no keel, no frames (only water-tight bulkheads), transom stern and stem, would have been built out of pine or fir wood, and would have its planks fastened with iron nails or clamps.
10–13th CENTURY (SONG DYNASTY)
The trading dynasty of the Song developed the first junks based on Southeast Asian ships. By this era they also have adopted the Malay junk sail. The ships of the Song, both mercantile and military, became the backbone of the navy of the following Yuan dynasty. In particular the Mongol invasions of Japan (1274–84), as well as the Mongol invasion of Java (both failed), essentially relied on recently acquired Song naval capabilities. Worcester estimates that Yuan junks were 11 m in beam and over 30 m long. In general they had no keel, stempost, or sternpost. They did have centreboards, and watertight bulkhead to strengthen the hull, which added great weight. Further excavations showed that this type of vessel was common in the 13th century. By using the ratio between number of soldiers and ships in both invasions, it can be concluded that each ship may carry 20-70 men.[
14th CENTURY (YUAN DYNASTY)
The enormous dimensions of the Chinese ships of the Medieval period are described in Chinese sources, and are confirmed by Western travelers to the East, such as Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta and Niccolò da Conti. According to Ibn Battuta, who visited China in 1347:
. . . We stopped in the port of Calicut, in which there were at the time thirteen Chinese vessels, and disembarked. On the China Sea traveling is done in Chinese ships only, so we shall describe their arrangements. The Chinese vessels are of three kinds; large ships called chunks (junks), middle sized ones called zaws (dhows) and the small ones kakams. The large ships have anything from twelve down to three sails, which are made of bamboo rods plaited into mats. They are never lowered, but turned according to the direction of the wind; at anchor they are left floating in the wind. A ship carries a complement of a thousand men, six hundred of whom are sailors and four hundred men-at-arms, including archers, men with shields and crossbows, who throw naphtha. Three smaller ones, the "half", the "third" and the "quarter", accompany each large vessel. These vessels are built in the towns of Zaytun (a.k.a. Zaitun; today's Quanzhou; 刺桐) and Sin-Kalan. The vessel has four decks and contains rooms, cabins, and saloons for merchants; a cabin has chambers and a lavatory, and can be locked by its occupants. This is the manner after which they are made; two (parallel) walls of very thick wooden (planking) are raised and across the space between them are placed very thick planks (the bulkheads) secured longitudinally and transversely by means of large nails, each three ells in length. When these walls have thus been built the lower deck is fitted in and the ship is launched before the upper works are finished. - Ibn Battuta
15–17th CENTURY (MING DYNASTY)
From the mid-15th to early 16th century, all Chinese maritime trading was banned under the Ming Dynasty. The shipping and shipbuilding knowledge acquired during the Song and Yuan dynasties gradually declined during this period.
EXPEDITION OF ZHENG HE
The largest junks ever built were possibly those of Admiral Zheng He, for his expeditions in the Indian Ocean (1405 to 1433), although this is disputed as no contemporary records of the sizes of Zheng He's ships are known. Instead the dimensions are based on Sanbao Taijian Xia Xiyang Ji Tongsu Yanyi (1597), a romanticized version of the voyages written by Luo Maodeng [zh] nearly two centuries later. Maodeng's novel describes Zheng He's ships as follows:
Treasure ships, used by the commander of the fleet and his deputies (Nine-masted junks, claimed by the Ming Shi to be about 420 feet long and 180 feet wide).
Horse ships, carrying tribute goods and repair material for the fleet (Eight-masted junks, about 340 feet long and 140 feet wide)
Supply ships, containing food-staple for the crew (Seven-masted junks, about 260 feet long and 115 feet wide).
Troop transports (Six-masted junks, about 220 feet long and 83 feet wide).
Fuchuan warships (Five-masted junks, about 165 feet long).
Patrol boats (Eight-oared, about 120 feet long).
Water tankers, with 1 month's supply of fresh water.
Some recent research suggests that the actual length of the biggest treasure ships may have been between 119–124 m long and 49–51 m wide, while others estimate them to be 61–76 m in length.
CAPTURE OF TAIWAN
In 1661, a naval fleet of 400 junks and 25,000 men led by the Ming loyalist Zheng Chenggong (Cheng Ch'eng-kung in Wade–Giles, known in the West as Koxinga), arrived in Taiwan to oust the Dutch from Zeelandia. Following a nine-month siege, Cheng captured the Dutch fortress Fort Zeelandia. A peace treaty between Koxinga and the Dutch Government was signed at Castle Zeelandia on February 1, 1662, and Taiwan became Koxinga's base for the Kingdom of Tungning.
JAVANESE
The physical description of Javanese junk differed from Chinese junk. It was made of very thick wood, and as the ship got old, it was fixed with new boards, with four closing boards, stacked together. The rope and the sail was made with woven rattan. The jong was made using jaty/jati wood (teak) at the time of this report (1512), at that time Chinese junks are using softwood as the main material. The jong's hull is formed by joining planks to the keel and then to each other by wooden dowels, without using either a frame (except for subsequent reinforcement), nor any iron bolts or nails. The planks are perforated by an auger and inserted with dowels, which remains inside the fastened planks, not seen from the outside. On some of the smaller vessels parts may be lashed together with vegetable fibers. The vessel was similarly pointed at both ends, and carried two oar-like rudders and lateen-rigged sails (actually tanja sail),[note 1] but it may also use junk sail, a sail of Malay origin. It differed markedly from the Chinese vessel, which had its hull fastened by strakes and iron nails to a frame and to structurally essential bulkheads which divided the cargo space. The Chinese vessel had a single rudder on a transom stern, and (except in Fujian and Guangdong) they had flat bottoms without keels.
Encounters with giant jongs were recorded by Western travelers. Giovanni da Empoli said that the junks of Java were no different in their strength than a castle, because the three and four boards, layered one above the other, could not be harmed with artillery. They sailed with their women, children, and families, with everyone mainly keeping to their respective rooms. Portuguese recorded at least two encounters with large Djongs, one was encountered off the coast of Pacem (Samudera Pasai Sultanate) and the other was owned by Pati Unus, who went on to attack Malacca in 1513. Characteristics of the 2 ships were similar, both were larger than Portuguese ship, built with multiple plankings, resistant to cannon fire, and had two oar-like rudders on the side of the ship. At least Pati Unus' jong was equipped with three layers of sheathing which the Portuguese said over one cruzado in thickness each. The Chinese banned foreign ships from entering Guangzhou, fearing the Javanese or Malay junks would attack and capture the city, because it is said that one of these junk would rout twenty Chinese junks.
Main production location of Djong was mainly constructed in two major shipbuilding centres around Java: north coastal Java, especially around Rembang-Demak (along the Muria strait) and Cirebon; and the south coast of Borneo (Banjarmasin) and adjacent islands. A common feature of these places was their accessibility to forests of teak, this wood was highly valued because of its resistance to shipworm, whereas Borneo itself would supply ironwood. Pegu, which is a large shipbuilding port at the 16th century, also produced jong, built by Javanese who resided there.
ACCOUNTS OF MEDIEVAL TRAVELLERS
Niccolò da Conti in relating his travels in Asia between 1419 and 1444, describes huge junks of about 2,000 tons in weight: They build some ships much larger than ours, capable of containing 2,000 tons in size, with five sails and as many masts. The lower part is constructed with of three planks, in order to withstand the force of the tempest to which they are much exposed. But some ships are built in compartments, that should one part is shattered, the other portion remaining intact to accomplish the voyage.Other translations of the passage give the size as a 2000 butts, which would be around a 1000 tons, a butt being half a ton.Also, in 1456, the Fra Mauro map described the presence of junks in the Indian Ocean as well as their construction:
The ships called junks (lit. "Zonchi") that navigate these seas carry four masts or more, some of which can be raised or lowered, and have 40 to 60 cabins for the merchants and only one tiller. They can navigate without a compass, because they have an astrologer, who stands on the side and, with an astrolabe in hand, gives orders to the navigator.
— Text from the Fra Mauro map, 09-P25,
Fra Mauro further explains that one of these junks rounded the Cape of Good Hope and travelled far into the Atlantic Ocean, in 1420:
About the year of Our Lord 1420 a ship, what is called an Indian Zoncho, on a crossing of the Sea of India towards the "Isle of Men and Women", was diverted beyond the "Cape of Diab" (Shown as the Cape of Good Hope on the map), through the "Green Isles" (lit. "isole uerde", Cabo Verde Islands), out into the "Sea of Darkness" (Atlantic Ocean) on a way west and southwest. Nothing but air and water was seen for 40 days and by their reckoning they ran 2,000 miles and fortune deserted them. When the stress of the weather had subsided they made the return to the said "Cape of Diab" in 70 days and drawing near to the shore to supply their wants the sailors saw the egg of a bird called roc, which egg is as big as an amphora.
— Text from Fra Mauro map, 10-A13,
ASIAN TRADE
Chinese junks were used extensively in Asian trade during the 16th and 17th century, especially to Southeast Asia and to Japan, where they competed with Japanese Red Seal Ships, Portuguese carracks and Dutch galleons. Richard Cocks, the head of the English trading factory in Hirado, Japan, recorded that 50 to 60 Chinese junks visited Nagasaki in 1612 alone.
These junks were usually three masted, and averaging between 200 and 800 tons in size, the largest ones having around 130 sailors, 130 traders and sometimes hundreds of passengers.
19th CENTURY (QING DYNASTY)
Large, ocean-going junks played a key role in Asian trade until the 19th century. One of these junks, Keying, sailed from China around the Cape of Good Hope to the United States and England between 1846 and 1848. Many junks were fitted out with carronades and other weapons for naval or piratical uses. These vessels were typically called "war junks" or "armed junks" by Western navies which began entering the region more frequently in the 18th century. The British, Americans and French fought several naval battles with war junks in the 19th century, during the First Opium War, Second Opium War and in between.
At sea, junk sailors co-operated with their Western counterparts. For example, in 1870 survivors of the English barque Humberstone shipwrecked off Formosa, were rescued by a junk and landed safely in Macao.
20th CENTURY
In 1938, E. Allen Petersen escaped the advancing Japanese armies by sailing a 11 m junk, Hummel Hummel, from Shanghai to California with his wife Tani and two White Russians (Tsar loyalists). In 1939, Richard Halliburton was lost at sea with his crew while sailing a specially constructed junk, Sea Dragon, from Hong Kong to the World Exposition in San Francisco.
In 1955, six young men sailed a Ming dynasty-style junk from Taiwan to San Francisco. The four-month journey aboard the Free China was captured on film and their arrival into San Francisco made international front-page news. The five Chinese-born friends saw an advertisement for an international trans-Atlantic yacht race, and jumped at the opportunity for adventure. They were joined by the then US Vice-Consul to China, who was tasked with capturing the journey on film. Enduring typhoons and mishaps, the crew, having never sailed a century-old junk before, learned along the way. The crew included Reno Chen, Paul Chow, Loo-chi Hu, Benny Hsu, Calvin Mehlert and were led by skipper Marco Chung. After a journey of 9,700 km, the Free China and her crew arrived in San Francisco Bay in fog on August 8, 1955. Shortly afterward the footage was featured on ABC television's Bold Journey travelogue. Hosted by John Stephenson and narrated by ship's navigator Paul Chow, the program highlighted the adventures and challenges of the junk's sailing across the Pacific, as well as some humorous moments aboard ship.
In 1959 a group of Catalan men, led by Jose Maria Tey, sailed from Hong Kong to Barcelona on a junk named Rubia. After their successful journey this junk was anchored as a tourist attraction at one end of Barcelona harbor, close to where La Rambla meets the sea. Permanently moored along with it was a reproduction of Columbus' caravel Santa Maria during the 1960s and part of the 1970s.
In 1981, Christoph Swoboda had a 65 feet (LoA) Bedar built by the boatyard of Che Ali bin Ngah on Duyong island in the estuary of the Terengganu river on the East coast of Malaysia. The Bedar is one of the two types of Malay junk schooners traditionally built there. He sailed this junk with his family and one friend to the Mediterranean and then continued with changing crew to finally finish a circumnavigation in 1998. He sold this vessel in 2000 and in 2004 he started to build a new junk in Duyong with the same craftsmen: the Pinas (or Pinis) Naga Pelangi, in order to help keep this ancient boat building tradition alive. This boat finished to be fitted out in 2010 and is working as a charter boat in the Andaman and the South China Sea.
WIKIPEDIA
In 1965 a luxury upgrade, the DS Pallas (after Greek goddess Pallas), was introduced. This included comfort features such as better noise insulation, a more luxurious (and optional leather) upholstery and external trim embellishments. From 1966 the Pallas model received a driver's seat with height adjustment.(Wikipedia).
The Custom heavy Wehrmachtsschlepper - sWS
is a replica of the big German halftrack of WW2.
- The halftrack consists of 665 parts with double chains
- Equipped with a Panzerwerfer 42 - 15cm Werfgranaten
- Trailer Hitch for artillery and MG 42 assembled on roof
- Tailgates and hatches can be opened
- PW-42 height adjustable and rotates 360 °
- Many small details and their shapes make them authentic
- Dimensions of the tractor (W / H / D): 8.1 / 8.9 / 21.8 cm (with PW-42)
- Dimensions of the tractor (W / H / D): 8.1 / 6.8 / 21.8 cm (without PW-42)
Instructions PDF + XML available.
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This K12 Micra in light silver, is a 5 door S model and has marge dents on the back wheel arch and back door.
The S model has the 1.2-litre engine, side airbags, a 60/40 split sliding rear seat, drivers seat height adjustment and CD player.
This one is seen here on lower London Road in Edinburgh
INSTRUCTIONS AVAILABLE
Launched April 20th, 2022.
The Ferrari 296 GTS, the evolution of Ferrari’s mid-rear-engined two-seater berlinetta spider concept, is powered by the new 120° V6 engine coupled with a plug-in (PHEV) electric motor that debuted on the 296 GTB.
Power lives and breathes at the rear of the car, with the combined V6 turbo and electric output delivering 830cv to the rear wheels, sending the car from 0 -100 km/h in 2.9s, reaching 200 km/h in 7.6s and onwards to a top speed of 330 km/h. And in pure electric mode the car can reach 135 km/h before the V6 kicks in.
Lighter than a conventional soft top, and extremely compact, Ferrari’s extensive experience with RHTs means they can sculpt surfaces that work in tandem with the car’s lines, guaranteeing the effect of a truly convertible coupé. The folding roof splits into two sections that fold flush over the front of the engine. This has allowed the designers to introduce a window in the rear section of the engine cover through which the new V6 is clearly visible. When the top is retracted, the cabin and the rear deck are separated by a height-adjustable glass rear screen which guarantees cabin comfort, even at exhilarating speeds.
The RHT can be deployed in just 14 seconds at speeds of up to 45 km/h, but even with the roof up, Ferrari’s patented exhaust resonator system (otherwise known as the Hot Tube and positioned just before the exhaust system) channels the engine’s pure sound directly up into the cabin. With the roof down the harmonics from the single tailpipe exhaust are even more dramatic.
Every Prancing Horse is rooted in 75 years of racing innovation, and there are elements throughout the 296 GTS of technological advancements found on other models. The active spoiler is inspired by LaFerrari for example, integrated into the rear bumper to generate a high level of rear downforce. The brake cooling system was developed around the Aero callipers that debuted on the SF90 Stradale, with ventilation ducts integrated into their castings, while the design itself - sporty, sinuous and compact - references the likes of the 1963 250 LM, a perfect marriage of simplicity and functionality.
This is a modification of my hot rod pickup. It still has everything that you might like (motorized/remotely controlled driving/steering, lights, turn signals, working steering wheel, working V8 and radiator fan, working door handles, gearbox…) and some new features (wheels, suspension, engine, roof, front lights, interior, fuel tank, movable license plate, chrome details…). Like the old one, it is 50 studs long and 28 studs wide but it is heavier - it weighs 1285g.
VIDEO: youtu.be/jR0rCEck7_0
Characteristics:
-Leaf spring suspension with height-adjustable rear
-License plate with simple mechanism to hide it (manual)
-Lights (front and rear) manually controlled with a lever connected to a speed dial of 8878 battery (which allows you to switch between low and high beam)
-Turn signals (front and rear) connected to a servo motor via coupled PF switches (2 switches)
-Working steering wheel
-Manual gearbox – 4 gears (5:1, 3:1, 5:3, 1:1)
-Suicide doors with working door handles
-It is powered by two L motors and 7.4 V (8878) rechargeable battery box.
-Servo motor for steering
-Working V8 fake engine with some details to make it resemble real V8 engine, connected directly to the driving motors so it works at the same speed no matter what gear you choose (in neutral also)
-Working radiator fan, connected directly to a V8 engine
-Rear doors can be opened.
-Roof window, fire extinguisher, fuel tank…
-Front tires from 8070 supercar, and rear from 42000 Grand Prix Racer.
I hope you like it, feel free to comment…
p.s. it has been blogged: thelegocarblog.com/2014/07/03/rod-mod/
(Ford Capri Mk.1) Dragster Engine 440cu in (7212cc) Chrysler V8
FORD UK SET
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This car was built and is run by the owner. Based on an accident dameged Capri Mk.1 donor car, it is powered by a 440 cu in Mopar (Chrysler) V8 with a larger cam linked to a Chrysler 727 hemi three speed gearbox with a modified modified with a transbrake and a stall speed torque converter. Wheels are 32inx14.5 slicks and 14x15centrelines fronts. The chassis is narrowed by 4 inches and constructed of box section mild steel. The floorpan was removed along with valance and bulkhead and outer wings. The roll cage was made by bending 38x3mm seamless tubing A Ford 9 inch axle had to be shortened from 60 to 40 inches and friction welded the suspension is modified Capri struts to take coil overs with ride height adjustable platform
The fibreglass one piece front is hinged at the lower front end allowing easy access for servicing between runs. The brakes are Capri calipers, two at the front four at the rear, plumbed into the front brake line is a line lock to the driver to warm up the tyrea. A compressor is fitted into the rear brakesto help maintain stability after braking. The lightweight racing seat has a six point harness. The fuel tank is made of Nimonic aircraft steel. The body is held with Zeus fastners to make foreasy maintainance
Best run 9.71 seconds, 153mph terminal speed
Many thanks for a fantabulous
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Shot at the NEC Classic Car Show 13:11:2015 Ref. 112-229
This is a modification of my hot rod pickup. It still has everything that you might like (motorized/remotely controlled driving/steering, lights, turn signals, working steering wheel, working V8 and radiator fan, working door handles, gearbox…) and some new features (wheels, suspension, engine, roof, front lights, interior, fuel tank, movable license plate, chrome details…). Like the old one, it is 50 studs long and 28 studs wide but it is heavier - it weighs 1285g.
VIDEO: youtu.be/jR0rCEck7_0
Characteristics:
-Leaf spring suspension with height-adjustable rear
-License plate with simple mechanism to hide it (manual)
-Lights (front and rear) manually controlled with a lever connected to a speed dial of 8878 battery (which allows you to switch between low and high beam)
-Turn signals (front and rear) connected to a servo motor via coupled PF switches (2 switches)
-Working steering wheel
-Manual gearbox – 4 gears (5:1, 3:1, 5:3, 1:1)
-Suicide doors with working door handles
-It is powered by two L motors and 7.4 V (8878) rechargeable battery box.
-Servo motor for steering
-Working V8 fake engine with some details to make it resemble real V8 engine, connected directly to the driving motors so it works at the same speed no matter what gear you choose (in neutral also)
-Working radiator fan, connected directly to a V8 engine
-Rear doors can be opened.
-Roof window, fire extinguisher, fuel tank…
-Front tires from 8070 supercar, and rear from 42000 Grand Prix Racer.
I hope you like it, feel free to comment…
p.s. it has been blogged: thelegocarblog.com/2014/07/03/rod-mod/
The Custom StuG 3 Ausf-G is a replica of the German DAK WW2.
- It consists of 577 bricks
- Cannon is height adjustable
- Side panels for removing
- Portable chain runs
- Adaptation of the chains on the ground
- Many small details and its shape make it authentic
- Dimensions (W / H / D): 13,1 / 7,3 / 17,1 cm (without antenna)
Instructions PDF + XML available.
For more information look on my Homepage or watch on our YouTube Channel.
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- A reproduction of the German Messerschmitt Bf 109
- It consists of 297 individual parts
- Aerodynamic and true to shape
- Lower the landing gear
- Many small details make them authentic
- Dimension of the BF 109 (W / H / T): 30.4 / 10.1 / 27.8 cm
- Optional with stand for optimal alignment
- The stand consists of 96 parts
- It is a three-jointed foot with height adjustment
- Dimension of the foot (W / H / D): 12.7 / 10.8 / 13.3 cm
When buying, including custom sticker
You will get the instructions on CD
For the complete series show here - STORE CB WW2 Warplane
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The Custom heavy Wehrmachtsschlepper - sWS
is a replica of the big German halftrack of WW2.
- The halftrack consists of 665 parts with double chains
- Equipped with a Panzerwerfer 42 - 15cm Werfgranaten
- Trailer Hitch for artillery and MG 42 assembled on roof
- Tailgates and hatches can be opened
- PW-42 height adjustable and rotates 360 °
- Many small details and their shapes make them authentic
- Dimensions of the tractor (W / H / D): 8.1 / 8.9 / 21.8 cm (with PW-42)
- Dimensions of the tractor (W / H / D): 8.1 / 6.8 / 21.8 cm (without PW-42)
Instructions PDF + XML available.
For more information look on my Homepage or look at this video:
Thanks for visiting!
Lada Riva 1600ES (1977-84) Engine 1570cc S4 OC
Registration Number GBA 467 V (Manchester)
LADA SET
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Based on the Fiat 124 and virtually identical to the first-generation VAZ-2101 model, featuring the Fiat-derived manual transmissions, coil spring suspension all round and aluminum drum brakes on the rear wheels.
The Riva name was adapted from 1981 with trim changes though the car beneath the skin remained essentially Fiat 124 apart from lengthening of the engine stroke to increase capacity, The old OHC-engine had its valves actuated by chain, while the new one was modified to having a toothed belt-drive. The car sold in various stages of production as 1198c, 1294cc, 1452cc and 1570cc.
Another change was made to the engine in 1992, when single point fuel injection and catalytic converters were specified in an attempt to keep up with emissions legislation. In a review of the new economy car, the British automobile magazine Autocar noted its low price of only £3,158 (£10,736.82 in 2020), improved road performance and an "impressive list of standard equipment", which included "height-adjustable headlamps, internally adjustable driver's door mirror, velour-covered seats, heated rear window, illumination lights for bonnet and boot", and a 21-piece toolkit
The 1500 and 1600 versions of the Lada were introduced in 1977 with longer stroke versions of the 1200 and 1300cc engines to the same basic style, but with four headlamps on the Saloons
The Lada was removed from Westerm European sales in 1997, but continued
at the AvtoVAZ factory in the Russian Federation and was sold as the Lada Classic. Ceasing production in 2012 in Russia, though production continues in Egypt.
This car has been restored to stunning condition by its owner (the gent standing at the rear in the head on shot) with detailing included colour coded seats
Thankyou for a massive 58,357,835 views
Shot 30.04.2017 at Catton Hall Car Show REF 125-427
This is a modification of my hot rod pickup. It still has everything that you might like (motorized/remotely controlled driving/steering, lights, turn signals, working steering wheel, working V8 and radiator fan, working door handles, gearbox…) and some new features (wheels, suspension, engine, roof, front lights, interior, fuel tank, movable license plate, chrome details…). Like the old one, it is 50 studs long and 28 studs wide but it is heavier - it weighs 1285g.
VIDEO: youtu.be/jR0rCEck7_0
Characteristics:
-Leaf spring suspension with height-adjustable rear
-License plate with simple mechanism to hide it (manual)
-Lights (front and rear) manually controlled with a lever connected to a speed dial of 8878 battery (which allows you to switch between low and high beam)
-Turn signals (front and rear) connected to a servo motor via coupled PF switches (2 switches)
-Working steering wheel
-Manual gearbox – 4 gears (5:1, 3:1, 5:3, 1:1)
-Suicide doors with working door handles
-It is powered by two L motors and 7.4 V (8878) rechargeable battery box.
-Servo motor for steering
-Working V8 fake engine with some details to make it resemble real V8 engine, connected directly to the driving motors so it works at the same speed no matter what gear you choose (in neutral also)
-Working radiator fan, connected directly to a V8 engine
-Rear doors can be opened.
-Roof window, fire extinguisher, fuel tank…
-Front tires from 8070 supercar, and rear from 42000 Grand Prix Racer.
I hope you like it, feel free to comment…
p.s. it has been blogged: thelegocarblog.com/2014/07/03/rod-mod/
This K12 Micra in grey, Spirita model and is in good nic for a 06 reg.
The Spirita model has the 1.2-litre engine, side airbags, a 60/40 split sliding rear seat, drivers seat height adjustment, air con, service indicator.
This one is seen here parked up on Yeaman Place, Edinburgh
This K12 Micra in grey, Spirita model and is in good nic for a 06 reg.
The Spirita model has the 1.2-litre engine, side airbags, a 60/40 split sliding rear seat, drivers seat height adjustment, air con, service indicator.
This one is seen here parked up on Yeaman Place, Edinburgh
Found an old review of the scanner (2007) and this adjustment to the negative carrier was referred to. I am not sure it made a big difference but it did not do any worse. A wet print would be the best but.....
Hennessey Venom GT (2011-on) Engine 6162cc V8 production 10 per year
Designed by Steve Everitt for Hennessey performance Engineering (HPE). Based upon a Lotus Elise chassis, the car has a retractable rear wing, low frontal area and deep air intakes on the sides and roof. The weight has been pared to a minimum by its use of light weight carbon fibre bodywork, and carbon fibre wheels. The Venom will have a production weight of 2400lbs. The brakes are Brembo with six piston calipers at the front and four piston on the rear clamping onto 15 inch carbon ceramic rotors. Power is delivered via the Chevrolet LS9 V8 boosted by an R2300 four-lobe rotor Rootes type Supercharger to 725bhp. The company will also be offering 1000 and 1200 bhp twin turbo V8 variants. Transmission is via a Ricardo six speed box to the rear wheels. Power is managed by a programmable traction control system. An active aero system with adjustable rear wing will deploy under varying conditions. An adjustable suspension ststem allows ride height adjustment. The car uses the huge Michelin PS2 tyres. Hennessey will be building the power plant at their facility in Texas and air freighted to Silverstone for assembly, customers are to be given a one day orientation and instruction at a track in either the USA or UK
Shot at Silverstone 09.05.2010 Ref 53-389
This is another motorized and remotely controlled hot rod - 100% LEGO
VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjPqg0OhQlA
Regarding size and functions it is somewhere in between my models “Fire bucket” and “Lucky 13”.
Dimensions: 41 studs long, 19 studs wide, 13 – 14.5 studs high and weighs 804 g.
PF components: 1 L motor - driving, 1 M motor - steering, 1 8878 battery, 1 IR receiver
Motorized functions: driving and steering
Other functions:
Working suspension:
Front: solid axle, leaf spring
Rear: Height-adjustable, live axle, leaf spring
Working steering wheel – drag link steering
Working pistons, radiator fan and generator - custom made fake v8 engine
Working door handles – openable suicide doors
Retractable rear license plate – controlled with a fake handbrake lever inside the cabin
Trunk door can be opened – behind it is a mechanism for adjustment of rear height of the vehicle (manually controlled gear) and battery (easy to turn on/off and charging)
Roof can be removed easily
Features:
Custom chrome parts – wheels, headlights, door handles and rear view mirrors
Interior – red seats and dashboard
I hope you like it :)
Aston Martin One-77 (2009-12) Engine 7312cc V12 Production 77
ASTON MARTIN SET
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The One-77 first appeared at the 2008 Paris Motorshow though hidden throughout the show beneath a Saville Row tailored skirt, before being fully revealed at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show with deliveries begining in 2011.
The car was built to a limited production run of 77, giving it the name One-77 and selling at £1,150,000.
The One-77 features a full carbon fibre monocoque chassis, a handcrafted aluminium body, and a naturally aspirated 7.3 litre (7312 cc) V12 engine with 750 hp.
he car uses a strengthened version of the DB9's 6-speed automated manual transmission and height-adjustable pushrod suspension coupled with dynamic stability control. and is designed to run on Pirelli P-Zero Corsa Tyres.
The top speed was estimated to be 200 mph (320 km/h) but actual tests in December 2009 showed a figure of 220.007 mph, the engineering and build of the chassis and suspension systems was undertaken by Multimatic of Canada
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Shot at The Silverstone Classic 28th July 2013 Ref 95-092
This K12 Micra in black, is a 5 door Acenta Plus model and is in good condition for a 58 reg.
The Acenta Plus model has the 1.2-litre engine, side airbags, a 60/40 split sliding rear seat, drivers seat height adjustment, air con, lumbar support, sports seats, colour coded spoiler, service indicator
This one is seen here at Balreen, Edinburgh
Very excited to announce that The Lego Tesla Cybertruck instructions is now available to order on Rebrickable.
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The matching Cyberquad bike and Elon Musk figurine will also be available separately.
This Cybertruck model is built inminiland 1:21 scale. It features height adjusting suspension on all four wheels, opening doors, frunk, load tub cover, tailgate, in-tub stowage, adjustable seating and more.
Probably the most exciting car launch for many a year, the Cybertruck looks like nothing else (at least nothing that is for sale).
The Cybertruck features an all-electric powertrain and battery systems. The performance figure are also extraordinary for this type of vehicle.
How do I buy?
Follow the link at the top of the text to go to rebrickable. This link will take you to the design instruction purchase page. Included are the design files, parts list and general guide.
If you need to save yourself the hassle of buying the parts yourself, please DM me for a quote.
Kind Regards,
Peter Blackert // lego911
The PF Tribute.
An electronic 8 speed sequential gearbox
Ride height adjustment
V10 fake engine
Fully motorized, single button, convertible roof.
More information can be found on jeroenottens.com
And a video of the amazing roof mechanism can be found here: youtu.be/oy2zIEsv410
INSTRUCTIONS AVAILABLE
Launched April 20th, 2022.
The Ferrari 296 GTS, the evolution of Ferrari’s mid-rear-engined two-seater berlinetta spider concept, is powered by the new 120° V6 engine coupled with a plug-in (PHEV) electric motor that debuted on the 296 GTB.
Power lives and breathes at the rear of the car, with the combined V6 turbo and electric output delivering 830cv to the rear wheels, sending the car from 0 -100 km/h in 2.9s, reaching 200 km/h in 7.6s and onwards to a top speed of 330 km/h. And in pure electric mode the car can reach 135 km/h before the V6 kicks in.
Lighter than a conventional soft top, and extremely compact, Ferrari’s extensive experience with RHTs means they can sculpt surfaces that work in tandem with the car’s lines, guaranteeing the effect of a truly convertible coupé. The folding roof splits into two sections that fold flush over the front of the engine. This has allowed the designers to introduce a window in the rear section of the engine cover through which the new V6 is clearly visible. When the top is retracted, the cabin and the rear deck are separated by a height-adjustable glass rear screen which guarantees cabin comfort, even at exhilarating speeds.
The RHT can be deployed in just 14 seconds at speeds of up to 45 km/h, but even with the roof up, Ferrari’s patented exhaust resonator system (otherwise known as the Hot Tube and positioned just before the exhaust system) channels the engine’s pure sound directly up into the cabin. With the roof down the harmonics from the single tailpipe exhaust are even more dramatic.
Every Prancing Horse is rooted in 75 years of racing innovation, and there are elements throughout the 296 GTS of technological advancements found on other models. The active spoiler is inspired by LaFerrari for example, integrated into the rear bumper to generate a high level of rear downforce. The brake cooling system was developed around the Aero callipers that debuted on the SF90 Stradale, with ventilation ducts integrated into their castings, while the design itself - sporty, sinuous and compact - references the likes of the 1963 250 LM, a perfect marriage of simplicity and functionality.
Golf 1 Cabrio
Baujahr 11/1990
Modelljahr 1991
Motor 2H, 1.8l, 98PS
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Technische Rundumerneuerung an allen Baugruppen.
Aufwendige optische Aufbereitung. Komplette Erneuerung des Stoffdaches. Neu lackierte Stoßfänger, Radlaufverbreiterungen und Schweller. Rest mit originalem Lack mit 6-fach Petzolds Liquid Glass Versiegelung. Fertig ist er aber noch lange nicht:-)
Project 2016: Technical check with the replacement of important parts. New convertible fabric roof. Complete interior replacement with carpet, seats and side panels.
Project 2017: Full change of all parts from the front axle.
Project 2018: Full restoration, with sandblast and powder coating, of the rear axle and complete change of all parts
Project 2020: Golf 1 Cabrio 16" inch BBS RM 024 rims
The BBS rim specifications are 6,5x16 ET52, 5x108, 60.1. Driving with Epytec pitch circle adapter 4x100 to 5x108, 20 mm front / 28 mm rear and 195/40 R16 Falken Ziex ZE914 tires. The BBS Rim's are originally from 1990 Renault R25 V6 Turbo Baccara. For now the middle rim is dark-grey powder-coated. All rims will get an original silver BBS paintwork next time.
Project 2021: Replacement of the alternator and the oil pan. New seat upholstery and conversion of the two front seats to consoles with height adjustment.
Project 2022: Complete replacement of the water circuit including water pump, thermostat and housing as well as all water hoses. All BBS rims got a original silver BBS paintwork.
Project 2023:
Complete replacement of the exhaust system with CAT. Completely new interior insulation with removal and installation of the inner cockpit to minimize noise with complete felt insulation. New seals on the windshield and the B-pillar.
But he's still not done...
Lancia Delta GT ie (1979-93) Engine 1598cc S4 DOC
Production 193,475
Registration Number D 41 FTP (Portsmouth)
LANCIA SET
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The Delta was first shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1979 as a five-door hatchback, designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Ital Design and released in 1979. Between 1980 and 1982, it was also sold in Sweden by Saab-Lancia 600 Its platform put together MacPherson suspension developed for the Beta with four-cylinder, SOHC engines derived from the Fiat Ritmo. The Fiat engines were revised by Lancia engineers with a Weber twin-choke carburettor, a new inlet manifold, exhaust system and ignition. the car also featured fully independent suspension, rack and pinion steering, available air conditioning, optional split-folding rear seat, height-adjustable steering wheel, and defogger Its three-piece body-coloured bumpers made from polyester resin sheet moulding compound were claimed by Lancia to be a first in the industry. The heating and ventilation were developed with help from Saab,
At launch three models were offered: the base Delta 1300 4-speed, with a 1,301 cc 75 PS a Delta 1300 five speed which added more features and an overdrive fifth gear for cruising, and Delta 1500, with a 1,498 cc 85 PS engine and a 5-speed gearbox.
The Delta was given a facelift in November 1982 bumpers were changed from three-piece sheet moulded compound to one-piece thermoplastic polymer, the front with a more prominent lower spoiler; and a body coloured spoiler added to the rear of the roof.
Concurrently the Delta GT 1600 was launched as the models first sporting variant., powered by a 1585 cc, 105 PS DOHC engine with Marelli Digiplex ignition; lower profile tyres, retuned suspensions and all round disc brakes.some optionals like air conditioning were exclusive to the GT; the cabin was upholstered in Zegna cloth. Outside details like a "GT" badge on the right side of the grille, matte black door handles and window trim distinguished it from other Deltas
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Shot at Brooklands Museum, H+H Auction 06:06:2015 Ref 106-604
The Citroën 2CV (French: "deux chevaux" i.e. "deux chevaux-vapeur" (lit. "two steam horses", "two tax horsepower") is a front-engine, front-wheel-drive, air-cooled economy car introduced at the 1948 Paris Mondial de l'Automobile and manufactured by Citroën for model years 1948–1990.[1]
Conceived by Citroën Vice-President Pierre Boulanger[3] to help motorize the large number of farmers still using horses and carts in 1930s France, the 2CV is noted for its minimalist combination of innovative engineering and utilitarian, straightforward metal bodywork — initially corrugated for added strength without added weight.[4][5][6] The 2CV featured a low purchase cost; simplicity of overall maintenance; an easily serviced air-cooled engine (originally offering 9 hp); low fuel consumption; and an extremely long travel suspension offering a soft ride, light off-road capability, high ground clearance, and height adjustability via lengthening/shortening of tie rods.[6] Often called "an umbrella on wheels",[7][8] the bodywork featured a distinctive and prominent full-width, canvas, roll-back sunroof, which accommodated oversized loads and until 1955 reached almost to the car's rear bumper, covering its trunk.
Manufactured in France between 1948 and 1989 (and its final two years in Portugal 1989–1990), over 3.8 million 2CVs were produced, along with over 1.2 million small 2CV-based delivery vans known as Fourgonnettes. Citroën ultimately offered a number of mechanically identical variants including the Ami (over 1.8 million); the Dyane (over 1.4 million); the Acadiane (over 250,000); and the Mehari (over 140,000). In total, Citroën manufactured over 8.8 million "A Series" cars, as 2CV variants are known.[6]
A 1953 technical review in Autocar described "the extraordinary ingenuity of this design, which is undoubtedly the most original since the Model T Ford".[9] In 2011, The Globe and Mail called it a "car like no other".[10] Noted automotive author L. J. K. Setright described the 2CV as "the most intelligent application of minimalism ever to succeed as a car",[5] calling it a car of "remorseless rationality".[11]
The 2CV belongs to a short list of vehicles introduced in the middle of the 20th century that remained relevant and competitive for many decades, such as the Jeep, Land Rover Series, Fiat 500, Mini and Volkswagen Beetle.
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Launched April 20th, 2022.
The Ferrari 296 GTS, the evolution of Ferrari’s mid-rear-engined two-seater berlinetta spider concept, is powered by the new 120° V6 engine coupled with a plug-in (PHEV) electric motor that debuted on the 296 GTB.
Power lives and breathes at the rear of the car, with the combined V6 turbo and electric output delivering 830cv to the rear wheels, sending the car from 0 -100 km/h in 2.9s, reaching 200 km/h in 7.6s and onwards to a top speed of 330 km/h. And in pure electric mode the car can reach 135 km/h before the V6 kicks in.
Lighter than a conventional soft top, and extremely compact, Ferrari’s extensive experience with RHTs means they can sculpt surfaces that work in tandem with the car’s lines, guaranteeing the effect of a truly convertible coupé. The folding roof splits into two sections that fold flush over the front of the engine. This has allowed the designers to introduce a window in the rear section of the engine cover through which the new V6 is clearly visible. When the top is retracted, the cabin and the rear deck are separated by a height-adjustable glass rear screen which guarantees cabin comfort, even at exhilarating speeds.
The RHT can be deployed in just 14 seconds at speeds of up to 45 km/h, but even with the roof up, Ferrari’s patented exhaust resonator system (otherwise known as the Hot Tube and positioned just before the exhaust system) channels the engine’s pure sound directly up into the cabin. With the roof down the harmonics from the single tailpipe exhaust are even more dramatic.
Every Prancing Horse is rooted in 75 years of racing innovation, and there are elements throughout the 296 GTS. The Assetto Fiorano package exploits the car's extreme power and performance thanks to significant weight reduction and aero content, while the special livery is inspired 1963 250 LM, a perfect marriage of simplicity and functionality.
Power with punch
Volkswagen and Porsche jointly developed the Touareg, no wonder it's got a rumble in its belly
By Tushal Bhadang
LAUNCHED IN 2003, VW AND PORSCHE WANTED to add a luxury SUV to their line up, the goal was to develop a car that could handle the chicane as well as
the swamp. The 2007 Touareg (The name is derived from the French moniker for the nomadic Tuareg tribe and is pronounced “TWAH-reg” ) has a new dynamic face, a
bigger goatee (Audi Q7) and even more aggressive headlamps (enabled with VW’s bi-xenons with static cornering lamps). New features also include a new taillight
cluster and a fresh set of wheels.
The car we had on test was the 280 hp V6 FSI gasoline powered mini monster. VW also have on option a more powerful 350 hp V8 engine on offer. The V6 developed
360 Nm of torque at 5000 RPM. To people these are just figures, but when put the test, the more torque one has on tap the better it is. Mated to a 6-speed automatic gearbox
with manual override, the power delivery was seamless. She shifted up in such a rush that by the time you got up to 70 kmph, it was already slotting into 6th gear. Strange.
4XMOTION is what VWcalls its permanent 4-wheel drive system which is backed up by a smart electronic differential to distribute power efficiently. Switching to low range is via a knob mounted near the stick shift but one has to shift to neutral to engage the centre differential lock. With so many gadgets on offer, we couldn’t resist
ourselves from taking it where no Touareg had been before on the island. Designed to attack steep slopes of 45 degrees and rivers with water level up to 58 cm, she looked eager to attack the dunes. It took on steep slopes with aplomb, impressing with its torque and ground clearance.
The problem with most luxury SUV’s is that they come with wide road tyres and the Touareg is no exception. 275/45R19 mounted on ‘Terra’ alloys worked well on the road, but off road they didn’t provide the comfort that is expected. The ride quality is very firm and the wide footprint often saw her struggling in super-soft sand where the importance of proper off-road tyres was felt. By appearance, she looks like a soft-roader and we ourselves didn’t expect it to do much as this option also lacked the height adjustable suspension. It impressed us the most when it tip-toed into a steep creep (on 2 wheels) with a very rocky entrance. Ground clearance, power and weight distribution came into play and the feat was achieved with remarkable agility and precision.
Cream all leather interiors pronounced luxury with a two-tone dash board in brown and beige. Burr Walnut wood inserts gave added comfort. Dual climate control and in-dash CD player with 6 speakers kept our journeys entertained. VW always pays attention to detail, all switches were within reach, a clever sunroof design controlled by a rotary knob instead of vague buttons is so much better. The rear windscreen also open up separately instead of having to open the whole bootlid to load it up. Heated driver and front passenger seats are electronically adjustable. The small but chunky leather wrapped steering wheel gives the right feel to the size of the car. Parking sensors mounted on the front and rear bumpers provide easy visual and audio guidance when parking. Storage space is above average with a cooled glove box. Power steering is adjustable for rake and reach and contains the central user interface and also audio and cruise control. The speedo console is as detailed as other VW models with outside temperature, fuel efficiency, distance/time travelled etc. Also included in the Touareg is a battery Amp meter and separate gauges for engine and oil temperature.
Safety-wise, ESP, Traction control, ABS, EBD and a set of 6 airbags for front and rear passengers secures all occupants. EDL (Electronic differential lock) provides a smooth start on road surfaces with bad traction. Additionally, the Touareg enjoys a 5-star passenger and 4-star child safety rating from EURONCAP.
Last word
The Touareg provides the thrills of a well-built car in a package that looks good and performs extremely well from a position where people don’t normally expect it to. She
goes about her job in an orderly fashion. The rumble in her belly is that of a motor that’s raring to go. The car is intelligent but it can do so much more with better ride
quality and beefier tyres. Its red and blue backlighting for switches and gauges is snazzy, rear seat passengers are also showered with luxurious reclining seats. The Touareg is for
those who want a super-sport SUV but without the prohibitive price tag.
Rating *****
Car supplied by Behbehani Bros., Kingdom of
Bahrain.
Watch a video of it (not this spec.) pulling a Boeing 747 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWxMestl824
Golf 1 Cabrio
Vollständiger Neuaufbau der Hinterachse
Golf 1 Cabrio with 16" inch BBS RM 024 rims.
The BBS RM 024 rim specifications are 6,5J x 16 ET52, 5x108, 60.1 hub diameter.
Driving with Epytec pitch circle adapter 4x100 to 5x108, 20 mm front / 28 mm rear and 195/40 R16 Falken Ziex ZE914 tires.
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Project 2016: Technical check with the replacement of important parts. New convertible fabric roof. Complete interior replacement with carpet, seats and side panels.
Project 2017: Full change of all parts from the front axle.
Project 2018: Full restoration, with sandblast and powder coating, of the rear axle and complete change of all parts
Project 2020: Golf 1 Cabrio 16" inch BBS RM 024 rims
The BBS rim specifications are 6,5x16 ET52, 5x108, 60.1. Driving with Epytec pitch circle adapter 4x100 to 5x108, 20 mm front / 28 mm rear and 195/40 R16 Falken Ziex ZE914 tires. The BBS Rim's are originally from 1990 Renault R25 V6 Turbo Baccara. For now the middle rim is dark-grey powder-coated. All rims will get an original silver BBS paintwork next time.
Project 2021: Replacement of the alternator and the oil pan. New seat upholstery and conversion of the two front seats to consoles with height adjustment.
Project 2022: Complete replacement of the water circuit including water pump, thermostat and housing as well as all water hoses. All BBS rims got a original silver BBS paintwork.
Project 2023:
Complete replacement of the exhaust system with CAT. Completely new interior insulation with removal and installation of the inner cockpit to minimize noise with complete felt insulation. New seals on the windshield and the B-pillar.
But he's still not done...
2011 Chevrolet Tahoe Special Service Vehicle (SSV) 4X4, Black Ebony Interior.
This is a police package tahoe with calibrated and certified speedometer. In addition it has the following police package options:
Vehicle Options
- Front Bucket Seats w/ 6 way power adjust
- Locking Rear Differential
- 17" Off/On Road BW Tires and Steel Wheels
- Remote Start
- HD Vinyl Floor Covering
- HD Trailering Package
- HD Engine Oil Cooler
- HD Transmission Oil Cooler
- HD Offroad Suspension
- Dual 12V Batteries
- Wiring Provision: Grill Lights and Speakers
- Wiring Provision: Horn/Siren
- Front Headlight Flasher System
- Rear Headlight Flasher System
- Spotlamp Driver & Passenger
- Automatic Headlamp Delete
Console and Laptop Dock
(1) C-M-5 - Universal Mount Adapter for C Console
(1) C-TMW-GMC-02 - 30" Track with Front and Rear Brackets for Tahoe/Yukon
(1) C-3010 - Havis Shields Heavy Duty C Console - 30"
(2) C-EB25-XTL-1P - 2.5" Equipment Mounting Bracket for XTL2500/5000 Radio with Remote Head
(1) C-EB40-CCS-1p - 4" Equipment Mounting Bracket for Whelen Cencom Gold Control Head
(1) C-ML-LP2 - Adjustable Map Light with (2) 12VDC Outlet Plugs
(2) C-CUP2-I - 4" Cup Holders
(2) C-ARM-102 - Arm Rest, External Mount, Height Adjustable
(2) C-MC - Console Microphone Clip
(1) C-AP - 3" Accessory Pocket
(1) C-HDM-205 - Heavy Duty 14" Telescoping Pole with Adjustment
(1) C-HDM-408 - Heavy Duty Gas-Shock Lift Assist for Heavy Duty Telescoping Pole
(1) C-MD-102 - Heavy Duty Motion Adapter with Slideout/Tilt/Swivel
(1) DS-DELL-101 - Heavy Duty Laptop Docking Station for E6400 XFR Rugged PC rated to MIL-STD-810F w/ WLAN, WWAN, GPS passthrough, (5) USB Ports, (1) Serial Port (1) Ethernet (1) VGA (2) DisplayPorts (1) eSATA, (1) Parallel, (1) Speaker, (1) Microphone,
(1) Streamlight Vehicle Charger
(1) Motorola RLN4884B Vehicular Battery Charger
Electronics and Communications
Dell E6400 XFR Rugged Laptop rated to MIL-STD-810F (Intel Core 2 Duo P9700 2.8ghz, 14.1" WXGA LED TouchScreen Display with DirectVue, 4GB DDR2, 128GB SSD, Windows 7, Bluetooth, 8x DVD-RW)
Intel Centrino Advanced-N (802.11a/b/g/n) + WiMAX (802.16e) 6250 Data Card
Qualcomm Gobi2000 WWAN Mobile Data Card 3G GSM/GPRS/UMTS/HSDPA/EDGE/EVDO/UTMS/WCDMA for all Global Networks (Sprint, Verizon, ATT, T-Mobile) with Integrated GPS (7.2Mbps)
OBDII Sensor with Bluetooth Connectivity
Havis ChargeGuard
Whelen Cantrol Siren and Switch Control Head
Motorola XTL5000 700/800 Radio w/ O5 Remote Head
Motorola XTL5000 VHF Radio w/ O5 Remote Head
Wilson Dual Band (800/1900mhz) Mobile Wireless Repeater 45dB, 3000mw for CDMA/TDMA/GSM/3G
Laird Technologies Low Profile Antennas for 700/800, VHF, GPS and Cellular
Emergency Lighting Equipment
(1) Whelen Inner-Edge Interior Light Bar with 6 Diode Gen 3 LEDs and Shroud
(1) Sho-me Able 2 By the Inch Warning Strip (Red/Amber/Blue) in Tailgate
(1) SNM E66 Gen 3 LED Warning Bar with Traffic Advisor (Red/Blue)
(4) SNM E44 Gen 3 LED Deck Bars (Red/Blue)
(6) Whelen Vertex Hide-A-Way LEDs (Clear)
(1) Whelen Vertex Hide-A-Way LEDs (Red)
(1) Whelen Vertex Hide-A-Way LEDs (Blue)
(1) Whelen SA315P 100W Siren speakers
(1) Whelen Howler Low-Frequency Siren System
(2) Whelen Linear Fog Light LEDs
(4) Whelen LINZ6 (Mirrors and Front Bumper Corners)
Other:
Pro-gard Electronic Rifle Lock
Pro-gard Electronic Shotgun Lock
Custom K9 Kennel and Drawer Storage for Rear
This K12 Micra in black, is a 3 door Urbis model.
It has scrashes and marks on the front bumper..
The Urbis model has the 1.2-litre engine, side airbags, a 60/40 split sliding rear seat, drivers seat height adjustment, electric mirrors, and CD player, audio remote.
This one is seen here at Fort Kinnard in Edinburgh.
‘This is a ferociously fast machine once the engine wakes up. It emits a lovely wail which is never intrusive, and through the mountains the Porsche feels fast and composed,’ – Octane magazine on the Porsche 959.
Conceived in the early 1980s as a four-wheel-drive Group B competitor that would showcase Porsche’s advanced automotive technology, the ‘959’ was first displayed in ‘concept car’ form at the 1983 Frankfurt Motor Show, and despite the subsequent abandonment of the events for which it had been intended, entered limited production a couple of years later. Two versions were offered: ‘Sport’ and ‘Komfort’, their names reflecting each model’s level of interior trim. Representing the ultimate in automobile design, the 959 successfully adapted state-of-the art racing technology for road use, and even today its specification remains unparalleled.
At the car’s heart was a unique, 2.849cc version of the classic, six-cylinder, air-cooled ‘boxer’ engine equipped with water-cooled, double-overhead-camshaft, four-valve cylinder heads. The latter had been developed initially for the 1981 Le Mans-winning 936 and were further refined on the even more successful 956/962 that triumphed at La Sarthe every year from 1982 to 1987. In 959 specification this formidable twin-turbo-charged unit produced 450bhp, an output which, combined with the lightweight part-composite body’s drag coefficient of just 0,32, proved sufficient to propel the 959 past 195mph and onto the front rank of all-time supercars. Indeed, at the time of its introduction the 959 was the world’s fastest street-legal production car, despite the weight penalty associated with its complex transmission and other exotic features.
The 959’s sophisticated four-wheel-drive six-speed transmission paved the way for that of the Carrera 4; computer controlled, it provided variable torque split with alternative programmes for dry, wet, icy or off-road conditions. There was double wishbone suspension all round, with electrically controlled ride height adjustment; the ABS brakes delivered race-car levels of retardation and the run-flat tyres were monitored for pressure loss, all of which made for a car faster than just about anything else on the road yet, in the best Porsche tradition was comfortable, practical and reliable. With its electric windows and mirrors, climate control, electrically heated seats and superb stereo system, the 959 Komfort rivalled many a limousine for luxury.
While other supercar manufacturers’ offerings were uncompromisingly raw, uncomfortable and hard work to drive, the Porsche 959 managed to surpass them all, combining breathtaking performance with a smooth ride, light controls and full interior equipment (in the Komfort). Rumour has it that Porsche sold the 959 for far less than it cost to produce, regarding the model as a showcase for its engineering expertise. In the UK the 959 was priced at around £145.000 when new (less than half what it cost Porsche to build each one) though speculators drove the price considerably higher.
Although its Group B raison d’être had ceased to exist, the Porsche 959 did achieve one major competition victory, René Metge and Dominique Lemoyne winning the gruelling Paris-Dakar Rally in 1986 in their works 959 with similar cars in 2nd and 6th places, while the race-developed 961 variant finished 7th overall at Le Mans that year, winning the IMSA GT2 class and headed only by Group C Porsches, an amazing result for a production based car. In total, fewer than 300 of these exclusive supercars were made in period – the official factory figure is 292, while a further eight were assembled by the factory using the spares stock in 1992/1993.
The 959 on offer today was supplied new to the World Sports Car Champion and Porsche Works driver Jurgen Lassig in 1987. The car was subsequently sold to Auto Becker who displayed the car and sold it at the IAA Frankfurt Motor show for a significant sum of 3 million dollars to an American collector.
Having covered just over 8.000 km from new, the car is – as you would expect in good mechanical order and is offered with an original and stamped Porsche Service book, and original manuals .
In order to offer the best of both worlds the car can be driven in either full speedster form or for more practical open top motoring an electric convertible top can be utilised.
As a third option the car also has a hardtop so not only is it unique in being the only open Porsche 959 it has double claim to also be the only 959 speedster and the only 959 cabriolet with the choice being entirely up to the owners discretion and what a delightful choice that clearly is.
Techno Classica 2017
Essen
Deutschland - Germany
April 2017
This is a modification of my hot rod pickup. It still has everything that you might like (motorized/remotely controlled driving/steering, lights, turn signals, working steering wheel, working V8 and radiator fan, working door handles, gearbox…) and some new features (wheels, suspension, engine, roof, front lights, interior, fuel tank, movable license plate, chrome details…). Like the old one, it is 50 studs long and 28 studs wide but it is heavier - it weighs 1285g.
VIDEO: youtu.be/jR0rCEck7_0
Characteristics:
-Leaf spring suspension with height-adjustable rear
-License plate with simple mechanism to hide it (manual)
-Lights (front and rear) manually controlled with a lever connected to a speed dial of 8878 battery (which allows you to switch between low and high beam)
-Turn signals (front and rear) connected to a servo motor via coupled PF switches (2 switches)
-Working steering wheel
-Manual gearbox – 4 gears (5:1, 3:1, 5:3, 1:1)
-Suicide doors with working door handles
-It is powered by two L motors and 7.4 V (8878) rechargeable battery box.
-Servo motor for steering
-Working V8 fake engine with some details to make it resemble real V8 engine, connected directly to the driving motors so it works at the same speed no matter what gear you choose (in neutral also)
-Working radiator fan, connected directly to a V8 engine
-Rear doors can be opened.
-Roof window, fire extinguisher, fuel tank…
-Front tires from 8070 supercar, and rear from 42000 Grand Prix Racer.
I hope you like it, feel free to comment…
p.s. it has been blogged: thelegocarblog.com/2014/07/03/rod-mod/
L4.72W2.53H1.87M700 • Cₓ1.1 • 1.4MW, 8,834Nm, 12kHz, η>99%
18kg Li₂O₂ EVB, 40MJ/kg, 720MJ • 340kph • 0-100kph→1.8s, 1.5g₀
HH RIPSAW ⚡AV3F1 is the fastest and most maneuverable dual tracked ÆAV ever developed, with MC G-CNT STANAG 4569L6 NBC hull, forged β-Ti ERC, 2 × 2.8 × 0.4 m² CP, 406 mm ST, 528 mm AGC, Li-Fi, DBWL, TVS, TVPJ. Compared to analogous GP systems, CTT distributes vehicle's forces on a greater ground area, with enhanced handlings on harsh, steep slopes, better flotation over obstacles, lower rolling resistance, greater traction and acceleration, reducing soil compression and compaction without sinking on loose & impervious terrain even at low speed. Wheeled vehicles require much larger overall size and higher levels of mechanical complexity to achieve comparable cross-country mobility (e.g. G6).
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Driver and cab shot from July 26th 1975 of D1059 Western Empire.......Seems like yesterday. This was the real deal for me with wizzo's, not many were pristine in 75 (except D1010) as I recall. Most were work stained and faded like this fine example. A condition you just don't see in preservation, It kinda added to the character I suppose. When asked if we could "cab" the loco the driver promptly rounded with "No I'm in a hurry". Must have been his last job.
There were a few class 52's that were unique in there appearance. Enterprise's deeper nameplate. Emperor with its height adjusted number plate. Monarch with its flush end and and all the cab vent examples. Monitor with its uneven cab face warning flashes and Patriarch with the old windscreen wiper in the middle. Empire was also unique at one end at least. On the drivers side of the cab one of it's marker lights had been replaced. The original lights had a bulbus protruding lens. But on Empire one had a been replaced with a flush fitting fairly flat one off a Warship. You can see it bottom left in this shot.
This is another motorized and remotely controlled hot rod - 100% LEGO
VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjPqg0OhQlA
Regarding size and functions it is somewhere in between my models “Fire bucket” and “Lucky 13”.
Dimensions: 41 studs long, 19 studs wide, 13 – 14.5 studs high and weighs 804 g.
PF components: 1 L motor - driving, 1 M motor - steering, 1 8878 battery, 1 IR receiver
Motorized functions: driving and steering
Other functions:
Working suspension:
Front: solid axle, leaf spring
Rear: Height-adjustable, live axle, leaf spring
Working steering wheel – drag link steering
Working pistons, radiator fan and generator - custom made fake v8 engine
Working door handles – openable suicide doors
Retractable rear license plate – controlled with a fake handbrake lever inside the cabin
Trunk door can be opened – behind it is a mechanism for adjustment of rear height of the vehicle (manually controlled gear) and battery (easy to turn on/off and charging)
Roof can be removed easily
Features:
Custom chrome parts – wheels, headlights, door handles and rear view mirrors
Interior – red seats and dashboard
I hope you like it :)
This K12 Micra in red, is a 3 door Acenta model and good shape for a 09reg
The Acenta model has the 1.2-litre engine, side airbags, a 60/40 split sliding rear seat, drivers seat height adjustment, air con, heated mirrors, sports, seats dark tinted headlights, colour coded spoiler, service indicator.
This one is seen here in Oxgangs, Edinburgh
On 2 April 2004, almost four years after Ford's acquisition of Land Rover from BMW, Land Rover introduced the Discovery 3, marketed as the LR3 in North America and the Middle East.
It retained the key features of the Discovery, such as the stepped roofline and steeply raked windscreen.
Land Rover developed a body construction method for the Discovery 3, marketed as Integrated Body Frame (IBF). The engine bay and passenger compartment are built as a monocoque, then mated to a basic ladder-frame chassis for the gearbox and suspension. Land Rover claims IBF combines the virtues of monocoque and ladder-frame – though it makes for a heavier vehicle than a monocoque construction, compromising performance and agility somewhat but adding strength, toughness and adaptability.
The LR3 features full independent suspension (FIS). Like the Range Rover L322, this is an air suspension system, enabling ride-height adjustment by simply pumping up or deflating the air bags. The vehicle can be raised to provide ground clearance when off-road, but automatically lowered at high speeds to improve handling, and manually lowered when stationary to make entry to and exit from the vehicle easier.
The engines used in the Discovery 3 were all taken from Land Rover's sister company at the time, Jaguar. A Ford/PSA-developed 2.7-litre, 195 hp (145 kW), 440 N⋅m (320 lb⋅ft) V6 diesel engine (the TdV6) was intended to be the biggest seller in Europe.
For the US market and as the high-performance option elsewhere, a 4.4-litre petrol V8 of 300 hp (220 kW) was chosen. A 216 hp (161 kW) 4.0-litre SOHC Ford V6 petrol engine was available in North America and Australia.
This is another motorized and remotely controlled hot rod - 100% LEGO
VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjPqg0OhQlA
Regarding size and functions it is somewhere in between my models “Fire bucket” and “Lucky 13”.
Dimensions: 41 studs long, 19 studs wide, 13 – 14.5 studs high and weighs 804 g.
PF components: 1 L motor - driving, 1 M motor - steering, 1 8878 battery, 1 IR receiver
Motorized functions: driving and steering
Other functions:
Working suspension:
Front: solid axle, leaf spring
Rear: Height-adjustable, live axle, leaf spring
Working steering wheel – drag link steering
Working pistons, radiator fan and generator - custom made fake v8 engine
Working door handles – openable suicide doors
Retractable rear license plate – controlled with a fake handbrake lever inside the cabin
Trunk door can be opened – behind it is a mechanism for adjustment of rear height of the vehicle (manually controlled gear) and battery (easy to turn on/off and charging)
Roof can be removed easily
Features:
Custom chrome parts – wheels, headlights, door handles and rear view mirrors
Interior – red seats and dashboard
I hope you like it :)
This is another motorized and remotely controlled hot rod - 100% LEGO
VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjPqg0OhQlA
Regarding size and functions it is somewhere in between my models “Fire bucket” and “Lucky 13”.
Dimensions: 41 studs long, 19 studs wide, 13 – 14.5 studs high and weighs 804 g.
PF components: 1 L motor - driving, 1 M motor - steering, 1 8878 battery, 1 IR receiver
Motorized functions: driving and steering
Other functions:
Working suspension:
Front: solid axle, leaf spring
Rear: Height-adjustable, live axle, leaf spring
Working steering wheel – drag link steering
Working pistons, radiator fan and generator - custom made fake v8 engine
Working door handles – openable suicide doors
Retractable rear license plate – controlled with a fake handbrake lever inside the cabin
Trunk door can be opened – behind it is a mechanism for adjustment of rear height of the vehicle (manually controlled gear) and battery (easy to turn on/off and charging)
Roof can be removed easily
Features:
Custom chrome parts – wheels, headlights, door handles and rear view mirrors
Interior – red seats and dashboard
I hope you like it :)