Some Automotive Fun...

[Rhinocrates]

Green shagpile carpet and brown vinyl seats!

Super Rare, Fully Restored Brubaker Box Could Be Your Shag Carpeted Dream Van | Carscoops

This extremely rare 1971 Roamer SportsVan is likely one of the finest examples on the road today, but it won't come cheap

www.carscoops.com

 

[MaxLegroom]

Green shagpile carpet and brown vinyl seats!

Super Rare, Fully Restored Brubaker Box Could Be Your Shag Carpeted Dream Van | Carscoops

This extremely rare 1971 Roamer SportsVan is likely one of the finest examples on the road today, but it won't come cheap

www.carscoops.com

This is one of those moments that I wish I could find the Car and Driver with the original article on this. It was, I think, the one that included the article on the first Cannonball Run, and would have been March 1972, IIRC.

 

[Rhinocrates]

Short film with interview with Giorgetto Giugiaro, one of the most influential car designers ever.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=albpPTJ6u9c

 

[Rhinocrates]

And Marcello Gandini too.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZJtMmMhj0Q

 

[Richard N]

How NASCAR was FASTER than Ferrari at Le Mans

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNIEgqZBScw

 

[Rhinocrates]

Now available in the US. Legally classed as a motorcycle, and a few changes have had to be made to meet regulations. The most obvious difference is the placement of the headlights.

Morgan Super 3 Debuts For United States Starting At $53,938

Morgan's reintroduction to the US kicks off with the new Super 3 three-wheeler that starts at $53,937.98 and is available now.

www.motor1.com

 

[Rhinocrates]

It's amazing how much some people will spend instead of just getting therapy.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7PUJKE1t_Y

 

[GTX]

Full-size Tamiya Wild One buggy goes on sale

Become the envy of your neighbourhood with a real-life driveable version of Tamiya's iconic remote control 80s hero.

www.drive.com.au

 

[Rhinocrates]

This Bizarre 18-Wheel ATV Is Borderline Unsettling to Watch

The strange design has an almost insect-like quality to the way it skitters over the terrain.

www.thedrive.com

 

[Rhinocrates]

 

[Graham1973]

Forgotten American Automotive History...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZRX6w2ZLy8

 

[publiusr]

This Bizarre 18-Wheel ATV Is Borderline Unsettling to Watch

The strange design has an almost insect-like quality to the way it skitters over the terrain.

www.thedrive.com

I might want four of those in a Bickler Pantograph

 

[Rhinocrates]

AI Visualizes Drivers Based on Car Brands, Reveals Stereotypes Pushed by Technology

Do you agree with AI's perception of the average car owner based on brands?

mymodernmet.com

 

[Arjen]

This particular AI thinks women don't drive cars. Next!

 

[Graham1973]

Some classic (and not so classic) car chase sequences..

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DanlgCJ0YKE

View: https://youtu.be/L79jJ7GYKUo?si=_oB0pf1MOSpCbpls

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX6IoLKBj6o

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk0OjxJuifg

 

[Richard N]

PORSCHE 917 on the Road in Norway

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5ghy9eRNBs

 

[Richard N]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1698319938736545939

View: https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1698319938736545939?s=20

 

[Graham1973]

Meals on Wheels anyone...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjyJRTM0knE

 

[Rhinocrates]

Cameras replacing mirrors blamed for spider housing crisis

‘No one thinks of the little guy' says friendly neighbourhood spider

www.topgear.com

 

[Graham1973]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9oBm6zJRNk

 

[Graham1973]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORjiWAjytx4

 

[Rhinocrates]

Why? you might ask. Well...

Cupra Exponential Experience: wearing VR goggles at the wheel

CAR magazine samples Cupra's wildest concept yet. It's an electric race car, in which you wear a set of VR goggles in order to tear around a virtual racetrack. Click here...

www.carmagazine.co.uk

 

[Richard N]

 

[Graham1973]

CP2077 Car Build, part 7...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4xTn3Yd21k

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u13AS19ro-o

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxpf7DQY8ks

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4byZCpMPesA

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQvKh5uzeR4

 

[GTX]

0-100 km/h in less than a second: Swiss EV team destroys world record

A Swiss student team has absolutely smashed the record for the world's fastest-accelerating EV. Surreal-looking video shows driver Kate Maggetti rocketing from 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in a staggering time just under one second. Here's how they did it.

newatlas.com

 

[Rhinocrates]

On that note.

Students build 1,600-mile EV with *15.5kWh* battery, blowing the range world record to smithereens

It’s a strong week for student projects: first the 0-62mph world record, now this…

www.topgear.com

 

[Richard N]

Texas Highways!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-7rdV3iQlE

 

[Graham1973]

Going for a 'Future Noir' aesthetic...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jglftblUV-8&

 

[Rhinocrates]

 

[Rhinocrates]

Robotaxi studied by Tesla. Not much more information than that. Perhaps the book expands on it a little, but it's clearly not more than a concept here.

https://autodesignmagazine.com/en/2023/09/tesla-the-unborn-robotaxi-images/

 

[GTX]

From what we have seen of Tesla, even if it were a real live project, one would see images and a purported roll out then wait around for the next 5+yrs to see nothing...

 

[BlackBat242]

From what we have seen of Tesla, even if it were a real live project, one would see images and a purported roll out then wait around for the next 5+yrs to see nothing...

And the self-driving car would periodically run into things.

 

[Graham1973]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyaIQfn0QIU

 

[Graham1973]

Upping the Grunt (Part Five)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJGVnHcdARI

 

[Rhinocrates]

https://www.facebook.com/policiaslovakia/posts/706682864830618

View: https://www.facebook.com/policiaslovakia/posts/706682864830618?ref=embed_post

 

[Graham1973]

From an insurance companies YouTube channel, a compilation of car chases from Australian TV...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w5PTL3wTtU

 

[Graham1973]

As the video's title suggests, a Batmobile in a Tuxedo...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeDZ7QPEV-Q


...and a lone survivor

 

[Richard N]

Jay Leno Hauls Tesla Semi with Tesla Semi

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMKySYs-hCg

 

[Graham1973]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7mZ5nZB3yU

 

[Rhinocrates]

Well this looks quite silly.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjpcy9JqGEs

The Shane Is A Giant Self-Balancing Hoverboard With Room For Five | Carscoops

Created by the inventor of hoverboard, the Shane packs a few fascinating technologies

www.carscoops.com