Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Some interesting reading

Must check these out guys!

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=348107&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20

Look at the shape of this car.. What/who do you think influenced it?

http://www.heinkelscooter.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/tatras-streamliners-yesterdays-car-of.html

Check out the Tatra.. An early design which helped to shape the Beetle. ICONIC!

http://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2012/03/volkswagen-world-beating-peoples-car.html

Here is the history of how the beetle came to be. Very thorough and alot of predecessors.

http://wot.motortrend.com/gm-plans-roll-out-of-rust-resistant-brake-rotors-on-selected-models-140867.html

This is how brake rotors are mass produced..... HOLY COW!

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/chem99/chem99583.htm

Wanted to see a little bit of chemistry relating to Gasoline Combustion?

https://www.speedhunters.com/2012/09/an-american-in-the-uk/

Drifting in the UK? Check out SpeedHunters.

2 comments:

  1. The cars in the link about the Berlin Rom racers: the first pic (with the 2 cars) the one on the right that has no fendors looks like Porsche and Shelby had a baby, but it was too ugly for them so they gave it Volkswagen, who turned it into the "Porsche that didn't make"

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