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Hey guys! I have just bought this awesome Suzuki super carry van and I am looking for some cool interior ideas? Thinking fake turf in the back but give me your best ideas! Cheers

Karl Benz died at his home in Ladenburg, Germany at the age of 84 from a bronchial inflammation. Until her death on May 5, 1944 his wife, Bertha Benz continued to reside in their last home. Members of the family resided in the home for thirty more years. The Benz home now has been designated as historic and is used as a scientific meeting facility for a nonprofit foundation, the Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz Foundation, that honors both Bertha and Karl Benz for their roles in the history of automobiles.

Pride and joy. Japanese import G limited. Sitting on hsd coilovers and those are JDM Napre901 three piece rims refurbed in gold and black.

A diesel owners nightmare. Runaway diesel. It’s exactly how it sounds. A diesel engine that just wont stop. Causing many problems, such as damages, injury or worse. I hope this will help educate someone who is in the market for a diesel or currently has a diesel powered vehicle. This is most definitely not meant to discourage current or future diesel owners. My intention is to help those who may come across this rare, but possible occurrence.

The American Le Mans Series or ALMS and the Rolex sports car championship are two examples of trying to bring a European sport to a tough American market. The two where multi class endurance series like what we now know as the WEC. The two series focused on two different aspects of multi class racing, Le Mans spec and cheaper alternatives. Both failed to stay relevant causing them to merge into IMSA

This is my father car a Buick Skylark from 1983 with the V6 2.8L and 3 speed automatic. It just need a new roof. a pretty good car.

Just a note: #OldNews. This actually quite old. Really old in fact. I started writing this over a year ago and never really got to finishing it or publishing it. I think CarThrottle beat me to the punch and posted something along similar lines, and I did not want to feel like I was too much of a copycat. It has just been sitting in my drafts and, I just could not get myself to delete it. So I thought I would finish it up publish it, and revel in the five up-votes it will no doubt end up getting. SO I hope people at least find this perspective interesting.

Grab it while its still here!

Looking for some help getting the dimensions of a 99’ NB hardtop? I’m buying one this weekend and I’m going to try to put it in the back of my 2011 Cruze sedan. (Back seats down, front seats moved up all that) any help as to if it would fit? Or if I should just say hell with it and take my fathers truck up. Thanks! Also, just to be reassured. The NB hardtop fits the NA Miatas right? I think it’s only an issue if the NA doesn’t have a fitting for the rear defroster.

Aqua Technical = Toybota (Top Gear) Progen GP1 = Mclaren F1 Infurnus Classic = Lamborghini Diablo Turismo Classic = Ferrari F40 Hyjak Ruston = Vuhl 05

I know it’s capable of big hp numbers but the engine first came out on 1991. Considering the fact that the engine is coming on 30 years old… surely a more modern engine with continuously variable valve timing and an alloy block would be better. I get that it’s a cool engine and that it has big aftermarket support but it’s hard for me to fathom the cult following that a simple 3.0 straight six has.

April 3, 1885 Gottlieb Daimler was granted a German patent for his 1-cylinder water-cooled engine design. Daimler’s invention was the breakthrough that other engine builders had been waiting for. Previously no one had been able to efficiently solve the problem posed by the tremendous heat produced by internal combustion engines. In Daimler’s engine, cool water circulated around the engine block, preventing the engine from overheating. Today’s engines still employ Daimler’s basic idea.

Since when I have responding to these challenges? Quite long tho. Ahem. So, welcome to my post of the #BonnevilleSaltFlats build, which the main purpose is to churn the highest speed possible in one mile at the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Unlike any other build posts, I made a story about the car I’m going to build fo the challenge. Note: if any parts is typed with bold letters, that means it is the parts I’m gonna use for the build. Stats for the car, is shown in italics . So, here’s the story.

I’ve known for a while this has been coming, and frankly, it has been worrying me a little. I haven’t driven a new BMW in a long time, but for the past year I have been driving my own 3 Series. It’s 16 years old and somewhat beaten up on the inside, but still very comfortable in an old but good car kind of manner. The tech is, of course, old school but with a little upgrade it has enough to do what I need. The engine is a three litre straight six making enough power for me get in trouble, but the handling is crisp and reactive enough for me to get straight out of it again.

Before i start, i’m well aware that this is NOT a car, i just thought of sharing this just to show you guys how crazy the Germans were in terms of design concept.

My symptoms in my VQ are coolant in the oil (coolant in the oil cap) compression is at 150 psi In cylinders 1,2,4,6 while cylinders 3 and 5 are both around 90 psi. The motor has massive amounts of power loss, like I’m in 1st gear and it won’t accelerate at all, I step on the pedal and there is no power pretty much. There is no knocking or anything while the car is at idle, it doesn’t overheat at all. My spark plugs and coils are in good condition. No white smoke coming from the exhaust or anything. I really need help with this.

From what I’ve seen so far, you guy’s opinion on the 787B was that it was so fast it was banned. I did A little research and it’s not as straight forward you you guys thought. Now let me get this out there now, I’m not saying the car was slow and it got lucky. I’m saying that a combination of untested rules, politics, and capitalizing on others misfortunes caused one of the most heated debates over an iconic car.

Last weekend was the first time I could try the OZ Superleggera with some proper tires on the Nordschleife, unfortunately the tires didn’t have the temperature, which almost had me spinning into the barriers…