Collectors for Sale
- Trans-dapt performance header reducers 3" inlet / 2.5" outlet 3-bolt flange 9374(US $23.97)
- Mr. gasket 7177c copper seal collector gasket(US $24.06)
- Header collector gaskets, 3-bolt, 3" hole(US $2.50)
- Header collector gaskets, 3-bolt, 3" hole .. box of 20(US $21.90)
- Kooks reducer cone collector 4" inlet / 3.5" outlet weld-on 9052(US $28.70)
- Mr. gasket 7176mrg copper seal triangle collector and header muffler gasket(US $22.03)
Rally star Ken Block gets Hot Wheels line
Tue, 22 Nov 2011Rally driver Ken Block isn't the only one who gets to play around with his Monster/Ford Racing rally car. In time for the holidays, Mattel has created a special line of Hot Wheels toys based on Block's Ford Fiesta race car. "This is a dream come true.
Retracing Steve McQueen's Los Angeles in his Jaguar XKSS
Mon, 21 Apr 2014In 1958, Steve McQueen bought this Jaguar XKSS from a local TV personality who kept it parked in a studio lot on Sunset Boulevard. McQueen cajoled his wife Nellie into writing a check for $5,000 -- today around $40,000 -- and became the third owner of XKSS chassis No. 713, a car that had originally been imported a year earlier by Jaguar North America.
Mercedes signs joint venture to build carbonfibre parts
Mon, 24 Jan 2011Not to be outdone by BMW’s joint venture with the SGL Group to manufacturer commercially viable carbonfibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) for the electric Megacity Vehicle, Mercedes has announced a joint venture with Japanese company Toray Industries to manufacturer and market its on CFRP automotive parts. The deal was signed in Germany today, with Toray taking a 50.1% stake, Daimler holding 44.9% and the remaining 5% being taken by other shareholders. The two companies started working together in March 2010, and while Toray has been working on the materials and moulding processes, Merc has designed the automotive parts and the technologies to join the parts together.