Radar & Autopilots for Sale
Furuno navpilot 500 autopilot control head unit fap 5001 ap(US $779.90)
Furuno navpilot 500 autopilot fap-5002 computer(US $149.99)
Raymarine rd418hd e92142 radome radar system 4kw 18" hd digital no cable(US $189.00)
Garmin electronic control unit ghp 12 010-11053-30(US $199.00)
Edson vision series *open box 6873 68730 6" vertical base radar sat mount tower(US $99.99)
Garmin ghc 20 marine autopilot control unit - pn# 010-01141-00(US $600.00)
BMW 'Dwelling Lab' project
Tue, 11 May 2010One of the most interesting pieces of work shown at the recent Milan Design Week was 'The Dwelling Lab', collaboration between BMW, Flos Lighting and Kvadrat fabrics. Artists Patricia Urquiola and Guilio Ridolfo were commissioned to effectively turn a BMW 5 Series GT inside out. The car is 'exploded' - with five giant cone-like structures growing out of the windscreen, door openings etc.
Designed in Italy, Engineered in China
Mon, 09 Aug 2010"The soul of our designing is in Italy," said Silvio Petro Angori, CEO of Italian design house Pininfarina S.p.A. "We will do all styling in Italy – we will not do that in China." But in order to cater to the growing number of contracts from Chinese automakers, Pininfarina will soon begin engineering and product development in China with a center in Shanghai's suburb of Anting. Pininfarina has been working with Chinese automakers since 1996.
Porsche acquires Nardo Test Track as its new playground
Thu, 12 Apr 2012Porsche Nardo Test Track (map from Google Earth) The enormous Nardo Test Track near Lecce, Italy, has been acquired by Porsche as a new testing ground. Top Gear viewers will probably remember the opening episode if the last series of Top Gear (series 18) with the Lamborghini, McLaren and Noble in Italy or, more specifically, in the Lecce region of Italy which nestles in the warmth of Italy’s heel. The Lecce region also houses the Nardo Test Track which is where the boys took their supercars to hammer round the slightly bumpy outer oval seeking top speed.



