Archive for February 17th, 2008

$14.3M License Plate: Auction Sets World Record

Posted By: AllyBigsis  Published in History

17

Feb

The head of Emirates Auction, Abdulla al Mannaie, poses with the no. 1 license plate that sold for a record $14.3 million.
No, it’s not made of solid gold — just ordinary materials, evidently. But it does come with the swagger of being labeled no. “1.” And that’s evidently worth a record $14.3 million.
Today, a [...]

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Pixar Cars Come To Life

Posted By: AllyBigsis  Published in Film Cars Tags: , , ,

17

Feb

This is a full sized Mater.
The task to transform cartons into real cars was given by Pixar to Eddie Paul’s “Customs By Eddie Paul”, a division of EP Industries, Inc.
The project included real-life versions of the characters “Lightning McQueen” (based on a Pontiac Trans Am), “Sally Carrera” (based on a Porsche 911) and tow truck [...]

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Mashed Ford

Posted By: AllyBigsis  Published in Ford Tags: , ,

17

Feb

This used to be a 1992 Toyota Celica but… its not anymore! I cant believe someone could survive this crash but they did.
Description:
Crashed into a Ford F-350 head on at a combined speed of 90 mph. Driver of Celica had many broken bones including a fractured skull, but fully recovered.

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Man Builds Full Scale Mercedes F1 From 956,000 Matchsticks

Posted By: AllyBigsis  Published in Unique Cars Tags: , , ,

17

Feb

Michael Arndt is a man of matchsticks. Over the course of six years, using 956,000 matchsticks, 1686 tubes of glue, and at least three different varieties of mustache, he built a full-scale replica of a McLaren 4/14 F1 car, at a cost of around 6000 Euros. The giant model takes up Arndt’s entire kitchen and [...]

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