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Revolutionizing Automotive Excellence: The Birth of  Lamborghini

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The Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso is a GT car which was manufactured by Italian automaker Ferrari from 1962[3] to 1964. Sometimes known as the GTL, GT/L or just Lusso, it is larger and more luxurious[α] than the 250 GT Berlinetta. The 250 GT Lusso, which was not intended to compete in sports car racing, is considered to be one of the most elegant Ferraris.

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1956 Chrysler Norseman

The Dream Car at the Bottom of the Atlantic: 1956 Chrysler Norseman

Despite its sleek and dramatic styling, this Chrysler show car is remembered mainly for its sad fate: For decades now, it has been sleeping at the bottom of the Atlantic.  Here’s the unfortunate story of the 1956 Norseman. 

Throughout the 1950s, the Italian coachbuilder Ghia of Turin enjoyed a prolific partnership with Chrysler, creating many of the Motor City automaker’s most memorable show cars. Chrysler provided the designs, chassis, and running gear, while Ghia’s artisans created the hand-crafted bodies, typically at a fraction of the cost and time required in America.

However, there was at least one Chrysler-Ghia collaboration that was never officially shown to the public: the ill-fated 1956 Norseman. On its voyage to Detroit aboard the Andrea Doria, the Italian passenger liner collided with another ship, the Stockholm, and sank around 50 miles off the coast of Nantucket, claiming 51 lives. Since July of 1956, the Norseman has rested in the Andrea Doria’s hold at the bottom of the Atlantic, and a handful of photos are all that remain.

Designed under the supervision of Chrysler styling chief Virgil Exner, the Norseman showcased a number of distinctive features, but arguably the most spectacular was its fully cantilevered roof, reportedly conceived by Chrysler stylist Bill Brownlie. With no A or B pillars, the top was supported entirely by the buttress-like C pillars, aided by a pair of thin steel rods in tension at the forward edge of the panel. Other distinctive touches included hidden headlamps and floating bumpers front and rear.

The Norseman was constructed on a 129-inch wheelbase chassis—the same wheelbase as an Imperial, we note—while a 331 CID hemi V8 provided the power, coupled to a PowerFlite two-speed automatic transmission. According to Chrysler, the idea car, as the automaker called its show car prototypes, represented an investment of 50,000 man-hours and $150,000 to $200,000, while Ghia’s portion of the build consumed $15,000 and took 15 months, it’s said.

This photo of the Norseman’s cockpit, above, also provides a close look at the pillarless roof construction and the elaborate one-piece windscreen supplied by PPG Industries. Four bucket seats upholstered in two-tone metallic leather were separated by broad consoles front and rear, while the front seat backs pivoted to provide easier access for rear passengers.

Since the Norseman went to Davy Jones’ locker before it was ever officially photographed or displayed, very few images exist. (There is even some dispute about the color of the paint.) The few available photos were all taken at Ghia in Turin, including the fascinating shot below of the wooden body buck on which the aluminum body panels were formed. The rare snapshot provides some insight into the tremendous amount of hand labor required. While the Norseman and its unfortunate history are well-remembered today, few if any of its exotic features ever made it to a Chrysler production vehicle.

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The Lamborghini Urraco is a 2+2 sports car manufactured by Italian automaker Lamborghini, introduced at the Turin Auto Show in 1970, marketed for model years 1972-1979, and named after a line of Miura-bred fighting bulls; the name translates to "little bull". The car is a 2+2 coupé with body designed by Marcello Gandini, at the time working for Carrozzeria Bertone.

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History is very important to the automobile industry. Despite being a relatively young field, it’s well-documented, and full of great tales. Most of those tales are about hubris. Flashy Italian guy smuggles cocaine to pay for a Volvo-engined stainless steel coupe. Economy-minded automaker builds engines out of aluminum and forgets how to finish bolting them together. Henry Ford’s race car driver runs over a bunch of people, quits racing, then returns to racing and runs over even more people.

By telling these stories, the auto industry likes to paint itself as a brash group of aggressive innovators. Bold risk-takers. Complete assholes. This is because the sales department is running things. In reality, cars are made by a series of professional engineers progressively refining an essential product that is meant for mass consumption. Your choices are “bald-faced sociopathic lies” or “fucking boring stories about reducing cabin vibration with a slightly different durometer of rubber on the upper motor mount.”

This is where the auto owners step in. Most of us have at least one great story relating to cars, whether it’s an old crap-can that just wouldn’t die, or a road trip born under a bad sign that eventually erupted into a sort of rain-soaked horror movie climax. And we tell each other these stories, in order to cement the mythic status of the automobile in our lives. Sure, we bitch about our houses, but nobody’s eyes well up when they think about the glorious time they cleared the P-trap on their kitchen sink and finally got that chunk of hair out of there. Not when they could be making engine noises with their mouths and pretending to shift gears in the middle of a drunken story about illegal drag-racing, spoken way too loudly at a dinner party.

Of course, most of these stories are also bullshit. We have a tendency to mythologize, and also wallpaper over our own failures of memory with a dream of what must have happened. For instance, I once told a story about using a frequently-misfiring 1978 Plymouth Volare to fend off multiple police officers on a highway chase, but it was a little bit inaccurate. It was actually a 1979 Volare, which if anything makes the story even more thrilling.

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Bronze rarity: 1953 Alfa Romeo 1900C Sprint Supergioiello by Ghia

The Alfa Romeo 1900, affectionately known as Millenove, marked a significant milestone for the Italian automaker post-World War II. Production of this model began in Portello in 1950, with its debut at the Paris Motor Show, featuring the latest design by Orazio Satta. The 1900 series succeeded the stunning Alfa 6C but introduced a new inline-four engine with two overhead camshafts and DOHC…

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Bizzarrini 1900 GT Europa (1 of 12). 

The Bizzarrini 1900 GT Europa is a lightweight sports car that was built by the Italian automaker in the late 1960s in very limited numbers – just 12 were made in total and the car you’re looking here is the last one manufactured before the factory shut down. Giotto Bizzarrini, the mastermind behind the Bizzarrini 1900 GT Europa, was an accomplished engineer and designer. Before starting his own company, he worked for several prestigious Italian automakers, including Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, and Iso Rivolta. The Bizzarrini 1900 GT Europa was a significant milestone for the company, as it was their first affordable production model. It was a smaller, more attainable counterpart to the Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada. The Europa was powered by a 1.9 liter Opel inline-four cylinder engine, which delivers a respectable 110 horsepower.

With a top speed of 128 mph and a 0-60 time of 10.5 seconds, the Europa offered drivers an exhilarating driving experience thanks in no small part to the impeccable engineering experience of Giotto Bizzarrini. The car was developed with independent front and rear suspension, a front-mid-mounted engine, four wheel disc brakes, a limited slip differential, an integral roll bar, and a well-balanced chassis that was more than a match for its competition in the late 1960s. The 1900 GT Europa’s distinctive design was a collaboration between Giotto Bizzarrini and the talented young Italian designer, Pietro Vanni with ample influence taken from the Bizzarrini 5300 GT. The final body shape was honed in the wind tunnel at Pisa University in order to get it as aerodynamically efficient as possible.

The Europa was notable for its low-slung profile, aggressive lines, and a minimalist cockpit designed with racing in mind. Its distinctive design language captured the essence of Italian sports cars in the 1960s, embodying elegance, performance, and outright speed.

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Frikadelli Racing Team plies their N°30 Ferrari 296 GT3 through the dawn breaking over the 2023 ADAC 24H-Rennen Nürburgring towards an impressive victory for the Italian automaker.

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🇫🇷1999 Iveco Daily (Gendarmerie Model)🇫🇷

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À mon ami presidence-sims-republique, Ceci est pour vous The Iveco Daily is a large light commercial van produced by the Italian automaker Iveco since 1978. it was also sold as the Fiat Daily by Fiat until 1983. Unlike the more car-like unibody Fiat Ducato, the Daily uses a separate ladder frame typical of heavier commercial vehicles. The Iveco Daily is produced at the Iveco Suzzara plant, near Mantova in Italy. made substantial investments to renew the production lines.

The Daily is also the longest-running vehicle of the Iveco production and in over 40 years have sold over three million units. Today it is marketed in 110 markets around the world.

The Particular Model is used by French Gendarmerie Force.

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Ferrari 275 GTB

The Ferrari 275 GTB is a classic sports car produced by the Italian automaker Ferrari from 1964 to 1968. It is considered one of the most iconic and desirable models in Ferrari’s history, known for its elegant design, performance capabilities, and racing pedigree.

Here are some key features and details about the Ferrari 275 GTB:

1. Design: The 275 GTB was designed by Pininfarina, the renowned Italian design house. It featured a graceful and timeless design with smooth lines, a long bonnet, and a short rear end. The overall shape was aerodynamically efficient and visually striking.

2. Engine: The 275 GTB was powered by a 3.3-liter Colombo V12 engine. Depending on the model, it produced around 260 to 280 horsepower. The engine was mounted in the front and provided exhilarating performance.

3. Transmission: The 275 GTB came with a 5-speed manual transmission, which allowed drivers to fully engage with the car’s power and performance.

4. Performance: The performance of the 275 GTB was impressive for its time. It had a top speed of around 160 mph (260 km/h) and could accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) in approximately 6 seconds.

5. Racing Success: The 275 GTB had a successful racing career. It competed in various races, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where it achieved class victories. The 275 GTB’s racing pedigree further added to its desirability and reputation.

6. Variants: The Ferrari 275 GTB was available in different variants, including the standard GTB, the GTB/4 (also known as the 275 GTB/4), and the lightweight Competizione Speciale models. The GTB/4 was notable for being the first road-going Ferrari to feature a four-cam V12 engine.

7. Limited Production: Approximately 800 units of the 275 GTB were produced across all variants, making it a relatively exclusive and sought-after model among collectors.

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Trafic (1971) is a sublime film. They just don't make ridiculous movies this pretty any more! It's a Jaques Tati film so of course it's going to be good, but the movie was still uniquely funny in a particular understated yet intricate way that you just don't get anymore.

As someone working for a major european automaker myself, the bumbling chaos of Trafic's main plot--a car company's attempts at launching a new model at the Amsterdam autoshow fraught with mishaps and incompetence--is extremely relatable, lampooning the modern business landscape yet remaining light and whimsical in its portrayal of the horrors of bureaucracy.

The film is as gorgeous as you expect, but the highlight for me had to be the sheer abundance of terrible little italian and french automobiles it had to display. One of the few things I love more than a terrible communist car is a terrible italian car.

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Birthdays 4.2

Beer Birthdays

Edward John Birk (1867)

Karl Frederick Schuster (1890)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Alec Guinness; English actor (1919)

William Holman Hunt; English artist (1827)

Penelope Keith; actor (1940)

Herbert Mills; singer, "Mills Brothers" (1912)

Jack Webb; actor, director (1920)

Famous Birthdays

Hans Christian Andersen; Danish writer (1805)

Frederic Auguste Bartholdi; sculptor, "Statue of Liberty" (1834)

Nicholas Butler; educator (1862)

Giacomo Casanova; Italian writer (1725)

Charlemagne; Carolingian king of the Franks (@742 C.E.)

Walter Chrysler; automaker (1875)

Larry Coryell; jazz guitarist (1943)

Dr. Demento; radio show host (1941)

Buddy Ebsen; actor, dancer (1908)

Max Ernst; artist (1891)

Michael Fassbender; actor (1977)

George MacDonald Fraser; writer (1925)

Serge Gainsbourg; French singer (1928)

Marvin Gaye; pop singer (1939)

Brian Glover; actor (1934)

Francesco Grimaldi; mathematician, physicist (1618)

Emmylou Harris; country singer (1947)

Linda Hunt; actor (1945)

Rodney King; L.A. Police beating victim (1965)

Camille Paglia; writer (1947)

Pamela Reed; actor (1949)

Bill Romanowski; Denver Broncos LB (1966)

Leon Russell; pop singer (1942)

Debralee Scott; actor (1953)

Don Sutton; Los Angeles Dodgers P (1945)

Keren Woodward; pop singer (1961)

Emile Zola; French writer (1840)

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How to Identify Genuine OEM vs Aftermarket Car Parts When Shopping Online

Regardless of its technological heritage (German, American, Italian, etc.), your vehicle has components created by hundreds of different companies. All significant automakers outsource the design and production of the many elements of an automobile to independent automotive firms. What does this imply for the client in particular? Regardless of whether they are original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts. If you want to know more about when you buy car parts online, read the story below.

What is a Genuine Part?

It is a collection of OEM-branded replacement components that were factory-installed in the vehicle at manufacturing time. However, this doesn't necessarily imply that automakers are making such items; it's uncommon for other manufacturers to slap the carmaker's logo on these automobile parts. The inclusion of the company's branding drives up the price of these spare parts to a maximum.

When a replacement part breaks, most of us know that the warranty will be null and invalid unless we get an authentic, officially approved part with the manufacturer's logo. This is just another urban legend that causes people to take unnecessary detours. Under "The Magnuson-Most Warranty Act," it is illegal for automakers to void a warranty simply because the customer has installed aftermarket components. No amount of DIY repairs or trips to repair shops other than the dealership will void the warranty.

Advantages of Genuine Auto Parts

Keep reading to learn about the additional benefits when you buy car parts online.

The Guarantee of High-Quality

Nothing beats the peace of mind that comes from knowing you're still using the same high-quality parts in your vehicle as when you initially purchased it. Although it could be more expensive than aftermarket body parts, it will never damage your car. These components were custom-made for your car and undergo extensive testing by industry professionals before installation.

No Trouble in Finding

Feel free to visit the dealership without delay if you ever need a replacement for any spare part in your car. Either they'll get it for you or give it to you simultaneously. Since the company employed these parts without sacrificing performance, finding them will be easy.

What are OEM parts?

The designation "OEM" says it all: the same business that made the original product for the carmaker also makes the replacement part. It is identical to the original on your vehicle but without the brand name. These are functionally equivalent to OEM parts; however, they are less expensive because the manufacturer's logo isn't required.

Disadvantages of OEM car parts

Difficulty in availability

The availability of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) components is restricted to the firm dealership or a few approved dealerships, making it difficult to obtain these parts in rural parts of India, unlike replacement parts that may be purchased locally. You may have gone to great lengths to locate those parts, often in excruciating pain.

Cannot match the quality of some parts

Yes, you read it correctly; often, you pay a premium for these components, assuming they will be of the highest quality. Some aftermarket or locally available companies offer higher-quality auto components at a lower price than OEM parts, which means you can save a little money. These brands provide parts that are equally as good as, if not better, OEM parts, which cost more because of the name recognition.

Conclusion

While original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and authentic car components are functionally the same, you may tell them apart by looking for the manufacturer's logo when you buy car parts online. The two components are identical in quality and come with matching guarantees. The real deal, nevertheless, comes at a somewhat higher price because of the logo. If you want to keep repair costs down and keep your car's resale value high, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) components are a fantastic option.

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Lamborghini Launches Fast ForWorld to Bring Supercars to Metaverse Gaming With Animoca Brands | Daily Reports Online

Lamborghini has teamed up with Animoca Brands for its Web3 debut. As part of the partnership, supercars from the luxury Italian automaker will be launched by the Hong Kong-based game software firm into metaverse gaming ecosystems. The move from Lamborghini is aimed at getting customers acclimatised to the future of immersive marketing and brand engagement strategies that resonate with a newer…

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Prince Skyline Sport Coupe by Michelotti. (1 of 60). 

The Prince Skyline was a car with humble beginnings that would slowly evolve into one of the most famous Japanese sports cars in the world – the Nissan Skyline and the almost universally loved Nissan GT-R.

The Skyline model range started in 1957 as a modest four-door sedan with a 1,482cc 4-cylinder engine producing 60 hp, and capable of a top speed of 87 mph. Nissan and Prince would merge in the 1960s, the Skyline was one of the Prince cars that survived – eventually becoming a major member of the Nissan stable.

One of the most famous early Skylines is the car you see here, the Skyline Sport Coupe by Michelotti. It was the work of Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti who was hired to pen the eye-catching bodywork, using the Prince Gloria as the base platform. The Gloria was the slightly larger sibling to the Skyline, with a 1.9 litre engine that offered a little more power, and a slightly larger overall footprint allowing more room inside the cabin. Michelotti used this larger platform to his advantage, creating both a luxurious coupe and a convertible, with ample interior space, canted headlights, and remarkably good visibility from inside the car thanks to the narrow pillars. The unusual headlights weren’t actually that unusual at the time, they’d been used by cars built by automakers like Chrysler, Bentley, and Ferrari. Michelotti would go on to use a somewhat similar headlights design again on the Triumph Vitesse in 1962.The early 1960s were a time of rapid change in the automotive world, with many car makers competing to create and establish new design language for the new decade. It was a forward-thinking move by Prince to hire Michelotti at the beginning of the decade to design them a new body, at the same time giving the brand the significant image boost that comes with the hiring of a well-known Italian designer.

Under the hood, the Prince Skyline Sport Coupe used the same 91 hp 1.9 litre engine as the Gloria, so performance was sedate rather than aggressive. The transmission is a 4-speed manual column-shift, and power is sent back to a live axle rear end. Over the course of the model’s very limited production run, only approximately 60 examples of Michelotti’s Skyline were built. Despite their relative rarity, they were a common sight in Toho films of the early 1960s – largely because Prince had a very proactive (and very successful) PR team who were adept at getting their cars used in films.

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Battling the conditions as much as the competition, GRT Grasser’s N°19 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO22 made it two in a row for the Italian automaker at the Nürburgring’s Grand Prix Strecke after their sprint victory closed out the fourth round of the 2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.