Archive for January, 2007
Michael Ulman Found Object Hot Rod Art
28 January 2007Michael Ulman is a sculptor, not the usual kind working in clay or stone, instead, he works with found objects from the dumpster, flea market or under some boxes in the back of the shop. He looks at the piece and sees things you or I would miss and builds motorcycles, hot rods and boats [...]
Ford Peterbilt Pickup Truck Conversion
26 January 2007Some guys just aren’t satisfied with what you find in the showroom. Take Lynn Mullinax, for instance. Lynn likes big pickup trucks, but anyone with money can buy an International CXT, Lynn had his mind set on a Peterbilt. Of course, small problem, Peterbilt doesn’t make a pickup, so Lynn started thinking about what he [...]
Five Million Dollar Cobra Super Snake
20 January 2007The highest priced car ever sold by Barrett Jackson just crossed the block. Carroll Shelby’s own original twin supercharged Super Snake AC Cobra sold for $5 million. I have said before the many Cobra replicas, some very poorly designed and constructed, were beginning to cheapen the Cobra image. The originals were superb cars in their [...]
W9 Nine Cylinder E85 Engine Project
17 January 2007Thomas Johansson has been working toward a Master of Science degree in Engineering at the Lulea University of Technology in Sweden. Looking for an appropriate project for his thesis he decided to design and build a complete internal combustion engine from scratch to run on E85. Of course, he didn’t just build an inline 4 [...]
Hotseat Racer GT Racing Simulator
3 January 2007The Hotseat Racer GT brings state-of-the-art racing simulation to your computer racing games by putting you in a realistic racing cockpit. No more looking for tables and chairs to set up your steering wheel and pedals, with the Hotseat Racer GT you have everything properly placed and ready to go.
Welded steel tubing and aluminum construction [...]