Archive for March, 2007
Build Your Own 225 mpg Diesel Plug in Hybrid
20 March 2007If the names Trimuter, Tri-Magnum or Urba Electric ring a bell, you probably read a lot of Mechanix Illustrated or Popular Mechanics back in the sixties and seventies. Robert Q. Riley was a prolific designer of these build it yourself vehicles along with many, many more that were available as plans enabling you to construct [...]
Corvair Futura Concept Car
18 March 2007Even when you think you have seen most of the concept cars from years past, once in a while one shows up, like this Corvair Futura concept car, that has you scratching your head. I had to stop and look because I just don’t recall ever seeing it before.
It is listed on eBay as a [...]
Twin Turbo Lower 48 Tucker Hot Rod
13 March 2007The “Lower 48″ Tucker hot rod is the work of Rob Ida Concepts, a New Jersey company with long roots in the auto business. Rob’s grandfather, Joe, had a Tucker dealership back in 1947 but unfortunately, Tucker itself went out of business. Though Joe never had a Tucker of his own, his son Bob and [...]