When Ford set out to build the new Ford GT, it was a multipurpose project, designed to win races, of course, but also to develop new engine technologies, stretch the company's understanding of aerodynamics and push the boundaries of advanced materials usage, all for eventual use in other models across the Ford lineup. In developing the engine, there was a lot of … [Read more...]
Clemens Leonhardt is Building a Tank Car to Share the Garage with Gunbus
What do you do after building the Gunbus? The Gunbus was a jumbo sized 410 cubic inch V-Twin motorcycle that looked like an impossible dream, right up until it rolled out into the sunshine in all of its mechanical magnificence. Well, if you're Clemens Leonhardt, you build a car, a BIG car, a retro 1920s style open roadster powered by a 30 liter, 1400 horsepower V12 with a mere … [Read more...]
Magnolia Special from Bienville Studios is Finished
A little while back we wrote about the Magnolia Special, a custom bodied, Jaguar six powered and compressed natural gas fueled pre war styled roadster being built by J.T. Nesbitt of Bienville Studios in New Orleans. The only photos we had then were of a work in progress and it looked very promising but it was still in a very unfinished state. Well, unfinished no more. The car … [Read more...]
Magnolia Special – Pre War Styled Natural Gas Fueled Jaguar 6 Powered Roadster by JT Nesbitt
If you follow motorcycles, the name JT Nesbitt may ring a bell. He previously worked for Confederate Motorcycles as a designer for the G2 Hellcat and early versions of the Wraith, back in the pre Katrina days when Confederate was still in New Orleans. He has since gone his own way, establishing Bienville Studios in the French Quarter and he's been working on a number of … [Read more...]
Blastolene B-702 Roadster Going to Barrett-Jackson
How about a 19 foot long, 702 cubic inch V12 custom roadster for your garage? If you're thinking, "Hey, that's my car!" head for the Barrett Jackson auction in January, your car is waiting. Press release follows: Hailed as a “rolling sculpture†and powered by a mammoth 702cid V12 engine, the famous Blastolene B-702 custom roadster (Lot #1310) will be sold at No … [Read more...]