 Feb. 29, 2008 - GM Holden today marked the diamond anniversary of its first all
Australian car by unveiling a stunning two-door performance
thoroughbred called Coupe 60.
Coupe 60
celebrates the six decades since GM Holden built the 48-215 at its
Fishermans Bend plant in Port Melbourne, Victoria, and provides a
glimpse of Holden’s future directions in design, engineering and
emerging engine technologies. Exemplifying sports luxury, Coupe 60
is a pillarless concept car that explores the limits of Holden’s
current rear-wheel drive capabilities, combining racing looks and
technology into a road going sportscar experience. Its
sophisticated appearance is delivered through simple and powerful
design, highlighted by the pillarless construction and V8 supercar
inspired cockpit layout and side-exiting chambered exhaust system with
billet alloy tips.
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 The very first Volvo car, the ÖV4 (later nicknamed Jakob) was built in
1927. Hot Rod maker Leif Tufvesson documented the original in detail
before building his personal interpretation of the ÖV4, which became
Hot Rod Jakob. The body of the classic vehicle has been built by hand
from raw aluminium panels that were bent into their final shape using a
hammer and English wheel, as it was done in the prototype workshop back
in the 1920s. Leif Tufvesson has already won awards such as "Hot Rod of
the Year" and "Most Innovative Car" in the U.S.
After being unveiled at the Volvo Museum in Göteborg in February 2008,
Hot Rod Jakob will be exhibited at the four Nordic winners of Volvo
Best Partner 2007 before being presented at the 2008 SEMA show in Las
Vegas in the USA in November this year.
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 John Gust has a great collection of musclecars hiding in his garage, and he's not afraid to take 'em out and burn up the roads, either.
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 This super-cool 1941 Willys is a throwback to the straight-axle gasser days, only it's big-block Chevy powered and cleaner than most.
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 V8TV is working on a whole bunch of project cars in 2007 ranging from high-end street rods to pro-street racecars. Their shop is proving they can do it all.
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 It’s true, the Big 3 are building new musclecars again!
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 The team at Rad Rides By Troy creates some of the most outrageos cars out there, and they have the amazing ability to transcend a variety of styles and genres. These guys are not one-trick-ponies!
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 We followed John Wargo as he whipped up 3 vehicles in 3 months for the 2005 SEMA show, a Toyota Tundra, a Chevy HHR, and this crazy custom Corvette.
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