The “Bee” was described as “a compact, two passenger Air-Car which travels at speeds up to 56 mph with a 100 horsepower engine”. Next in line for production was the four-passenger Model 2500 which was to be “a 2-engine, 300 horsepower vehicle”. These Air-Cars were said to travel smoothly “over any unobstructed terrain on a cushion of low pressure, low velocity air.”
Is this the year of the Mustang pace car? We just received word from Ford Motor Company that the 2011 Mustang has yet again been chosen as the official pace car for a Nascar race. This time around it’ll be the V6 that gets the honors during the Food Land 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 21st.
“This is Mustang that delivers the power and fuel efficiency customers want,” said Ford Mustang Brand Manager, Fritz Wilke. “To get 305 horsepower and 31 miles per gallon has never been done before in a production vehicle. In fact this new Mustang could do the entire 500-mile race on one tank of gas.”
This is the third time a 2011 Mustang will pace a Nascar race this year alone. In February the 2011 Mustang GT was given the prestige of pacing the Daytona 500, the first time a Ford vehicle has paced that race in 40 years. Then just a few weeks ago the 2011 Shelby GT350 paced the Shelby American race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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Whisper-quiet fuel cell technology whisks occupants towards their destination while electronically controlled tinted glass, an open living space and innumerable in-car amenities provide a supremely comfortable environment. The highly imaginative and entertaining entries were: California Spyder BMW Group DesignworksUSA Dodge Superbee* DaimlerChrysler’s Pacifica Design Center Ford Scout 7 California Advanced Product Creation Honda C2C Honda Research & Development Hummer Hr General Motors’ 5350 Industrial Concepts Hyundai NTT Hyundai Kia America Design Center Kia Kitsch Hyundai Kia America Design Center Lexus L500 Calty Design Research Mazda Shinzui Mazda Research & Design Flugel Tue Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design of North America Mini Canyon Carver BMW Group DesignworksUSA Mitsubishi Goku shin ka Mitsubishi Research & Design of North America Volkswagen Mobile Lounge* Volkswagen/Audi Design Center California * Joint-winners Judging the competition were Imre Molnar of the College for Creative Studies, Detroit; Nate Young of Art Center College of Design Art Center built its reputation as a vocational school, essentially, preparing returning GIs for work in the commercial arts fields. It has traditionally maintained a strong “real-world” focus, emphasizing craftsmanship, technique, and professionalism while somewhat de-emphasizing theory. , Pasadena; and Tom Matano of Art Academy University, San Francisco San Francisco (s?n fr?ns?s`k?), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden .
Their decision was based on the criteria of spirit, road presence, “brag factor,” originality, “sex appeal,” function and features, and LA character. “The contest gave designers the opportunity to venture into uncharted territory.
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