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Portrait of the art and cars

A portrait of the art and car collector Bernd Hahne. His house seems to be a museum in an industrial park, whereas his garage offers enough space for his Maseratis and Ferraris. This is the setting for his private happiness. We visited him, took his Ferrari F40 for a ride and shared some thoughts about contemporary art and its connection to classic car design.

Modern Art and Classic Cars from tim hahne on Vimeo.

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world’s best selling cars ever.

Automobiles have really taken humanity by force. With a car for every 11 people, automobiles have become an integral part of our life. Following is an interesting list of world’s best selling cars ever.

1. Toyota Corolla

According to an estimate, a Corolla is sold every 40 seconds. Introduced in 1966, it has sold over 35,000,000 cars to date. It owns a well-deserved top spot in the ranks of the best-selling cars.

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2. Ford F-Series

Even after 60 years of its introduction, the F-series is still in production. The F-150 remained the best selling vehicle in the United States for 24 years while in the category of trucks it maintained its position for over 34 years. It sold over30,000,000 copies.

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Shelby Ford Mustang The Legend

Carroll Shelby’s Ford Mustang

A Shelby Mustang is a high performance variant of the Ford Mustang

Shelby Mustang 1967 GT500A Shelby Mustang is a high performance variant of the Ford Mustang, built by Ford from 1968 through 1970. The 1965, 1966 and 1967 Shelby’s were a series of Ford Mustangs which were specially modified by Carroll Shelby’s company and sold under the name Shelby GT. 1965 Shelby GT 350 From 1968 the model became the Shelby Cobra GT.

The program was factory-sponsored by Ford to compete with the Corvette, also factory-sponsored by Chevrolet, neither of which could be built for the sales price charged. In 2007, following the introduction of the Fifth-generation Ford Mustang the Shelby nameplate was revived for new high performance versions of the Mustang.

1967 Shelby Ford Mustang GT500

Carroll Shelby started modified Ford Mustangs in 1967

Shelby Ford Mustang GT500 1967The 1967 Shelby Mustangs distinguished themselves from their more plain Ford cousins with elaborate use of fiberglass. A larger fiberglass nose was fitted, together with fiberglass hood, fenders and trunk lid. The hood featured an intimidating dual air intake scoop and the cut-off rear end showed an angular spoiler which blended into the rear fenders. The plastic rear roof windows gave way to impressive air-extraction scoops. A protruding lower front spoiler was

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