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2012 Chevy Super Bowl Commercials: A man drives his Chevy Silverado through an apocalyptic world predicted by the Mayan calendar. Unfortunately, not everyone makes it to the meeting point.2012 Chevy Super Bowl Commercials: A man drives his Chevy Silverado through an... more
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In 1970, Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris, presented a selection of competition cars, “Bolides Design.” A special jury chose the models with the idea of the car as a design object, a work of art, showing that “art and technique, each at their own level, are the expression of man and his relationship with design.” The Ralph Lauren collection can be seen from the same perspective.
For its first presentation in Europe, the Ralph Lauren Car Collection was recently on exhibition at Les Arts Décoratifs. Among the major car collections in the world, that of iconic American fashion designer Ralph Lauren stands out more than any other as synonymous with excellence. With this collection of the most prestigious sports cars from the 1930s to present day, Ralph Lauren shows that the automobile is a major art form created by the industry’s biggest names: Bugatti, Alfa Romeo, Bentley, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, Porsche and of course, Ferrari, the high point of this unique collection.
This piece includes a number of high-resolution photographs, a photo-gallery and two videos of the collection, “The Art of the Automobile: Speed, Style and Beauty.”
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/the-art-of-the-automobile-speed-style-and-beauty/In 1970, Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris, presented a selection of competition... more
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While buying cars the question one’s confronted with is which type of car is better for one’s situation? It’s a difficult question to answer since one may not have enough information or knowledge regarding cars. Vehicles can be expensive, and buying them can cost a lot of money.
http://www.generationxcars.comWhile buying cars the question one’s confronted with is which type of car is... more
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Learn to draw, sketch, and render cars efficiently using Photoshop and Painter with Dwayne's online class this Thursday!Learn to draw, sketch, and render cars efficiently using Photoshop and Painter with... more
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What's the best car to run over your ex with? A humorous look at some vehicle designs and how they relate to dating.What's the best car to run over your ex with? A humorous look at some vehicle... more
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Dozens of automotive models—from manufacturers that include boutique supercar makers in Europe and mass producers in China and India—may never roll down U.S. streets.
Once the unquestioned destination car market, the U.S. is no longer even the world's biggest. Last year, China became the top consumer of motor vehicles. Our list this year includes two cars we'd like to see here: the world's fastest pickup truck and a two-seat roadster with a roof that retracts in just 12 seconds. Nevertheless, you won't see these vehicles in a showroom any time soon.
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http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/1558/not-available-for-sale-here?bust_cache=1Dozens of automotive models—from manufacturers that include boutique supercar... more
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“America by Car” is an acclaimed series of photographs by the master photographer Lee Friedlander. Driving through most of the country’s fifty states in ordinary rental cars, he took his black-and-white, square-format photographs entirely from the interior of the rental cars. Friedlander employed the brilliantly simple idea of using the sideview mirror, rearview mirror, the windshield, and the side windows as picture frames within which to record reflections of this country’s eccentricities and obsessions at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
Friedlander’s collection of photographs isn’t arranged in a manner that provides an “On the Road” style narrative. Instead, he groups images by subject, not geography: monuments, churches, houses, factories, ice cream shops, plastic Santas, roadside memorials. Every snapshot includes and employs the vehicle’s interior and exterior elements as a means of fracturing and multiplying the image, providing a submersive sensory experience, like the one in which a driver might engage when glancing out at or studying something other than the road. You also can recognize the keen sense of humor at play in many of the juxtapositions: a chain-link palm tree standing in the desert, a photo of a sign offering a photo-op in a quarter mile. Finally, there’s the massive glory of disorder, a kind of celebration of roadside nonsense.
This piece includes a number of high-resolution photographs, a wonderful slide show and two videos.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2010/09/20/america-by-car-landscapes-framed-by-rental-cars/“America by Car” is an acclaimed series of photographs by the master... more
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“Detroit Experiences” is a series of photographs by the legendary photographer, Robert Frank. In 1955 and 1956, Frank traveled the U.S. taking photographs for his groundbreaking book “The Americans”, published in 1958. With funding from a prestigious Guggenheim grant, he set out to create a large visual record of America, and Detroit was one of his early stops. Inspired by autoworkers, the cars they made, along with local lunch counters, drive-in movies and public parks such as Belle Isle, Frank transformed everyday experiences of Detroiters into an extraordinary visual statement about American life.
This piece includes a number of vintage b&w photographs, a slide show and a documentary short film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/detroit-experiences-robert-frank-photographs-1955/“Detroit Experiences” is a series of photographs by the legendary... more
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“Visions of Auto-Magic” is a captivating collection of photographs of automobiles through the years, images that often transform the ordinary of urban daily life into intense images that sizzle and delight the eye. The photographs range from very early street pictures, to more recent highly abstract views. The master photographers represented in this photo-essay include: Walker Evans, Alfred Steiglitz, Ray K. Metzker, Dennis Stock and Harry Callahan.
This piece includes a number of high-resolution photographs, a slide show and a video.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/photos-of-the-day-visions-of-auto-magic-through-the-years/“Visions of Auto-Magic” is a captivating collection of photographs of... more
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You're not invincible. Car crashes happen. Although some states do not require one to purchase car insurance in order to own and operate a vehicle, having the peace of mind that someone has your financial back in the event of an accident is worth the monthly payments.You're not invincible. Car crashes happen. Although some states do not require... more
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Electric cars may pimp your green image but are they worth the ride? Planet Forward member and creator of MPG-o-Matic, Daniel Gray, shows us some cool features of Nissan’s electric vehicle. But just how expensive is a zero emissions ride? We do the math! (You can see Dan's full video here.)Electric cars may pimp your green image but are they worth the ride? Planet Forward... more
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June 15, 2010 - Scientific American
Auto Immune: Cities Convert Streets into Pedestrian, Cyclist and Mass Transit Thoroughfares
Automobiles are still part of the American way of life, but in many municipalities other modes of transportation are moving in on what had been car territory
By John Matson
In New York City, land of the ubiquitous yellow taxi, cabbies and other motorists find themselves with a bit less room to operate these days.
The city closed several blocks of Broadway in 2009 to create a pedestrian plaza around Times Square—a much-publicized experiment that in February became permanent policy, even though it did not improve traffic flow as much as hoped. The Big Apple has also dabbled in shorter-term but larger-scale street closures, barring cars on a stretch of streets leading from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park on a series of summer Saturdays in 2008 and 2009. And on June 7, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a somewhat less sexy but nonetheless significant change in the city's infrastructure, instituting dedicated bus-only lanes on Manhattan's East Side to speed transit up and down the island.
Each of the measures instituted in the U.S.'s largest city turns over what had been primarily automotive-ruled space to pedestrians, cyclists or mass transit. In doing so the city follows a trend that has caught on in Europe and Latin America—in some cases long ago—but that has been slow to take root in the U.S. If New York and other American cities such as Portland, Ore., prove to be on the vanguard domestically, the changes there could portend a shift in the way urbanites in the U.S. use their streets in the years and decades to come.
"It clearly is a trend," says Lester Brown, president of the nonprofit Earth Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. "I think there are many cities that are ahead on this. Several years ago I was in Stockholm, and already there were many blocks where cars were banned."
Paul Steely White, executive director of the New York City nonprofit advocacy group Transportation Alternatives, says that the popularity of repurposing urban streets around the world gave advocates more leverage to argue for them in the U.S. "By saying that so many disparate cities around the world, from Bogotá to Copenhagen, are heading in this direction, it made it easier to make the case," White says.
Brown points to Enrique Peñalosa, who served as mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, from 1998 to 2001, as a pioneer in the kinds of changes now reaching the U.S. "He's the one who really redefined things when he took office," Brown says. The city's bus rapid transit (BRT) network, TransMilenio, is in many ways more like a subway system, with its own median-protected lanes and station platforms for loading and unloading passengers. Similar BRT systems have sprung up in places such as Mexico City and Ahmedabad, India, giving over lanes of the road exclusively to bus traffic.
"Thinking about why these kinds of reclamation make sense, I always talk about the spatial efficiency of walking, biking and buses," White says. "When you think about what cities are, they are defined by their density—by definition the space between buildings is limited." The car, he adds, is the lowest density mode of transportation; that is, a person traveling by car takes up far more space than someone on a bicycle or on a bus. "In many respects cities are all the same in terms of supply and demand," White says. "There's always more demand for street use than there are streets."
Looking forward, White sees a more malleable future for the way streets are used. With retractable barriers, city planners can create so-called time-flexible streets, which might be open to vehicle traffic during part of the day and pedestrian-only at other times. "You're accommodating peak use—that could be peak deliveries in the morning and peak pedestrian use during lunchtime," he says. "That's something I think you'll see more of, and something we're pushing for."
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FOOT TRAFFIC: In New York City, a stretch of the Great White Way has been repurposed as a pedestrian plaza.
Jim.henderson via Wikimedia CommonsJune 15, 2010 - Scientific American
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World Most Expensive Car from Tramontana | World Must Be Crazy
------------------ 2 million euros, or around 2,6 million dollar ; ( not sure if it is actually worth its weight in gold,......silver,...perhaps ? )
http://worldmustbecrazy.com/world-most-expensive-car-from-tramontanaWorld Most Expensive Car from Tramontana | World Must Be Crazy
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Better world club is not only providing cheap roadside assistance, but they also provide green roadside services!
On top of that they even provide auto insurance. Oh wait, did I mention that they're the nation's one and only provider of bicycle roadside assistance?! If you're a biker, you'll need it! You can get a quote from them at their site and if you managed to find someone cheaper, they will even match their prices!
Highlights:
- Cheap
- Discounts to hybrids and biodiesel vehicles
- Donate 1% of gross revenue to green efforts
- Discounts on eco-travel and hybrid car rental
- Provide free carbon offset with auto insurance!
- Nation's one and only bicycle roadside assistance!Better world club is not only providing cheap roadside assistance, but they also... more
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A daily automobile commute can be a harrowing experience. As it stands drivers only have two safe ways to converse with fellow commuters – the horn, which is almost meaningless these days, and a flurry of unmistakable hand gestures. Yep, when the horn fails those babies really get the message across. But in the digital age where we no longer talk face to face, opting instead for Skype, text, email and a variety of instant messenger services, perhaps the classic hand gestures are in need of an upgrade. Think Geek’s Drivemocion EX could be the new way we’re able to fully convey our messages of frustration and thanks to fellow drivers.
Read more: http://www.whitespace.bz/ws/web/forms/pulse/PulseMainArticle.aspx?id=454A daily automobile commute can be a harrowing experience. As it stands drivers only... more
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Many people out there need their morning cup of coffee before they can even begin to think about moving. If this Carpuccino design catches on, the same could definitely be said of our cars, which is both good and bad news. The good: Eco-friendly transportation. The bad: They’ll be grumpy and impossible to live with in the mornings. All stupidity aside, the Carpuccino is a 1988 Volkswagen Scirocco that has been retro-fitted to run on coffee grounds.
Read more: http://www.whitespace.bz/ws/web/forms/pulse/PulseMainArticle.aspx?id=449Many people out there need their morning cup of coffee before they can even begin to... more
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