But they couldn't give them away. A more expensive variant of the same formula is going to sell in double digits/month. What's the pay-off?

21 minutes ago, balthazar said:

But they couldn't give them away. A more expensive variant of the same formula is going to sell in double digits/month. What's the pay-off?

Maybe the company write off against profits to reduce their tax bill? 

I'm puzzled, yet not displeased. Mostly puzzled.
 

15 minutes ago, balthazar said:

I'm puzzled, yet not displeased. Mostly puzzled.
 

I take this over every car BMW makes.  

Is that a home job?  Now I want to know if GM sold this car badged as a Pontiac in some distant, obscure off-shore market like Kenya, or Canada.

Could be from the mirror universe, like in Star Trek. 

2 hours ago, ocnblu said:

Is that a home job?  Now I want to know if GM sold this car badged as a Pontiac in some distant, obscure off-shore market like Kenya, or Canada.

Yes- owner custom. Interesting cross-pollination.

Very Cool, Jaguar i-Pace is faster and stops faster than the Tesla X P100D

FYI, Jaguar at 10AM PST will be revealing the production version of the i-Pace EV CUV.

Reveal started at 10am PST. really cool watching on the race track and offroad.

I am pumped.

Very cool CUV!  

WOW, Autoblog says the Honda CR-V is getting a 3rd seat row. Talk about making a butt ugly CUV cramped.

https://www.autoblog.com/2018/03/01/honda-cr-v-third-row-hybrid-geneva/

Crazy, 

Totally cool Snow Drifting Lambos!  

I've seen pics of the I-Pace and MAN is it an awkward, stubby, ungraceful lump. I've read that some folk love it, but some folk love anything ever built as a motor vehicle, I guess. Jaguar used to instill a (very fitting) feline gracefulness in their cars, I guess that's out the window.

1 hour ago, dfelt said:

Totally cool Snow Drifting Lambos!  

Guy is kinda annoying though....

"I didn't have time to change (not me; I can barely pour a cup of coffee) the summer tires on my RS6, so I didn't have it airlifted to a frozen mountain lake in another country. I was too busy staring at my watch."

Internal combustion Friday...!

 

1 hour ago, A Horse With No Name said:

Internal combustion Friday...!

 

Need some more of this today!!!

Latest from the crazy mind of Weird Al Yankovic!

 

Saw this and a first rate job, wish for better looking rims / tire combo.

Cadillac really needs to get back into having a pickup truck.

I dunno about 'first rate' with the mismatched fenders...
People have been building these for years now. Not sure if there is a market for a factory one tho; I'd hold off if I were calling the shot.

After seeing the teaser commercial, I think the Cadillac XT4 is going to be hella cool!

 

5 hours ago, dfelt said:

Saw this and a first rate job, wish for better looking rims / tire combo.

Cadillac really needs to get back into having a pickup truck.

 

No no....

Got an email from Cadillac saying to tune in this sunday. I think they will show the XT4 early at the Oscars!

21 hours ago, balthazar said:

Please take clear note of the absolute purity of design, coupled with the permanence of genuine materials.  Real metals with durable surfaces... no second-rate plastics.  An icon of American industrial excellence.

what do you see?
 

1 hour ago, balthazar said:

what do you see?
 

WOW, Very cool Engine design of 8 carbs on the sides with center exhaust straight up, open pipe. Never seen an engine layout like this before. Bet it is loud.

Very strange...it's like the location of the intake(s) and exhaust are reversed...wonder what the purpose of such  a configuration is. 

2 minutes ago, Cubical-aka-Moltar said:

Very strange...it's like the location of the intake(s) and exhaust are reversed...wonder what the purpose of such  a configuration is. 

Look at where the distributor is, in a place you usually find a water pump? This motor has me very confused.

And where is the fan and radiator? 

1 minute ago, Cubical-aka-Moltar said:

And where is the fan and radiator? 

Seems to have plumbing on the front of the block going underneath to the back. I see the piping for where coolant would go in and it seems to go in under the cab to some place else.

Distributor on Ford flathead is in the same location, BTW.
I think this engine was built just to showcase a very non-conventional re-engineering. Revised cam allows it to breath 'in reverse'.

Chrome cheesecake ~

Chrome Cheesecake 2 ~
 

Cadillac had this commercial on the Oscars tonight and posted to their Youtube Channel.

 

3 minutes ago, dfelt said:

Seems Cadillac commercial at the oscars show plenty of the XT4, but nothing on You Tube officially yet other than other peoples posts.

 

Seems a Dealership caught the full commercial just as is, posted it with their on ending of call them to reserve one now.

 

Liking the looks of it....

Gotta Love the SuperCruise Commercial

 

39 minutes ago, balthazar said:

Very cool and different AWD system.

 

35-in rims. Packard, I believe '21.

Edited March 5, 20188 yr by balthazar

54 minutes ago, balthazar said:

 

35-in rims. Packard, I believe '21.

Wonder what the approach and departure angles are on that!?

11 hours ago, dfelt said:

Cadillac had this commercial on the Oscars tonight and posted to their Youtube Channel.

 

I like that the Escala look is being put into production. I wish it had debuted on an updated CT6 first.   I had the same objection with the Continental nose actually being released for sale on the MKZ before the Continental was out. 

9 hours ago, balthazar said:

Is that a Chevy/GMC van with a 4WD conversion?  It's gotta be a van but I can't tell the make from here... guessing by the license plate cut-out on the front bumple.

Very strange how the driveshafts come from the black trapezoid (transfer case?) and connect to thingys behind each wheel..never seen a driveline like that.. 

Googling turned up this--Vemco V-drive 4x4 conversion..

The Vehicle Engineering and Manufacturing Company of Fort Wayne Indiana offered Ford and Chevy van conversions from approximately 1976-1980, and went out of business soon thereafter.

Same picture of the van on it's side w/ rust..
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2017/06/a-full-size-chevy-van-with-vemco-v.html

This article is linked from the above link, refers to it as a Dana system.  Has that same strange picture.

http://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/cc-outtake-1980-dana-v-drive-4wd-gmc-school-van-a-rarity-indeed/

Edited March 6, 20188 yr by Cubical-aka-Moltar

I'd heard of Quigley 4x4 conversions, usually with Ford Econolines.   But had not heard of Mowag---Swiss Dodge van 4x4 conversions.

http://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/reader-ride-dodge-mowag-4x4-b350-van-swiss-rarity/

A former poster here would love the title of this one..

 

2 hours ago, frogger said:

A former poster here would love the title of this one..

 

Sylvester is still around on Facebook....68 Lives!

@ocnblu @balthazar @A Horse With No Name

Thought you all would get a kick out of this Driving Manifesto!

http://www.thedrive.com/opinion/18952/this-is-the-human-driving-manifesto

Have to admit, I agree with a number of points he makes.

Crazy Rich kid gets to race Dubai Police car on the streets.

 

@ocnblu Perfect next Auto for you!

www.sherp.ru

Factory-built supercharged '53 'E' ~

1 hour ago, dfelt said:

@ocnblu Perfect next Auto for you!

www.sherp.ru

Come in handy for the traffic around here.....