Oren, Author at Classic Cars

Sep12007 by OrenNo Comments

BMW M1

The BMW M1 is a supercar produced by the German automaker BMW from 1978 to 1981. It was the first and only mid-engined BMW. It employed a twin-cam M88/1 3.5 L 6-cylinder gasoline engine, a version of which was later first used in the South African version of the BMW 745i, of which 209 examples were built between 1984 and 1986, as well as the E24 BMW M6/M635CSi and E28 BMW M5. The engine had six separate throttle butterflies, four valves per cylinder and produced 277 PS (204 kW) in the street version, giving a top speed of 260 km/h (162 mph). Turbocharged racing versions were capable of producing around 850 hp. (more…)

Aug302007 by OrenNo Comments

Porsche 912 Targa

Porsche 912

Porsche constructed a total of 2562 912 Targas, less than 8 percent of all 912s. While Porsche was discontinuing the 356 cabriolet model in 1965, a Targa® prototype was shown at the 1965 Frankfurt Motor Show. Porsche's Targa assembly line started in December 1966, producing the first ten 911 Targas, and at least three 912 Targas. 912 Targas cost more than the coupes, but provided 'air conditioning' without reducing engine performance. (more…)

Aug292007 by OrenNo Comments

Porsche 356

The Porsche 356 was a sports car produced from 1948 through 1965. It was Porsche's first production automobile. (more…)

Aug292007 by OrenNo Comments

Austin-Healey Sprite

Austin Healey

The Austin-Healey Sprite was a small open sports car designed by Donald Healey.Its release was announced by British Motor Corporation (BMC) in 1958. It was a small, low cost sports car designed to fill the hole in the market left by the small pre-war Austin Seven sports cars. The car was designed by the Healey Motor Company within the bounds of their partnership with BMC. It first went on sale at a price of £669. (more…)

Aug282007 by OrenNo Comments

Dealing with rust

Restoration

1. Intro Rust is the principal killer of most normal (ie mild steel) bodied cars. Look at most cars stacked up in a scrapyard and they aren't usually there through being worn out mechanically, its usually through terminal tin worm. Even fairly modern cars suffer from structural corrosion, despite them supposedly having better protection than any cars previously. Wander around your favourite breakers yard, and for every hundred or so cars there may be 10-15 that are there through having been in a crash, a similar number which are tired mechanically, and the remainder there through neglect leading to levels of rusting that became uneconomical to repair. (more…)

Aug282007 by OrenNo Comments

Packard 180

The Packard 180 was introduced in 1940 by the Packard Motor Car Company to replace the discontinued V-12 as their top-of-the-line luxury model. (more…)

Aug272007 by OrenNo Comments

Packard 200

Packard advertising art for the 1951 Packard 200 "Touring Sedan" shows how stripped down the 200 line was. Note the plain black-wall tires and hubcaps in place of white-wall tires and full wheel-covers (more…)

Aug272007 by OrenNo Comments

Packard 120

The Packard One-Twenty (also One Twenty and 120) was an automobile produced by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan from 1935 to 1937 and from 1939 through the 1941 model years. The One-Twenty model designation was replaced the Packard Eight model name during model years 1938 and 1942. (more…)

Aug262007 by OrenNo Comments

Packard 110

The Packard One-Ten (also One Ten and 110) was a range of six-cylinder automobiles produced by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan during the 1940 and 1941 model years. The One-Ten model designation replaced the Packard Six model name. (more…)

Aug192007 by OrenNo Comments

Packard History: 1946-1959

Packard History

1946 – 1956By the end of World War II, Packard was in excellent financial condition but suffered from a shortage of raw materials needed to manufacture automobiles again. The firm introduced its first post-war body in 1948, prior to its competition in the major firms (Cadillac, Lincoln, and Chrysler). However, the design chosen was of the "bathtub" style predicted during the war as the destined future of automobiles. Although the postwar Packards sold well, the ability to distinguish expensive models from lower priced models disappeared as all Packard became virtually alike. (more…)