Story Of A Classic: The GMC Motor home Part 1/3

Story Of A Classic: The GMC Motor home Part 1/3

Produced by General Motors from 1973 through 1978, the innovative GMC Motorhome gained a following that is still as strong — if not stronger — today. This three-part series explores the fascinating history of a motorhome still considered by many to have been far ahead of its time.

Following World War II and a lapse of auto production of nearly four years, former GIs and the general public longed for new cars.

Once the pent-up postwar demand was satisfied, auto companies started offering innovative, attractive new designs in an effort to capture a greater market share. At auto shows and Motoramas we saw Thunderbirds and Edsels, Chrysler 300s, Corvettes, GTOs, and Eldorados. New V-8 engines were everywhere; small blocks, big blocks, Hemis; horsepower and cubic inches ruled. New styles were longer, lower, wider, with chrome everywhere and tail fins that soared.

Then came the energy crunch in October 1973, and it all changed. The automotive talk turned to cost and availability of fuel, more efficient cars with new four-cylinder and V-6 engines, and downsizing.

The History of Electric Cars at the Current Years (1990 to Present)

The History of Electric Cars at the Current Years (1990 to Present)

Several legislative and regulatory actions have renewed electric vehicle development efforts. Primary among these is the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendment, the 1992 Energy

Policy Act, and regulations issued by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). In addition to more stringent air emissions requirements and regulations requiring reductions in gasoline use, several states have issued Zero Emission Vehicle requirements.

The History of Electric Cars at the Middle Years (1930 - 1990)

The History of Electric Cars at the Middle Years (1930 - 1990)

Electric vehicles had all but disappeared by 1935. The years following until the 1960s were dead years for electric vehicle development and for use as personal transportation.

The 1960s and 1970s saw a need for alternative fueled vehicles to reduce the problems of exhaust emissions from internal combustion engines and to reduce the dependency on imported foreign crude oil.

Many attempts to produce practical electric vehicles occurred during the years from 1960 to the present.

In the early 1960s, the Boyertown Auto Body Works jointly formed the Battronic Truck Company with Smith Delivery Vehicles, Ltd., of England and the Exide Division of the Electric Battery Company.

The History of Electric Cars at the Early Years (1890 - 1930)

The History of Electric Cars at the Early Years (1890 - 1930)

The electric vehicle is not a recent development. In fact, the electric vehicle has been around for over 100 years, and it has an interesting history of development that continues to the present.

France and England were the first nations to develop the electric vehicle in the late 1800s. It was not until 1895 that Americans began to devote attention to electric vehicles. Many innovations followed and interest in motor vehicles increased greatly in the late 1890s and early 1900s. In 1897 the first commercial application was established as a fleet of New York City taxis.

Drive at home with most driving simulator realistic today

Drive at home with most driving simulator realistic today

   

a fully functional driving simulator designed to practice a driving passenger vehicle at home using any plug & play steering wheel (with pedals) connected to the Windows computer; to learn all the basic and essential driving skills to become comfortable enough with driving to remember to routinely look around, check blind spots, use mirrors, turn signals and headlights, and be aware of your speed. Driving in a safe simulation environment without any stress will help first time drivers to gain confidence behind the wheel. Learning within a driving simulation environment is just like playing a computer game.

Toyota Tacoma is the best truck 2011 photos and videos full review

Toyota Tacoma is the best truck 2011 photos and videos full review

The 2011 Toyota Tacoma’s styling changes involve minor alterations to the grille and are typical of revisions intended to keep a model fresh as it advances in years. In fact, this generation Tacoma has been around so long – since model-year 2005 -- that the 2011 changes constitute the second facelift since its introduction. They build on a model-year 2009 freshening that included an argent-painted grille and some new passenger-compartment trim. None of these changes alter the size or shape of a handsome pickup that counts variety among its strengths.

The Mille Miglia open-road endurance race 1927 to 1957 photos and videos

The Mille Miglia open-road endurance race 1927 to 1957 photos and videos

Alfa Romeo 6C 2300B Mille Miglia Spider 1938

The Mille Miglia was an open-road endurance race which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927 to 1957

Unlike modern day rallying where cars are released at one minute intervals with the larger professional class cars going before the slower cars, in the Mille Miglia the smaller displacement slower cars started first. This made organisation simpler as marshalls did not have to be on duty for as long a period and it minimised the period that roads had to be closed.

Since 1949 cars were assigned numbers according to their start time. For example, the 1955 Moss/Jenkinson car, #722, left Brescia at 7:22 a.m. while the first cars had started at 9 p.m. the previous day. In the early days of the race even winners needed 16 hours or more, so most competitors had to start before midnight and arrived after dusk - if at all.

Cheapest Car in U.S 2012 with only $2,500

Cheapest Car in U.S 2012 with only $2,500

Tata Nano mini-car, will be sold in the U.S during 2012, it is now adapting to meet stringent U.S. crash safety requirements and testing a larger engine.

Tata's goal was to offer the base version would sell for approximately $2,500. this car will met that goal by having his engineers redesign every aspect of the 10-foot-long four-door car to squeeze out costs.

The 2011 Maserati GranCabrio Sport video review and details

The 2011 Maserati GranCabrio Sport video review and details

Maserati has just unveiled the 2011 Gran Cabrio Sport at the Geneva Motor Show, and it looks better in the flesh than even re-touched press photos could have promised. Maserati is aiming the Gran Cabrio Sport squarely at giving its droptop GT a little more performance cred.

2010 Mansory Bugatti Veyron Linea Vincero d’Oro video review and details

2010 Mansory Bugatti Veyron Linea Vincero d’Oro  video review and details

With the LINEA Vincerò d'Oro, MANSORY has completed its strictly limited series for the refined Bugatti Veyron 16.4. After the specialist for exclusive luxury vehicles raised the bar for high-performance sports cars by another level in March 2009, MANSORY is now placing the crowning glory on the art of refinement. Using targeted changes, MANSORY first transformed the Bugatti Veyron into the LINEA Vincerò and then, using a special gold-coloured alloy, into the unique LINEA Vincerò d'Oro.

Volga GAZ-24-10 1982-1992 full details

Volga GAZ-24-10  1982-1992 full details

In 1982 GAZ introduced the third generation of the Volga the GAZ-3102. However this car was limited to the public and production of the old series continued, lacking a suitable replacement GAZ undertook a deep upgrade of the -24, utilising many of the -3102 features. This resulted in an entirely new car, which was produced right up to the early 1990s.

Ford Falcon1962 details photos and video

Ford Falcon1962 details photos and video

1962 Ford Falcon was manufactured by the Ford Motor Company as part of the first generation of Falcons produced from 1960 through 1963. The 1962 model proved to be a hallmark year for the Falcon with the introduction of the faux wood-paneled station wagon, the sporty Futura and its frame serving as the foundation for the Ford Mustang prototypes, with the production model arriving in 1964.

The 1962 model was a product of a new direction by Ford. Traditional one-car families were growing in popularity as early baby boomers reached driving age in the early 1960s. Wives wanted their own cars, a recession in 1958 made economical cars desirable and the Volkswagen Beetle was becoming a popular alternative to Detroit's behemoths.

By 1959, smaller cars like the Chevrolet Corvair were prepared to be debuted. The Studebaker Lark was already on sales lots and the Chevrolet Nova was preparing to launch in late 1961. The Falcon, however, was somewhat of a wallflower with its understated styling. The Corvair got a lot of attention due to safety issues. The Lark would die with Studebaker in 1966. That left the sexy Nova and the Plain Jane Falcon.

How to convert your VW Beetle to Porsche 356 replica

How to convert your VW Beetle to Porsche 356 replica

In this video you will see the easy way to convert your old VW Beetle to your own Porsche 356 replica 

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Volga GAZ-24 1968-1977 full details

Volga GAZ-24 1968-1977 full details

Development of the replacement for GAZ-21 began as early as 1961, the new car would have to include a modernised 4-cylinder engine of the old Volga along with a six-cylinder, and an automatic transmission. The latter two plans were canceled and by 1965 GAZ finalised the design with a standard 2.5 litre I4 and a 5.5 litre V8 for the government authorities. In 1966 the first prototypes were demonstrated, and in 1967 the concept car was demonstrated on foreign and domestic Auto show. The first batch of 24 vehicles were assembled in 1968, 215 more followed in 1969 and the main conveyor in Gorky was launched in 1970.

The first Volga car models

The first Volga car models

The first Volga model was originally developed as a replacement for the very successful GAZ-M20 Pobeda mid-size car which was produced since 1946. However despite its design in form of chassis and body styling, the rapid evolution of the latter in the 1950s already caused Soviet designers in 1951 to put forward a project for its eventual replacement. In 1952 two parallel projects were set up by GAZ: Zvezda ("Star"), which was a futuristic fastback with panoramic windows and large tailfins, and Volga with more conventional styling, which was more realistically suited for the production realities of the 1950s.