The Bike of The Century. Video Version
The Classic Machines blog has done its very first video post on You Tube. We chose the Honda CB750 to be the subject of this video, since the this motorcycle is very dear among gearheads around the world. Please check it out and let us know your opinion. Enjoy.
BMW. The Rough Beginning.
The BMW is one of the pride and joy of the German auto industry, the brand is well known around the world for stylish cars and cutting edge technology applied to them, but before becoming one of the most desirable automobiles in the market, BMW had its fair share of bumpy roads. The origin. TheContinue reading “BMW. The Rough Beginning.”
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The McLaren Mustang
The Ford Mustang needs no introduction, after all, the car has been around since 1965; in the sports car universe, only the Chevrolet Corvette (1953), and the Porsche 911 (1963) can rival the Mustang in longevity. Words like icon, and legend, have been loosely thrown around to better describe the “Old Horse” and we allContinue reading “The McLaren Mustang”
The VW Beetle, and how we raced it.
The year is 1985 and Brazil is facing terrible times, the mismanagement of the economy by the military government brought an imaginable inflation rate, something around 250% a year. As one can imagine, car races wasn’t exactly a priority in this kind of scenario; only those categories backed by the automakers were surviving, like theContinue reading “The VW Beetle, and how we raced it.”
The Runaway Drone
Nowadays, flying drones are such a common sight, from the harmless ones we use to shoot videos of our vacations to the deadly ones used by the military to kill enemy troops on the ground, drones are pretty much part of our daily lives. The drone technology was born in the military and later onContinue reading “The Runaway Drone”
The Monte Carlo Rally.
As I started to write this post, right after Christmas day, 2020, the teams and drivers were getting ready for the kick start of the 2021 season of the World Rally Championship, or simply “WRC”. As it has happened since 1973, the opening round will be the most traditional and important race of the calendar:Continue reading “The Monte Carlo Rally.”
Triumph Motorcycles; and a little story about passion and brotherhood.
During the year of 2014, I had the opportunity to work for a big restoration shop in Brazil. Among many different activities we performed there, one of them was selling used “premium” motorcycles. This little story happened on a hot summer afternoon. I was almost asleep on my desk when I saw an old guy comingContinue reading “Triumph Motorcycles; and a little story about passion and brotherhood.”
