Aerography

What is airbrush?

Airbrush (or Airbrushing Custom Painting) – a technique of causing the picture with airbrush on the surface: the car, What is airbrush? Motorcycle, snowboard, helmet, the system unit computer, mobile phone …

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Aston Martin demonstrates the concept of Cygnet

The company Aston Martin, apparently, believes that has made a smart move by introducing the concept of a small city car. Based on the Toyota iQ new Aston Martin Cygnet will have to be a mixture of luxury, compact and friendly attitude to the environment.

According to the Aston Martin, Dr. Ulrich Betz, presentation Cygnet does not mean an end to the era of such desirable for many monsters as the DB9 and DBS. He argues that the new car will be only a small replenishment model range, which will allow the company to enter new markets.

Apparently, in the Aston Martin also decided to go the path laid in the early 90-ies by Mercedes-Benz, when she, together with the Swiss watch company Swatch has created the first Smart. Whatever it was, iQ – not a bad choice, though, because its engine complies with Euro-5 on the ecology, and the machine itself has a five-star safety rating.


Aston Martin DB5 James Bond’s plan to sell for $ 5 Million

The title of most famous car in the world be easy, but if anyone deserves it, it’s Aston Martin DB5 model in 1964, took part in the shootings of two legendary films of 007 – “Goldfinger” and “fireball”. This machine will soon be sold in London at an auction hosted by RM firms and Sotheby’s.

Auto, specially prepared by Aston Martin for filming Bond, who later returned back to the manufacturer, where he bought the current owner – the owner of radio stations and philanthropist Jerry Lee. At his disposal DB5 was more than forty years, and now Lee has decided to sell it to help his charity. At the auction, which will be held on October 27 for the car will be $ 5 million bail.

Paying for that is – the only existing two ever made, this sports car is equipped with everything necessary for the superspy, from the system change numbers and finishing spray lube and smoke generator.


BMW History

1916 – Company founded as a BMW aircraft engine plant in Munich.

1917 – The company changed its name to Rapp Motor BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke).

1919 – Franz Zeno Diemer set the first world record in the history of BMW, reaching a height of 9760 meters on the plane, equipped with an engine BMW IV.

1922 – BMW builds its current main building of the east of Munich airport Oberwiesenfeld (now the Olympic city center).

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History of Lamborghini

Ferruccio Lamborghini (Ferruccio Lamborghini), before they started producing cars, had a solid reputation as the manufacturer of tractors. Interest in cars came from him long before 1963. Even in his youth, after the Second World War, for my own pleasure, he rewrote the serial FIATA in sports, but at a difficult time tractors were far more necessary than luxury cars, the dream Ferruccio. Gradually, the times have changed, and in the early 60-ies Lamborghini finally realized that the market is ready to take a luxurious and expensive sports car.

Lamborghini had hired designers Bitstsarrini Giotto (Giotto Bizzarrini) and Gianpaolo Dallara (Gianpaolo Dallara) and placed in front of them daunting task – to create a high-speed supercar. Regarding the motor, then Bitstsarrini used previously constructed their V12 engine and increased its business volume. Dallara, for its part, has developed a new tubular frame with independent wheel suspension. Lamborghini has decided to compare this to his order, independent design firm body “Gia” (Ghia), “Skalone” (Scaglione), “Dzagato” (Zagato) and “Touring” (Touring). The first car “Lamborghini” appeared in 1964 with the body of the winning firm “Touring”, but he did not stand out among the representatives of their class.

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History of Aston Martin

Aston Martin (Aston Martin) – the legendary British company specializing in the production of ultra-expensive sports supercar. Is a unit of concern Ford Motor Company. The headquarters is located in Newport Penell.

The founders of Aston Martin brand is called Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford, who in 1914 in Kensington, London, built lightweight sports car Pick a 1.4-liter engine Coventry-Simples on the chassis of the Italian automobile Isotta Fraschini. A year earlier, on the pastors of the Singer-10 »(Singer), Martin won the local races on the Aston Clinton hill (Aston Clinton), and in commemoration of the event a new car named the Aston Martin.”

At the end of 1919, a second model of Aston Martin, but it was not until January 1920 a new studio in London Abington Road.

Cars Aston Martin is constantly involved in racing, thanks to which the company gained a sporty and technical expertise. In 1924, the race at Monza crash Count Louis Zborowski rendered by huge financial aid and a firm standing on the brink of bankruptcy bought for 6,000 pounds engineer Renwick (WS Renwick). The basis for all subsequent car pastors “Aston Martin” until 1936 was a new 1.5-liter engine with overhead camshaft, which developed Renwick and his partner the Italian Cesare Augusto Bertelli (Bertelli).

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Ferrari History

The famous Enzo Ferrari (Enzo Ferrari), born in 1898 in the modem is already in his youth distinguished himself as an avid race car driver. His brilliant career he began at the end of World War I, becoming a member of a sports team, the company CMN (Costruzioni Meccaniche Nazionali). In 1920 he was accepted at the company “Alfa Romeo” (Alfa Romeo) as a driver and test driver. Enzo Ferrari started his own racing team, Scuderia Ferrari “(Scuderia Ferrari), whose main objective was to upgrade the fast cars Alfa Romeo, who took part in sports competitions. The emblem of the team became a rearing horse, whose image is Enzo once saw on the fuselage of the famous Italian pilot ace of World War Barakka Francesco (Francesco Baracca).

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Maserati History

Maserati (Maserati), an Italian company that specializes in the production of comfortable sports car with good looks and high dynamic performance. Is part of the largest Italian automotive corporation “FIAT”.
Each of the brothers Maserati – Carlo, Bindo, Alfieri, Mario, Ettore and Ernesto – in one way or another, contributed to the development of the company, which still bears their name. Carlo, the eldest of the brothers, the first in the family began to deal with cars. It was he who created the first car Maserati, equipped with a single-cylinder engine and a very simple chassis. But the disease and the subsequent death of her 29-year old Carlo Maserati interrupted work.
December 14, 1914 Alfieri Maserati founded the company Officine Alfieri Maserati. The main activities of the new company has been the development and production of cars, engines and spark plugs. The company is located in Bologna, where the main town square, a sculpture of Neptune, work Dzhiamboloni. Inspired by this work, Mario Maserati designed logo of the company – a trident, who served as a portent of the future of the company Maserati brothers.

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Porsche History

3rd September 1875 year in Bohemia (Maffersdorf, the former Czechoslovakia) was born buduyuschy Porsche founder Ferdinand Porsche. After receiving the education Ferdinand continued the family business, settling assistant of his father, a plumber.

However, inquiring mind Ferdinand interested in something quite different. And already in 1898 by a young specialist vozglavlyakt Design Office “Loner” in Vienna. His first serious work, motor-kolesr for electric vehicles, bringing the 24-year Porsche fame.

Since 1906, Porsche has become an employee, and then the head, “Daimler.” Porsche and his family moved to Germany, the city of Stuttgart. By the time it coincides with the coming to power of Hitler. The country’s leadership is asleep and sees how Germany should surpass U.S. Ford. The “people’s car” (in German volkswagen) in 1934 it was ordered by Ferdinand Porsche. Guide the car much, but people do not particularly like him.

During the Second World Porsche was involved in the design and manufacture of military tehnki. After the war, Porsche spent some time in French prison. After concluding he returned to work and developed a prototype sports car Porsche.

This is to the continuation of his father, became Ferdinand Jr., named in honor of his father. He was born in 1909 in Vienna. Already at an early age showed an interest in technology and automobiles.

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Mercedes History

The beginning of this story belongs to the 70-s of last century. Nikolaus Otto creates the first German gasoline engine, but sees in her child only alternative to steam and gas stationary machines for factories. Luckily, fate would have it, this gasoline-fueled internal combustion attention Gottlieb Daimler, CTO factory gas engine “Deutz”, located near Cologne, and looked at him a whole new way: Daimler wanted to make a new engine to haul people and cargo . Distinguished designer, it was evident that the gasoline engine, better than the power and steam, and gas, have a great future in the automotive industry … Nevertheless, Gottlieb Daimler beautifully imagined and all the difficulties it will face in the mass production of internal combustion engines running on gasoline. The main obstacle was the fact that a relatively cheap technology for gasoline in the final third of the nineteenth century did not exist .. but perhaps it could stop such an enthusiast in the field of engine construction, such as the Gottlieb Daimler? He has been obsessed with the car with petrol engine. For the same purpose Daimler holds a year in Russia, which is exploring oil and refining it into fuel. Upon his return to Germany Daimler invite to the factory “Deutz” talented engineer Wilhelm Meybaha as chief designer and puts in his global mission: to consider the possibility of Otto engine as an engine for vehicles. Moreover, subjecting all its capabilities sole purpose Gottlieb Daimler retains a firm “Deutz” and founded their own company while working at the limit of human capabilities. At last fortune smiled at him, and co-Daimler-Maybach yielded positive results. One motor boat with a gasoline internal combustion engine, which experienced a Maybach, by chance, came to the start Mainsk regatta. From coast to it rushed the boat river police to deal with non-registered participants race boat, and Maybach, specifically enabling the police to come closer, pulled on his boat from a place so that the race of the police do not have any chance of meeting with infringer. This was the first demonstration of the benefits of a petrol engine on the vehicle and the first major victory for Daimler.

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