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For lovers of sports cars are known style of the most successful post-war Alfa Romeo can be traced to their style Bertone and Zagato coupe. Supported by a fast, driven twin-cam engine performance, they are very fast and exciting.

The last of the Giulia GTV coupe left the production line in 1976, marking the end of the line right after 20 years, a true testimony to the quality of the original design.

Giulietta Coupe was first introduced in very limited quantities during 1954 and the range is really making his debut in 1955 at the Turin Auto Show. Giulettas small cars designed primarily to be a popular and affordable, but also flexible enough to be built as a practical, indeed shabby saloons, coupes and even elegant and efficient winners.

In the heart of the Giulietta engine is twin-cam engine is still basically in the mode of production in the 1980s. It marks a return to pre-war Alfa practice in a certain way, which is built in a mix with wet cylinder liners (although with padded push rods are not threaded). It’s a bit below square dimensions 74 mm x 75 mm, resulting in displacement of 1290 cc only of not less than 80 hp at 6,300 rpm achieved. Much power, because the top of the engine design, which features two overhead camshafts driven chain and two valves per cylinder angle of 80 degrees in the hemispherical combustion chamber. That the amount of power, of course impressive performance for a 50 coupe mid-1300 and could reach 103 mph (166 kph) above, the speed is really impressive to this day.

Almost as good as the machine is a suspension, a solid technical design is relatively simple and robust double wishbone and coil springs front and rear rigid axle. Axis is in accordance with 50 votes in favor, except that a large hospital was taken to search safely eliminate axle tramp and hops. Bipedal lower pressed steel wishbones are fitted with a bracket on the triangle at one point connected to the differential operator and the two points on the body on the front axle. Once again the coil springs and telescopic terminals. One of the unintended oversight in the research, which is rapidly corrected, is a rarity – a column mounted switch. You can bet that not too long, and too many models out the door to the factory for the control of the main drivers of sports cars and riders happy revised and corrected.

While it may be said afterwards salons incarnation can be said very drabness and boredom, the coupe is indeed fortunate to have a body designed by Bertone. The result is a classic – a door that neatly February 2 +2, compact and elegant. Everything in the design of the gel and pull together. The result is a lightweight, nimble, fast and graceful. What a winner.

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! See the best in drag racing, see Don “The Snake” Prudhome Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen in a best of 3 games! Garlits Swamprat lake Thursday and see dragster, Diggers Sunday and much more!
Well, does not sound good? I have tried to write and Gabriel in January to get your attention as the great Gabriel was in January in the 60s and 70s to catch. Now I was not then, but when I look at the drag race look was something, it seems exciting, especially with the level of NHRA Pro.
And drag racing in the 60s and 70s so exciting? It was to take the rivalry between the best drivers and race on the grudge match and the fans? It was dry hops and long burn, what they did back then, it seemed the audience on its feet? Or was it the position of the wheels and went “out of control” what happened?
The other important part of this rivalry was the best. Whether Don Prudhome vs. Tom McEwen, Don Garlits and Shirley Muldowney was the United States, there was always a rivalry goes into drag racing. Thanks for these developers to promote competition and rivalry between the fans and position during the race with an overwhelming prospect.
The other thing is better and the race was his staging of themselves at the event. The cars have pulled the wool long burnouts in the crowd and you could burn out here and I’ve heard over the speakers to my computer! Even the drivers, cars in a duel of dried hops and direction continue to do until one of their stadium is exciting and dry hops, because they come here and see the speed of the engine pulls the vehicle forward at any phase and ground ¼ mile !
Generally, I think it makes the old drag racing seem more exciting. Perhaps establish the sport in the world today and the NMCA ADRL rules that require dry-hops, and people should begin to create competition in the NMCA Pro Street class or classes ADRL Extreme. Hot Wheels I feel that there is no problem in marketing the rivalry with their vehicle.

The year of 1957 was a difficult year for Pontiac as the number of lost sales. To try some of these lost sales to recover, ’58 Pontiac Bonneville Pontiac makes some significant changes. First, the Pontiac Bonneville announced a limited production vehicle. It was not like he hit full production. Moreover, in addition to a ’58 Bonneville convertible was added to the Pontiac Bonneville Sport Coupe hardtop, a complete set of high-end. In essence, the 1958 Pontiac Bonneville, a new car from scratch was, is, is even refreshes the body, inspired by the X-member frame used on the Cadillac.
Much improvement
The 1958 Pontiac Bonneville was looking for a number of improvements to the interest of the buyer. The structure was higher than the Bonneville and the price is from $ 2300, the most beautiful instruments lowered “optional”. The ’58 Bonneville was a short platform, the “boss” that the car has better handling. The most interesting feature that the suspension was taken up ’58 Bonneville is “always” the possibility of air for an additional $ 175 Although there is an exciting task, configuration and functionality of prices was difficult to overcome, and not many customers have chosen.
Boost performance
All ’58 Bonneville was equipped with a very capable 370 V-8 engine, like the storm. Pontiac offers six versions of the engine, but most were offered with four-cylinder housing and a compression 10:01 285 horsepower and a Hydra-Matic automatic transmission sold.
How long does the 0-60 mph sprint, Motor Trend has the 1958 Pontiac Bonneville with a speed of 8.2 seconds elapsed. He hit 88 hours in 18.8 seconds on the miles-quarter mile long, according to Motor Trend. Tom McCahill, Mechanix Illustrated, took the HP 285 mph to 125, which he says:
“The Pontiac 1958 was hotter than a torch.”
The Bonneville sold well in the middle of a difficult economic environment
The ’58 Pontiac Bonneville sells much better than the ’57 model. A total of 1958 Pontiac Bonneville Hardtop 3096 9144th sale Although sales were healthy, has declined most in the auto industry. Chevrolet sales rose nearly 18 percent and revenues fell 20 percent Oldsmobile. Pontiac has also fallen by over 30 percent. Even in the midst of the most difficult years in the automotive industry, the ’58 Bonneville was a vehicle is tested and compared with others in 1958, is a very attractive car.