Blue-colored inscriptions noted the plant’s remarkable output of big-block engines – 5 million of them – over the course of a half century.
Farewell to Big Block
Category Archives: Automotive
Selling Cars in China
China’s total car sales outstripped the US for the first time in January to make the Asian giant the world’s largest car market.
China, the statement noted, was now VW’s largest market, accounting for more than one in five of all vehicles sold.
Nissan plans to boost the annual production capacity of its factory in southern Guangdong province by 250,000 units to 600,000 by 2011, taking its total capacity in China to 700,000 units.
The Nikkei business daily reported Thursday that Toyota will spend 30-40 billion yen (330-440 million dollars) to build a research centre in China to develop vehicles for the fast growing market there.
Bumpin’
When it comes to fun, some take it seriously.
Near Multiples Of Ten
It’s fairly easy to multiply two numbers that are close to the same multiple of 10.
Snaefell
After 10000 hours of hard work, more than 10 years from time to time in the garage and about 15000 Euros spent, the Snaefell was ready to ride!
Chronology of Computer Technology
Chronology of Calculator and Computer Technology
1617 Napier’s Bones
1622 Slide Rule
1623 Calculating Clock
1645 Pascaline
1930 Differential Analyser
1946 ENIAC
1948 Transistors
1950 Turing Test
1951 UNIVAC I
1971 Hand Held Calculator
1977 Apple II
The History of Computing Project
Frankfurt Auto Show 2009
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Ferrari 458 Italia clip aims to sear your eyes out with raw awesome.
BMW continues to carve out new niches for its cars with the new 5 Series Gran Turismo.
Camaro Z/28
Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 is GO!
Solar Road Panels
In addition to generating power, the Solar Road Panels contain embedded LED lights that “paint” the road lines from beneath.
Hybrid Supercar
McLaren, a company synonymous with Formula 1 and famous for the F1 supercar, is looking for a hybrid drivetrain engineer, fueling speculation that it is working on a gas-electric road car.