Automobiles

The first time I saw the 1967 Chevy Impala was on Supernatural, an American fantasy horror series. The dashing starring actor Jensen Ackles as Dean owns the black sleek Impala, nicknamed "Baby" which I fell in love with the moment I saw it. But I cannot tell whether I loved Dean or his Impala more! The Chevrolet Impala (fourth generation) are full-size automobiles produced by Chevrolet for the 1958 through 1970 model years. The 1965 Impala was all new, while the 1967 and 1969 models featured new bodies on the same redesigned perimeter frame introduced on the 1965 models. All Impalas of this generation received annual facelifts as well, distinguishing each model year. Throughout the early 1960s, Chevrolet's basic body designs became increasingly subtle, while the bright trim that was part of the Impala package added more than a touch of luxury to the look. The same pattern was followed in the interiors, where the best materials and equipment Chevrolet had to of...

When it arrived at the supercar scene back in 1968, the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona was billed as the fastest road car in the world. It was particularly favoured for its abilities as a GT car for travelling long distances at relatively high speed and comfort. While Ferrari officially stuck to their V12 naming convention, where the number 365 came from as the size of displacement of each cylinder, it was famously known as the “Daytona” with respect to Ferrari’s 1-2-3 win at the Daytona 24 hour race an year before the 365 GTB/4’s launch in 1967. This certain Ferrari belongs an yet another famous British musician, Sir Elton John, a Ferrari enthusiast of his own. This Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona was under the singer’s ownership between 1973 – 1975, and it is currently going on auction  SILVERSTONE AUCTIONS. Believed to have been purchased from his album success “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” the car was under the famed musician’s ownership for nearly 16 years. In 1966 Lam...

                                       Chariots of fire The next major development came in 1712 when "the very ingenious Mr Thomas Newcomen" (as his friends called him) built a massive machine for pumping rainwater out of coal mines. It was based around a huge 2-m (7-ft) high metal cylinder with a piston inside that could move up and down like the plunger in a bicycle pump. Every so often, steam from a boiler (a sort of gigantic coal-fired kettle) squirted into the space in the cylinder underneath the piston. Then cold water was squirted in to make the steam condense, creating a partial vacuum directly under the piston. Since the air pressure in the space above the piston was now greater than that in the space beneath it, the piston moved down. When the vacuum was released, the piston rose back up again. The rising and falling piston operated a pump that slowly sucked t...

Cars are amazing! And one of the most amazing things about them is that no-one invented them—no single person, that is. There was no scribbling on the back of an envelope, no lightning flash of inspiration, and no-one ran down the street crying "Eureka". All the different parts—the engine, the wheels, the gears, and all the fiddly bits like the windscreen wipers—somehow came together, very gradually, over a period of about five and a half thousand years. How did it happen? Let's take a closer look! Beasts of Burden It all began with the horse. Or the camel. Or perhaps even the dog. No-one really knows which animal prehistoric humans picked on first. People tended to stay put, living more locally than they do now. If they needed to move things about, they had to float them down rivers or drag them by sledge. All that started to change when humans realized the animals around them had raw power they could tap and tame. These "beasts of burden" wer...

A limousine is a luxury sedan or a saloon car usually driven by a chauffeur and with a partition between the driver and the passenger compartment. Limousines often have a lengthened wheel base. Although usually, familiar with luxury vehicles, the word limousine is also a generic term for a standard sedan body style. It was originally an enclosed automobile with open driver's seat.It is named after a type of cloak and hood that was worn by the inhabitants of the Limousin region that later resembled the covering of a carriage and much later used to describe an automobile body with a permanent top that extended over the open driver's compartment. Limousines are the height of luxury when it comes to vehicle transport. They exude class and are guaranteed to turn heads wherever they are seen due to their sizable presence within a crowd. Limousines now though are accessible to all and are as likely to be being used by a group of friends travelling to their prom as they are a Ho...

Taxis..the drives that are known for expensive fares  that take you to limited distance (well,  in case of Nepal) that comes with nice and comfortable drives. Who wouldn't wanna travel in a taxi? Actually who are the people that use taxi? I may have some answers for it below: 1.        People who would want a hassle free ride rather than a sophisticated and a packed local bus. 2.        People who always like to show up in time without constant stopping in bus stations every 5 minutes. 3.        People who are well, always late or a last minuter. 4.        People who are classy enough to not take a local bus. 5.        People who simply love to travel in taxi. As much as taxis are necessary and come in handy, taxi safety is an important issue that is often over looked until a tragic event comes across ...