Tagged: Sports

Unforgettable Television Sports Cars From The 1970’s

Unforgettable Television Sports Cars From The 1970’s

Unforgettable Television Sports Cars From The 1970’s In the seventies it seems that most shows were to an extent, known for the cars that the stars drove in them as well as the stars themselves. Some of the shows you will find listed here, the cars in the shows were even known to receive their own fan mail. The weekly hero of the action packed T.V. show was almost assuredly driving a fast and expensive sports car. Most people tend to think they used the same car in every episode but usually there was a whole team of identical cars...

Sports Cars: Getting Started on Your Need for Speed

Sports Cars: Getting Started on Your Need for Speed

Sports Cars: Getting Started on Your Need for Speed If high acceleration, top speed, and appearance are what you want in a vehicle, then a sports car is probably what you’re looking for. Sports cars are a .5 billion industry with about 55,000 units sold annually. Sports cars are built as performance vehicles – meaning they are to be pushed in ways regular cars can’t. For example, acceleration is often no more than 5 seconds to go from 0 to 100 mph. As it is more difficult to maneuver a speeding object, sports cars are specially designed to be handled...

Definition of a Sports Car

Definition of a Sports Car

Definition of a Sports Car A simple definition of a sports car is “a small low car with a high-powered engine, and generally seats two people”. This is more or less a “textbook” definition but gives us an idea of what the public perceives to be a sports car. The Houghton Mifflin dictionary defines a sports car as: “An automobile equipped for racing, especially an aerodynamically shaped one-passenger or two-passenger vehicle having a low center of gravity and steering and suspension designed for precise control at high speeds.” This dictionary definition does not seem to capture the general perception of...

How To Build Your Own Sports Car

How To Build Your Own Sports Car

How To Build Your Own Sports Car Cars have long since been held as a fascinating piece of engineering and the vehicle has come a long way since the invention of the wheel. Boys and to some extent girls are into playing with cars from a young age and for many this fascination goes on to become a hobby. Some collect, others learn to drive and drive as much as they can, yet others turn their driving passion towards racing and other car oriented sports. In the sporting arena we have the sports car enthusiasts who will do anything to...

A Classic (Sports Car) Tale

A Classic (Sports Car) Tale

A Timeless (Sports Vehicle) Tale Traditional sports cars Those 3 words shown up together to form an image of magnificence, speed and overindulgence. For who can manage timeless sports vehicles? Only the affluent obviously! However for the average “Joe” who imagines having his own timeless sports vehicle and intends to know more about it, this post is indicated to supply info on this remarkable “king of the roadway”. Very first understand the foremost brands of classic cars. 1. Lotus Lotus is famous for creating the Lotus Elise 11S, Lotus Elise Motorsport, Lotus Elan, Lotus Europa Twin Web cam, Lotus Super...