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This featured Car is Carrera GT

Carrera is a slot car.

This featured Car is Carrera

Carrera dominated the German markets in the 1960s and 1970s, due to using an additional third wire, and effective marketing, also at the nearby Nuremberg International Toy Fair.

This featured Car is Carrera

In the 1970, Carrera offered 1:24, 1:32 and 1:60 scales for slot cars, and the slot-free "Servo" systems which allowed cars to switch lanes, guided by the guard rails on the outside. Due to the many systems offered, and fewer customers (Generation), Neuhierl had to sell his company in 1985, and took his own life. The new owners sold rather cheap products.

This featured Car is ABT

Johann Abt (born December 1935), who continued a horseshoeing tradition of his family with motor cars, was a motorcycling and hillclimbing racer for Abarth factory team until 1970. He later entered cars with his own team, winning the "Trophée de l’Avenir“ and other series.

This featured Car is Koenigsegg CCR

The Koenigsegg CCR is a mid-engined sports car manufactured by Koenigsegg. It briefly held the world speed record for a production car and is currently the fourth fastest production car in the world, behind the Bugatti Veyron, SSC Ultimate Aero and the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.

Friday, 11 May 2012

CCG Automotive Dodge Wrapped Challenger SRT-8


The 2012 CCG Automotive Dodge Wrapped Challenger SRT-8 is a demonstration vehicle used to promote the work of the German company CCG.
The company specializes in giving cars a complete makeover, both internally and externally.

Exterior Wrapping

CCG modified the exterior appearance of the Dodge Challenger SRT-8 using a technique called 'car wrapping.' This technique allows for a complete transformation of the body by applying an opaque, plastic-based, patterned film to the car.

This process has several advantages over re-spraying the car. Complex color schemes and color blending can be easily produced on the film, achieving an end result that would be extremely difficult using paint.

The wrapping process is also much faster than a repaint job. Additionally, the process is reversible because the film can be easily removed. A stunning visual effect can be created for a fraction of the price it would cost to achieve the same by repainting.

Performance

CCG does not confine itself to just visually changing a car. The company also has a technical division that showed its versatility by installing a totally different engine in the demonstration Dodge.

The engineers replaced the original 6.1-liter, V8 engine of the production SRT-8 with a 7.0-liter Stroker HEMI-V8 engine. The new engine results in an increase in power from 481 horsepower to a spectacular 600 horsepower.


They also replaced the exhaust system, installing a twin pipe system they built themselves. The new exhaust system produces a very distinctive, thunder-like sound that gives the outside world a clear indication of the powerful beast under the hood.

Interior

The SRT-8 also demonstrates the company's expertise at giving the inside an impressive facelift. The original seats have been given a luxury appeal by the addition of hand-stitched leather and Alcantara coverings.

Other surfaces, like the headliner and dashboard, have also been visually improved. The 2012 CCG Automotive Dodge Wrapped Challenger SRT-8 is certainly an eye-catching demonstration of CCG's imagination and skill.

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