2012 Forgiato Wide Body Chevrolet Camaro SS

Here is the latest 2012 Forgiato Wide Body Chevrolet Camaro SS on these stunning 24″ custom 3 piece Forgiato wheels! What a beauty, what a pose, what a model … a piece of art! In addition to the amazing Forgiato Sedici wheels 24×10 up front, 24×15 in the rear. (275/25/24) (405/25/24) with Pirelli tyres, there are lots of improvements, making this 2012 Chevrolet Camaro SS a four-wheeled luxury. What you see is a 2012 Camaro SS with Full Wide Body Kit (front and rear) with 6.2L 376Cu. In. V8 GAS OHV Naturally Aspirated, ZL1 Front end Coversion, Full custom exhaust, Custom Forgiato Grille, Custom Forgiato Upholstery, and Custom Forgiato plate!

The distinctive styling of the original Forgiato line could be responsible for altering the custom car climate forever. The three-piece wheels are crafted from aircraft grade forged aluminum and are available in a multitude of forging options including extreme concave, step lip and convex/big lip and everything in between. As always, the Forgiato line has limitless customization options with finishes including carbon fiber, brushed and paint-to-match.

[Via:musclevehicles.com]

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1965 Buick Riviera

1965 Buick Riviera


Most car guys agree that the first-generation Buick Riviera is one of the most stunning designs of the ’60s but who says you can’t make a great car better? This spectacular 1965 Riviera custom is a persuasive argument that proves that great design never goes out of fashion. Hailing from Texas this zero-rust Riv was stripped to bare metal and refinished from there. The iconic shape gorgeous creases and above-average build quality all remained with the car and aside from a modest shaving of emblems it is just the way Bill Mitchell envisioned it. Heck it’s probably even closer to the car in his imagination now than it was sitting in 1965 showrooms. PPG supplied the paint system including the tinted primers and multi-stage urethane Copperhead Pearl Metallic paint that give this Riviera its spectacular shine. And the ’65 Riv is the one to own with its unique clamshell headlights a one-year-only setup that had been planned from the start but only technically feasible in ’65. All the chrome and stainless has been restored to show condition including those headlight doors and it presents a stunning contrast to the brilliant copper paint.

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NexGen Weapons: Acoustic Weapons in Nature with [Video]

A variety of nonlethal acoustical weapons have been proposed and evaluated. Some of these are little more than fancy loud-speakers, while others involve more subtle or sophisticated processes and truely deserve the designation of acoustic weapon.

Acoustic weapons, also known as sonic or ultrasonic weapons, are devices that distract, harass, injure, or even kill a target using sound.

Simple high-intensity sound causes the inner ear to generate nerve impulses that register as sound. Since the inner ear also regulates spatial orientation, saturation of the inner ear by high-intensity sound may cause spatial disorientation. For example, loud music was used by American forces to drive Manual Norriega from the Vatican Embassy in Panama in 1990.

High-intensity low-frequency sound may cause other organs to resonate, causing a number of physiological results, possibly including death.Via: realitypod.com

 

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SIX SHOOTER SHAVING BRUSHES

Shaving brushes are a must have for any man’s bathroom drawer, but don’t settle for just any brush. Take the manly route and get yourself one of these Six Shooter Saving Brushes.

Each brush is crafted by hand, and uses authentic shell cases in the design. The beautifully crafted revolver body is constructed from high quality, high grade anodized aluminum built to withstand everything your grizzly face can throw at it. The removable 20mm brush is made from the finest badger hair providing a nice finishing touch to the brush. There are also several different options available including your choice of .44 or .38 caliber. Pick yours up from Amazon.

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GENTLEMAN’S SURVIVAL KIT

As gentleman, they are but a few items we need to keep ourselves alive, and this Gentleman’s Survival Kit seems to cover every need.

When we first came across this amazing collection of man materials packed into a briefcase, we thought it was being sold as a complete package. Unfortunately it turns out that it’s simply a DIY project, but that doesn’t make it any less awesome. The kit features everything you would need in an emergency including a flask, whiskey, hatchet, matches, and a handful of other goods packed into a vintage briefcase. [Via]

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1,200 HORSEPOWER 2012 BOSS 302 IS ULTIMATE SLEEPER CAR

You might not think a 2012 Mustang Boss 302 could be categorized as a sleeper car but in this case it is.  Enter new Boss 302 owner Ricky Wilson who wanted to build the ultimate street car he could drive to work five days a week and then down the Texas mile on Saturday all the while looking like your average ordinary car.  Wilson’s Boss 302 packs one hell of a punch with over 1,200 rear-wheel-horsepower which was recently put down on a dyno at Justin’s Performance Center in Millersville, Maryland.

The Boss 302 was modified and tuned by JPC with various go fast goodies including a forged short block, 105lb injectors, JPC fuel system using E85 fuel and a custom 76mm Precision turobo kit.  These modifications and a JPC tune put this Boss 302 in the 1,200 horsepower range all the while utilizing the stock transmission.

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1966 Bizzarrini GT 5300 Strada

This award winning Bizzarrini looks great and features a number of desirable options, including series 1 door handles and dash board.  The drivetrain is original, and the seller claims the car has never been raced or abused.

1966 Bizzarrini GT 5300 Strada

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Florida’s most-blinged Camaro ZL1 brings out the haters in force

To paraphrase Rene Magritte, this is not a car. Yes, it is a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 convertible, and it has an engine which can turn those 30-inch Forgiato gold saucers into forward motion. But the transformation by a Tampa tuning shop into what it calls the King ZL1 has placed the Camaro into the kind of debate heard around avant-garde galleries: Is it a piece of art, or a piece of garbage?

Built and shown by 813 Customs, the King ZL1 follows a similar effort on a less-powerful King Camaro unveiled earlier this year. Both required a near-complete teardown and reassembly, with bespoke fiberglass dash and door pieces to handle a Radio Shack’s worth of speakers and monitors, including the three 23-inch TVs that pop up from the back seat. The outside gets a gold-chrome vinyl wrap, and the 6.2-liter V-8 also gets a brace of upgrades, such as a Whipple supercharger, that can never be used in anger thanks to custom-painted 30-inch Forgiato Maschili wheels that make the Camaro like Lolo Jones running hurdles in spike heels.

As someone who spends a lot of time reading what people say on the Internet about cars, I can safely say the King ZL1 has stirred a more heated reaction than any other vehicle I’ve seen in quite a spell. Camaro fans take their cars seriously, and the idea of turning a ZL1 into a slow-rolling rec room enrages many; one commenter called it “the ⋆ of this American muscle car.” The Facebook page of 813 Customs was so filled with invective, including some blatant racism, that the company’s owner had to respond, noting that he’s paid to build cars even when they’re not to his personal taste:

Listen its pretty disgusting the things people are saying, everybody has there owns styles, lifted trucks with mud tires, lifted cars with big wheels, lowered cars, racing riding lawnmowers, clothing, hair, etc. To judge a car with such ignorance is disgusting. If you really no what it takes to build a car and your a fan of cars you would respect every custom car for the time, effort and style that,that person came up with even its not your style. Building cars is a hobby for people PEOPLE DONT BUILD CARS TO MAKE ANOTHER PERSON HAPPY they build it to there own style and what they want.

In this, 813 has a point. The majority of car enthusiasts see their passion spring from drivability; not just how much pure speed, but how a machine moves and sounds under power, and the appreciation for the engineering that made it possible. That dominant sensibility has always been at odds with those who care less about moving and more about catching people looking. If a donked Camaro or a BMW stanced so that it’s only millimeters off the ground count as crimes against automotive culture, so too must the $2.3 million Bugatti Veyron L’Or Blanc, whose hand-crafted paint swirls and porcelain body and wheel inserts make it too valuable to drive at high speeds.

This King ZL1 isn’t a muscle-car ⋆ or a sign of America’s impending moral collapse any more than the rolling cartoons emerging from George Barris’ shop were in the 1960s. It’s something else; an exercise in fashion that pushes the boundaries of taste and revs our passions — but it won’t transform back into a plain Camaro no matter how many gallons of haterade get spewed over it.

Via:autos.yahoo.com | 813 Customs

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