I found a great tumblr today, perfectly named, and has great content . . Time Wasting Machine.tumblr.com

 I don't know if that above is a Corsair or Mustangf

among the many wow photos, the above airport VW is pretty damn cool. Just another example of the VW being the most utilitarian customized car and van since the model T

Rail gun... German, WW2, and ginormous

I've been trying to get a photo of hood scoops like the above for quite a long time

Poor Jag

terrific set of design studies from the concept cars

all found with great pleasure on http://timewastingmachine.tumblr.com/

Grigory Bars ... "By Jove, I think he's got it!" Damn right he does, I foretell you'll be hearing and seeing his name in the future, doing amazing things. The next Tron? The next Hollywood blockbuster? Probably!

 I like the bottom one a bit better, the headlights look like Woodlites

this guy is TALENTED!

 http://grigorybars-design.blogspot.com/ for a lot more

late 1940's gas station in Brazil

found on http://theoldiebutgoodie.tumblr.com

Talented Alex has designs on your next new car

A MERSEYSIDE dad has spoken of his pride this week after his son landed a dream job designing a Chinese car company's latest models.

Jeff O'Brien, from Thornton, told Life On Cars that after impressing car industry executives with his design flair his son Alex has now jetted off to Shanghai to help design vehicles for Qoros, a joint Israeli-Chinese firm which will be launching its first cars in the UK next year.

Mr O'Brien said yesterday: "Alex's designing and sketching skills are out of this world, and after completing the car design course at the University of Coventry he impressed a lot of design executives for different companies, who all saw what he'd come up with and wanted to take a look. One of them was a manager at Qoros, who spoke to Alex and was absolutely delighted with him.

"Alex wanted to work with Qoros because it's a new company, and they're really keen to use some of his design skills in their models."

The model which former Manor High School pupil Alex created to conclude his design course, a sports car design aimed at supercar builders Bugatti (pictured above), attracted attention from car industry executives at an exhibition, used to showcase the UK's latest car design talent, held in Coventry last year. Father and son worked together on the car, with Jeff, a retired Craft, Design and Technology tutor, helping to fashion the wheels for the model of Alex's sports car design.

Although work commitments in Shanghai meant Alex was unavailable to speak to Life On Cars, a Qoros spokesperson said of its new range of cars: "Qoros is a fresh, new brand without legacy. It is driven by a passionate international team of expert designers, engineers and marketers who are united in their desire to develop sophisticated and highly individual products.

"The company is dedicated to meeting an ever-increasing demand for cars that are highly differentiated from other products within a crowded automotive marketplace. In addition to design that is both elegant and functional, Qoros products will be distinguished by a strong focus on state-of-the-art technology, with high levels of user-friendly in-car connectivity and vehicle safety standards which compare to the best in Europe."

The first Qoros car to be sold in the UK, an as-yet-unnamed four door saloon, will make its European debut at the Geneva Motorshow next March.

good looking design of a BMW bobber

found on http://lostliver.blogspot.com

Izh Fallout; Solifague Design

full gallery at http://solifdesign.blogspot.ru/2012/03/izh-fallout.html

few prototypes and concept cars are coming up in emails that I haven't seen before, but Randy found one with some previously that I had never seen

coincidentally this 1948 Cadillac Series 62 by Soutchik was just the car in a 2012 calendar that a coworker has... and I was going to look it up. Now I don't need to!

this car was in the Imperial Casino car collection/ museum http://vizlepcso.blogspot.hu/2008/07/auto-collections-tizenhatodik-rsz.html

 1953 Cadillac by Ghia... the Rita Hayworth car
it has an interesting history http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/03/1953-cadillac-series-62-rebodied-by.html and the color in daylight is closer to purple.

1955 Lincoln Indianapolis

1956 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket had an interesting design for a steering wheel. the spokes are at one side. Looks like maybe the speedometer was in the center of the steering wheel too... imagine how far that steering wheel would roll up toward the roof

1957 Chrysler Diablo by Ghia

like the vehicles in the movie "Planet 51" these amusement park ride / carnival ride cars are round, and cool (from the Pink Panther movie)

Most of the cars at SEMA are impressive. This one is so incredible that they wouldn't allow it to hang out in the Ford area... because Ford can't make cars this incredible, and didn't want to hear from every single person that saw it how Ford ought to build cars as cool as this Mustang/GT40 melding, the Mach Forty from Eckerts Rod and Custom and Hardison Metal Shaping

 to have the rims resemble the Mach 1 rims is very cool

I don't get why this wing was up, but maybe it's to demonstrate that it exists... if it weren't popped, we'd never realize it's there