New Car + Vintage Parts + Genius + Steve Heller = Heller on Wheels

I wrote about Steven Heller some time ago when I featured his 1960 Cadillac Fin Attaché Case. He has spent many years building furniture out of vintage cars parts and now his journey heads off in a new direction. Most people who restore old cars stick with old cars, but Steve modifies new cars and adds vintage car parts like fins, grills and other accessories from cars made in the 50's and 60's. Steven has been busy building and receiving awards for his work and is working towards his TV show, Heller on Wheels. His has an amazing passion for what he does and says in his video that he was put on earth to build custom cars and rocket ships. I am looking forward to seing his new creation the Cro-Magnum.

Comming soon - The Cro-Magnum by Steve Heller

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Take a 2006 Dodge Magnum and add 25 1950's car parts to it and what do you get? The "Cro-Magnum!" It was started in March of 2009 and will be finished in the spring of 2010. It is really cool and will be entered into several of the most important auto shows. This car is featured in the promo and the build will be featured in the season 1 series.

The Marquis Desoto by Steve Heller

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Winner of the 2009 New York Times Award for Collectible Car of the Year. This started out as a 2004 Mercury Marquis. Steve customized it using 22 1950's car parts and it was later purchased by a collector who lives in California. The car will be in the Grand National Roadster Show this January, 2010 in Pomona, California and will also be at the Sacramento Auto-Rama in February, 2010. It will be featured in season 1 of the show.

HELLer ON WHEELS DOC SERIES PROMO from aaron weisblatt on Vimeo.

GM and Sichuan Tengzhong announced sale of Hummer postponed to one month

General Motors and China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. announced that the sale of the Hummer will be postponed to one month that is at the end of February.

The postponement is largely from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. Tengzhong has significant experience in building manufacturing and building equipment. As it is new to the customer automobile industry sector the Chinese government holds. Tengzhong has requested federal permission to enter the segment, but awaits final approval. China commerce ministry formerly went on proof saying that they not received an application for approval from Tengzhong, and it is just one of the Chinese government agency want to sign on the deal.

The GM CEO Ed Whitacre and GM China President Kevin Wale indicated that progress was being made on the sale, and that Tengzhong is likely to win the Chinese government's blessing on last month. The second targets go by Hummer features the similar outcome as Pontiac and Saturn, and ultimately be wound down.

BMW announced new Competition Package for 2011 BMW M3

BMW has announced a new Competition Package for the 2011 BMW coupe, but the changes are not as extensive as was first expected. The car has M3 GTS resembling kit contains a front splitter, wing and wheels create its way into the car for the US market.

The package holds a 10mm lower suspension and 19 inch wheels with greater offset for a wider track. The BMW engineers remapped electronic damping and stability control systems. The car is powered with 4.0-L V-8 engine. The improved M3 will expect accelerate to 60mph in 4.8 seconds that it obtains the standard model.

The modifications incorporated in the cars are a 10mm lower suspension, 19-inch wheels, a remapped Electronic Damping Control or EDC and Dynamic Stability Control DSC systems. BMW declares the package will facilitate the M3 to get the layer as the best handling production M car ever. The car is available for both M3 Coupes and sedans for the price of US$2,500.