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Old Dec 23, 2007 | 06:32 AM
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[align=center][/align][align=center]I give the gift of Dreams, they are `free [/align][align=center]EnJoy[/align][align=center][:-][/align]




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11)[/i] Porsche 911 Turbo: See Photo Gallery [/ul][align=center][/align][align=center][/align][align=center]"Dreams are where we want to be, & Work is how we get there"[/align][align=center]How baddo you, want them to come true ?[/align][align=center]Dream `it - Plan `it - Act `it[/align][align=center]EnJoy[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]WoW - Wee [/align][align=center]Next Dream below[/align][align=center][:-][/align]
 
Old Dec 23, 2007 | 06:54 AM
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[align=center]And the Space Dreams [/align][align=center]continue[/align][align=center][:-][/align][align=center]245 MPH Beauty
A Revolution in Swede Speed

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Swedish automobiles have long been known as safe and steady, not fast and furious. It's no accident you've never heard the phrase "Swede speed." Right now, you're thinking about boxy, safe Volvo wagons, handy in the snow and adept with the kids and groceries, not high performance roadsters.

Enter Christian von Koenigsegg, a 33-year-old Swede with fast dreams. And he's got a former fighter jet assembly plant to bring them to life. Clocking in at 245 miles per hour, Koenigsegg Automotive broke the world speed record for a production car last year with the Koenigsegg CCR.

Since the first production car rolled off the assembly line in 1996, Koenigsegg has shipped ultrafast autos to the Middle East, Hong Kong, Eastern Europe, Russia, Britain and Japan. Everywhere, it seems, except to the U.S., because Koenigsegg's cars have not met stringent U.S. safety and emissions standards.

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[b]That's about to change. Koenigsegg and his team of engineers are celebrating a decade in the high-performance auto business with a new model -- the Koenigsegg CCX -- engineered to comply with U.S. specifications. The CCX will carry a supercar price tag -- $722,534, fully equipped and before taxes. (The price even includes driving lessons from the world record-setting driver himself, Loris Bicocchi.)WoW [8D]

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Christian von Koenigsegg doesn't see the price as an impediment to sales. He estimates his company will ship 20 to 25 cars this year alone, doubling the company's entire output over the last 10 years. That means e
 
Old Dec 24, 2007 | 06:24 AM
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[align=center] [/align][align=center]What Powers the Beast of the ZR-1[:-][/align][align=center][/align][align=center]Oh WOW[/align][align=center]Click on below link to Dream [:-][/align][align=center]





2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Photo Gallery [/align]Our Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 photo gallery features more than 80 Motor Trend exclusive and manufacture...
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Old Dec 25, 2007 | 01:09 PM
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[align=center] [/align][align=center]Space Dream continues[/align][align=center][:-][/align]
Detroit 2008: The King is back atop the hill - 2009 Corvette
ZR1
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[align=center]The ZR1 is the first car ever to have a carbon fiber clear coat that will last the life of the car. The chemical additive costs $60,000 a gallon and the clear coat with the additive mixed in comes to $2,000 a gallon. The visible carbon isn't the only such material on this car. The entire front clip is made of the same material, although those parts are painted. [/align][align=center]
[/align][align=center]WoW [/align][align=center]Click on below link to continue the `dream[/align][align=center][:-][/align][align=center]http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/19/detroit-2008-the-king-is-back-atop-the-hill-2009-corvette-zr1/[/align]
 
Old Dec 25, 2007 | 03:59 PM
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AH SPACE STOP! im startin to cry here...maybe i should say screw marine biology and become a mechanic! lol
 
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AH SPACE STOP! im startin to cry here...maybe i should say screw marine biology and become a mechanic! lol
Jeremy, please don't give up marine Bio...Once you finish and
become a Marine Biologist, you will be able to
drive your ZR-1 to the Ocean, & Swim with the Dolphin's.
A ZR-1 will only be one of your material rewards, but your
personal rewards for doing something you love : ) can not be
measured. It's a great `dream, but I've found that we
have to work, to make our dreams come true.
I'm still in the dream'in stage, but I'm working my plan.
Good Luck to you `Jeremy.
Peace/Out
 
Old Dec 25, 2007 | 06:47 PM
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Carbon fiber clear coat? What does that do?
 
Old Dec 25, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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Carbon fiber clear coat? What does that do?
Hi `Ian, I'm sure not a carbon fiber expert, but the below
is a quote from the article (link from my post: )
I hope it helps..
Along with the front splitter, the roof of the ZR1 is also made of visible carbon fiber. One of the problems with using unpainted carbon fiber for body work is that the resin oxidizes over time, turning yellow and cracking just like the old plastic rear windows on convertibles. To overcome this, GM materials engineers put a lot effort into developing an additive for the clear coat that could be applied to the carbon to preserve it for the life of the car. The ZR1 is the first car ever to have a carbon fiber clear coat that will last the life of the car.

 
Old Dec 25, 2007 | 08:36 PM
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its a cool vette..but U have to have more money then sense topay that price!
 
Old Dec 25, 2007 | 08:52 PM
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lol space idk if i could give up that neways...i am way to interested in it, but i really love workin on cars as well who knows maybe i can do both and then have everything i want lol ahh i doubt it too...oh well
 



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