~New BEAST~ In the world of racing, the name of the Dallara Automobili is very famous since 1972. In that time, the Gian Paolo Dallara-founded company is known as a manufacturer that only produces single seater racing engines and sports cars.
The first model of the Dallara Stradale IR8 Tribute Edition to celebrates 25 years of the Indy 500 winning back in the 1998. (Picture from: Voi.id)
Furthermore, they are the masters of Formula 3 and the sole supplier of the American IndyCar racing events, Japanese Super Formula, to the F2. And some time ago, the Italian company has released two special edition cars known as, the Dallara Stradale IR8 Tribute Edition and Dallara EXP IR8 Tribute Edition to commemorate Dallara's first historical victory in the Indy 500 racing event back in 1998.
The second model of the Dallara EXP IR8 Tribute Edition to celebrates 25 years of the Indy 500 winning back in the 1998. (Picture from: BlackXperience)
For your info, the Dallara Stradale is the first road car produced by Dallara which was launched in 2018. The car is equipped with a turbocharged 2.3-liter 4-cylinder engine that produces 400 hp and 500 Nm of torque, so it can deliver car's acceleration from 0-100 kph in just 3.25 seconds.
The Dallara Stradale IR8 Tribute Edition to celebrates 25 years of the Indy 500 winning back in the 1998. (Picture from: BlackXperience)
As mentioned above, the special edition cars of Dallara Stradale and EXPIR8 Tribute Editions were built to commemorate the achievements of 25 years ago, and offcourse equipped with a limited edition liveries. And in charge of designing this particular livery is BorromeodeSilva Studio.
The Dallara EXP IR8 Tribute Edition to celebrates 25 years of the Indy 500 winning back in the 1998. (Picture from: BlackXperience)
As you can see on these special edition cars, there's 23 stars to represent Dallara's Indy 500 winning. In addition, there is also the Roman numeral “XXV” which represents 25 years since Dallara's first Indy 500 win back in the 1998. Dallara also gave some sIn adduches to this car, such as the use of dark gray Alcantara seats, while its paddle shifters, the edges of the seats and the edges of the dashboard are colored in yellow.
The Dallara EXP IR8 Tribute Edition has special touches of the use of dark gray
Alcantara seats, while its paddle shifters, the edges of the seats and the edges of the dashboard are colored in yellow. (Picture from: MotoriOnline)
Not only changing the cosmetic part, Dallara also made technical changes to the machine. Basically, this car still relies on a 2,300 cc, 4-cylinder Turbo engine which now produces up to 400 hp and 500 Nm of torque. The power and torque are channeled to the rear wheels with the use of a new AMT transmission which promotes faster gearshifts and faster acceleration.
All-new Dallara Stradale variants you can choose were launched back in the 2018. (Picture from: Autography.co)
In addition, the braking system is also made more precise and powerful.
And what is no less important, the presence of the use of a new intercooler that has been through the development process on the circuit
track for months.
Meanwhile for the Dallara EXP Tribute Edition,
there's important changes related to the weight of the car and the aerodynamic system are also given more attention. For example, the Dallara EXP has a weight of 890 kg, thanks to the use of lightweight carbon materials and the open roof. So no wonder if the EXP is about 360 kg lighter than Stradale.
Furthermore, both these special Dallara's Tribute Editions are only available for 25 units. For the price of these two special cars itself, so far Dallara has not announced yet. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | DALLARA AUTOMOBILI | MOTORIONLINE ]
~Extinct ONES~ Since the last six to seven decades, it is known that there are many new automotive manufacturers trying to be existed in the automotive world. Indeed, not many were able to survive, and not a few had to go out of business. One of them was an American company founded by Samuel Tafoya in Dearborn, Michigan called Tafco Design and Engineering. And this auto company has tried to survive in working in the automotive world for about 10 years between 1979 and 1989.
The Tafco Baronta I was built by Tafco Design and Engineering back in the 1979 by using the Chevrolet 2800 Monza platform. (Picture from: Carakoom)
When viewed from its name only, perhaps not many know or have heard of it before. Though the fact, this American company had produced cars vaguely reminiscent us to the Chevrolet Corvette C3, which said it was assembled by using bypass technologies. During its lifetime, this American automaker company produced just two car models only; Tafco Baronta and Tafco Caballero. Each of them existed in two generations, called simply I and II. Due to the less information about them, so in this occasion we will try to tell you information about it that we've managed to collect from internet as follow;
1. Tafco Baronta
In appearance, the Tafco Baronta is described as a luxurious, well-equipped two seater sports coupe that built based on the Chevrolet 2800 Monza platform and was claimed capable to speed up to 240 kph. Uniquely, when it first appeared in public, this steel bodied car was in unpainted condition, possibly wanting to replicate the success of the DeLorean.
Turned out the Tafco Baronta I has a bit clumsy in appearance tends to weird by adopting the outdated 60s styling (considering the car built in the end of 1970s). (Picture from: Carakoom)
At the core, the car's steel made body was mounted on a tubular space frame. Despite the bold decision in terms of aerodynamics by applying the ground effect, turned out the car has a bit clumsy in appearance tends to weird by adopting the outdated 60s styling (considering the car built in the end of 1970s).
The Tafco Baronta II model was received a slightly more elegant body updates. (Picture from: Carakoom)
So that's what it's for then, the updated Tafco Baronta II model was shown, which received a slightly more elegant body. Unfortunately only a few copies were made, and the fate of which is unknown.
2. Tafco Caballero
When compared to Baronta's previous model, the Tafco Caballero was simply handsome because it looked right for the time. Besides that the Caballero is powered by an experimental 6-cylinder adiabatic engine, which claimed had a low level of emissions of harmful substances, and was also very economical.
The Caballero I model might look a little strange and stiff with the unusual shape of the wheel arches and added prominent air scoops accessories on the rear side. (Picture from: Carakoom)
In appearance the Caballero has a body length of about 4,267 mm, a height of 1,090 mm with a rather short wheelbase of just over 2 meters, and was designed to achieve the lowest aerodynamic resistance combined with the 1970s typical wedge style.
As quoted from Carakoom, like its predecessor Baronta, it turns out that Tafco Caballero also uses the Chevy 2800 Monza platform including the engine which is also combined with a manual transmission system as standard, the automaker provided an automatic transmission option at the time.
The Tafco Caballero II was simply handsome than its predecessors because it looked has right styles for the time. (Picture from: Carakoom)
Then from the picture, the Caballero I model might look a little strange and stiff with the unusual shape of the wheel arches and added prominent air scoops accessories on the rear side. All of that was then further refined in the Caballero II, so that this car has a better shape. Unfortunately as with the Baronta, only a handful were produced, and the fate of which is unknown.
It is not known whether the two car models made by Tafco Design and Engineering can survive the passage of time, due to the fact that we found a less information related to these cars. For this reason, if you have information related to their whereabouts, please feel free to share information with us via the comments column below this article.😎 *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CARAKOOM | ALLCARINDEX ]
~Rare ONES~ The reaction that appears the first time you see this car can be ascertained is 'What the car is this?' As we all know that the Dax Kamala was one of the most exciting (tends to weird) British kit cars of the 1990s and had caused quite a stir in the motoring press when it was unveiled at the Stoneleigh Kitcar Show back in the 1995. It produced by DAX Cars or DJ Sportscars was founded in 1968 by a British gentleman named Derek Johns, with their main focus being fibreglass moulding, and production of various kit-cars such as AC 427 Cobra and Lotus 7 replicas.
The DAX Kamala built by DAX Cars (DJ Sportscars) back in the 1995 and generally the Kamala in designing shape was a radical departure of their production standards, with the open designed front fenders. (Picture from: TheGarageMedia)
And generally the Kamala in designing shape was a radical departure from their production standards, known was the brainchild of the company development engineer named Peter Walker. His ultimate goal was to create a modern sports car, with the handling, ride quality and interior comfort of a production car rather than a kit car. The main structure of the Kamala was the fully triangulated steel spaceframe, with a floor and side bulkheads made of glued and riveted aluminium. The bodywork consisted of a one-piece fiberglass shell, which was also glued and riveted to the chassis for greater torsional rigidity.
The DAX Kamala's interior was well thought out and comfortable, using many controls and instrumentation also sourced from Ford. (Picture from: TheGarageMedia)
The front suspension used Ford Sierra-derived front hubs, mated to DAX's specially designed triangular unequal-length wishbones and Spax adjustable shock absorbers offered just the right final set-up. The rear used the hub carriers from the Ford Escort, with wishbones also made to measure and a micro linkage developed by Leda Suspensions. Also Ford-derived vented disc brakes were available on all four wheels.
The DAX Cars offered several option of drivetrains ranging from 1.8 and 2-litre naturally aspirated Zetec 4-cylinder options with 115hp to 150hp, as well as the 2.0-litre turbo version of the Sierra Cosworth. (Picture from: UniqueCarsForSale)
So if you pay attention to the DAX Kamala, this is a compact sports car that is similar in size to the Lotus Elise. Meanwhile, the engine/gearbox options always came from the Ford's world and included the naturally aspirated 1.8 and 2-litre Zetec 4-cylinder options from 115hp to 150hp, as well as the 2.0-litre turbo version of the Sierra Cosworth. You understand that with only 750kg of weight the performances were still and always electrifying.
The DAX Kamala's mid-engined setup, when combined with high-performance tires, provided prodigious road holding. (Picture from: UniqueCarsForSale)
With a plethora of performance enhancements available through engine tuning, a customer could build an even more powerful custom version of the Kamala for an overall reasonable investment. The demo model presented by DAX Cars powered by the Sierra Cosworth engine coupled with a gigantic turbo, which offered an impressive 340hp with a power-to-weight ratio of 500hp/tonne and also at the time, the automaker said that the customer could be had similar cars with cost of around €20,000. WOW!!!
The Kamala roadster version also built besides the coupe based on the Dax Kamala, and produced by Kamala Cars right after the company changed its name from DAX Cars back in the 2001 up to 2008. (Picture from: AllCarIndex)
The Kamala's mid-engined setup, when combined with high-performance tires, provided prodigious road holding and razor-sharp Ford-derived steering allowed for consistently precise cornering without the slightest body roll. Its handling was confidence inspiring but you still had to be very careful at all times especially on slippery roads like most similarly configured lightweight cars.
The Kamala Futuro was the second series of kitcar introduced by Kamala Cars, and during its production periods ranging from 2004 to 2008 only one unit ever built. (Picture from: AllCarIndex)
Although it presented a challenge getting in and out of the cockpit due to the lack of doors, accessed by opening the windows and climbing over, the Kamala's interior was well thought out and comfortable, using many controls and instrumentation also sourced from Ford. The seats mounted in the center of the passenger compartment due to the design of the chassis offered sufficient comfort and allowed to eliminate the typical effect of the offset pedals common in mid-engined cars, while the gear lever was placed on the driver's side.
The Kamala Futuro's appearence is more like a normal sports car with the front wheel arches was made to one into body.(Picture from: CarBase)
DAX Cars produced its Kamala kit cars overall ranging from 1995 until 2000, selling only 35 kits, a truly very limited number which makes this car truly rare to find for sale but also to encounter on the road. Subsequently a new company named for the occasion Kamala Cars took over the project in 2001, it produced the Kamala Coupe based on the DAX Kamala, besides that they also designed an open variant as a Roadster. All of these models found about 15 buyers between 2001 and 2008.
The Kamala Futuro's interior looks so neat featured with not many controls and instrumentation on the dashboard. (Picture from: AllCarIndex)
Then the company also began to produce the second series of kit cars named Kamala Futuro which had a similar design to the previous kit cars production with a slightly different appearance on the front. Well, while in the previous Kamala production the front wheels were deliberately exposed with a separate cover, but in the Futuro the front wheel arches was made to one into body. Although this model was offered from 2004 to 2008, only about one example was made. And since 2017 the DAX autobrand has been acquired by JK Sports Cars Ltd.
Despite the accolades of the likes of Top Gear's hosts as one of the best cars they had ever driven at that point, this such Kamala's sports car has never been successful in sales. (Picture from: AllCarIndex)
Despite the accolades of the likes of Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson, who claimed that the Kamala was one of the best cars they had ever driven at that point, the strange English sports car has never been successful in sales. Perhaps its futuristic style was too extreme for some conservative
kitcar-loving customers and so it was too eccentric for a market dominated mainly by the usual and well-known replicas.
~Unique ONES~ As the Ferrari flag increasingly flying in the automotive world, of course this cannot be separated from the reliability of these prancing horse logo cars that capable outperform their rivals on the racing tracks and roads. Related this, it could be said reasonable as a logical consequence of the emergence of many rivals whose at first inspired by Ferrari success stories, and then also produce similar sports cars that are projected as rivals to the prancing horse emblem sports cars, but unfortunately many of them were not last long.
1963 ATS 2500 GT previously known as the first Italian
mid-engined supercar and became inspiring sources of All-new ATS GT of
2017. (Picture from: Mad4Wheels)
One of them was ATS (Automobili Turismo e Sport) which once produced a potential sports car called the ATS 2500 GT. Uniquely, this Bologna-based automotive company was founded back in the 1962 by a group of former Ferrari engineers and designers such as Carlo Chiti, Romolo Tavoni and Giotto Bizzarrini under financial support from Count Giovanni Volpi di Misurata, a Venetian wealthy nobleman whose initially known as Ferrari customer, and the owner of Scuderia Serenissima racing team as well.
1963 ATS 2500 GT is built with a steel body and is powered by a 2.5-liter V8 engine derived from F1 so that it can generate up to 220 ponies. (Picture from: ConceptCarz)
In 1963 ATS started its work in the world of racing by making two ATS Tipo 100 racing cars for Scuderia Serenissima raced in the Grand Prix of Belgium racing event, and piloted by reliable racers at that time such as Phil Hill and Giancarlo Baghetti. Unfortunately both of them had to stop halfway due to transmission problems, and off course this is not the best achievement due to the lack of funds for the development of the car, but it is arguably the first step to its sporting glory for the years to come.
1963 ATS 2500 GT was born as an engineering result of Carlo Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini, then designed by Franco Scagliione, and built by coachbuilder company Allemano. (Picture from: Mad4Wheels)
Shortly after that in March of the same year, ATS unveiled its new road going car prototypes named ATS 2500 GT in two versions at the Geneva Motor Show. The car was born as an engineering result of Carlo Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini, then designed by Franco Scagliione, and built by coachbuilder company Allemano.
1963 ATS 2500 GT produced in limited numbers of only around 15 cars ever completed. (Picture from: Mad4Wheels)
And all these cars were built in a sporty coupe style, in which the 2500 GT is built with a steel body and is powered by a 2.5-liter V8 engine derived from F1 so that it can generate up to 220 ponies, while its sibling the 2500 GTS is a lighter version weighing around 750 kg because it has a body made of aluminum and is powered by a machine capable of spitting out more power up to 245 ponies. Both versions have a tubular steel frame and can be said to be the first sports car in the world to apply the rear middle positioned engines.
1963 ATS 2500 GTS is a lighter version weighing around 750 kg because it has a body made of aluminum, while on display at the Geneva Motor Show. (Picture from: Supercars.net)
Then the 2500 GT produced to be a rival to the prancing horse sports car emblem, which at that time still used only the front engine. Apart from its attractive design lines with a dynamic quality, while offering a unique futuristic layout to its mechanical heart. However, due to the limited supply of funds from Count Volpi at that time, production stagnated with only around 15 cars ever completed. This amount is still being disputed amongst car collectors all over the world.
1963 ATS 2500 GTS is powered by a machine capable of spitting out more power up to 245 ponies. (Picture from: Wikipedia)
It's a shame that after only running for about two years, this company was forced to swallow a bitter pill after a disagreement between investors and technicians led to its closure in 1964. Although in historical records, ATS only a short-lived small automaker, it has contributed to help and change the history of Italian sports cars through several Italian automotive big names which born after it, ranging from Lamborghini to Autodelta, from Iso to Bizzarrini, from Alfa Romeo to the stables of the 80 F1.
And it seems that in the 2000s, a number of activists in the automotive world were still curious and at the same time harboring hope to revive the ATS brand through a gorgeous modern supercar called the ATS GT back in 2017. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | PRIMOTIPO | GTSUPREME ]
~New BEAST~ After the discontinuation of production of the Lamborghini Aventador, recently the car manufacturer based in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy, Lamborghini announced the engine specifications that will provide power to Aventador's successor codenamed Lamborghini LB744. Besides that it seems that the Italian supercar manufacturer seriously about electrification its car-made. Let's see in detail.
The rendering image of the Lamborghini LB744 supercar looks has smaller headlights with side air ducts, and different rear fenders of Aventador. (Picture from: Motor1)
As quoted from Carscoops, Lamborghini LB744 is said to carry the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) technology, by combining a new L545-coded 6.5-liter V12 conventional combustion engine combined with three electric motors, aka oil-cooled axial dynamos, in which two dynamos positioned on the front axle and the other one at the rear.
Lamborghini reveals LB744 hybrid technology for the Aventador successor supercar. (Picture from: Otomotif-Kompas)
Then from the power and torque side, the L545-coded conventional combustion V12 engine is also said to put out more power, namely 813 hp and 725 Nm which is then channeled to the rear wheels via the new 8-speed dual clutch automatic transmission.
The Lamborghini LB744 has a battery positioned in the central tunnel, an electric motor driving the front wheels and a V12 engine at the rear. (Picture from: Otomotif-Kompas)
Furthermore for each electric motor that is implanted in the car, it weighs 18.5 kg which is capable of producing a total power of 148 hp and 500 Nm of torque. So if the power generated by conventional combustion engines and electric motors are all combined, then the Lamborghini LB744 has bursts of power up to almost 1,000 ponies. It's fierce enough right?
This means that when that much power is accumulated, it is still supported by three electric motors, so when the V12 engine delivered power to the rear wheels, the electric motor turns it into an all-wheel drive supercar with sophisticated torque vectoring capabilities, which also drives all four wheels in EV-mode only.
This hybrid system from the Lamborghini LB744 has a conventional V12 engine capable of spitting out power up to 813 ponies. (Picture from: Otomotif-Kompas)
Meanwhile, the weight of the machine itself is claimed to be 17 kg lighter when compared to the Aventador SVJ, which weighs 218 kg. Besides that, this machine is also claimed to be more powerful when compared to the Aventador SVJ which has been recorded so far as the fastest Aventador edition.
Meanwhile, the weight of the machine itself is claimed to be 17 kg lighter when compared to the Aventador SVJ, which weighs 218 kg. (Picture from: Voi.id)
For the power supply used is an 8.8 kWh lithium-ion battery placed in the transmission tunnel between the driver and passengers, measuring 1,550 mm in length, 301 mm in height and 240 mm in width. Meanwhile, charging the battery only takes about 30 minutes (if you use a 7 kW plug). Besides that the battery can also be charged using energy from the regenerative braking system on the front wheels.
Unfortunately, the raging bull emblemed automaker company hasn't revealed the full electric mileage of the LB744 or even any other detailed technical specifications of cars will get this new hybrid system. So be patient until the Italian manufacturer launches the successor to the Aventador. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | LAMBORGHINI | CARSCOOPS ]
~Gorgeous ONES~ Ferrari as a well-known brand and has long experience in producing many of the best cars with the emblematic prancing horse. Especially in the 1950s which can be called the golden age or the years full of miracles, where Ferrari and coachbuilding overlapped to produce some of the most spectacular automotive creations of all time.
The Ferrari 250 Europa by Vignale could be said as the finest, rarest and most amazing of the 1950s coachbuilding goodness. (Picture from: ClassidDriver)
At that time, before Pinin Farina was crowned to become the default designer for Ferrari road cars, there was Vignale who had time to design and manufacture the bodies of around 150 cars with the prancing horse emblem in between 1950 to 1954. All of those were made individually by hand, and so for one Vignale design was almost never built in quantities greater than ten.
The Ferrari 250 Europa by Vignale is featured with the inset headlights with pronounced ‘eyebrows’ as well as deeply recessed indicators in the front wings. (Picture from: ClassidDriver)
And this following model, the Ferrari 250 Europa was only twenty-two examples ever built, with only four units bodied by Vignale, and known also the last Vignale-bodied Ferrari car creation could be said as the finest, rarest and most amazing of the 1950s coachbuilding goodness.
And related to the name, it seems that Ferrari was the first to pin the Europa name on its car model, long before Giotto Bizzarrini built the Bizzarrini 1900 GT Europa, and Collin Chapman with his Lotus Europa models.
The Ferrari 250 Europa by Vignale featured with a long hood and short cabin as a sign for sporty and elegant two-door coupe style. (Picture from: ClassidDriver)
As quoted from Autofun, the first Vignale-bodied cars were built based on the Ferrari 340 Mexico chassis, which later moved production to Pininfarina by building a 2-seater cabriolet version. Meanwhile, there are also clear styling cues related to the Ferrari 375 America, which seems to share the same chassis with it.
The cars were then produced with odd chassis numbers for road vehicles, while the racing versions featured even numbers. Not only that, usually the racing cars featured aluminum bodies, but later, some private owners also commissioned lighter bodyworks for road models.
The Ferrari 250 Europa by Vignale's body bursting with design flourishes, such as the chrome-accented vents located just ahead of the doors and the chrome strip that wraps from the front arches towards the boot. (Picture from: ClassidDriver)
As the characteristic of Vignale's work attached on the Ferrari 250 Europa are the inset headlights with pronounced ‘eyebrows’ as well as deeply recessed indicators in the front wings. Additionally, the body of the coupe bursting with design flourishes, such as the chrome-accented vents located just ahead of the doors and the chrome strip that wraps from the front arches towards the boot, emphasising this Ferrari’s length.
Even though the Ferrari 250 Europa by Vignale was actually built as a 2+2 vehicle, most of the rear seat space can also function as padded shelf for luggage. (Picture from: ClassidDriver)
The car was first introduced to the public at the Paris Motor Show1953, in which the Ferrari 250 Europa
was billed as a car designed for new European rules and preferences. As You've seen, the car featured with a long hood and short cabin as a sign for sporty and elegant two-door coupe style. Even though it's actually built as a 2+2 vehicle, most of the rear seat space can also function as padded shelf for luggage.
The Ferrari 250 Europa is powered by an iconic Aurelio Lampredi designed 3,000 cc naturally-aspirated long block V12 engine coupled with 4- speed manual transmission system. (Picture from: AutoFun)
Not only that, the mechanical part is no less special, where the Ferrari 250 Europa is powered by an iconic Aurelio Lampredi designed 3,000 cc engine featured with a long block specifically designed to have a large and powerful enough naturally-aspirated V12 drivetrain, so capable to make the Ferrari's racecars competitive run at the F1 arena back then. And it sounds nothing like other Ferrari V12s coupled with 4-speed manual transmission system.
The Ferrari 250 Europa by Vignale applied an independent suspension system at the front, with double wishbones and transverse leaf springs which are then replaced with individual coil springs. (Picture from: ClassidDriver)
As for the legs, this Ferrari 250 Europa applies an independent suspension system at the front, with double wishbones and transverse leaf springs which are then replaced with individual coil springs. While the rear axle is rigid with leaf springs and hydraulic dampers. Furthermore, to reduce and stop the car's running speed, a hydraulically-operated drum brake system was installed and placed at the four corners of the car's feet.
Even though it was considered a fast car back then, it was more a GT vehicle than a sports car. In 1954, the Ferrari 250 Europa was renamed the 250 Europa GT, and in the end became known as the Ferrari 250 GT, which later one of them managed to set a record as one of the most expensive classic cars in the world. Meanwhile, specifically for the 1953 Ferrari 250 Europa by Vignale, the price tag touched figures of the US $ 4,800.000 (approx Rp. 73 billions) back in January 2023. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | FERRARI | CLASSICDRIVER | AUTOFUN ]
Meanwhile for the Dallara EXP Tribute Edition,
there's important changes related to the weight of the car and the aerodynamic system are also given more attention. For example, the Dallara EXP has a weight of 890 kg, thanks to the use of lightweight carbon materials and the open roof. So no wonder if the EXP is about 360 kg lighter than Stradale. 
