Custom-made cars drive sales in China

The General Manager of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars said at Shanghaidaily.com that it seems that the Chinese are quite fond of the golden Spirit of Ecstasy, which is the statuette on the hood that could be found on all vehicles of Rolls-Royce. I thought, well yeah, since the Chinese are especially drawn to the colors gold and red. What surprises me though is the statement about preference to custom-made vehicles. Whoa! It’s just so good to know the numbers of those who go for customized cars are getting bigger. In fact, according to Rolls-Royce, 90% of their sales in mainland China are tailor-made.

I think I’m gonna love these Chinese people. They have a thing or two for extending their individuality to their vehicles. And having a customized car has its benefits. For one, you won’t have an awfully hard time finding your car in the parking lot—even when it is full of other cars that may be of the same manufacturer. Another is that it makes one feel in tune with his car, which should always be the case I think. Rather than attaching something to dangle on the rear-view mirror as a lame attempt to impose one’s individuality on the car, why not have it customized?

It pays to go to School

I know it’s hard to go to school. Back when I was still studying, my mom has to constantly bang on my door to wake me up. Hey, it’s not always easy to wake up early. One has to do tons of homework, study for exams and damn quizzes, projects to be finished or researches to be done. It is simply simply hard to wake up early after nights and nights of staying up until midnight or even past it. This is why I was amazed to have read an article about a kid who never skipped class.

I myself always give in to the temptation to take a leave from the four walls of the classroom. Yeah, I know. I was not a very good student. Not really punctual at that but this kid named Gabby is. Gabby attended all her classes from kindergarten through her 12th grade. Amazing! And of course, I don’t doubt that there were days when she was not feeling all that good but maybe she still went to school on those days anyway. This girl is really something. This is why it doesn’t surprise me that the President of Fontana Auto Depot Dora Houck thought of giving her a reward for the young girls her perfect school attendance.

With the cooperation of Gabby’s mom, the Auto Depot customized Gabby’s old Toyota Corolla. The car had a new paint job, stereo system, CD player, television topped with fancy wheels and rims. On top of it all, there is an inscription at its hood that reads “K-12 Perfect Attendance.”

The San Jose Style

Those who have heard of Nacho Gonzalez's latest creation calls it a truck. It doesn’t look a lot like a truck for me, though. And apparently, this is not so surprising. In fact, the said vehicle originally was a 1935 Ford pickup. Now, this Nacho Gonzales is one of the several San Jose men that were able to influence other hot rodders in the past decade. A revered hot rod and custom car magazine--The Rodder's Journal—has recently had Gonzalez's truck on its cover. The magazine referred to it as "San Jose Style." Whoa!! Beat that!

The Lamborghini Reventón

The Reventón does not look like any other Lamborghini. It seems like the Italian maker of supercar has come up with something out of their norm. The Reventon is very much based on the Murciélago. And guess what? It served as a head-tuner in the Frankfurt’s motor show. It is said to be produced but only for a limited clientele. Whoa!! Only around 20 people will get to own one and will get them by October 2008. For those interested, too bad.. Twenty rich individuals have already prepared $1.365 million.

Shelby Cobra wins at Classic Car Show

Car and truck owners who took part in the Romeo Lions Club Classic Car Show held at the Romeo Ford Engine Plant were able to have a good weather on the said event. A number of trophies were presented in the said show. The largest of which was presented by this year’s Peach Queen, Sheena Lewandowski, to Mike Meguiar for being the Peach Queen’s Choice winner. Meguiar won the said award for his 1965 Shelby Cobra.

Customized cars show one’s personality

Customized cars are really becoming the trend. Among those customized car owner is Vashawn Clark, a cool guy who get to have his auto featured in the net. He has a 1990 model of Ford Crown Victoria but is able to transform it into this. That’s nearly two decades old auto but it doesn’t look old to me. In fact, with the flying superman on its hood, it definitely is one with the times. Not to mention the car gets to emanate the personality of its owner. What a groovy way to have a ride!

Newell Coach F3.0

Motorhomes from Newell are really something. For one, they don’t offer a line of lower-cost motorhomes. All of Newell's motorhomes are available from prices that start at around a million dollars. The latest motorhomes from Newell all measure 45 feet and are based on either one of the six pre-made floorplans. This only account for less than 15% of their sales. A larger percentage are custom-ordered.

Bentley Continental Flying Spur

Bentley’s Continental Flying Spur has recently been able to prove that the revived British brand was not just a one-hit wonder. In fact, this four-door companion to the four-seater GT sports car is supposed to be the fastest four-door in the world. Who can argue with that? It has a total top speed of 195 mph.