Want a fast way to spend a weekend (pun intended)? Look no further than the Lego Porsche GT3 RS. SEE ALSO: Shell's city-car concept looks like it was designed for Ronald McDonald If you're a sports car enthusiast or not, the Lego Techic replica of the Porsche GT3 RS road-going race-car should prove a delightful challenge. That's because it has 2,704 pieces, including 6-cylinder engine complete with moving pistons and working gearbox. Image: LegoThe mind-boggling attention to detail doesn't end with the drivetrain components, though. This 1:8-scale bright-orange beauty boasts red suspension springs, adjustable rear wing and four original-design rims bearing the RS emblem. On the dash, you'll even find a glove compartment containing a unique serial number. Not surprisingly, the two fellows who designed the Lego Technic GT3 RS replica, Andy Woodman and Uwe Wabra, are both Porsche and motor-racing fans. If you're looking to get your hands on one, the kit goes on sale June 1st and is priced at $299.99.
Although it's hardly cheap, it's certainly less expensive than the real thing, which starts at $175,900. BONUS: Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Lego set makes its debut Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.By Sumitra on December 23rd, 2013 Category: Auto 20-year-old Raul Oaida, a self-taught technology genius, has built the world’s first life-size LEGO car using 500,000 pieces. It’s not just a model, you can actually drive it. And the fuel costs nothing, because the car runs on air! Oaida’s partner in this project was Australian entrepreneur, Steve Sammartino. The car was built in Romania, Oaida’s home country, and delivered to Melbourne, Australia for a test drive. Together, they named it the ‘Super Awesome Micro Project’ (I think the name is perfect!). The engine of the car is also entirely made of LEGO. It has “four orbital engines and a total of 256 pistons.” According to the project website, the top speed isn’t very impressive, around 20 to 30 km. “We were scared of a Lego explosion so we drove it slowly,” the founders wrote.
Steve and Oaida say that the project was possible only because of the internet. The two even met online, when Steve accepted Oaida’s Skype request. “I’m teaching him about business and he’s teaching me a bit about physics,” Steve told the press. On the website, Steve tells us that he only had to send out a single tweet about the project to get crowd funding. “Anyone interested in investing $500 to $1,000 in a project which is awesome & a world first tweet me. Need about 20 participants,” he tweeted. He ended up getting 40 investors. The massive Lego contraption can comfortably seat two people. Of course, after a long ride you’d probably have LEGO patterns all over your bottoms. I’m not much of a physics person, so I can’t really tell you how the car works. But I watched the video, and I can tell you this much: it works! It sure does take a genius mind to build something so complex. Oaida was in the news earlier this year when he designed and built a turbo bicycle powered by a jet engine.
The cycle was capable of traveling at speeds up to 41 kmph. Oaida had also built a steam engine at age 15 that won him a prize at a school competition. I think this is just the beginning. We can expect some great inventions from Oaida in the future. Photos: Super Awesome Micro ProjectReleased back in 1987, almost 30 years ago, the Ferrari F40 is still considered to be one of the greatest supercars of all time. It was the last car that Enzo Ferrari himself personally approved, and Lego has finally immortalized it in plastic bricks with its latest Creator model. The $90, 1158-piece set will be available starting August 1, but Lego VIP members can can actually order one a few weeks earlier starting July 15. Who wouldn’t want to add this to their collection as soon as possible?The model includes working doors, a hood that opens and closes revealing the car’s trunk up front, pop-up headlights, and a rear gate that lifts open to reveal the car’s engine. And not only does the model include a detailed replica of the Ferrari F40’s twin turbo-charged, 2.9-liter, 478 horsepower V8 engine, it’s actually removable so you can marvel at all of its beauty outside the car.
If you’re a fan of the F40, this is probably the closest you’ll ever get to owning one. You’re reading Leg Godt, the blog with the latest Lego news and the best sets in the web. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook.For the most part, you can expect more-or-less the same theme and curated quality of cars from Monterey-favorite auction houses like RM Sotheby’s and Gooding & Co. If you’re in attendance at one of those beau monde sales, you’ll run into a grab-bag of vintage European sports cars, pre-war rolling sculpture, and an assorted gathering of top-spec, showroom-fresh muscle cars.Barrett-Jackson, on the other hand, prides itself on catering to the needs of every type of enthusiast. The lot docket is mostly filled with all manner of muscle cars, but there’s a little bit of everything up for grabs. Here are six unconventional classics crossing the auction block at Barrett-Jackson’s 2017 Scottsdale sale:1971 Halfinger 700 AP Troop CarrierConceived and designed in Austria as a replacement for decrepit surplus Willys Jeeps from the U.S., Steyr-Daimler-Puch developed the Halfinger 700 to serve as a generalized military transport vehicle.
Like all Halfingers, this 1971 example is powered by an air-cooled flat-twin that sends power to all four wheels through a four-speed manual transmission. Thanks to its size, it’s exceptionally light, wafting in at a dainty 1,100 pounds.1970 GMC C/K Crew CabIt looks weird, doesn’t it? As far as we can tell, the second-generation of C/K wasn’t available from the factory in crew-cab guise, so if you wanted four-doors, you turned to a handful of GM-approved aftermarket conversion shops. There are a few styles of dealer-installed crew-cab conversions, and this one appears to have two front doors grafted behind the front seats. It’s lengthened, as well, giving it an ungainly and unnatural appearance.1991 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Targa RWBNakai-San’s RWB creations don’t often go up for auction, especially not the few RWB-ized 911 Targas. According to Barrett-Jackson, this is one of the first RWBs created for the U.S. and wears the stable body flares and deep-dish wheels. It’s a tidy example of a top-tier “tuner” car, so you’ll need a hefty check to win this lot.
We weren’t privy to any of Ford’s RS products before the Stateside launch of the current Focus RS, so this acid-green RS coupe will likely be one of the rarest track-toys around. That’s right – you won’t be able to drive this on the street, barring enactment of the Show and Display law.It’s a shame, really. This is considered one of the finest front-wheel-drive cars ever made, and it arrives with a bucket of go-fast parts to boot. According to the listing, the Volvo-sourced inline-five engine is spitting out a heap more power than stock thanks to bigger turbocharger, wastegate, upgraded manifold, 1,000-cc injectors, forged internals, beefier fuel pump, and upgraded cooling systems.We’re not quite sure where to start on this ‘Cuda. Unlike most high-power, high-profile muscle car builds, whatever check-writer commissioned this psychopath eschewed the traditional big-block gas engine in favor of a 6.7-liter Cummins I-6, putting down an insane 1,500 hp and 2,500 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels.