Saturday, October 24, 2009
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" ... The Terraplane 8 is Following an authentic German American. There is a contradiction, because for political reasons many foreign manufacturers began to produce directly in situ in the twenties and thirties. Heilbronn Fiat, Ford in Berlin and later in Cologne, and Hudson also in Berlin.
The Terraplane 8 is taking its name literally, some kind of unknown territory. Indeed, the only thing we know, or nearly so, on this car is that it existed. This makes the Hudson even more interesting.
If investigates the origin of its eight cylinders of the thirties, we see first that the Terraplane is an American with a German passport. This seems a little surprising, because usually the reverse is true. In this case the migration was economic reasons. At the end of the twenties and then in the thirties, in the midst of global economic crisis, political reasons incited worldwide to produce in situ, also in Germany.
staff Hudson, Michigan (the name of the king of the power of Detroit funded the company), established in Berlin-Spandau mounting a German company. In this factory there was at first Essex Super Six, of which only eight copies were sold in Germany in 1932. In 1933 the Terraplane 8 extended the German project of Hudson, but the exact number of units sold.
is clear however that the Terraplane was an interesting offer in Germany: Germany and America, with its eight-cylinder 4.2-liter in-line, cost 5,975 6,150 frames the saloon and the two-seater coupe and cabriolet. This price was obtained by the aforementioned eight-cylinder engine of 94 horses, a gearbox with three speed all-steel bolted to the chassis, something unusual then. Details of equipment to the Hudson a real prestige car.
Product Buyers Europeans could not even dream about: a standard radio antenna, engine operating controls and an electrical installation, hard to believe, to an adjustment of seats, steering wheel and pedals. This media 2.87 mm wheelbase and weighed 1,500 kg. Its top speed was 120 km / h. Why the Terraplane
had no success? Probably because the 4.2 liters was an incorrigible glutton. This consumed 20 liters or more per 100 km, and this was beyond the financial capacity of the Germans. And those who had enough money to buy an eight-cylinder Horch chose one or a Mercedes, although these were three times more expensive ... "
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Friday, October 23, 2009
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UCSC Chancellor and Mayor of Talcahuano "deliver" mega aquarium Mayor Jaime Toha , originally uploaded by talcahuanofotos .
"...$ 4 000 500 000 000 is the total cost mega aquarium they want to do in Talcahuano. This investment is $ 3 400 will ask the State and another billion will come from private. You are ready architectural design and specialty engineering.
The name oficials Regional Centre for Environmental Studies, Marine, Aquaculture and Technology Transfer (Cream).
The project will be presented today by the rector of the Catholic University of the Holy Conception, Juan Cancino and the mayor of Talcahuano, Gastón Saavedra Jaime Toha the mayor to be nominated for the 2010 Budget Process, National Regional Development Fund (FNDR).
be recalled that the initiative will be located on the side of the Piazzetta Maria Isabel in the port and is a pioneer in the country, obtained from the Bicentennial Seal unanimously by high levels of partnership, innovation, quality, repeatability and harmony with the environment ... "
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Saturday, October 3, 2009
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Among the records that were often heard in the living room of his father's house is counted inyerpretadas Zarzuelas selection by a Chilean tenor forgotten today, it's about Hernan Pelayo. Here some notes on great opera singer who was born in Spain and made his career, as is very frequently in foreign countries.
"... Many will recall that in the fifties and sixties may last, is often heard on the radio at the time (Mining, Corporation, Cooperative Lifetime, Chile) to a powerful baritone voice that impressed by its sound. It was Hernan Pelayo, I remember he recorded an album with ballads of operettas, which brief biography appears below:
Santiago de Chile, 2/19/1918. (90 years now, if still alive) Baritone, at age 14 began studying singing and seven years after his debut in his hometown. Already in 1948 are traveling to Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic. In 1951 he went to Mexico hired by the XEW. It has great success in Cuba in 1952 in TV, opera and operettas, making recordings for Victor and Panart acknowledged in subsequent years. He also travels to New York in 1953 invited by E. Lecuona. In 1956 he traveled to Chile and in 1958, also Town Hall debut in New York. Is domiciled in Los Angeles and founded a group lyrical. Until late in life was singing, and is currently devoted to education. He had a beautiful voice and good looks. (Information provided by John Dzazopulos, Chilean writer)
Who writes, had a chance to hear in person during the Centennial celebrations of the Teatro Municipal. At that time, Pelayo sang "Nimic de la Patria" Andrea Chenier. I have found no recordings on the Web to listen again, but by chance I found this video on YouTube that gives all those who never knew him.
A cloak of oblivion has been lying on his life and career, as usual here in Chile about opera singers. Listen and learn about this baritone who really had a distinguished career in opera. Due to the time elapsed (the last time I saw him shining shoes in the main square of Santiago, on the corner of State Company) I beg you to help me physically and vocally identified in the video ... "link
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