Hottest 350Z in the World: Matte Black Demon

Heart of Darkness--Stealth Fighter--The owner wanted everything black--so even the door handles and the wheels went from silver to matte black. The finish absorbs almost all light. Our Car of the Day is a 2004 Nissan 350Z with a great engine and, of course, manual transmission. It came in for a paint upgrade. Maaco-Fremont sanded the car with the value prep package that takes care of minor chips and scratches around the entire car. To paint the wheels, Maaco-Fremont put the car on jack stands and removed the wheels so we could sand and paint both sides without fouling the brakes or suspension bits. The customer decided on Maaco-Fremont's Flat-Matte black paint single stage paint service. We also offer Matte/Flat finishes in 2-stage, base coat/clear coat service that is even more durable and can be had in virtually any color. This car looked and sounded great. We loved having it at the shop.

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Sanity-Impaired? New Ice Speed Record

Bentley Supersport Ice Speed Record Edition

Here's something that would have never crossed our minds.

Autoblog is reporting Bentley's celebration of an impressive but, let's be honest, completely insane achievement with a new special edition Continental Supersport called the "Ice Speed Record" Convertible.

Who would have imagined that there are actually people trying to set records for who can go the fastest in an automobile on a frozen lake or, in this case, the Baltic Sea? Finnish ice racer (and rally star) Juha Kankkunen has just set the new record of 205.48 miles per hour (330.695 km/h) in a Bentley Continental Supersport Convertible. When I think of ice speed records, I always imagine doing it in a convertible. . . Actually, I suppose it does make some sense. You could get out of the car more quickly when the ice breaks and you plunge into the freezing water in a quickly sinking vehicle (see our article on how to escape sinking cars.)

What makes this achievement all the more incredible (or ridiculous) is that Juha was beating his own record set in another Bentley Continental in 2007 at 199.83 mph (321.6 km/h.)

Probably not a sport we'll take up any time soon. We're too busy curling.

None-the-less, congrats to Juha and Bentley. We hope this record stands for a very long time.

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M600 Supercar Ready for Primetime

Noble M600

Noble Automotive has released production photos of its latest & greatest M600 Supercar. According to the lads at Top Gear,  the M600 is made in Britain, has a Yamaha V8 sourced from, of all places, Volvo and goes like stink. Noble does its magic to make a powerplant capable of 650 bhp, 604 lb ft of torque and 225 mph (360 kph.) Autocar tested it to 120 mph in 8.9 seconds. All of this AND it looks better and costs less than a Bugatti Veyron (and just to be fair, we should note that the Bugatti has a Volkswagen engine.)

Noble M600

Noble M600

Noble M600

Noble M600

Add this to my list of cars I NEED-Frank

Car of the Day - 1995 Toyota Corolla with Flat Black Auto Paint Service

Today's car of the day is a 1995 Toyota Corolla that came to us in need of a paint job. The customer decided to change the color to a Flat Black. Maaco-Fremont sanded all the peeling and faded paint that the car had and put a full coat of sealer. Maaco-Fremont used its new single-stage paint process to create a durable but inexpensive Flat Black finish, using a special kit to make the Flat Black effect.

These flat black paint jobs are called a variety of names:

• Flat Black
• Matte Black
• "Murder" Black
• Hot Rod Black

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