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ColourShift
ChromaFlair is a pigment used in paint systems, primarily for automobiles. When the paint is applied, it changes color depending on the light source and viewing angle. It was created at Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. (OCLI) ater JDS Uniphase and Viavi Solutionsin 1979 and is used by DuPont and PPG. Names The paint system (and competing versions made by other companies) are known by a wide variety of proprietary names, including ''ChromaLusion'', ''ChromaPremier'', ''ColourShift'', ''Exclusive Line'', ''Extreme Colors'', ''Harlequin Color'', ''IllusionColor'', ''Maziora'', ''MultiTones'', ''MystiChrome'', ''Ch(K)ameleon'', ''Interference Fireglow'' and ''Paradis Spectrashine''. Effect The ChromaFlair effect is achieved by interfering with the reflection and refraction of light from the painted object's surface. The paint contains tiny synthetic flakes about one micrometer thick. The flakes are constructed of aluminium coated with glass-like magnesium fluoride embedded in se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVR Tuscan 01
TVR Electric Vehicles Limited is a British manufacturer of sports cars. The company manufactures lightweight sports cars with powerful engines and was, at one time, the third-largest specialised sports car manufacturer in the world, offering a diverse range of coupés and convertibles. History The abbreviation TVR stems from the name of the company's owner Trevor Wilkinson, his first garage sporting the letters T, V, and R. The history of TVR can be divided into several eras, each of which is associated with the company's owner at the start of that period: * 1946–1965, founder Trevor Wilkinson, who left in 1962 * 1965–1981, Martin Lilley * 1981–2004, Peter Wheeler * 2004–2013, Nikolay Smolensky * 2013–present, syndicate of British businessmen led by Les Edgar Wilkinson era Founding Trevor Wilkinson (14 May 1923 – 6 June 2008) was born in Blackpool and left school at 14 to start an engineering apprenticeship at a local garage. In 1946, he purchased an old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
