Peter Jackson. Sir Peter Robert Jackson ONZ KNZM (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001â03) and The Hobbit trilogy (2012â14), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Muscle car is an American term used to refer to a variety of high-performance automobiles. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines muscle cars as any of a group of American-made 2-door sports coupes with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving..A large V8 engine is fitted in a 2-door, rear wheel drive, family-style mid-size or full-size car designed for four or more passengers.tudebaker entered the muscle car scene in 1956 with the Golden Hawk powered by a 352 CI Packard V8 with 275 bhp. In 1957, the Rambler Rebel was the fastest stock American sedan, according to Motor Trend.
For the programmer nicknamed Hotwheels, see Fredrick Brennan. Hot Wheels is a brand of 1:64, 1:43, 1:18 and 1:50 scale die-cast toy cars introduced by American toy maker Mattel in 1968. It was the primary competitor of Matchbox until 1997 when Mattel bought Tyco Toys, then-owner of Matchbox. Many automobile manufacturers have licensed Hot Wheels to make scale models of their cars, allowing the use of original design blueprints and detailing.