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Driving Gloves

Culture

"Don't get us wrong. We'd normally say driving gloves are a style no-no. Unless you're at the wheel of a pre 1960 sports car, we reckon stringbacks should be firmly confined to the Alan Partridge-esque mickey takes of the motoring world. "

Mercedes AMG 63

Cars

"It's rare that we post about super saloons. But recently having experienced a ridiculously fun cross-country trip in an E39 BMW M5 - we think we've fallen in love with the idea of a big, subtle sleeper that has the "

Porsche 3.2 Carrera

Cars

"Being mechanically challenged is frustrating if you happen also to be aesthetically inclined to the beauty of the engine. It might be something in-born and genetic that makes us so kack-handed - because no matter how much interest we have "

The Art of Julio Lozano

People

"All images Julio Lozano We've always wanted to be able to draw cars properly. We wouldn't embarrass you, dear reader, by forcing our adolescent efforts upon you. Beyond three boxes and two wheels, our flat, felt-tip perspective would make you "

Laverda: Brand Royalty

Bikes

"In the world of motorcycles there are loads of tragically dormant brands. But the fact that no current bikes bear the noble badge of Laverda must be one of the most tragic of these absences. Laverda began, like Lamborghini, out "

Silverstone Classic

Cars

"For us, summer is all about classic cars. And increasingly a key part of the summer classic calender is the Silverstone Classic, which is being held next weekend. In a further bit of added value to what is always a "

Maserati 250 S

Cars

"It's difficult not to make a fetish out of mid-fifties racing car design. I mean, just look at the carnally gorgeous lines and the immaculate finish of this 1957 Maserati 250 S. With clear reference to Jaguar D-type's all-conquering design: this Maserati "

Triumph Stag

Cars

"There are fewer British cars that speak more eloquently of the automotive culture of Britain in the 1970's than the Triumph Stag. The burly, rakish, cool but unreliable Michelotti-designed brute was more than the sum of its butch parts. Having "

Mercedes 280 SL

Cars

"There's an ongoing debate (in these towers at least) as to whether sex continues to sell cars. For many of us, it's a no-brainer. So many car ads, even of recent years, use lean, lovely bodies and all sorts of "

Diecast Cars

Cars

"images: Cihan Ünalan Hands up. We didn't realise until we were about to post these that they were actually still life shots of immaculate diecast models. We know that there's a burgeoning market these days in collectible diecast classics - "

Headlight by Wolfgang Tillmans

Cars

"Wolfgang Tillmans, Headlight (b), 2012. Courtesy Galerie Buchholz, Cologne/Berlin. If you've ever gazed deeply into the mystic lens of even your average contemporary runabout, you may well have been struck by the odd beauty of car headlamps. If so, you're "

Travels on a little Honda

Bikes

"All images A RESTLESS TRANSPLANT This morning we were roaming the webs and we checked one of our favourite outdoorsy-type blogs - a fine chronicle from Foster Huntington called A RESTLESS TRANSPlANT, when we found a little story about an "

Lowrider Magazine

Culture

"Lowrider Magazine from the early eighties was a real hotchpotch of chicano-flavoured influence, full not only of slammed and jacked and hydraulically-altered mid sixties Detroit steel, but also a manifest voice of Latino street culture. Editions like this make you "