"The cult of the Porsche 912 is an understated, gentlemanly creed. It's for sensible folk, the sort who understand the imperatives of efficiency without throwing the baby out with the bath water. Thing is, these flat 4, Karmann built versions of the "
"There's been a theory wending away our consciousness for a while now that actual, real culture doesn't exist any more. With so many instantaneous communications berzerking its way around the planet, it seems that anything that attaches itself to anything: "
"We've had a thing about Datsun's sporty Z cars since when they were the hottest, newest, sporty Japanese number on the market. Call the designation the Fairlady if you like, but we'll always think of the long nosed beauty as "
"Illustration by Curtis Livingston Every now and then I believe it is worth just thinking about Hunter S Thompson and the groundbreaking work he did in his blazing career as a writer. Notice I say 'writer' rather than 'Gonzo Journalist'. "
"Stumbled across the very nice, understated little doodles of an illustrator called Doug Werner on The Selvedge Yard a little while ago All images Mucho Moto/Doug Werner In its unobtrusive simplicity, the artist manages to present new perspectives on "
"On a rare wet Friday afternoon in California's Monterey (home of Laguna Seca Raceway), and close to the gobsmackingly beautiful central coast of California, we spotted a roadside gem in Dodi's Auto Sales. Anchoring up urgently, we knocked on Dodi's "
"All images Michael Fordham/Influx Without wanting to become Volvo bores, it's amazing the amount of cool little Swedes we have stumbled upon since we've been in California. This little beauty appeared to us on a side street in Santa "
"At the heart of every cliché resides a resounding truth. And the one about everything being bigger in America is no exception. Stumbling across the behemoth that is the Pontiac Catalina Safari at the side of the road that leads "
" The Volvo P1800, in yellow, in California, just looks right. We stumbled across this gorgeous little British-built Swede in a spot ironically called Lands End, just at the Northern end of San Francisco's imaginatively titled Ocean Beach. This Volvo was "
"images Michael Fordham/Influx Ok, If we're talking about car culture and San Francisco, there's one thing that's impossible to ignore. Bullitt: Steve McQueen's famous opus that features that Fastback Mustang so beautifully, poetically and iconically. Thing is, though we "
"Images via Le Container, Chevrolet... We're geting pretty excited about our trip to California. Yes, for the next couple of weeks we'll be street spotting and blogging on a road trip between San Francisco to San Diego; taking every opportunity "
"Sex, flamethrowers and muscle cars. It might be a bit of a mainstream combo, but this diabolical trinity seems to have everlasting appeal. The root of the muscle car is, of course, deeply embedded in a heady mix of testosterone, "
"Images via Citroen It's a surprising but verifiable fact (and not just via the webs) that in 1966, The Citroen Ami was France's best selling car. Sure it was rather grotesque; sure this was at a time when both the majestic "