"Jackie Stewart shot to prominence when he won the 1969 world championship in a French-built Matra MS80 run by Ken Tyrrell. Stewart, with his long hair, corduroy cap and shades, was more Beatle than racing driver and became an icon as "
1969: Crisis? What Crisis?
"1969 was a critical moment in the history of the American and British car industries: it was the beginning of the end. Both were about to endure a pretty horrible 1970s; within a few years there would be virtually nothing left "
Do the Lambre Twist!
"In terms of iconic 1960s design Innocenti’s Lambrettas are on a par with the the E-Type Jaguar and BMC Mini (yes, I know it was first shown in 1959). In my mind, there isn’t another two-wheeler that sums up "
Grand Prix, 1966
"There's been a lot of stuff written about Le Mans, Steve McQueen's 1971 classic portrayal of endurance racing. Sure, it was a brilliantly gritty portrayal of the scene and featured the Coolest Man in the World. But for us, Jon Frankenheimer's 1966 "
Enzo Ferrari
"[gallery link="file" orderby="title"] It's been a while since we considered the Ferrari Enzo. Named after the founding father of the prancing horse himself, it was always one of those cars destined to attain mythic status. With only 400 units "
Norton Rebranded
" Twitter sometime shores up some interesting points. This morning came the news from Creative Review that London agency Carter Wong have undertaken the awesome challenge of rebranding totemic bike company Norton. And we like what we see. James Lansdowne Norton, "
Erik Carlsson & Saabitude
" Not sure wether it's just the motorsport success or not - but there's something about the older generation of Saabs that we really dig. I was always fascinated by the 96 (below) - not least because an old teacher of mine "
Morgan’s Threewheeler
" We'd heard that Morgan had planned to bring back their totemic Threewheeler for a while. We just didn't reaslise how cool it was going to look; in an Orwellian, post war austerity kind of way. You can imagine the teenage "
Influx Social
Grayson Perry Goes Biking!
" Looking like something that might have been ridden by Penelope Pitstop gone bike crazy crossed with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the nine-and-a-half foot long bike commissioned by artist Grayson Perry is a sight to behold. And it was on this "
Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa
" Not sure how we missed it at the time, but back in April at the exceedingly posh Villa D'Este car show, an incredible one-off special was announced that celebrated Alfa's 100th year. Just as well we didn't spot it at "
Homage to the Winged Warrior…
" These pics of the homologation special from Dodge in 1969 really evokes the difference in approach to car design and marketing over these last forty years. The Dodge was an extreme machine, but still (almost) accessible. Race specials of our current "
Harley’s Looking Different?
" Hands up. I've never been a Harley man. It's not just that I've never owned one. I've never bought into the whole burly, knuckleheaded, chrome clad idea that is a Harley Davidson. It always seemed to me that that riding "
The Influx Minizine is Here!
"[gallery link="file" orderby="title"] Our baby has been delivered. The Influx minizine, still hot off the press, reads, looks, feels and even smells great. But we would say that, wouldn’t we? But, trust us on this. The zine "
EV Range Anxiety
"The first above-the-line national campaign for an electric car has been launched in the USA: slap bang in the middle of one of the most lucrative pieces of ad real estate: the World Series of Baseball. The campaign focuses on "
The Power and the Glory!
" Every now and then you stumble on something that makes you want to go racing. Looking at one of our fave racer-oriented photo blogs this morning, we instantly wanted to share. Googling around a little further we also came up "
Countach Evoluzione
"[gallery link="file"] It looks incredible. It's made of very light, very badass-looking material. And you'll probably never own one. But, it should come as no suprise that Lamborghini's Vader-looking 'Sesto Elemento' concept (unveiled recently at the Paris Motor Show) "
