"As a European there are certain things about North American motor racing that get us excited. And its nothing to do with NASCAR. But mention the words Laguna Seca, Can Am and Chapparal, and we get a little sweaty palmed "
Something for the Weekend
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Ferrari GTO and the Meaning of Envy
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md_jcC6OnIU&ab_channel=GTO3987 ... and imagine hand-painting your 250 California Spider to look like a jeep! What may seem madness from the perspective of 2010 was all part of the gilded youth of "
It’s Better in the Wind
" Screen grabs. Social networking. Iphone apps. A world without walls was dreamt up by software marketing people to make you think that working everywhere, any time would be a benefit to your own sense of freedom and transcendence of the "
Global Apocalypse!
"Reason One: It’s all going to be okay… The magnificently-named former OPEC leader Sheikh Yamani pointed out to his colleagues decades ago that the stone age didn’t end for lack of stone: his point was that mankind wouldn’"
Ten Green Classics
" 1: The Honda Insight Mk1 Back when it was released in 1999 the first mass market electric hybrid it was otherworldly and strange. And the cooler for it. A decade on it is retro progressive and quaint. Dig the clamp-busting rear wheels, "
Morgan: Love Your Car, Love Your Planet
"If you love to drive, then it follows that you should love your car. It might seem obvious to some that falling in love with the car you drive is something to strive for: but think about it a little "
The Moped Army
"Everyone now knows the Toyota Prius, despite the launch brouhaha and Hollywood celebrity endorsements, is about as green as napalm. Sure, it doesn’t use a lot of fossil fuel when it’s rolling to and from Waitrose, but the "
Influx Social
The Greenwash Chronicles
"Most of us realise that there is nothing remotely 'sustainable' or 'environmentally friendly' about the mass-market auto industry. Still, these global businesses are they're doing their utmost to convince consumers that they are doing there bit to save the planet. "
Formula For (Environmental) Disaster?
"When it comes to environmental issues Formula 1 is not exactly ‘on message.’ A Grand Prix car is a high-revving, incredibly noisy projectile and its sole purpose is to go quickly. Not, as yet, to go quickly economically. It’s a "
Triumph TR7
" Now, call us old fashioned, but could it be that the Triumph TR7 was the ugliest automotive creation of these islands? It's not a particularly rare point of view – legend has it that when the Harris Mann penned design was "
Icons on Two Wheels
"[gallery link="file" orderby="title"] Stars have always sought out or been assigned new ways of creating an image. We noticed, in our extensive daily scour of the web, that time and time again, to stick a celebrity on a "
Pimp Your Garage
"[gallery link="file" orderby="title"] Fresh out of Germany comes this novel way to keep up with the next-door neighbors. A firm called "Style Your Garage" have began marketing these high-res, photorealistic poster wraps for your garage door that have "
Fresh Air
"[gallery link="file" orderby="title"] There's something special about getting air on a motorised vehicle. You hang out at the edge of control. You flirt with the forces of physics. You indulge the primitive human impulse to fly. That's why "
Ferrari 458 in Black
"[gallery link="file" orderby="title"] These are the first pictures we've seen of Ferrari's new glamour-puss in stealth mode. The monochrome brings out the chiselled angles of the stunning Pininfarina design. From the rear the purposeful stance of the car "
The Girl on the Motorcycle
" 'Serious film buffs' often dismiss the admittedly ponderous and indulgent 1968 film from Jack Cardiff that was based on Mandiargues's quasi surrealistic novel as a slightly ridiculous joke. But if you dig the aesthetic of the last couple of years of "
