"Paul Newman was a racer. We've pointed it out before, as you can see - but when we recently found some stunning race pics of the man on the Rolex Blog, we thought we'd take another look. Story goes he "
Matra Rancho Wind
"The Matra Rancho Wind dates from the nanosecond when windsurfing was cool. Yes, dear reader, 1980. It's obviously a chopped version of the rump Simca Rancho- which in turn was almost like a budget, down at heel version of the Range "
BMW: A Homage to M3
"The Ultimate Driving Machine... It was a slogan BMW once slathered across the majority of its marketing material. A slogan that would now struggle to add gravitas to the likes of the bloated X5, the awkwardly-styled 3 Series GT or the "
BMW M4 Convertible
"The question you want to ask is: why? The cliché goes that if it's not broken, then you don't need to fix it. And to us: the last edition of the BMW M3 is far from a broken, tired product. "
Nissan March Superturbo!
"Apparently, it's just a Micra. But boy, did I get excited at the prospect of a Nissan/March F1 collab. And check it out. It's not only a Turbo - it's SUPERTURBO! Yes, this was the engine that dropped a "
Hispano-Suiza Streamliner
"There's a lot of talk about bespoke culture these days. It seems that it's the latest thing. But, of course, there's nothing new under the sun. The whole idea of tailoring the objects of your desire was born in the "
Alpina B6 3 Series
"For some reason, somehow, my oldest friend had one of these for his first car. Quite inexplicable, really. He wasn't a rich kid. His dad helped him out, sure - but it wasn't the sort of family who did flash "
Pikes Peak 1958
"With the motorsport season finally upon us we can't help but share with you this amazing little race car. Apparently, this open wheeled beast was the vehicle in which legendary US racer Bobby Unser won the 1958 Pikes Peak 'race to "
Influx Social
Save Bertone!
"Gruppo Bertone was once the industry’s most sought after collaborator – a bit like an Elvis Costello of the motoring world. The noble corrozeria has always been known for its cutting edge design and innovative approach - and is responsible "
Oligarch Alley: Lamborghini Veneno
"Take a look at these shots of the new Lamborghini Veneno. Not sure how we missed this release a few months ago – but we're not exactly in the market, I suppose. Despite its looks this isn’t a concept car "
Paul Ricard Circuit Art
"Images via Le Container & Jean-Baptiste Sauvage We always thought that the amazing Paul Ricard circuit was a work of art in itself. The circuit, which nestles enticingly on a plateau beyond the hills inland from the French Riviera, is "
Mugen NSX RR Concept
"Mugen is amongst the aristocracy of tuning companies. As the brainchild of Hirotoshi Honda (Soichiro's son), it has always had a pure bloodline of producing tuned road cars and race vehicles straight out of the Honda factory. And when Honda "
Aston Martin Shooting brake by Roos
"We've been known to fetishise a shooting brake. It's a loose, archaic definition that's received a bit of renewed currency of late. A sporty car for an outdooresy, sporty type - usually adorned with a station wagon's utility with a "
Formula One Heros
"This started out as a simple, celebratory post to do with the start of the F1 season. I had intended to upload a bunch of retro F1 images, images from a time when I was truly intoxicated by the style, "
Formula 1: Technology Trickledown
"The new Formula 1 season is here. And this time the organisers really hope that you won’t scratch your head and wonder what all this has to do with you and your car. The new engines are dramatically smaller – V6 "
McLaren: F1 to M1
"20 Years ago McLaren boss Ron Dennis said of the F1, that it was “....the finest supercar the world was ever going to see”. [caption id="attachment_35118" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] The F1 represented a step-change in itself...[/caption] In Geneva recently "
