" Ok, so the whole automotive world will be frothing as I write. We don't normally post PR-led stories - but when Jaguar launch a new car, it's a story everyone should be interested in. There's a V6 and a V8. "
Exner Valiant
" Pretty undecided here at Influx Towers about what we actually think about this. Love? Hate? Indifference? Not being ones to sit on the fence, we're going to have to sit on the fence. There's something just so wrong about re-creating "
Long Live the Kings
" We've been following our friends at Blitz Motorcycles for a while now. They've grown adept - not only at building nice looking bikes - but presenting them and their lifestyles with a certain panache. No surprise then, that the latest "
Camaro Gold
" Nova Scotia is an incredibly beautiful province, and there are a wealth of muscle car enthusiasts ready to roll as soon as the sun begins to shine. We were lucky enough this weekend to be in this corner of Maritime "
Alfa Romeo 155 GTA
" Alfa's 155 V6 TI is a racing car that Alfa Corse raced in European touring car racing from from 1993 to 1996. As you can see it's like the street-going 155 but just phatter, lower and generally more evil-looking. The 155 has always been a "
Dodge Charger
" So Influx is here in the Maritime, breezy - bright Canadian province that is Nova Scotia, avoiding bears, cougars and spotting a lot of strange vehicular creatures along the way. Among them, and not the least interesting of these beasts "
Bertone Testudo Concept
" We've mentioned the Testudo before, in the context of its amazingly mancave-ish interior. But we had a good look at this amazing car again recently and worth it was sharing some more pics. One of the reasons we think it's "
Ferrari 250 LM
" Of all the noble designations of the 250 Ferrari our fave is the 250 LM. I was gobsmacked this weekend to see one ON THE STREET. Unfortunately I wasn't quick enough on the draw to get an original pic. The racing beauty "
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Friday Bike Crush: Crowe Customs BMW R80
" We've been on the verge of buying a BMW motorcycle for a couple of years now, with a view to stripping it back and slowly creating a piece of custom loveliness for hard-ish duty travel missions on the backroads. Stumbling "
Scooter Exploitation
" We're not sure where these excruciatingly colourful pieces of scooter-exploitation come from - but we think they might be some sort of Scandinavian take on the ripe old cheese of scooterism. It's easy to forget that scooters were originally conceived "
Pontiac GTO
" We've said before how there's something strangely un-American about the designation GTO. And the fact that the Gran Turismo Omologato tag has been given to such a broad spectrum of cars of all shapes, designs and profiles is testament to "
Alfa Proteo Concept
" This wickedly appealing design study of course, became the successful Alfa Romeo GTV ( the only Alfa we at Influx towers have ever owned). It was designed by Alfa Romeo's in-house pensman Walter de Silva. It was first shown at the "
Le Mans Classic 2012
"Images: Magneto for Influx There's probably been more motoring column inches dedicated to the Ford GT40 than to any other racing car of the last half a century. There's a reason why. At the Le mans Classic, to see these "
Classic Summer: Rudge Motorcycles
"Images: Magneto for Influx In the pre-war years, The Rudge was the British bike to have. With a reputation for reliability, brawn and style, the company was the result of a the merger of two bicycle manufacturers in 1894. "Rudge it, "
Classic Summer: The Hayride
"Images: Magneto for Influx Held from the 27-29th July at Bisley Shooting Ground in Surrey, The Hotrod Hayride this year was the eighth event staged by Jerry Chatabox & Anna Porter. It's a unique UK gathering bringing together Europe's "
BSA: King of Marques
"Images: Magneto for Influx In terms of totemic British brands, you can't get more classic than BSA. Evocative of all the positive aspects of Empire: industrial ingenuity & community, technological boldness and design brilliance, the motorcycles produced by the Birmingham "
