" Now we think it's the first time a pure-bred slice of American brawn has made it on our list of Friday Car Crushes. But we think you'll agree this oil-black on black bad boy would take a slice out of "
Jalopy Junkies
" There's something about vintage dragging that retains a raw simplicity that we love. And stumbling across a mad selection of freakoid weapons of quarter mile destruction on the Jalopy Journal's forum recently we wanted share. We're sure that some of "
S130 Nissan Fairlady Z
" We stumbled across these catalogue images of the T-topped S130 Fairlady Z this morning and it occurred to us that with the evolution of our aesthetic and the return to cool of all things vaguely 'eighties', it might be time "
The Art Of Chris Piscitelli
" New Jersey born and raised artist Chris Piscitelli is the son of a car fanatic and the grandson of a fine artist. He attended Rhode Island School of Design then moved to Detroit to attend College for Creative Studies - "
Alpine A310
" Ok, here's the thing. The Alpine A310 is about as unique a motor as you can expect to see. It reminds us of no other production vehicle to come out of anywhere, let alone France. There's something beautifully exotic about "
Dirtquake by Sideburn
" If you like your bikes customised, your tracks made of cinder and your girls in PVC and high heels - and of course you don't take these things OVER seriously - you could certainly do worse than to get yourself "
Porsche: Targa Florio Tribute
" images courtesy http://tillackco.com/ Two things in Motorsport go together particularly beautifully: Targa Florio and Porsche. The long defunct, fatally dangerous and aesthetically beautiful Sicilian endurance race may have gone the way of the Dodo as far back as 1977, "
Chronicles of Phatitude
" It's been a while since we shared with you the fruits of our ongoing mission in which we attempt to define the elusive term 'phatness'. It's nothing to do with either hip-hop or the scourge of obesity that currently plagues "
Influx Social
Car Design and War
" There's a lot of hearsay about the birth of the VW Beetle and the prewar years in Germany. Paranoia. Prejudice. Misinformation is at work here, obviously. The nonsense is cut through brilliantly by this fascinating documentary that looks in depth "
Indonesia’s Scooter Extremists
" photographs: Ed Wray /HUCK magazine The fine folks at HUCK MAGAZINE managed to scoop us on a freaky greasy scene we haven't heard of this week. Their latest issue contains a great piece on – of all things – the custom scooter "
Volvo Duett
" There's something about the Volvo Duett that we can't get out of our system. We've been crazy for Volvo estates for a years now. The box-like practicality and simple, unpretentious purity of the designs encapsulate what we love about utility "
Camper Van-tastic
" . About this time of year we get an uncontrollable camper van twitch. We're sure we're not alone. It's amazing the amount of people who rock the T4/T5 transporter at weekends these days - with a whole swathe of customs, "
Colin Chapman: Mr Lotus
"Words by Luke Friend The legend of Colin Chapman today is saturated in myth, claim and counter claim. The portrait of a suave cad who founded Lotus with a £25 loan and grew the marque to greatness through a combination of "
Lotus & JPS
"Ok, we know. There is a twisted, byzantine history to the whole Lotus story – and when you talk about Lotus Racing and Team Lotus etc, there's even more layers of weirdness to negotiate. The quirky, idiosyncratic company history of Lotus "
The Importance of being Jim Clark
"Every death in motor racing is a tragedy. But there can few figures lost to the sport who leave such a lasting legacy as Jim Clark. Crashing fatally at Hockenheim in April 1968, the Scottish farmer's son was only 32 when he "
Our Five Favourite Lotus Cars
"Lotus Elite 1974 (type 75) This is the only Lotus I currently own. It's a pain to work on. It's not even a runner at the moment and I'm spending a fortune on repairing the fibreglass. In fact, it's sitting there in "
