" The 8 Series BMW never really took off, but we're not sure why. Aimed at a more aspirational, higher-end market than the 6 series, its design, without the 'B' pillar and with that unusually raked front end with popups was slippery and "
Ferrari 340 Vignale ‘Mexico’ coupé
" pictures: RM Auctions Question: Can the ugly actually be beautiful? Answer: Yes. When that ugly beauty is encapsulated in the Ferrari 340 Mexico. Four of these stunningly original cars were built for the Carrera PanAmericana race of 1952 - and the proof "
Hawaiian Utility
" all images by Garage Lopez in Hawaii Regular Influx followers will realise that we enjoy a little bit of utility chic. When we stumbled across the Garage Lopez blog, we noticed a fistful of delectable examples of useful motors - "
Subaru BRZ Launch
" thanks JNC For the Japanese launch of their much anticipated Subaru BRZ twin, admen have dreamed up a sentimental scenario that's cheesier than a cheese sandwich spread with Dairylea, placed in a pocket of extra ripe Emmental. It's kind of "
Porsche 912
"I've had the pleasure of walking past this very lovely Porsche 912 every week for the last six months or so. I'm always impressed with its subtle, unassuming but elegant presence - and must admit I have been coveting its understated "
Classic car club – Asphalt Heritage
" Photographs: Asphalt Heritage We've been stalking the guys at Asphalt Heritage Club online for years now. Though we're not lucky enough to live in France - where this collective of aficionados of automotive authenticity reside and organise road trips, track "
Lamborghini Countach
" Ok, so it's probably true. Everything that can be said about Lamborghini's Countach has been said. It was always the most outrageously styled production car - and it was always the Top Trump superstar that had kids of the seventies "
The Geneva Salon
"Geneva doesn’t sound like the first place you’d go shopping for supercars. Motorsport was banned in Switzerland for half a century after Pierrre Levegh’s horrific accident at Le Mans in 1955, and its income-related speeding fines are easily "
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Geneva: Bentley EXP 9 F
"The Bentley SUV - wether we like it or not - is the future. At least, it’s the future of car exports from Europe to the new frontiers of capital. That’s right, a hundred plus years ago Bentley "
Geneva Salon 2012
"Of course there were supercars. This is the Geneva motor show, home of the breed, and it wouldn’t be complete with half a dozen new ones. Some you can buy, if you happen to have six or even seven "
Geneva: Lamborghini J-Shock!
"If ever car show has a show-stopper, then we reckon there were a few at Geneva 2012. But in purely visceral terms, purely in the realms of aesthetic wow and envy-inducing dribble, Lamborghini has to take the biscuit with its roofless, "
Simon Davidson Photography
" Images copyright Simon Davidson We stumbled across the work of Antipodean photographer Simon Davidson today and were immediately struck by his sensitive eye and brilliant sense of colour and composition. This little selection of burnouts brings a certain something that "
Porsche 356 Outlaw Love
" images: Emory We've had a bit of a thing about Porsche 356 'Outlaws'these last few weeks. Some would say that the entire idea of rodding and modding a vintage Porsche 356, despite the undeniable badness of many a result, is some kind "
Ferrari Tipo 156 Sharknose
" Image © Paul Chenard 2010 We've always had a soft spot for the little Ferrari 156 Sharknose from 1961. For us the small, simple and straightforward design - the first of the new lightweight, rear-engined F1 cars ushered in in 1960 with much controversy by "
Cars launched in 1969
" The year that brought us Moonshots, Charles Manson, the end of an epoch-defining decade and one of the most intriguing years of pop culture in general, also saw cars as diverse as the 240Z and the Austin Maxi make it "
Walter Kronkite on Motor Racing…
" Image: The Calder Archive Fascinating piece of footage here from the mid fifties of the iconic CBS anchorman Walter Kronkite taking viewers through a typically hokum, typically mock-portentous commentary on what exactly motivates racing drivers. Our favourite moments are the "
