" When we saw the new 911 last week, we were immediately struck by the size of the overhang. We thought it made the car look ugly. It's predictable that when a new version of the totemic Porsche comes along, it puts "
Toyota Publica…
" This appealing little runabout from Toyota was the product of 'The National Car Concept' that was created in 1955 by the very powerful Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry. The idea was to nudge Japanese captains of industry into focussing "
Alpine 310 on GT5
" We've noted elsewhere how we missed out on the automotive opportunity of a lifetime when we neglected to purchase a neglected Alpine 310 from a local country lane. The burn of the memory of a missed opportunity is especially piquant when "
Reasons to Be Cheerful
" Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Wires have reported that the 2012 version of the top-of-the-range Jeep is set to feature a 6.4 litre Hemi V8, 500 HP and an eight-speed gearbox. The current version is amazingly refined for an American SUV - so "
Harley Davidson Soars
" Rain. Lots of rain. At night. Soaked through, 50-odd miles from my destination and on a lonely road in the middle of bleak West Country moorland. My headlamp was pointing anywhere but at the road, mainly because it was "
Corvette Grand Sport Driven
"Pics Dom Romney/Influx //The Location// There’s a strange sort of irony in picking up the latest Corvette Grand Sport from the centre of the Industrial revolution’s Eden. Venerable dealer Bauer Millet – who specialise in all sorts of "
Fisker Karma
"The recession nearly killed the old Detroit, but it had been in decline for decades. Now a bunch of new Californian carmakers, technology companies and investors that think they can do things better: that they can build cars in America "
Bruce Brown interview
" image via Lapoularde It's pretty obvious to anyone who has turned even half an analytic eye on bike culture that On Any Sunday is one of the most interesting, and certainly the most beautiful, films on bike culture that was "
Influx Social
Homage to the Fiat X1/9
" The Fiat X1/9 was, like the Lancia Monte Carlo, one of those supremely aspirational mini supercars of the eighties that made anyone of a certain age believe they could achieve. The Bertone - penned two seater had the whiff of "
Royal Enfield: handmade culture
" Whatever you feel about retro culture in general - and the various obsessions car and bike heads have about all things vintage, you have to admire the craftsmanship represented in this video. It's evident that not all Royal Enfield production "
New Jersey Grand Prix?
" We think road and street circuits are the quintessence of good motor racing. That's why we love the Monaco GP, and regret the passing of truly classic events like the Targa Florio and the Mille Miglia. One can understand though, "
The Knight of the Track
" image via Jalopnik Stumbled across these twin beauties the other day and had to share. We had the privilege of meeting the noble Sir Stirling Moss a couple of years ago - and though he recently announced his retirement from "
The Art of Andy Jenkins…
" Andy Jenkins draws bikes and cars nicely. But the other four wheeled vehicles he is interested in are skateboards. He was, after all the Art Director and founder member of Girl Skateboards. Andy also digs the print medium, his self-published "
Maserati Bora
" It might look a litttle fat and bloated, and it might have had enough Citroen bits and pieces to put off the purists, but Maserati's Giugiaro-styled Bora from seventies is about as dialled-in a period piece as you could possibly "
USA Civic Heritage
" With 19 million cars produced sold and 39 years long-in-the-tooth, in terms of family cars the Honda Civic is a true totem of the 20th century. We are, of course dyed-in-the-wool Hondamentalists. And in the state's with the 2012 Civic about to "
Ronin – in a rush
" At their best, they are masterpieces of cinematography and editing. But the car chase is too often overlooked as a serious piece of film-making. Anyone who has ever tried to put together a family video, say, at a cousin's wedding "
