" Of all the odes to bike culture that have ever emerged across the media platforms, the Beach Boy-penned sixties hit Little Honda by the Hondells is one of the least expected. You might normally associate west coast petroliste cool with "
Abarth Love
" Something about Abarth's Lunacy that reached its heights in the little 695 carlo converted Fiat from the sixties. Any manufacturer who would strap an oversize engine into a production car and solve the cooling issue by leaving the boot open is "
Audi A8 & Hyperspace
" Not sure how we missed these stunning pieces of photographic art last year, but we did. The series of pictures were commissioned from Warsaw-based photographer Igor Omulecki to evoke the launch of the A8 in 2010. Audi of course have a "
Bertone Ramarro Corvette Concept
"[gallery link="file"] In a piece of quintessential 1980s expansionism, Bertone, kings of angular audacity, decided to hit up the American market with the Ramarro concept (that's 'Green Lizard' to you and I). The Ramarro was based on a bog-standard 83 "
Cars are the Stars #33
" If you're not particularly into down tempo pop music of an R&B pursuasion you might want to watch this video with the sound turned down. If like us however, you love the retro-futuristic cool of Honda's NSX and "
James Hunt’s Austin A35 – classic sleeper…
" Died in the wool fans of the legend that is James Hunt may recognise this little beauty. Yes, it's the great man's 1967 Austin 35 Countryman conversion. For sale at Silverstone Auctions’ 23 July event, the car has been in storage for 18 years "
Godspeed Redux
" Received a very welcome dispatch this morning from CICERO DEGUZMAN JR- bringing news of new collaborations, new books and a very nice new blog format for his very delectable series of pictures that document vintage choppers, their builders, workspaces and "
Cruising in the Porsche 964: the 911 underdog
" Not sure why, but the 964 variant of the 911 is a particular favourite of ours. Perhaps it’s because we like the underdog. From the glorious history of Zuffenhausen-wrought auto loveliness, this is probably the designation of the totemic brand that "
Influx Social
Doodlings to Design
" Stumbled across these appealing little line drawings, taken for an early 1960s design study for NSU's Autonova GT (the manufacturer that would fuse with Auto Union before becoming Audi). They instantly bought to mind that little-boy fascination that we have "
My Fair Lady
" For some reason, it has only just come to our atention that the Datsun Roadster series of cars are an extremely pretty collection of open top sportsters. These sunny sundays we've been blessed with of late have been great for "
Friday Bike Crush #3
" We've been obsessed with this bike for months. It's basically , a stripped-down Honda Dominator with the street tracker treatment - that amounts to a a sliced off rear subframe, a big headlight, some nice little extras and loads of extraneous "
Ferdinand’s Children
"In the history of Automotive brands there has been none with the length, breadth or depth of Porsche's influence. It's amazing to think that it's over a century ago that Ferdinand Porsche designed the world's first petrol-electric hybrid - as "
Our Favourite Porsches
"911 2.7 RS (1973) [gallery=179] Ok, let's get the obvious one out of the way. This is arguably the all time collectors classic 911 and built for FIA Group 4 homologation. If you are lucky enough to take a ride in one you will be "
The Porsche 550 Spyder: the greatest Porsche of all time?
"When talking about Porsche, it may seem, at first glance, to be impossible to pick out a definitive model. There have been so many classically beautiful editions to have rolled out of the factory that to focus on any single "
911 Rewind
"The cult of the Porsche 911 is replete with subtle aesthetic shifts in its iconography. Enthusiasts worldwide pour continuously over the minutiae of designation numbers and cooling systems. Ducktails are tutted over; transmission types, Targa panels and sunroofs debated; colour, creed "
Targa Tasmania
"Images © Copyright Edge Photographics, 2011. It felt a little like the end of the world. The road ran straight though the blackened earth and charred tree stumps left on the bleak, high moorland by wildfires. But there was no chance of "
