cars

CARJACKing

 

tumblr_lmx60swzTq1qzsctzo1_500 carmel-auction82b712796054d5d2ce11e26f6dfd078d8567f4d4_mi wouldn’t mind carjacking one of these beauty instead of the nasty chevy I’m going to get from the car rental for the week end… by pp.

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Serge Gainsbourg doing Jane Birkin

“shit serge, this cheap ass helmet sucks, can’t you do another shitty song with bardot moaning and buy me a decent helmet like hilary rhoda? i’m sick of your bohemian artist life. i’m seriously considering dumping your ass for eric or that other chap john barry.” by dd + ars

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1965 Ford GT40: 1 of 5 Rare Works Prototype Roadsters

this 1965 ford GT works prototype roadster did not sell at high bid of €2.100.000 versus pre-sale estimate of €2.400.000 – €2.900.000. but its highly collectible if you can bid closer in. chassis number GT/111 is one of only 5 prototype open GT roadsters built by ford advanced vehicle operations in the UK during early 1965, of which just 4 survive; competed at le mans trials and targa florio in period; its whereabouts remained largely unknown for forty years until chassis was rediscovered in 2006; following a restoration GT/111 reappeared at the 2007 goodwood revival. by dd

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car audio

neil young threading a needle in the back of the car. now that’s a pretty good sound system in any car. is that a gibson or a gretsch? by xy

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nice car mate

caption read something like “asshole with a ferrari dino”… and by the way, don’t ever call me mate. by dd

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filippo perini: on the design of the lamborghini aventador super car

origami at its finest

filippo perini sketches the lamborghini aventador

a rather cheeky video from marketing: selling you on the car that will save you from armageddon… or, god himself for that matter.

ok i’m not, in any way, a fan of obnoxious modern cars of the past 30 years. my love is for the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s cars of the le mans and monaco grand prix. i hate nearly all modern cars and the tacky people who drive them; but this car, love it or not, is a genius design that you can’t ignore. this car is so elegantly and effortlessly resolved, it can only be the work of a japanese origami master, but it isn’t. it’s actually the handy work of the italian filippo perini, and my hat is off to him. it’s good to see that italian’s can still do one thing right. the design will become a true classic, next to the small ferrari 246 GTS and the porsche 904. to me it was never about speed; as i always say, it’s all about style…but the aventador seems to have both.  at 0-60 mph in just 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 217 mph from its V12 engine, it’s not the fastest car today, nor is it the most expensive at almost 400,000 USD, but i wouldn’t mind having one if i could drive it away from the public’s eye. by dd

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1964 The Porsche Carrera GTS 904: Possibly the most beautiful Porsche

carrera slotcars to release the porsche GTS 904 for the 50th anniversary celebration

only a total of 106 mid engine 904’s were produced between 1964 and 65 with a price tag of just $7,245 (wish you had bought one!).  even that low number was due to racing rules which required a minimum of 100 examples to be built in order to qualify for the GT class. the car was designed by ferdinand porsche’s grandson, ferdinand alexander porsche (also the designer of the 911). porsche achieved its fifth victory on 26 april 1964 with the production 904 at the targa florio. antonio pucci and colin davis snatched victory ahead of yet another 904. other wins include lemans, and 2nd place at the monte carlo rally. by dd

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