NSU motorenweke RO 80
1970’s audi 100GL
audio R8 advertising (history) i’m not seeing the NSU?
well it is… NSU was a lesser known german company founded in 1873 and eventually acquired by the VW group in 1969 who merged it with auto union and evolved it into audi and that answers the resemblance. it was a new discovery for me. by dd
it’s smarter than smart, and it’s smaller than a mini. love it. by dd
aka “giant killer”… not many were made but perhaps the most famous of the first 90 porsche 550’s built was mister james dean’s “little bastard” numbered 130 which he fatally crashed into a 1950 ford custom on september 30, 1955. it turns out the killer in the name was quite appropriate. by dd
actually this is more like nasa astronauts who lost their way to a daft punk photo shoot. by dd
the trademark double rear wheels
the V16… 8 pipes on each side one for every one of its 16 cylinders
this was such a beautiful design. i had a silver toy version of this as a child, and i remember staring at it in awe. i didn’t quite understand design then but i could tell this was not an ordinary car.
“auto union was a joint venture of 4 car manufacturers in germany during the great depression, which eventually came to be known as audi, as we know it today. the trademark symbol of auto union, the four overlapping rings, symbolized the four member companies represented the four marques of auto union: audi, DKW, horch and wanderer. although the company used the four ring logo, it was only used on it racing cars in that period, while the member companies used their own names and emblems. the company has evolved into present day audi as a subsidiary of VW.” more here. by uh
the handley page victor aircraft was a british bomber produced during the cold war to provide britain with a nuclear deterrent. the last victor was retired from service on 15 october 1993. HPV in motion. by dd
in 1955, eccentric and brilliant poet Marianne Moore found a letter in her Brooklyn mailbox from Robert Young of the Ford Motors Company. Mr. Young was interested in having Marianne conjure up names for their newest automobile. he wanted the name to establish, “some visceral feeling of elegance, fleetness, advanced features and design. a name, in short, that flashes a dramatically desirable picture in people’s minds.” Moore instantaneously agreed, and from the end of October through December of that year she came up with a list of names she wanted to include. her final choice was, “utopian turtletop” which unfortunately did not make the cut. Young decided on “the Edsel” instead, which completely flopped! serves him right for not listening to a wordsmith. you can read the rest of marianne’s list here. my personal favorite is the thunderbender. who wouldn’t want to drive a car that can alter the state of sonic shock waves? by sv
swiped from mister jound… thank you. by dd
photo by steven meisel. by dd
the amazing 1962 ferrari 400 SA in black. tell santa i’ve been exceptionally good this year. by uh
diecast scale model by neo
what a beautiful car and look what they did to it. this will remain my other favorite 4×4 next to the monteverdi safari and will not be replaced for its simple utilitarian and yet beautiful contour. what was great about this car, was that it was not trying to be anything but what it was. a rugged yet refined estate car. by dd
was never a fan of the fast back series but this is a beautiful angel on this car. by dd
a visual collective outlet of inspiration
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