"The cute, relatively compact Chevrolet Corvair was the result of GM lead engineer Edward Coles's admiration for the rear engined Beetle. Sure enough, the car was launched to much acclaim - a challenger to the behemoth winged and chromed hulks "
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McLaren 12C GT Can-Am Edition
"We've always loved the pure power and the brutality of Can-Am racers. No compromise, no restrictions, no limits. We've always thought of Can-Am as road racing's version of Group B Rally in fact. Now, with McLaren's 50th anniversary at hand, "
BMW 3.0 CS
" images courtesy RM This exquisite example of a BMW 3.0 CS is about to be auctioned by the venerable RM. Expected to fetch between $90-120K we reckon it's a bit of a bargain. It's immaculate, achingly pretty, and in a "
INFLUX/08 Mag has landed
" Our new print project is back from press. We couldn't be more chuffed. There's something about the process of putting together words, pictures and artwork together on a printed page that transcends the ethereal buzz of a reblog or a "
Fiat 600 Jolly by Ghia
" images courtesy RM auctions It's never really occurred to us to aspire to an apartment in Monaco, or a Cabana in some bond-villainish kind of tropical island, full of bikini-ed Amazons and dodgy Lotharios, with digits and teeth made of "
Ford Thunderbird Graphic Art
" We reckon the Ford Thunderbird, (the 1957 variety), must be one of the most commonly represented in graphic art in the history of the auto industry. Not only was it a truly radical departure for mid century production Americana: this was "
Jaguar XKR-S GT
"[caption id="attachment_30267" align="aligncenter" width="2362"] Striking new aero.[/caption] We've been fans of Jaguar for a very long time now, but when the Solihull stars announced the Jaguar XKR-S GT a couple weeks back we were instantly sent into "
Buick Riviera : Hidden Headlamps
" We think this might be the first GIF we have ever posted. They're usually either NSFW or a little twisted, or some combination of the above. But when we saw this we were astounded by the mid century modernism of "
Hot Rod Trailer
" This guy doesn't do things half-heartedly. Seems a shame to have to transport your Hot Rod on a wagon in the first place really. BUT: If you're going to sink time, money and love into a project, you might as "
Ferrari Phantasia
" Looking at press images of the new 'La Ferrari' hypercar, we couldn't help but notice the resemblance to the 250P5/6 Pinin/Ferrari concept from way back in 1968. We've said before how the period of the late sixties and early seventies "
Porsche 911 @ Goodwood Festival of Speed
" Goodwood Press Day, which was held this week, began the annual countdown to the droolfest that is the Goodwood Festival of Speed (11-14 July). Porsche 911 marks 50 years of it's ubiquity at this years event with the central feature sculpture display, "
Classic Racing Iconography
" Images: Dean Walton Stumbled upon a fistful of nice, simple automotive-inspired designs the other day. Dean Walton is an ideas man on video games, but does an obviously very nice line in graphic prints. What emerged when looking at Dean's "
Mercedes 280SL
" When we think of cars made by Mercedes Benz, we think of big, hulking, masculine brutes like our favorite hulk the G-Wagen. There's something obviously Germanic and heftily big boned about them, something that has, to be frank, rarely mustered "