"[gallery link="file"] The Japanese don't do things half-heartedly. But one of the most visually arresting of far eastern cult forms is the that of extreme van modding. You can probably find out what motors this zenith of auto wackiness "
Aston Martin DB5 Shooting Brake
" Forefroent of the mind this morning: the needs of a small family, and the need to love your daily drive. Tricky poles to reconcile. But, finding this lovely shot in our twitterbox this morning, it has become clear that nowhere "
Five Easy Pieces
" We think we have stumbled on a contender for Road Movie no1. Jack Nicholson's brilliant perfromance in Five Easy Pieces has to rate as one of the best portrayals of the road-dwelling drifter we have ever seen. It's easy to "
Matra Simca Bagheera Love
" When I was growing up a neighbour had a Matra Simca Bagheera. This neighbour was a vaguely bohemian PE teacher - a strange combo of things if ever there was one. Our neighbour's Bagheera had been named after the "
Deus Ex Machina
" We have shared the love of Deus before. But the Sydneyside temple of bike and surf culture (taking in two of our passions in a fell swoop of cool), continues to impress with the quality of their vision and output. "
Utility Fetish
" It's the time of year. As soon as the first dusting of hoar frost starts crisping up the puddles and the hills begin sparkling with snow, our minds turns to real mens' cars - burly, boxy, business like automotive creatures "
Le Corbusier’s Car
" It shouldn't be surprising that the man who created the idea of houses 'machines for living in' should have penned a distinctively beetle like creation as long ago as 1929. With its bug-like fastback and modular construction, modernist architect Le Corbusier "
Japanarama
" We're a little bit obsessed with concept cars from the latter end of the sixties, as close readers will realise. There was something beautifully outlandish in the imagineering of car designers between 1965 and 1975 - and when you throw the Japanese "