Paul Chenard has a very cool blog named Automobiliart in which he posts about vintage racing collector art and memorabilia. This piece of Stirling Moss, is just fantastic…and was created by Paul, himself. Great blog though, definitely and check out some of the interesting art and stuff he’s collected and is still collecting.
There’s a new promo video out for the brand new Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA, which features an original Alfa Romeo GTAM going against it on a track. It’s amazing just how HUGE the MiTo GTA looks in this video, compared to the tiny GTAM. Might i remind you that MiTo is not a large car by any means…it is currently the smallest car Alfa sells—just goes to show you how different standards are now in cars relating to size, etc…
It’s a very cool little car though, the MiTo GTA….a throwback to the old school Alfa Romeos. Small and quick, with lots of attitude. I hope Fiat & Chrysler go through with this planned merger…and the MiTo GTA gets over here.
again, click the photo a couple times to get to the HI-RES photo:
By far one of my favourite Alfa Romeos, the Montreal was almost like a ‘mini-Miura” in many ways. Inside this small-ish shell, it had a big heavy V8 nested away. Some people said it was too soft, and too sloppy to be a real sports car….but i don’t think it matters. It was like an italian muscle car…..with a brilliant soundtrack to boot!
check it…
Steve Green is/was an AMC collector…a hardcore collector. Only a hardcore collector would actually spent his hard earned money on absolutely rubbish AMCs like the Matador, Pacers, Hornets! I feel like laughing as i type that. They were truly some of the worst cars of the 70s. Steve Green has very low mileage, immaculately kept examples of these awful, awful cars.
But Steve Green also kept some fantastic, pristine, low-mileage examples of some fantastic AMC muscle like a 1968 AMX, a 1970 AMX, a 1974 AMX, and you get the picture. For someone looking to get a kickass example of an AMX with low mileage and immaculately taken care of mechanicals….this would be the place. Mr. Green is currently having health troubles, and Tom Mack Classics is auctioning off most of his collection. You gotta feel a little bad for the guy, after devoting so much energy and time to gathering up such a collection, even if only a fraction of it is even worth considering….
LINK to the full collection: http://www.tommackclassics.com/auction/stevegreencollection.htm
fantastic!
Shin Yoshikawa is one of the better known cutaway artists around at the moment…and Kai International has a website selling 16×20 inch prints of some amazing cutaway drawings he has made. They’re not too expensive ($10 to $30) and would make for some very nice framing material for your corner of the house or apartment!
A couple of my favourites:
The Cadillac XLR is probably the worst example of Cadillac trying to build its own Corvette…it’s merely an overpriced, overstyled, old-man example of a Corvette. I’m not sure why ANYONE would buy one.
Back in 1955, Cadillac had a go at reviving the “La Salle” nameplate that they had stopped producing back in 1941. What they came up with were 2 models, a sedan and a roadster. The roadster is very interesting, a low slung, strangely designed, overly complex, italian-looking design with some pretty cool design features. It looks about the size of an original Corvette, and even has some similar proportions—however i think it actually looked much cooler than those early Corvettes. Harley Earl was in charge of this project as well….and its destiny was solely confined to the concept car wasteland!
This car was sent to the junkyard to be destroyed…..but apparently a man in Michigan FOUND the car there, and has plans to restore it.
recent photo of it:
In addition to Alpine, one of the other famous sporting brands within Renault was the Gordini brand. I always thought the little Gordinis were cute little cars, but not in the same realm as the Alpine cars. However, Renault obviously disagrees. Shortly after announcing that the Alpine brand was going into the grave, Renault has announced that it is reviving the Gordini brand for a series of hot hatches/small cars. I do love the blue and off center white racing stripes, and since Renault is not coming back to the US any time soon—i doubt we will ever see these cars on our shores anyways!
FULL ARTICLE: http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Renault-to-relaunch-Gordini-hot-hatch-brand-/
This film is gonna be a ‘must watch’ film. A film about Eric Bana and his passion for his first car; a Ford Falcon Coupe and his 25 year journey with the car. Filmed like a documentary, but seemingly full of some great footage, alot of interesting conversations, and an analysis of what draws people like us to our cars. A very unique idea for a film, and i’m really excited to check this out!
Starring: Eric Bana, Jeremy Clarkson (!), Jay Leno, and Dr. Phil (???)
OFFICIAL SITE: www.lovethebeast.com
TRAILER:
I have to admit, i am a big Audi fan…..classic and modern ones. This 100 Coupe is one of the coolest cars i think they ever made. Not only was the predecessor for the eventual Coupe Quattro, but it was also like a smaller, german interpretation of an Aston Martin V8 Vantage (another one of my favourite 70s cars) OR something that Bertone would have designed for Alfa Romeo in the 70s…like a mini Italian supercar. Front engined, RWD. Not many of these made it to the US, but some did—however many more arrived years later as classic cars imported from Europe.
classic 100 Coupe S ad:
The most famous italian car driven with american balls was the DeTomaso Pantera (imo), however this must be one of the most beautiful; the Iso Grifo. Produced between 1963 and 1974, and under the beautiful shell lies a heart of pure american muscle. Corvette V8s ranging from 300 to 350hp. This is as beautiful as any Maserati or Ferrari of the 60s or 70s, in my opinion—and was fast as hell as well. In the 70s, the top speed of this badass was documented as 171 mph.
They’re rare as hell now, and are starting to fetch more and more money…but that won’t stop me from posting a few choice photos of the car i’m talking about now will it!
My friend Dani from Spain has a terrific blog called Colla Verglas, where you can check out regularly updated pictures and posts about all sorts of automotive stuff. He has posted some great pics of classics running around the Rally Costa Brava, here are some pics. Click at the link below the pics to check out ALL the photos!
more pics HERE:
Well, so all these rumours around about how a C7 Corvette is gonna be mid-engined (if GM even survives their current downfall!), but hey Chevy already tried some concepts with that! This 1968 Chevrolet Astro II XP-880 (not to be confused with the morbid Chevy Astro van of the 80s/90s) is amazing in pretty much every way. It’s got a gorgeous body, hinting at some of the 70s Corvettes—but far overreaching them in nearly every respect. This is the Corvette Chevrolet SHOULD have built….but never did sadly. It looks inspired by the Miura and Ford GTs of the 60s, but has its own character….another one lost in the archives of the wasteland.
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