I must admit I don’t know a whole lot about Caleb S. Bragg or Mercer, however I came across this foto in the fantastic Library Of Congress Archives on Flickr. Apparently from a bit of research, Bragg was the fastest qualifying race car driver in this Mercer for the 1913 Indianapolis 500. Cool foto, from a very cool archive of classic old & vintage fotos.
illustrated by Guy Allen. see more pics and link to more info at Motoring Con Brio
Wow. Never thought these would be in auction; apparently Bertone is really suffering…and are supposedly liquidating their museum. How sad.
Included are the unbelievably cool father-of-the-Lamborghini-Espada—–the Lamborghini Marzal—– as well as the Original Lancia Stratos Zero Concept. The Lamborghini Bravo concept has also always been one of my favourite ‘lost’ concepts from the 70s wedge-shaped revolution.
list of the 6 cars:
1967 Lamborghini Marzal
1963 Chevrolet Testrudo
1974 Lamborghini Bravo Concept
1978 Lancia Sibilo
1980 Lamborghini Athon
1970 Lancia Stratos HF Zero
source: http://www.rmauctions.com/PressRelease.cfm?PressID=771
an original programme from Zandvoort, 1968
As a pure design, this car is unbelievably cool. It takes elements of the 70s wedge shaped concepts, but adds a multi-dimensional feature to them. Designed by Trevor Fiore, obviously the 1980 Citroen Karin Concept never made it into production—-what dissappoints me more than that, is why this geometrically active design was not more influential on the stale, boxy designs of the 80s. This car was looking ahead—maybe too far ahead. I do notice though, that this did the 3 passenger layout featured on the McLaren F1 later…
totally unique, and totally lost.
this is an amazing commissioned drawing of the Alpine A110 by the superb automotive painter, Miha Furlan
a lovely collage from the excellent Carfreax site. As usual, everything is better in black!
Maserati Birdcage cutout drawing.
by Makato Ouchi
Fiat 131 Abarth cutout.
i absolutely love this. i still can’t figure out exactly why—-however there is something very ‘vintage’ and ‘futuristic’ about this design. I even liked the vulgarity of their previous model (Gumpert Apollo)—-however i have to say that this one is not vulgar at all—-in fact it is stunningly cool. I’m digging the rear taillights, the split window, the vintage pillars…epic cool.
Revealed at the Geneva Auto Show today/
Porsche 911, by doudD
I love these photos. I first came across Matteo’s photos in one of my automotive magazines “Intersection”, however Matteo Ferrari is known for this type of time lapsed photography of cars and their owners—-showing the often long-term relationships with their automobiles. After owning the TT for 8 years, I am currently finding myself acknowledging the deep bonds between cars and their owners.
Here are some of the photos he has done… from his website
Xander Walker does really great quality paintings of very cool sports cars. I’ve posted about him before. He recently has introduced the Audi 90 IMSA Sport to his catalogue. Limited edition. $25 a pop. WELL WORTH IT for some unique artwork.
The Audi 90 IMSA Sport was one of the most dominant race cars ever made….
LINK TO BUY:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/66733757/1989-audi-90-imsa-gto-spraypaint-print?ref=pr_shop
Brad Automobiliac had sent me a video with a weird, fat looking Blue Detomaso Mangusta running laps….and that blue Mangusta has been stuck in my head for a couple of weeks now.
But i have found photos of it! At least I believe it is the same one….it is absolutely BRUTAL looking.
I had no work today, but when i woke up i looked out the window and saw SNOW! everytime this happens, the voice of an 85 year-old rural farmer comes into my head and says “FIRE UP THE QUATTRO!”—–so i did. driving in circles around my neighbourhood….it was lovely. Grabbed some breakfast….and took the time to take a photo representing my morning.
As i was watching the film “Senna” yesterday, i took a few photos of the big screen with my silly little mobile phone. 2 of those photos came out quite interesting….they almost look like paintings. These, of course, have no effects put on them. They are simply attempted photos taken with a rubbish camera.
A pencil drawing, done by a DeviantArt member named Pizdexxx
i really like Mercedes-Benz models, i really do. I like the brand, and i like the way they feel to drive. I’ve never driven a more SOLID feeling car than the Benzes i’ve driven……but WTF are they thinking with the new C-Class coupe!? IT IS A HONDA ACCORD with different headlights!
IEDEI 
