Yes, i’m having a bit of a TA nostalgic day. The superb AMC Javelin used by Mark Donahue in the Trans Am series.
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Trans-Am racing.
Can-Am and Trans-Am racing were easily THE glory days of american road racing. Will american road racing ever get something as cool as this ever again? doubtful. Look at the style of the public at those races, and look at the lively attendance. As I type this, I am watching the Continental Sports Car Challenge on SpeedTV and thinking it may be the only descendent left of the original Trans-Am series; however there is hardly a crowd there, barely any enthusiasm, and lacking great drivers like the Trans-Am series had. What a shame.
a310.
As some of you know, i have a deep, winding obsession with the Alpine A110. It is the ultimate holy grail of automotive wonderfulness. Through my obsession with the A110, I have also developed an appreciation for the successor, the Alpine A310. For a long time, i didn’t really care much for the A310, however now i do. I found these photos on a japanese site, from what i presume to be the owner of the car. A lot of A310s were very badly modded and turned into pseudo-rally cars, etc….however I have a distinct appreciation for close-to-stock A310s. I think they were very unique cars.
LINK: http://a310vf1600.exblog.jp/
99.
I find the Saab 99 to be a beautiful, underrated classic. I’m not exactly sure how it drives, although i’m guessing it is not spectacular to drive; or there would be a bit more desirability associated with it. But it’s so cool; in that natural swedish type of cool. It’s got a definite shape, with its own character.
As a child, i always thought the first car i would own would have been a Saab 900. I even went to a shady auction outside of Detroit when i was 16 to buy one, but wasn’t allowed to buy it by my parents! ha.
2.5-16 EVO.
for sale. in Japan. can’t get google translate to translate it properly. but holy crap; what a monster! the Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Cosworth.….in all of its homologation beauty. Thanks to Dani from Colla Verglas for posting this on TAU.
link to japanese site for the sale page and more pics:
foto of the day. A6GCS.
the glorious Maserati A6GCS. Thanks to the photographer; Brad from Automobiliac, for this great foto.
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foto of the day. 356 Outlaw.
the fantastic grandfather of the TT, the Porsche 356 Outlaw.
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photo from: http://porschelove.tumblr.com
911R.
my holy grail Porsche, and probably the purest Porsche 911 ever made. The glorious 911R.
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Cheers to Titchati for some of these pics
R18 TDI. bring on Le Mans!
I rarely find prototype race cars to be ‘beautiful’ any more, but the R18 TDI is just utter gorgeousness in its beastly black and its crazy divider fin.
foto of the day. alfa-porsche-audi.
One of my favourite photos of recent memory…..FANTASTIC!
Foto taken by Thomas1978 (QW)
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Nuburgring GP: Alpine A110.
This video is wicked fantastic. It’s amazing how well i know this track now after playing GT5…
foto of the day. A110.
Thank you to Stradale (T.A.U.)! This photo was taken by him on his visit to Manoir De L’Automobile in France. A beautiful collections of Alpines he found there. Here’s one of my fave pics he shared. I’m in awe.
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how the ‘big’ car blogs get things wrong.
How in the world can the car blogs and their respective commenters think that this VW Beetle mule is the actual production ready concept? CLEARLY it is not…..i’m dissappointed in the petrolhead communities. You guys gotta start THINKING!! VW is not dumb enough to plop the same bumpers as the outgoing model on top of a lower roofline. See the magnified pics for evidence of these being simply skins…i’m picking on Autoblog today, because i just so happened to see them carelessly assume this is the production version…
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/27/spy-shots-2012-volkswagen-new-new-beetle-caught-undisguised/
Winter glory!
NYC winters are generally boring, cold, and without snow. This year is a beautiful concoction of endless snowfalls leading to a fantastic daily commute! Here’s a crappy cell phone photo to show my struggles of daily parallel parking in heavily restricted side streets of manhattan! I would have it no other way. Luckily when it snows here, all of the “alternate side rules” get suspended; which means open parking spots for me without some of the fights I have had with other drivers in the past….all part of my NYC experience.
(and yes, that is the IEDEI mobile)
Lancia D20 @ Le Mans
I honestly think the Lancia D20 is one of the most beautiful race cars in history…..and least recognized. Here’s a couple photos I found in my computer from Le Mans.
nurburgring.
Chris Harris is one of IEDEI’s favourite motoring journalists….here is a video of his experience racing a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car on the Nurburgring…
speedometer watches.
I know i have discussed this idea with a certain friend of mine. These watches made by Rufus Lin Designs are very literal scaled reproductions from speedeometers of certain classic cars. Prices range from $260 to $830, depending on model. Why is it, that anything with “Bugatti” on it automatically becomes expensive!? ha! Overall though, these are pretty interesting; and for someone who owns one of these cars—-they would make an ideal gift for, or for them to collect.
Jaguar E-Type, Series 3
Bugatti T57 Atlantic
see the rest of their speedemoter watches on the Rufus Lin website:
art foto of the day. TT.
Not sure who the photographer is, but i absolutely love it.
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Motoring Con Brio’s new E30.
We have a nice little entertaining network of small, niche, automotive blogs. Enthusiasts with opinions and creativity about some of the best objects on earth; cars! Drew from Motoring Con Brio recently purchased a gem of a BMW E30 325. I really dig the stance, and it really hits all the right buttons. I often wish BMW could return to this type of coolness…look forward to seeing the car next week at one of our enjoyable meet-ups.
see more pics and his writing about the car here:
foto of the day. GTAM
Alfa Romeo GTAM.
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my recent ugly favourite: Renault R26 R
Europeans are so lucky….they get so many small, quick cars at their disposable. I’ve always admired the small hatchbacks like the Peugeot GTIs, Renault Clio 172 and RS, Alfa Romeo 147 GTA, Polo GTI, Swift Sport, Focus RS etc…..but one hatch has really caught my eye lately even though it is not being produced any longer (thanks for the correction, Rob) it is reaching the end of its production; Renault Megane R26R. I honestly think it’s like a low-budget Porsche GT3 RS. If i was living in Europe, i would surely have one hidden away in my garage. It’s ugly as f*ck, with it’s heinous rear pillar and odd shaped window treatment; and the front end reminds me of some 2nd rate Oldsmobile from the 70s or 80s. But as a package, it is weird and cool, and over the top. In black with some vulgar red stickers; yes please.
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