Before there was the Mangusta or the Pantera……there was the DeTomaso Vallelunga! gorgeous.
src: best shed
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Today i may be driving one of the worst ‘cars’ i’ve ever driven…
I had a minor accident last week in the A3, when a Civic Si hit me in traffic. It was his fault, however it is my nuisance! Now the A3 has gone into the shop for fixing, and the rental company didn’t have any small cars. What have they given me? a simply HUGE Dodge Grand Caravan.
I feel as if i am driving an apartment, or a restaurant….or some sort of large physical structure. Could it be a department store? or a school? My new identity while driving this is a sudden urge to transport many people. Earlier I saw an elderly woman standing by the road waiting for a bus, i felt like I WAS THE BUS—–but I am not. I had to overcome great impulse to NOT stop for her.
My bigger question is though; how in the world do people drive these!?!? Terribly built, awful to drive, way too large, completely unstylish, enough headroom for someone who is 11 foot 7 inches tall. Unless one has 15 children and a wife that is over 10 feet tall, how does someone with 2 children justify this sort of inhumane exercise in engineering!? The driving experience can only be described as ‘paralytic’.
It is cheap though…i just looked up pricing and it starts at around $21k. If there was a ratio of price:curb weight this will surely reach the top of the rankings. As enthusiasts, I often hear the term “that’s a lot of car for the money”…..well in this case, this is “a lot of car for the money”——but not in a good way; solely in physicial size and weight! Family people….buy a station wagon….a hatchback…..or for god’s sake even an SUV….buy 2 of them if you cannot fit all of your children in 1; just don’t buy this. Isn’t this what Fiat is introducing as Lancia in Europe?? RIP Lancia.
I can’t even park it properly. Here’s hoping they get me a Jetta or a Focus as i’ve requested!
The end of Lola?
It seems as if Lola is entering the early phases of going out of business. You should have produced the Lola T70 as a production supercar! There is still time.
from Octane:
‘It is with enormous regret that a decision has been taken to issue Notices of intention to appoint an Administrator to Lola Cars International Limited and Lola Composites Limited. This step allows the board to continue its discussions with possible investors and prospective purchasers with a view to securing the best outcome for the staff, creditors and customers of both businesses.’
(foto via C&D)
foto of the day. RS4.
My friend Thomas driving his fantastic Audi RS4 Avant (B5) around the Nurburgring! Menacing in the rain.
the $2.77 million-dollar 1923 Leica
What you’re looking at is the most expensive camera ever sold….the 1923 Leica O-series. Quite beautiful, but absurdly priced! Sold at 2.16 million Euros ($2.77m) at the Westlicht Photographica auctions in Vienna.
Video of the auction:
src: engadget
IEDEI: The Greatest Hits megapost.
To celebrate crossing the 1 million visit mark this week, this is a monster post of some of my favourite photos and automobiles posted on IEDEI from the past couple of years. I originally started this blog to catalogue my favourite automobiles and photographs, and it is still what I do—-however along the way I have met lots of great people, shared lots of interesting stories, and have learned even more than I already knew about the world of motoring.
srcs: too many to list! each source is listed in the original IEDEI post where these pics are taken from.
video of the day. 1973 Rallye Monte Carlo.
This has to be one of THE best openings to any video i’ve seen in a long time….cryptic night time scenes with slowly evolving funkified 1970s psychedelic music makes for video perfection! What a year for great cars in rallying as well! That Fulvia is off-the-hook cool.
What an amazing 25 minute documentary this is! Enjoy
Thanks to Simon C for sharing this!
drive it day.
Laurent Nivalle put out these great photos from Drive It Day which was held in Koln a couple of weeks ago. Nice cloudy skies and beautiful bits of automobilia.
src: laurentNivalle
video of the day. A310 V6.
I’m not sure how they mounted this onboard camera for this drive (is it on his shoulder!?), however the effect is that it makes you feel like you’re sitting between the driver and navigator…..very disorienting, however feels like you’re really in that superb Alpine A310 V6
foto of the day. Integrale.
What a fantastic photo of a fantastic car (Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evo) taken by Turbodelta
art of the day. 928.
1978 Porsche 928 cutaway drawing! Bill A. will like this!
the latest social network: “Clarkson Club”
Yes it is made by Jeremy Clarkson (well not made by, but sponsored…), yes it is for people into cars, yes it is slightly ridiculous, yes Jeremy Clarkson’s stamp of approval is like an ‘instant hit’ these days, and yes i probably will join it just for the hell of it.
In all seriousness though—-it is sort of a good idea. There has been car forums for as long as I can remember…but they are usually sort of specific for a particular car. Then there are the larger blogs like Autoblog or Jalopnik….which are fine, but also attract a certain type of person. What about a social network for ALL TYPES of car enthusiasts. Is that what Clarkson Club is trying to do? If not….then someone should do it.
Speaking of which, make sure you add yourself (or “like”) to the IEDEI Facebook page.
foto of the day. 66c.
1967 Panhard CD Peugeot 66c. What a badass. Entered in the 1967 Le Mans race. This car had a drag coefficient (Cd) of 0.13 (!!)
src: scludo
video of the day. Toyota is ‘new’ Peugeot.
I’m buzzing about Le Mans already . Time to get the Audi flags out. I’m excited to see if the Toyota TS030 is up to the task…it certainly looks the part!
src: Audi Motorsport Blog (via Audi Sport Unofficial)
drivers.
This is brilliant! all sorts of people driving all sorts of cars. Andrew Bush has released a series of photos photographing drivers in their cars on the road. Apparently there is a book available to purchase as well off his site. Make sure you head over to his site HERE and check out all the photos, complete with captions of time and place.
src: andrewBush (via the excellent Stipistop)
foto of the day. 8 Gordini.
These are really starting to appeal to me! Renault 8 Gordini
driving song of the day. Supersonic.
If there are 10 songs that soundtrack my life, “Supersonic” by Oasis is in the list, if not at the top or fighting for the top position. I still remember being 18….driving around in my 1st generation Sentra SE-R with “Supersonic” blasting through incompetent speakers at full volume like a possessed vehicle. To this day, if i ever listen to Supersonic while driving—my speeds lose control and I realise I am driving way too fast.
It has everything. Swagger, rhythm, soul, confidence, and melody. I never really gave a crap for The Beatles; they were soft. Oasis were hard. Pure rock and roll for my generation.
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