Alfa Romeo Tipo 33-3
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art of the day. atlantic.
in honor of the recently auctioned and record setting $30 million BUGATTI TYPE 57SC ATLANTIC (Atlantique) which was owned by the late car collector and neurologist Dr. Peter Williamson
I met Dr. Williamson once, and he showed me around his Bugatti Type 35B. He was a gentleman and a good guy. Sad to see his Bugatti collection now being parted out after his death…
i’m not sure who the artist of this great piece is…
Alpine A110 + Nurburgring = PERFECT.
ok, so this video might make you a bit dizzy……BUT THAT SOUND. I could listen to that sound ALL DAY.
My favourite car on my favourite track…with the worst cameraman in the world!
foto of the day. A110.
my #1 dream car……ALPINE-RENAULT A110.
foto of the day: Mito GTA
specially tuned by Lester is this Lester Alfa Romeo MiTO GTA.
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art of the day. SLR.
artist: Paul Chenard
scene: Peter Collins driving a 300 SLR through Targa Florio in 1955.
great stuff by Mr. Chenard, as always…
http://automobiliart.blogspot.com/2010/04/peter-collins-very-respected-racer.html
Chris Harris’ E28 M5
Chris Harris is definitely one of my favourite motoring journalists…and he’s recently pulled his BMW E28 M5 out of storage to put to use.
(Chris) “Not a hint of corrosion, the interior is mint and the wheels are unmarked. Can’t wait to collect it later today.”
it looks great…as all E12 and E28s seem to….
Mazda – Peugeot = 0
Has anyone else noticed how similar the front ends of the Mazda 3 look with the Peugoet 207? yeah they’re not identical, but clearly Mazda has been borrowing some ideas, and changing them jusssssst enough to avoid plagiarism. Cheeky.
I recently drove a MAZDA 6 rental car on my trip to San Francisco last week, and I am delighted to report that it was a slow, soul-less, derivative pile of rubbish! “Zoom zoom” my arse…
oh hello Audi R8 GT.
Press release just issued by AUDI.
~200,000 euros.
Limited to 333 cars.
560hp, 5.2L V10.
Weight reduced by 220 lbs.
R-TRONIC transmission only ===== OOPS. that sucks.
0-60mph in 3.5s, 0-124mph in 10.4s, Top Speed = 198mph.
foto of the day. trofeo.
Definitely one of my favourite ‘modern’ italian sports cars…..the classic Maserati Coupe GT in Trofeo Cup form.
foto of the day.
from the Coronado Festival Of Speed.
aha! the Audi Q3 must be on its way to the USA soon…..
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Yeah we don’t care much about SUVs here at IEDEI……however I am pretty into Audis….and having driven an Audi Q5 through an autocross track before here in NY, I must say I had gained quite a bit of respect for Audi SUVs. Well anyways, it seems IEDEI stumbled upon a ‘future plan’ by accident!
Auto Trader has placed the AUDI Q3 in its drop down menu of cars for selection on the site (SEE PHOTO ABOVE). This surely hints that the Q3 is on its way to the US market sometime soon. The Q5 has been a huge success for Audi (a waiting list to buy one at the moment), so it would make sense that Audi is bringing a smaller and even cheaper small SUV.
it’s actually a pretty damn good looking SUV if i must say so myself…..even though SUVs are parasites and should be burned in massive flames! err…just sayin…
Lamborghini Miura re-imagined….again.
Dutch designer Marco van Overbeeke has created another ‘new’ conceptual (and unofficial) design for the Lamborghini Miura. This one is less devotedto the original 1960s Miura and adapted to the modern world.
I kinda like it…pretty aggressive. Too band Lamborghini will NEVER be producing it.
more pics: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/03/lamborghini-miura-nuovo-design-study.html
Alfa Romeo TZ3 Zagato concept.
420hp V8 + less than 2000 pounds curb weight + those looks = WOW.
http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/04/zagato-alfa-romeo-tz3-corsa-official.html
vintage ad of the day.
torque of the devil!!!
foto of the day. 200 Trans-am quattro
The legendary Audi 200 trans-am quattro!
foto of the day. Delage.
1947 British Trophy, @ the ISLE OF MAN
Dave Hampshire driving a Delage!
Alfa Romeo return to the USA confirmed for 2012?
(above: Alfa Romeo Dress)
Motor Trend is reporting some info on the return of Alfa Romeo to the US market in 2012. Fiat supposedly released a 5-year plan today, with information on the US market, Chrysler, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, and how these products will be integrated into this market.
So 2012 is supposedly the debut of the Alfa Romeo Giulia (159 replacement) and MT is saying these will be RWD and based (loosely, hopefully) on the 300c and Challenger platforms. This should be in Sedan and Wagon formats. In 2013, will be the addition of a (new) Spider which will be based also on a RWD Chrysler format (wait a minute…the Challenger and 300c are HUGE….so what platform!?).
Either way, FIAT have been giving us this crap for many years now…so whether it happens is unknown….whether it happens on TIME is even more unknown…..but i DO hope it happens.
vintage road foto: South Grade Rd.
SOUTH GRADE ROAD.
this photo is taken from the 1920s…..very cool. Located in the Palomar Mountain area of California.
source: http://palomarskies.blogspot.com/2009/11/long-and-winding-road.html
Mo Miura…(1)
Can’t get enough of this photography over at www.joesackey.com
RED LAMBORGHINI MIURA:
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