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What a weird photo.  1972 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV.

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1954 French Grand Prix in Reims.  The ‘aerodynamic’ return of the MB Silver Arrows!  The groundbreaking W196 R.

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DTM racing from the late 80s.  Fantastic.

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1937 Auto Union Type C Streamline, driven by ROSENMEYER

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Jaguar D-Type. from an old picture book.

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Lancia Aurelia B20GT…….fantastic.

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the hotness: Singer 911

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Singer Vehicle Design take older 911s from 1969 to 1989 and refresh them into something completely unique and amazing.  This is a complete ‘refresh’ process which targets the appearance of those early 911 RSRs and Carrera RS from the late 60s/early 70s.  In actuality, i gotta say that the Singer 911 almost looks better than those originals.

according to them:

“The Singer 911 is no mere imitation, clone or retro-hot rod, but a re-interpretation and rebirth of theearly performance-focused 911’s. The new vehicle is the result of a fusion between the purity of the original 911 and modern materials, design, and updated technologies, and aftermarket experience into a unique sports car that recaptures the essence of the early 911’s golden age. The Singer 911 capitalizes on the 40 years of solutions and enhancements that have resulted from the racing aftermarket’s embracing the original 911. Borrowing the best elements from the air/oil cooled 911’s long production span such as the “chic” of the long hood pre-’74 race specials, and the engineering durability of the later cars from the 80’s and 90’s, Singer Vehicle Design capitalizes on the vast know how and evolutionary advances the original 911 has enjoyed. The experience offered by the new Singer 911 is a passionate celebration of the history making, iconic 911, and creates an enhanced sportscar that honors the original 911’s soul.”

some more photos and a LINK to more info:


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CHECK OUT SINGER’s WEBSITE:

http://www.singervehicledesign.com/

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foto of the day.

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1976 Fiat 131 Abarth!

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DKW Monza!

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70s car commercial compilations!

These are just great! So entertaining.  These are compilations of various car commercials from the 60s and 70s…….

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Maserati held a small tribute for their roadsters, and here are a couple official photos from that photo shoot.

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video: Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA

Looks like the Suzuka circuit in Japan…..GLORIOUS sounds coming out of that GTA.

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Matra MS10!

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Audi book: “A History of Progress”

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I picked up this book yesterday at the VW/Audi Waterfest event, directly from the booth that Bentley Publishers had.  around 300 pages, with ALOT of vintage photographs detailing the history of Audi.  Really great stuff, and alot of text outlining the history of Audi as a company; dating back to the original and early cars under separate brands.

The photos are all in monotone blue-white tint, however it adds a sense of unity between all the photos i find.  This is the 2nd edition, published in 2003 updated through the year 2000.  Definitely worth checking out if you’re an Audiphile like I am.  $39 available directly from Bentley

http://www.bentleypublishers.com/isbn/9780837610368/index.html

more page excerpts:

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Alfa laps Sandown.

What a sound……yep.

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Audi 100 Coupe!

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truly one of THE most gorgeous cars to ever be made…..a 1954 Maserati A6 GCS Pininfarina

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Lancia Fulvia

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vintage Saab 99 Turbo promotional video..

This is a 2 part video, and the 1st part of it is especially entertaining when they do some drag races of older Euro sedans! right on!

I used to love these old Saabs….and still do.  Bring this kind of glory back, Koeniggsegg!

PART 1

PART 2

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